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SSAT vocab LL (A-I) Flashcards

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fundamental

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forming a necessary base or core; of central importance; a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based

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chasm

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a gorge; a marked division, separation, or difference

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dilute

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to make thinner or more liquid by admixture; to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture; to decrease the per share value of common stock by increasing the total number of shares

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anguish

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extreme pain, distress, anxiety

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irate

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feeling or characterized by great anger

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congenial

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having the same nature, disposition m, or tastes; pleasant, sociable

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illustrate

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to enlighten, light up, or make bright; to make clear or show clearly

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abrupt

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sudden; rude, curt; being cut or broken off; lacking smoothness or continuity

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condemn

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to declare to be wrong after weighing evidence; to pronounce guilty, to sentence, doom; to judge fit for use or consumption

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deceive

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ensnare; to be false to, to cheat; to fail to fulfill

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domestic

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tame, living near or about human habitations; of, relating to, or originating within a country; of or relating to the household or family

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conventional

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formed by agreement; ordinary, cliche

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genial

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of or relating to marriage or generation; inborn, native; mild, freely expressing sympathy or friendliness; displaying or marked by genius

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exemplify

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to show or illustrate by example; to make a copy or transcript of a document under a seal; to be an instance of or serve as an example, embody

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impulsive

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acting or done without forethought

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capitulate

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negotiate; to surrender, to cease resisting

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bewilder

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to perplex or confuse

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condescending

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dominating

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adamant

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unshakable, insistent, unyielding

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idiosyncrasy

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an individualizing characteristic or quality; characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)

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contemplation

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study; the act of regarding steadily; intention, expectation; concentration on spiritual things, a state of mystical awareness

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compassion

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sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress

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glutton

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one given habitually or greedy and voracious eating and drinking; one that has great capacity for accepting or enduring something

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innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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avarice

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greediness

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conceal

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to prevent disclosure or recognition of; to place out of sight

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bastion

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fortification

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falter

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to walk unsteadily; to give away; to stammer; to hesitate in purpose or action or to lose drive or effectiveness

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deft

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skilled

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esoteric

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intended for and likely to only be understood by a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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formulate

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to reduce or express as a formula; to devise

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homely

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suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home; simple, not elaborate or complex; comfortable and familiar

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counterfeit

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made in imitation to deceive; insincere

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cauterize

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to make insensible; to burn the skin or flesh of a wound with heat or a caustic substance to stop bleeding and infection

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blatant

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noisy and vulgar

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auspicious

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showing or suggesting future success; prosperous

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aggregate

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clustered

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endeavor

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to strive to achieve or reach

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egress

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the action of leaving or exiting

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blunt

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insensitive; having an edge that is not sharp

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exasperate

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to enrage or cause irritation or annoyance to; to aggravate

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equity

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justice according to natural law or right; justice according to individual needs

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conniving

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to pretend ignorance or fail to take action against something they should; to be indulgent; to have a secret understanding, conspire

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illuminate

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brightened with light; intellectually or spiritually enlightened

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consume

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to destroy; squander, devour, use up; to be engrossed in

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disputed

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to engage in argument; to oppose; to make the supercritical of verbal controversy

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envy

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malice; painful or resentful jealousy

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fragile

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easily broken or destroyed; delicate; tenuous, slight

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defensive

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serving to defend or protect; devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack

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candid

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white, having no color; fair, free from bias, prejudice, or malice; blunt; honest

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gratify

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to give one pleasure or satisfaction; to reward

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belligerent

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waging war; exhibiting assertiveness and hostility

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infiltrate

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to cause something to permeate something else; to pass into or through a substance by filtering or permeating

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censor

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to person who supervises conduct and morals; one of the magistrates of; ancient; rome who acted as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of moral conduct; a psychic agency

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callow

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juvenile, lacking adult sophistication

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dejection

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lowness of spirits

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ail

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to give pain to

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haphazard

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chance, random, unplanned

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incision

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a surgical cut made in the skin or flesh; a small cut in a surface

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dispel

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to drive away to cause to vanish by or as if by scattering

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adapt

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too make fit by modification

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ignoble

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of low birth or common origins; characterized by baseness or lowness

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assured

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guaranteed; confident

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acute

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characterized by sharpness or severity; marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception

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distend

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extend; to enlarge from internal pressure

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agenda

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schedule

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fluctuate

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to rise and fall like a wave

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flatter

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to praise excessively with motives of self-interest; to portray too favorably

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haughty

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blatantly and disdainfully proud, having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for those perceived to be inferior

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flaccid

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not firm or stiff; lacking in vigor or force

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abridge

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to condense, summarize; to diminish; to deprive

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aimless

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without a plan or course

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incident

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an event or occurrence; likely to happen because of, resulting from; the occurrence of dangerous or exciting things

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diversity

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variety, the condition of having or being composed of different elements and qualities

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incidental

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accompanying but not a major part of something; liable to happen as a consequence of an activity

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drench

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a poisonous or medical drink; to saturate, soak

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erratic

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having no fixed course, wandering, nomadic; transported by a glacier; having a lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity; eccentric

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decree

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an order having the force of law

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affiliate

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to associate with

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innate

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native, inborn; belonging to the essential nature of something; originating in or derived from the mind it the constitution of the intellect rather then from experience

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fatigue

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labor, manual work; exhaustion from labor, stress, or exertion

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ascetic

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practicing strict self-denial personally or spiritually; austere

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exalt

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to raise in rank, power, or character; to glorify; to elevate; to enhance the activity of, to intensify

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accord

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to grant or give; to bring into agreement

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exile

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the state or a period of forced absence from one’s country or home

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excavate

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to form a cavity or hole in; to form by hollowing out; to dig out and remove; to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering

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adversary

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one that opposes or resists

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hideous

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offensive to the senses, especially sight; morally offensive

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hesitate

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to hold back in doubt or indecision, to pause or stammer

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cordial

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warm friendliness; tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; of or relating to the heart

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furtive

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done it a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed; sly; stolen

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acumen

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keenness and depth of perception

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analyze

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to study

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counsel

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advice given; deliberation; purpose; a policy or plan of action or behavior

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integrate

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to unite; to bring people or groups with particular characteristics or needs into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution

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contrite

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having remorse and sorrow for sin or shortcoming

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incisive

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intelligently analytical and clear thinking (; of an account) accurate and sharply focused

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aloof

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removed or distant

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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authentic

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conforming to or based on fact; real, actual; like the original

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authoritative

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having authority or power

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ambiguous

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doubtful, uncertain; capable to being understood in multiple ways

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approximate

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nearly correct or exact

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inquiry

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research; a request for information; a systematic investigation for the purpose of public interest

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antipathy

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dislike

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biased

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favoring one side

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feeble

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lacking in strength, indicating weakness; inadequate, inferior

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inhabit

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to live in; to be present in or occupy

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gap

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a separation in space

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annex

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to attach as a quality, consequence, of condition; to unite

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barrier

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something that blocks or blocks passage

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ingenuity

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skill or cleverness in devising or combining, cleverness or aptness of design; an ingenious device

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cower

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to shrink away

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brandish

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to shake or exhibit in an aggressive or menacing manner

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brazen

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made of brass; sounding harsh; marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness

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astonish

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to surprise

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dexterity

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mental skill; readiness and grace in physical activity

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aesthete

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having sensitivity for beauty

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hinder

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to make delay, impede, or prevent action

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frank

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marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression; unmistakable evident

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foolhardy

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foolishly adventurous and bold

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disavow

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to deny responsibility for; to refuse to acknowledge or accept, disclaim

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brittle

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frail; sensitive; mortal; sharp; cold, lacking warmth or kindness

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eradicate

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to do away with (usually by pulling up by the roots)

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corrosion

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to wear away or destroy

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germane

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closely akin; being relevant or appropriate

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incite

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to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior

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confound

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to destroy; baffle, frustrate; to consume, waste; to put to shame

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incognito

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having one’s true identity concealed; an assumed or false identity

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deliberate

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to think about and discuss issues carefully

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arbitrary

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existing at random or by

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inundate

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to overflow, overwhelm

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excel

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to be superior to

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genesis

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the origin or coming into being of something

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commodity

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an economic good; something useful or valued; a quantity or lot; a widely available good or service

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debt

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sin, trespass; something owed; to state of being under obligation to repay someone

138
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hazard

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a source of danger; chance, risk; accident

139
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corpulent

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obese

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elegy

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a sorrowful, melancholy, or nostalgic poem or song

141
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fleeting

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passing swiftly

142
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bolster

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a long pillow; a structural part to prevent friction

143
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exquisite

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carefully selected; accurate; marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution; accomplished, perfected

144
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burgeon

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to sprout or bloom

145
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creed

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a brief authoritative formula or religious belief; a set of fundamental beliefs

146
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essential

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of, relating to, or constituting essence, inherent; basic, indispensable, necessary

147
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debate

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a formal; argument

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elegant

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pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner, tasteful, sophisticated, chic; of high grade or quality

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elongate

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to extend the length of

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fallow

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a light yellowish-brown color

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feisty

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full of nervous energy; touchy, quarrelsome; exuberantly frisky; spunky

152
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comprehensive

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inclusive; having wide mental grasp

153
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coerce

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to restrain or dominate by force; to compel to an act or choice

154
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intermission

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an interval between the parts of an entertainment

155
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ancient

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really old

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fickle

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marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability

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dominate

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rule, control, to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on; to overlook from a superior elevation or command; to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in

158
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benign

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gentle, gracious, kind, harmless

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anxious

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worried

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banal

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lacking originality; boring

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eloquent

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having fluent expression; vividly, movingly expressive, or revealing

162
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amorphous

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having to definite form or character; lacking unity

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deviate

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to stray from the standard, principle, or norm

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fortunate

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auspicious, lucky; bringing good things not foreseen as certain

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exhilarating

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thrilling

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

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frugal

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sparing or economical with regard to money or food, thrifty, prudent; simple, plain, and costing little

168
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capricious

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impulsive, unpredictable

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extinct

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no longer burning or active; no longer existed; to have gone out of use

170
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condone

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to treat something bad as good

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eager

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sharp, sour; having enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest

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aspiration

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ambition; audible breath; the act or breathing or drawing in and out; withdrawal of tissue and fluid from the body

173
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barrage

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a dam placed in a watercourse to increase depth or divert the path and flow

174
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fathom

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to unit of length equal to six ft; comprehension

175
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foreseen

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to see beforehand

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conspicuous

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obvious; attracting attention; not having good taste

177
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extend

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to spread or stretch forth, to stretch out; to exert to full capacity; to take by force; to enlarge, broaden, exaggerate

178
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esteem

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worth, value; opinion, judgement; the regard in which one is held

179
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chagrin

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distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

180
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forge

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a furnace or shop were metal is heated and wrought

181
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conjure

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to summon

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generous

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highborn; characterized by a noble or kindly spirit; liberal or giving, marked by abundance

183
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abdicate

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to discard; to formally renounce a throne, high position, or function

184
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acknowledge

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to recognize

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detrimental

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damaging, harmful

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admonish

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to indicate duties or obligations to; to give friendly advice

187
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genuine

A

actual, true

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aspect

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gaze; a part; a status or phase

189
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brash

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brittle; audacious; full of raw vitality

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defiant

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having a disposition to challenge, resists, or fight

191
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epitome

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a summary; a typical or ideal example

192
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extravagant

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strange, curious, wandering; exceeding the limits of reason, lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint; profuse, lavish

193
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grievances

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suffering, distress; the cause of distress

194
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hasten

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to move or act quickly

195
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assert

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to state or declare

196
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extol

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to glorify

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entrust

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to put something into someone’s care or protection

198
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enigma

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an obscure speech or writing; something hard to understand or explain; a mysterious person

199
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compel

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to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly; to cause to do so by overwhelming pressure; to drive together

200
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credible

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believable

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graceful

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pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement

202
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adhesive

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tending to stick; tending to remain in association or memory

203
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egotist

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an excessively conceited or self-absorbed person

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hoard

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a supply of fund stored up and hidden away

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inane

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empty, insubstantial; lacking significance, meaning, or point

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composure

A

calmness of mind, bearing, or appearance

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dignity

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to quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed; a high rank, office, or position; seriousness of manner, appearance, or language

208
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flotsam

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floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; miscellaneous or unimportant material; debris, remains

209
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controversial

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disputatious

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abbreviate

A

to make brief

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benevolent

A

doing good

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imbue

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to permeate or influence; to tinge or dye deeply; endow

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bombastic

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pompous

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deficient

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lacking in a necessary quality or element; defective

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adhere

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to hold fast or stick; to give support or maintain loyalty; to bind oneself to observance

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emphasize

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to place emphasis or stress on

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gullible

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easily duped or cheated

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amiable

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friendly

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duration

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continuance in time; the time during which something exists or lasts

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crucial

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important

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disgraced

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to humiliate by a superior showing; to be a source of shame to; to cause to lose favor or standing

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assess

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to determine the rate, amount, value; to impose

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cunning

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crafty; having keen insight; characterized by wildness and trickery; cute

224
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differentiate

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to recognize or give expression to a difference; to become distinct or different in character; to mark or show a difference in

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flamboyant

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being strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior

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desolate

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deserted, barren, lifeless; joyless, disconsolate; dilapidated; gloomy

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acclaimed

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praised, famous

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dubious

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to give rise to uncertainty; doubtful

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aggravate

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to make worse or more serious; to rouse displeasure

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euphemism

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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

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attenuate

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to weaken; to reduce to severity, virulence, or vitality of; to make thin

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dawdle

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to spend time idly; to move lackadaisically

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bequest

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legacy

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glean

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to gather information or material bit by bit

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cater

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to provide or supply for

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chronic

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continuing or recurring; always present or encountered; suffering from a chronic disease; being such habitually

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abandon

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to give up; to withdraw from; to give oneself over; to cease from maintaining, practicing, using, etc.

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insipid

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tasteless; dull, flat

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dormant

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temporarily devoid of activity, asleep, inactive; sluggish

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alter

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to make slightly different

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bourgeois

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marked by a concern for materialistic things; relating to the social middle class

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connoisseur

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an expert

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feasible

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capable of being done or carried out; suitable; reasonable, likely

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dismayed

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to cause to lose courage or resolution because of alarm or fear; upset

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devotion

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piety; attachment

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akin

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similar, related

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drastic

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acting rapidly or violently; severe, extreme

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ascertain

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to find out or learn with certainty

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competent

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proper; having adequate ability or qualities; having the capacity of develop or function in a particular way

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distort

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to twist out of the true meaning or proportion; to twist out of natural, normal, or original shape or condition; pervert

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embodiment

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a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling

252
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flourish

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to thrive; to prosper, to be in a state of activity or production; to reach a height of development or influence; to make bold and sweeping gestures

253
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conform

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to make similar; to be obedient or compliant

254
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fulcrum

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a thing that plays and essential or central role

255
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amalgamate

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to unite, merge

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arid

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dry; lacking in interest and life

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abhor

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to hate, loathe

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feign

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pretend, to give a false appearance of; invent, imagine; disguise, conceal

259
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glint

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to glance; to glean, be reflected at at angle from a surface

260
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apprehension

A

suspicion or fear; arrest; perceiving or comprehending something

261
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insight

A

the power or act of seeing into a situation; the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively

262
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embryonic

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of or relating to an embryo; being in an early stage of development

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confine

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something that encloses or restrains; prison

264
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insinuate

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the introduce something gradually or in a subtle, indirect, of covert way; to imply; to enter gently, slowly, or in perceptibly

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docile

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easily taught, led, or managed

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insolent

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

267
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assent

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to agree or approve of

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dread

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to fear greatly

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distasteful

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unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive to one’s personal tastes; in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical

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coalesce

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to grow together; to unite, fuse; to arise from the combination of distinct elements

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imply

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to express indirectly; to contain potentially; enfold, entwine

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confer

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to consult; to give

273
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abyss

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a deep gulf or great space; intellectual or moral depths

274
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furious

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exhibiting or goaded by anger; giving a stormy or turbulent appearance; intense; marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity

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animosity

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strong hate

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ameliorate

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to make better

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intricate

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complicated, having many complex parts or elements; difficult to resolve or analyze

278
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invoke

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to cite it appeal to someone or something as an authority for action or in support of an argument; to beg, implore, call earnestly for

279
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cascade

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a steep and small fall of water; in a series, in chronological order; something falling or rushing forth in quantity

280
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evict

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to recover property by a legal process; to force out

281
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ingress

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the act of entering; the power of liberty or entrance or access

282
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impasse

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a deadlock, a predicament offering no obvious escape; an impassable road or way

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bemoan

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to mourn over; to regard with displeasure or disapproval

284
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innovate

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to make changes or do something in a new way

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detest

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to loathe

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adept

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proficient, expert

287
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bedlam

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chaos; madman, lunatic

288
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display

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to put or spread before the view; to make evident, exhibit

289
Q

aggrandize

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to make larger, enhance

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immaculate

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having no stain or blemish, pure; having no flaw or error; spotlessly clean

291
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hardship

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suffering; something that causes suffering

292
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economize

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to be frugal

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antagonistic

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showing dislike or opposition

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copious

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yielding abundantly, plentiful in number; full of thought, info, or matter; present in large quantity

295
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agile

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having ability to move quickly and with grace

296
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betray

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to lead astray; to lead to an enemy by treachery

297
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altruism

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unselfish regard for others

298
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acrid

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sharp, harsh, pungent; deeply violent or bitter

299
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admire

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to feel respect and approval for

300
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austere

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stern, cold; simple

301
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assail

A

to attack

302
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ambivalent

A

having simultaneous and contradictory attitudes

303
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astute

A

crafty, wily

304
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disparage

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to lower in rank or reputation; to depreciate by indirect means , to speak slightingly about

305
Q

allege

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to assert without proof

306
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fallacy

A

guile, trickery, deception; a false or mistaken idea; an argument using false or invalid inference

307
Q

cautious

A

careful

308
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chronicle

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a historical account of events arranged in chronological order; a narrative

309
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evade

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to slip away; to take refuge in escape or avoidance

310
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consensus

A

an agreement

311
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barren

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no producing; empty

312
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foster

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affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

313
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bashful

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socially shy or timid

314
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bellicose

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inclined to start quarrels or wars

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indifferent

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having no particular interest or sympathy, unconcerned; neither good nor bad, mediocre

316
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facet

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a small plane surface; any of the definable aspects that make up a subject or object

317
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audible

A

able to be heard

318
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concise

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marked by shortness of expression or statement

319
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disperse

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to cause to break up, scatter, evaporate, or vanish; to spread or distribute from a fixed, constant source

320
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delicate

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pleasing to the senses; dainty; marked by fineness; weak, sickly, fragile, sensitive; squeamish

321
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abundant

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ample, in large amounts

322
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contradiction

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a statement that asserts or implies the falseness did something else; logical incongruity

323
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depict

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to represent by a picture; to describe

324
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initial

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of or relating to the beginning; first

325
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discreet

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having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and speech, prudent; unpretentious, modest, subtle; unobtrusive, unnoticeable

326
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equivalent

A

equal to in force, amount, or value

327
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evacuate

A

to remove the contents of; to discharge from the body as discharge; to remove from a dangerous area

328
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doubtful

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giving rise to a doubt or uncertainty; lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination, uncertain in outcome; marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity

329
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cache

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a hiding place; a computer memory

330
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alarmed

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feeling a sense of danger

331
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integrity

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firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values; an unimpaired condition; completeness

332
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contended

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to struggle with; to argue; to contest; to assert

333
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dissect

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to separate into pieces; to analyze and interpret minutely

334
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decline

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to stray; to descend, droop; to withhold consent; to become less in amount, to tend toward a weaker/more inferior state

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androgynous

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neither feminine nor masculine

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