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1
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desiccate

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dehydrate

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disparage

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belittle

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dispel

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dissipate; drive away

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disperse

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distribute widely

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dissolution

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break up into parts; termination of contract

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divine

A

foretell a prophecy; related to a deity

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docile

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obedient; easy to handle

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doldrums

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Period of depression or inactivity

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draconian

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harsh, severe, cruel

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duress

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hardship; confinement

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edifice

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imposing building

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efface

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to run away

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elapse

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to pass or go by (of time)

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elfin

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mischievous; small

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embody

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personify

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emit

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to send or give out

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emulate

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attempt to equal through imitation

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endure

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carry in despite hardship

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engulf

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surround completely

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enrage

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infuriate

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enrapture

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to delight; thrill

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entice

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tempt; lure

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entreat

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ask earnestly; implore

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evade

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avoid

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evoke

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summon forth; awaken

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exhume

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uncover; dig up from a grave

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expunge

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wipe out

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facilitate

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help bring about

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fathom

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to understand fully

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fawn

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to show affection

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feign

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to give a false appearance; pretend

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fester

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become a source of resentment

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fetish

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thing to which one is irrationally devoted

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fickle

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not consistent or loyal

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fjord

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long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs

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36
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fleece

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to swindle

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forage

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to search for food and provisions

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forbear

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abstain

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forsake

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abandon

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fortuitous

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lucky

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41
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fraught

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teeming with

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42
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gamin

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neglected boy left to run around in the streets

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generalize

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to have a simplistic explanation for something

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giddy

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silly; dizzy

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gird

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encircle as with a belt

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girth

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circumference

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gossamer

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something light, delicate, and flimsy

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grandiloquent

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attempting to impress with big words

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grandiose

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flashy

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guise

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appearance; semblance

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harangue

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lecture; berate

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harrowing

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extremely distressing or frightening

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histrionic

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overly dramatic; theatrical

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hoard

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stockpile

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hovel

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small, miserable dwelling

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husbandry

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economical management or resources

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idiosyncrasy

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behavioral quirk

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impede

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interfere with

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incite

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arouse to action

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incongruous

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unsuited to the surroundings; innappropriate

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insouciant

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calm and carefree

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inveigle

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to tempt or persuade by deception or flattery

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irascible

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easily angered

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joust

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engage in combat or competition

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laconic

A

using few words

66
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lament

A

to mourn

67
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languish

A

become weaker

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lassitude

A

condition or weariness

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laudable

A

worthy of praise

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lax

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careless; slack

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legacy

A

bequest

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lieu

A

in place of

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loiter

A

wander aimlessly

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maim

A

cripple

75
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marauder

A

raider; intruder

76
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denounce

A

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

77
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disparate

A

individually distinct; discrete

78
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tarry

A

delay

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diaspora

A

dispersion of people from their native land

80
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dissolute

A

morally loose

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resolute

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determination

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absolution

A

freedom from blame

83
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ablution

A

liquid for cleansing sins

84
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solvent

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financially stable

85
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insolvent

A

bankrupt

86
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edify

A

teach morally

87
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artifice

A

trick

88
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edict

A

legal decree

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deface

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slander

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mausoleum

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tomb for a king

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evocation

A

imaginative recollection of past sentiments

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avocation

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hobby

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invocation

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conjuring a spirit

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vocation

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profession

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deign

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condescend; stoop down to do something

96
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forebear

A

ancestor

97
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gratuitous

A

free

98
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ingratiate

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gaining favor through deliberate effort

99
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gratitude

A

gratefulness

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gambit

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strategy for chance

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gambol

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frolick; skipping around in play

102
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girdle

A

tie around waist

103
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hallowed

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sacred

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liaison

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relationship

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milieu

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environment

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demur

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hesitate; mild objection

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