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SAT MCallister 201-350 Flashcards

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chagrin

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strong feelings of embarrassment

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exploit

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use or manipulate to one’s advantage

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keen

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perceptive, intellectually sharp

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tome

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book, usually large and academic

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diplomacy

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The art of negotiating, conducting, and maintaining relationships using discretion and tact

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laggard

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dawdler, loafer, lazy person

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rococo

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very highly ornamented

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depict

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v. to represent; to portray by or as by a picture

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false, wrong

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recount

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narrate, to describe facts or events

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inoffensive

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harmless, innocent

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anecdote

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a short, usually funny account of an event

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lurid

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shocking, sensational

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enthrall

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to hold spellbound; to captivate, enchant

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opulence

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lavish display of wealth

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mock

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the act of mocking or ridiculing

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jaded

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dulled by excess or overuse; cynical

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proclaim

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to declare publicly, announce

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ponder

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to consider or think about something in depth

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skeptical

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doubtful; questioning

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chortle

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to chuckle

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cosmopolitan

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Worldly, sophisticated

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assent

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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

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bemused

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confused; bewildered

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ardently

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passionately, eagerly

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noxious

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harmful; poisonous

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viscous

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thick, syrupy, and sticky

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complement

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make complete or perfect

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fusion

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process of combining things into one

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cuisine

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style of cooking

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feign

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to pretend with the intent to deceive

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resonate

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to have a strong emotional effect

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void

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an empty area or space

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concur

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to agree

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emphatic

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marked with emphasis

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coagulate

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To clot; cause to thicken

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thwart

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To prevent from taking place; frustrate; block

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undulate

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move in a wavy pattern

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enshroud

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cover as if with a shroud

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portent

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omen

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ominous

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menacing; threatening

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conflagration

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a large destructive fire

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intrepid

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fearless

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abandon

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total lack of inhibition

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dissipate

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to cause to disappear

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plucky

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courageous; spunky

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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out from some source

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glower

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to stare angrily

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terse

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using few words

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lament

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express grief verbally

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loiter

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hang around; stand idly about

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morose

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broodingly, ill humor, unhappy

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superfluous

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more than is needed, or required

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integral

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essential for completeness

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industry

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A business that makes a product or provides a service

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unheralded

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unannounced

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clandestine

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secretive

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illicit

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illegal

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inebriated

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drunk

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avarice

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greed

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notoriety

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unfavorable fame

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assuage

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to make easier or milder

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bestow

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give as a gift

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adage

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old saying or proverb

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ample

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abundant

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copious

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abundant

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hypothesis

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assumption, theory requiring proof

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gratuity

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something given voluntarily, tip

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irascible

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easily made angry

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indignant

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angry

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potent

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having the power to influence or convince

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alias

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assumed name

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ironic

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humorously sarcastic or mocking

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myopic

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nearsighted

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name used by an author

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erratic

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not regular or consistent; undependable

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keen

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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

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succession

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series

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volley

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shooting back and forth

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shard

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a piece of broken pottery or glass

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disperse

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to cause to separate and go in different directions

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fetid

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smelly

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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mirth

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happiness

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broach

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to mention or suggest for the first time

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ennui

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boredom

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quell

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to put an end to

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innocuous

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harmless

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scrutiny

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close examination

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chastise

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to punish severely

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divise

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divided by

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wary

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watchful and cautious

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levity

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humor

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feeble

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lacking strength

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expansive

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widespread

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salutation

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a greeting

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engaged

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to be interested and involved in something

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drone

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a deep monotonous sound

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excruciating

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agonizing, intensely painful

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prowess

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superior skill or ability

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gustatory

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relating to the sense of taste

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beseech

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to beg, plead, implore

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retort

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Answer; reply sharply or angrily

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zenith

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Highest point, summit

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quadrilateral

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a four-sided polygon

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authoritarian

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extremely strict, bossy

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conjure

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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

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pristine

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unspoiled

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lithe

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flexible

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montage

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a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

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granular

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grainy texture

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palpable

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real, capable of being touched

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predispostion

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tendency to behave in a certain way in advance

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aberration

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a deviation from the expected course

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audacious

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Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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pedestrian

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a person who travels by foot

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ravine

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a deep narrow steep-sided valley

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acuity

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sharpness of vision

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abandon

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total lack of inhibition

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muse

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to think deeply

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animosity

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hatred

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foible

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a minor weakness in character

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futile

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completely ineffective, useless

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incriminating

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showing involvement in a crime

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admonish

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to caution or advise against something

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skulk

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To sneak around

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fecund

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fertile; fruitful; productive

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agitation

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commotion, excitement; uneasiness

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morose

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unhappy, sullen, gloomy

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sullen

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gloomy

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abject

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brought low in miserable condition

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trepidation

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fear

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aquatic

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relating to water

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potable

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drinkable

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sundry

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Various; miscellaneous

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gratis

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free; without charge

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keynote

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the basic idea or theme (“keynote speaker”)

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abridged

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shortened

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respite

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a period of rest or relief

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resolve

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to make a firm decision

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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novice

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beginner

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analogous

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comparable, similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn

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countervail

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to counteract, to exert force against

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maritime

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relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

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bemused

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Confused

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indignant

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angry

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antagonist

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foe, the character who works against the protagonist in the story

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exhort

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to urge by strong appeals

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