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Semester 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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To lessen or diminish

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Abate

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To hate

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Abhor

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meaningless; commonplace

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Banal

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to coax; to flatter/sweet-talk

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Cajole

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to surrender or give in

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Capitulate

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chilly and wet

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Dank

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to entrench; to place securely; to conceal

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Ensconce

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to devise for deception; to construct

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Fabricate

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entire range

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Gamut

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claiming another’s work, words, ideas as one’s own

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Plagiarism

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practical; realistic

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Pragmatic

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concise; to the point

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Succinct

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nourishment

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sustenance

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destroyer of images

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iconoclast

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lacking in spirit or interest

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languid

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crafty; cunning

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Machiavellian

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generous; noble

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Magnanimous

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self-loving; conceited

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narcissistic

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tasty; very agreeable

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Palatable

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obvious; very tangible

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Palpable

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perceptible; capable of being felt/touched

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Tangible

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vague; not understandable

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Impalpable

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23
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hatred

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Rancor

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to reprimand; to blame

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Rebuke

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wisdom

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Sagacity

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lewd; obscene

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Salacious

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equivalent

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Tantamount

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to respect greatly

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Venerate

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29
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to flee secretly

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Abscond

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to pardon; to forgive

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Absolve

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31
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to quarrel

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Bicker

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32
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an impulsive change of mind

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Caprice

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33
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to discourage

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Daunt

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to pacify; to soothe

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Placate

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35
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Selecting the best from various sources

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Eclectic

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36
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vague; indistinct

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Nebulous

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37
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little known; not clear

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Obscure

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38
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cure all

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Panacea

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39
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impossible contradiction that nonetheless exists

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Paradox

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40
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praise for a dead person

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Eulogy

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41
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false front/appearance; front of a building

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Facade

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42
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shameful

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Ignominious

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43
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wishing evil; malicious

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Malevolent

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to prevent; to bar; to shut out

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Preclude

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mutual; give-and-take

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Reciprocal

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most important; main; outstanding; extremely relevant

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Salient

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47
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yellowish-brown

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Tawny

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48
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to accumulate

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Accrue

49
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to enlarge

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Aggrandize

50
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occurring every 2 years

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Biennial

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continual

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Perennial

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occurring yearly

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Annual

53
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to fascinate

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Captivate

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to lower in rank/appreciation

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Debase

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inactive

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Sedentary

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extremely happy

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ecstatic

57
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model of excellence

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Paragon

58
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flippant; smart alecky; teasing

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Facetious

59
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to slander

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Malign

60
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weakness for; partiality; strong preference

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Predilection

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wise

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Sapient

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lasting only for a certain time; temporary

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Temporal

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quickness; nimbleness

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Agility

64
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deliberate; unconcealed; obvious

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Blatant

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fat

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corpulent

66
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to allot; to portion out

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mete

67
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privilege; right; Choice

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Prerogative

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elementary; undeveloped

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Rudimentary

69
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to boil with rage; to be alive with; swarm; churn/boil

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Seethe

70
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one who believes God is unknowable or is unsure of His existence

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Agnostic

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one who denies the existence of God

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Atheist

72
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carefree

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Blithe

73
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to backup; to confirm

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Corroborate

74
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to surrender a prisoner to another authority

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Extradite

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world in minature

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Microcosm

76
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unspoiled; pertaining to earliest period

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Pristine

77
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to turn aside; to move to another course

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Shunt

78
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pertaining to farming

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Agrarian

79
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to speak boastfully; windy

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Bluster

80
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concealed; secret

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Covert

81
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not belonging; extra

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extraneous

82
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to appease

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Mollify

83
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to put off; to delay

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Procrastinate

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supervision

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Surveillance

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one who doubts

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skeptic

86
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to calm; to reduce the intensity of

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Allay

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moral story heavy in symbolism & figurative language

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Allegory

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protection

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Auspices

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to cringe in fear

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Cower

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moving; touching; heartrending

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Poignant

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to free

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Extricate

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dull; routine; worldly

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Mundane

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extraordinary in force/size/impact etc.

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Prodigious

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very greedy; insatiable hunger/lust

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Voracious

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idle; lazy

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slothful

96
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to set aside; to apportion

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Allocate

97
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seeming to promise success; favorable

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Auspicioius

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believable

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credible

99
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very great number; countless

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Myriad

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hard to please

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Fastidious

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overabundant

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Profuse

102
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talking when alone

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Soliloquy

103
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to refer indirectly

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Allude

104
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to make better; to improve

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Ameliorate

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arrogant

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autocratic

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deserving blame

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culpable

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extremely wicked

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Nefarious

108
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capable of being accomplished; possible

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Feasible

109
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descendants

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Progeny

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dark; gloomy

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Somber

111
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pleasant; kind

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Amiable

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conditional; dependent upon

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contingent

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pardon

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amnesty

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self-government

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autonomy

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not thorough; ignoring details; superficial

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Cursory

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bubbling; vivacious

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effervescant

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beginner; convert

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Neophyte

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great happiness

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Felicity

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mixture

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