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Despoil

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To rob; to plunder

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Parochial

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Narrow-minded; concerned with local matters

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Apotheosis

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The elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god

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Congruent

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Matching

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Vagary

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An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior

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Lithe

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Flexible; supple

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Torpor

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Lethargy; a lack of energy or vigor

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Swill

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To drink greedily

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Tonic

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A drink intended to restore or invigorate

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Addle

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To make or become confused; to muddle

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Impel

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To drive or to coerce to do something; to urge

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Provenance

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A place of origin; the origin or source of something

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Gale

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A gust of wind; an emotional outburst

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Parricide

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The killing of a parent or other near relative

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Flippant

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Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity

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Gauche

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Unsophisticated

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Imbroglio

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A misunderstanding, disagreement, etc. of. Complicated or bitter nature

  1. An intricate state of affairs
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Febrile

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Relating to fever

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Poltroon

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A coward

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Ovoid

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Egg-shaped; round

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Encomiastic

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Praising; eulogistic; flattering

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Obviate

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To avoid or make unnecessary

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Lucubrate

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To work, write, or study laboriously; to write learnedly

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Felicitous

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Well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt

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Malleable
Flexible; can be shaped
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Epistolary
Concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Edacious
Devouring; voracious; consuming Of, relating to, or given to eating
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Tutelary
Serving as guardian, protector, or patron
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Repudiate
To refuse to accept or be associated with
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Obtuse
Mentally dull
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Malefactor
A wrong-doer
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Bootless
Useless
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Fervid
Passionate
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Traverse
To move across
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Vestigial
Forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
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Rife
Common; prevalent
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Mulct
To deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle
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Stygian
Very dark
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Concupiscent
Having a strong sexual desire; lust
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Replete
Full of
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Prerogative
Right or privilege
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Soothsayer
A fortune teller
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Enmesh
To involve in difficulties
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Seine
A fishing net that hangs vertically in the water
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Demean
To disgrace; to humiliate
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Retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing; vengeance
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Aureole
A halo; a bright circle of light
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Dishabille
The state of being only partly or scantily clothed
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Scoff
To laugh at; to mock; to ridicule
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Eminent
Rising above others; lofty
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Requiem
A mass or ceremonial service for the dead
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Extant
Still in existence (opposite of extinct)
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Pervade
To spread through every part of it
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Stinting
Holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money, etc.)
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Invidious
1. Offensively or unfairly discriminating | 2. Arousing envy
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Proscribe
To forbid
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Tender
To offer
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Sylvan
Pertaining to or characteristic of a forest or woodland
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Raconteur
A person who tells a story
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Funabulism
A show of mental agility
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Brash
Hasty; done without contemplation; harsh
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Inalienable
Unable to be taken away; nontransferable; unquestionable
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Profusion
A great amount; an overabundance

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