S_021_025

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aloof

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ALOOF AT PARTIES : at a distance; reserved or reticent

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candor

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THANKS FOR YOUR CANDOR : frankness

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deterrent

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DEATH SENTENCE DETERS CRIME : something that discourages

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enunciate

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ENUNCIATE EVERY SYLLABLE : speak distinctly

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gullible

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DON’T BE SO GULLIBLE : easily deceived

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innocuous

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INNOCUOUS ERROR : harmless

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nefarious

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NEFARIOUS VILLAIN : very wicked

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prodigal

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PRODIGAL SON : wasteful; reckless with money

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robust

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A ROBUST YOUNG MAN : vigorous; strong

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tirade

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TEACHER’S LENGTHY TIRADE : extended scolding; denunciation

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altruistic

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ALTRUISTIC DONATION : unselfishly concerned for others

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capricious

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CAPRICIOUS STORM : fickle; incalculable

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detrimental

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DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH : harmful; damaging

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ephemeral

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EPHEMERAL LIFE : short-lived; fleeting

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hackneyed

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HACKNEYED PLOT : commonplace; trite

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innovation

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INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY : change; introduction of something new

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negate

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NEGATE THE ARGUMENT : cancel out; nullify; deny

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prodigious

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PRODIGIOUS STRENGTH : marvelous; enormous

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ruthless

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RUTHLESS MURDERER : pitiless; cruel

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torpor

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TORPOR OF A HIBERNATING BEAR : lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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ambiguous

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AMBIGUOUS ANSWER : having several possible meanings

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caricature

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CARICATURE OF THE PRESIDENT : distortion; burlesque

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devious

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THE DEVIL’S DEVIOUS WAYS : going astray; erratic; cunning

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erroneous

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ERRONEOUS ANSWER : mistaken; wrong

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# Say the phrases out loud! hamper

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HAMPER THE PROGRESS : obstruct; to block the path

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# Say the phrases out loud! insipid

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INSIPID DESIGN : lacking in flavor; dull

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# Say the phrases out loud! nonchalance

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NONCHALANT ABOUT HIS GRADES : indifference; lack of concern; composure

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# Say the phrases out loud! profane

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PROFANE THE NAME OF GOD : violate; desecrate

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# Say the phrases out loud! sage

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CONSULT THE SAGE : wise person

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# Say the phrases out loud! tranquility

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TRANQUIL WATERS : calmness; peace

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# Say the phrases out loud! ambivalent

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SHE FELT AMBIVALENT : uncertainty or fluctuations

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# Say the phrases out loud! censorious

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CENSORIOUS CHURCH GROUPS : critical

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# Say the phrases out loud! devise

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DEVISE A PLAN : think up; plan

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# Say the phrases out loud! erratic

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ERRATIC BEHAVIOR : odd; unpredictable

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# Say the phrases out loud! hardy

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HARDY PLANTS : sturdy, robust

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# Say the phrases out loud! insolvent

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INSOLVENT BUSINESS : bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts

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# Say the phrases out loud! notoriety

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OJ'S NOTORIETY : disrepute; ill fame

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# Say the phrases out loud! profligate

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WILD AND PROFLIGATE COMPANIONS : dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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# Say the phrases out loud! sanction

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SANCTION THE NEW POLICY : approve; ratify

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# Say the phrases out loud! transient

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TRANSIENT GUESTS AT A HOTEL : momentary; temporary

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# Say the phrases out loud! analogous

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ANALOGOUS SITUATION : corresponding in some particular

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# Say the phrases out loud! censure

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TEACHER CENSURED THE STUDENT : blame; criticize

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# Say the phrases out loud! didactic

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DIDACTIC PUZZLE : teaching; instructional

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# Say the phrases out loud! equivocal

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EQUIVOCAL ANSWER : ambiguous

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# Say the phrases out loud! haughtiness

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HAUGHTINESS OF THE CHEERLEADERS : pride; arrogance

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# Say the phrases out loud! instigate

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INSTIGATE THE PEOPLE TO REVOLT : urge; start; provoke

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# Say the phrases out loud! novelty

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NOVELTY OF A NEW TOY : something new; newness

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# Say the phrases out loud! profound

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PROFOUND IDEA : deep; not superficial; complete

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# Say the phrases out loud! satirical

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SATIRICAL HUMOR : mocking

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# Say the phrases out loud! trepidation

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FEEL TREPIDATION ABOUT THE INTERVIEW : fear; nervous apprehension