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September 2012 Flashcards

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Evanscent

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fleeting, passing, momentary

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Slovenly

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disorderly, carelesly

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Reproach

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rebuke, reprimand

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Inexorable

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inflexible, unrelenting

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Celerity

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speed, rapidity

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Incisive

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acute, sharp, keen

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Admonish

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to warn, to reprove

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Sordid

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dirty, base

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Aegis

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shield, protection, sportsmanship

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Emit

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to give off

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Culpable

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deserving blame

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Liquidation

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disposal of, killing

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Disdain

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contempt

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Mundane

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boring, dealing with every day things

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Exacerbate

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to irritate, make worse

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Reverberating

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Reechoing, resounding

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Nefarious

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villainous, vicious

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Obsolescence

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process of wearing out

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Ardent

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passionate, eager

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Doddering

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trembling, shadowy

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Inclement

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unfavorable, stormy

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Incongruous

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strange

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Innate

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natural

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Murky

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dark, obscure

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Rampant

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going unchecked, widespread

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Frenzy

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wild fit

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Neutralize

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to counteract

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Cupidity

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greed

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Catastrophic

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disastrous

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Spurious

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false, counterfeit, specious

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Lassitude

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weariness, fatigue

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Aversion

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strong dislike, opposition

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Subterranean

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underground

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Conflagration

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great fire

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Dispersed

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scattered, spread, broken up

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Imbibe

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drink

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Surmise

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guess

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Symptomatic

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having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative

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Elapse

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to slip by

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Neurotic

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suffering from a nervous disorder

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Pugnacious

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quarrelsome

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Impresario

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one who presents cultural series, organizer

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Cajole

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persuade

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Annals

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record of events

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Terse

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concise, brief, compact

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Garbled

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confused, mixed up

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Taint

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contamination, undesirable, substance that spoils something

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Spew

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throw up, vomit, eject

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Senile

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infirm, weak from old age

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Overt

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open

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Landmark

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historic, turning point of a period

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Monolithic

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massively solid

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Schism

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split

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Transient

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passing, short lived, fleeting

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Histrionics

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display of emotions

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Preclude

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prevent

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Obliterate

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erase, wipe out

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Pesky

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annoying

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Fallacious

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misleading

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Nebulous

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unclear, vague

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Contemptuous

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expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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Redolent

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Phlegmatic

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calm, hard to rouse to action

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Inert

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without the power to move

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Invalidate

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to deprive or legal force, to nullify

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Rash

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too hasty, reckless

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Decorum

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politeness, correct behavior

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Idyllic

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simple, peaceful

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Gaudy

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showy, flash

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Galvanize

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excite or arouse to activity

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Peremptory

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absolute, compulsory, binding

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Indolent

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Usurp

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seize, annex, grab

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Condone

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excuse, pardon

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Facetious

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comical, humorous, witty

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Expedite

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carry out promptly

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Venerable

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respected, worshiped

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Prodigious

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extraordinary, enormous

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Attenuated

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weakened, thinned, decreased

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Strident

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shrill, harsh, rough

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Ostensible

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outward, pretended, seeming

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Ferment

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uproar, agitation, turmoil

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Propagate

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produce, multiply, spread

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Profound

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deep, intense

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Ambiguous

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vague, undefined, not specific

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Menial

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humble, degrading

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Propensity

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disposition, inclination, bent

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Ascetic

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one who practices self-denial and devotion

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Caustic

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bitter, sarcastic

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Irascible

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Latent

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lying hidden

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Accommodate

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to make fit, adjust to

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Concomitant

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accompanying, attending

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Dupe

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Prelude

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introduction

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Saturate

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soak, fill up completely

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Cognizant

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Deleterious

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bad, harmful

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Apathy

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lack of interest, unconcern

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Alleviate

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make easier, lighten

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Fervid

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intense, enthusiastic, passionate

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Altruistic

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Pathetic

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sad, distressing

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Bliss

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happiness, pleasure

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Pique

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fit of resentment

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Lithe

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Mortify

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embarrass, humiliate

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Condescend

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stoop, to lower one self

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Eminent

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Discern

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to distinguish between two things

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Platitude

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commonplace, or trite saying

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Wane

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decrease, decline

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Charlatan

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pretender, fraud

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Adherent

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backer, supporter

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Heresy

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unbelief, dissent, lack of faith

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Atypical

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not typical

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Malign

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abuse, slender

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Emulate

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Inebriated

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Banal

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meaningless from overuse

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Encumbrance

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burden, handicap, load

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Jocose

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humorous, merry

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Rustic

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countrified, unpolished

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Quarry

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something hunted or pursued

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Nondescript

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hard to describe

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Penitent

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regretful, confessing guilt

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Dilettante

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little knowledge, lots of interest

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Ubiquitous

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being everywhere at the same time

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Hostile

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Veneer

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thin covering

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Remiss

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Prevalent

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general, common

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Aspirant

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candidate for high position

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Premise

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grounds for a conclusion

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Metamorphosis

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Flout

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show contempt, scoff

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Amorous

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full of love

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Prognosticate

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foretell the future

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Destitution

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Superficial

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on the surface, slight

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Underwrite

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agree to finance

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Balk

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to refuse to move

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Epithet

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descriptive name

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Opulence

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wealth, riches

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Castigate

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to correct by punishing

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Steeped

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soaked, drenched

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Acute

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sharp, keen

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Vogue

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Wheedle

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coax, persuade, cajole

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Efficacy

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power to produce an effect

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Jubilant

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joyful, in high spirits

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Fledgling

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little known, newly developed

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Debilitate

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