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Overt

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not secret; open

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Relegate

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demoted to an inferior rank; degrade

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Mammoth

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enormous; huge

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Havoc

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widespread destruction

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Scurry

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scamper, move hurriedly with quick steps

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Precipitate

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to cause to happen quickly

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stentorian

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a commanding voice, loud and clear

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Valor

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courage, especially in the face of danger

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Lax

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careless, without caution

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Culpable

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deserving blame

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Replete

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filled or well-supplied with something

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Steeped

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to surround with a quality

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Eminent

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respected or famous

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Imminent

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about to happen

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Voracious

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wanting or eating something in great quantities

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Indiscriminate

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done at random or without careful judgment

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Abound

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to exist in large numbers

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Prognosticate

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to predict future events

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Realm

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a kingdom or special field

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Annals

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a record of events by year

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Tinge

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a small amount; a trace (usually a color)

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Compound

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an open area enclosed by a fence

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Badger

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to annoy or bother

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Implore

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beg

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Drudgery

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hard or dull work

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Interminable

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endless

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Intrepid

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fearless or adventurous

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Laconic

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brief, using as little words possible

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Ubiquitous

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everywhere at the same time

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Accost

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to approach or confront about something in an aggressive way

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Reticent

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reserved, not revealing thoughts or feelings

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Felon

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someone who commits felons or serious crimes

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Plethora

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a substantial or very large amount

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Hapless

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unfortunate or unlucky

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Irate

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angry, mad

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Fabricate

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to create

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Gesticulate

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hand motions to emphasize words

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Vigilant

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aware or watchful

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Cajole

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to persuade or trick someone

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Rudimentary

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involving basic principles; elementary

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Nuance

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a subtle difference in something, a light detail

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Reprimand

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a strong disapproval or rebuke, often official

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Lackluster

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dull, lacking vitality

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Wrest

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to forcefully pull from a person’s hold

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Infamous

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well known in a negative way, notorious

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Dupe (not like a lulu dupe)

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to trick or deceive

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Jostle

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to push and bump against

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Incipient

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beginning or developing

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Cognizant

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knowledgeable and aware

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Ominous

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giving the impression that doom and gloom is approaching

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Tremulous

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shaving or quivering

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Repudiate

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refuse to be affiliated with

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Cessation

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the fact or process of ending

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bristle (verb)

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to stand upright in fear

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Euphemism

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a substitute for a harsh word; a word that softens another

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Haven

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a place of refuge

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Alacrity

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cheerful readiness, eagerness

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Salient

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most noticeable or important

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Amicable

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friendly

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Gratuitous

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unnecessary or uncalled for

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Bleak

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barren, empty

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Slothful

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lazy

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Staple

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a main idea or component

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Glutton

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a greedy eater

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Disdain

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dislike

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Belligerent

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hostile, aggressive

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Intimidate

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to frighten someone into submission

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Feint

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a deceptive swing or hit (boxing)

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Promulgate

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to widely promote

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Scoff

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to mock someone

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Inane

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silly, stupid

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Ethics

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moral principles

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Concur

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to agree

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Distraught

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deeply upset or agitated

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Flagrant

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evidently offensive

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Admonish

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to warn or reprimand

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Duress (often used as “under duress”)

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action brought on someone to do something against their will

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Inexorable

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impossible to prevent

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Culprit

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someone responsible for a crime

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Egregious

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outstandingly bad

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Belittle

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to make something seem unimportant

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Tangible

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touchable or reachable

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Laceration

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touchable or reachable

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Castigate

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severely reprimand

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Solace

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give comfort or consolation to

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Aspirant

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someone who aspires to do something

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Dregs

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the leftover unwanted part of something

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Frenzy

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a time of wild or deranged behavior

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Scurrilous (not to scurry)

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making lies and rumors with negative intent

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Rampant

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uncontrolled

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duplicity

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tricky, cunning

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acrimonious

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angry and bitter in argument

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paucity

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scarcity, lack of

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elicit (verb)

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to prompt an answer

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pernicious

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harmful, causing injury

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construe

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to interpret

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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affluent

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wealthy

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feasible

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easily done or possible

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consternation

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dismay or unexpectedness

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vital

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important, necessary

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dubious

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uncertain, doubtful

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rancid

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repellent, unpleasant

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reprehensible

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deplorable, bad

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jurisdiction

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rule over authority

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revert

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to return to old ways

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sporadic

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scattered

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treachery

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betrayal of trust

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fray

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a fight

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paroxysm

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a sudden action

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obsolescence

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becoming outdated

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bore (verb)

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make a hole through something

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laudable

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deserving praise

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fiasco

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a complete failure

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scuttlebutt

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rumor

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quell

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to stop

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voluble

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talkative

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devise

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to create or invent

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confidant

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someone with secret information

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malinger

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fake illness, exaggerate it

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perfunctory

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minimal effort

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chagrin

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embarrassment from faliure

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sally

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to charge out of

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forthwith

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immediately

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stymie

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to hinder progress

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vexatious

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annoying, irritating

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inclement

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unpleasant (usually weather)

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inert

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motionless

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fruitless

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a failure, unsuccessful

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inundate

not tired or smth like that

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overpower or flood

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garbled

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unclear distorted

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corroborate

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confirm, support

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ilk

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of a similar kind

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integral

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necessary, constituent

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prestigious

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of high honor or status

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nominal

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very small (amount-wise)

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dystopia

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opposite of a utopia

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crucible

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a severe test of trial

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forthright

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direct

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quintessential

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of the highest quality

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verbatim

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word or word

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somber

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sad

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affidavit

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a contract

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ajar

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slightly open

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wither

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to decline; diminish

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atypical

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not typical, abnormal

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emulate

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match or surpass

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ambiance

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atmosphere or vibe

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the sword of Damocles

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something bad could happen at any time

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a pyrric victory

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a victory where the destruction equals defeat

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baroque

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extremely decorated, fancy

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newfangled

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objectively new, weird to outsiders

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colloquial

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not formal in speaking

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pivotal

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important to the success of

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shrewd

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sharp judgement skills

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soloist

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a musician who performs alone

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gaffe

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an embarrassing mistake

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estuary

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the place where freshwater meets salt water

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manifesto

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a public declaration of a policy

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a blind alley

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a course of action leading nowhere

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referendum

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a vote where all people vote on an important question

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unequivocal

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clear and firm, allowing no doubt

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frenetic

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frantic, frenzied

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erstwhile

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having been done previously; formerly

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anthropomorphic

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giving human characteristics to something not human

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cacophony

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harsh sounds

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mottle

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to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors

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phlegmatic

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not easily excited to show emotion; sluggish

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ornithology

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the study of birds

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without rhyme or reason

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making no sense

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menagerie

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wild animals held in a place; zoo

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finesse

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skill or flair

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chateu

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a large house or castle

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apathy

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lack of interest or concern

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rift

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a crack or break in something

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swindler

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someone who uses deception to take things

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regimen

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a way of life

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opacity

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cloudy or unclear

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lexicon

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the vocabulary of a person or language

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the writing on the wall

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obvious signs that something bad will happen

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inebriated

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drunk or intoxicated

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grapple

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to wrestle or fight without reason

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fluke

for Mia, mistakes are _________

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an unlikely occurence; accident

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deduce

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to decide logically

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novice

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someone new to a field

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unscathed

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without injury

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tier

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a level of something

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lampoon

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publicly criticize

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aloof

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distant

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through thick and thin

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through all circumstances

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impromptu

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done without being planned

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ethnocentricity

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the belief of religious dominance

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compliant

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inclined to follow the rules

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livid

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extremely angry and full or rage

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plight

A

a distressing situation

194
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ransack

A

to search thoroughly; rob and destroy

195
Q

surreal

A

unreal quality; dreamlike

196
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dissuade

A

to persuade someone NOT to do smth

197
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ascribed

(not prescribed or scribe)

A

attributed to a cause

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lineage

A

ancestry

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pejorative

expressing disapproval

A

expressing disapproval

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egg (verb)

A

to incite to act

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Q

contraband

A

illegal goods

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Q

mortify

A

to embarrass or humiliate

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neophyte

A

someone new to a skill

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impetuous

no impulse control

A

acting without caution

205
Q

brouhaha

A

an overexcited response

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guild

A

an association of people with similar goals

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Q

swan song

A

a last performance

208
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vilify

A

to speak about in a demeaning manner

209
Q

vivify

A

to enliven

210
Q

woe

A

sorrow or distress

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heed

A

to notice or pay regard to

212
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dossier

A

a collecting of documents on a certain thing

213
Q

malevolent

A

wanting to do bad

214
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obstinate

a common adjective to describe a donkey is ________

A

to refuse to change; stubborn

215
Q

pious

A

adj of piety; devoted

216
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queue

a litany of queue

A

a sequence of things awaiting attention

217
Q

Achilles heel

A

a specific weakness

218
Q

rustic

A

relating to the countryside

219
Q

predatory

A

wanting to exploit another

220
Q

formidable

A

creating fear through intensity

221
Q

flounder

A

to struggle

222
Q

douse

A

to drench or extinguish

223
Q

nullify

A

to make invalid

224
Q

anarchy

A

an organization to create a state of order

225
Q

iota

A

extremely small amount

226
Q

stupefy

A

to stun someone or daze them

227
Q

to throw down the gauntlet

A

to show readiness to fight

228
Q

isthmus

A

the link between two things (a thin strip of land with water on both sides)

229
Q

olfactory

A

the sense of smell

230
Q

scrupulous

A

attentive to details

231
Q

vogue

A

the style of a time

232
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a rabble

A

a disorderly crowd

233
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illicit

A

forbidden by law

234
Q

endow

A

provide with something

235
Q

derivative

A

imitative or inspired by

236
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rivet (verb)

When you rivet 2 pieces of metal together, what do they do

A

to hold something together

237
Q

to pass the buck

has no correlation to money

A

shift responsibility to someone else

238
Q

crux

A

most important part

239
Q

hubris

A

conceit and over self confidence

240
Q

juggernaut

A

an overwhelming force

241
Q

odyssey

A

an eventful journey

242
Q

impoverished

A

very poor

243
Q

wayward

A

difficult to control

244
Q

fleece (verb)

A

to take extra money by deception (scamming)

245
Q

erroneous

A

very wrong

246
Q

memento

A

a keepsake or souvenir

247
Q

to let sleeping dogs lie

A

ignore a problem because it may get worse if you intervene

248
Q

renounce

A

formally declare separation of something

249
Q

garner

A

collect or gather something

250
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founder (verb)

When a ship is hit with a cannonball, what does it do

A

sink or fall apart

251
Q

embargo

A

a ban on trade

252
Q

unilateral

A

affecting only one person

253
Q

depravity

A

evil and immorality

254
Q

pontificate

A

to express an opinion arrogantly

255
Q

mire

A

a swamp

256
Q

cumbersome

not sad

A

awkward to handle

257
Q

to burn the midnight oil

A

to work late into the night

258
Q

bolster (verb)

A

to support or strengthen

259
Q

dilapidated

A

in a state of disrepair or ruin

260
Q

tirade

A

a long angry speech

261
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vendetta

A

family feud

262
Q

accrue

A

accumulate over time

263
Q

ornery

A

bad tempered or grouchy

264
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molt

A

to shed a top layer

265
Q

insurgent

A

a revolting group

266
Q

travesty

A

a false representation

267
Q

cold shoulder

A

intentional unfriendliness

268
Q

doldrums

A

state of inactivity or depression

269
Q

inept

A

having no skill, incompetent

270
Q

posthumously

A

after the death of the originator

271
Q

turncoat

A

a person who switches sides

272
Q

guile

A

cunning intelligence

273
Q

bask

A

lie in exposed light or warmth

274
Q

consign

A

to assign or deliver something to someone

275
Q

to rout

A

to defeat severely (50 to nothing)

276
Q

propensity

A

an inclination to behave a certain way

277
Q

to leave no stone unterned

A

to search everywhere tirelessly

278
Q

abdicate

A

renounce or step down from a high position

279
Q

frank

A

open and honest

280
Q

invoke

A

asking for help or assistance

281
Q

parley

A

a negotiation between two sides

282
Q

purge

A

clean out or get rid of something

283
Q

guise

A

under secret vision (under the guise of an agent)

284
Q

recidivism

A

the tendency to re-do a crime

285
Q

unbecoming

A

not fitting or appropriate (unbecoming of women to wear short dresses in 1900)

286
Q

opportune

A

favorable

287
Q

terra firma

A

dry land

288
Q

facetious

A

treating serious matters inappropriately

289
Q

divulge (not eat)

A

to make known

290
Q

ulterior

A

an outside detail

291
Q

protrude

A

stick out

292
Q

opulent

A

very wealthy

293
Q

litany

A

a long list of something

294
Q

genre

A

a category

295
Q

presumptuous

A

overconfident or arrogant

296
Q

impervious

A

inpenetrable

297
Q

hook, line, and sinker

A

to be fooled completely

298
Q

antecedent

A

going before: preceding

299
Q

docile

A

obedient, easily taught or controlled

300
Q

blather

A

talk excessively and nonsensically

301
Q

fjord

A

a long narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs

302
Q

atrophy (verb)

A

to wither away

303
Q

milieu

A

an environment

304
Q

migratory

A

something that moves from one place to another

305
Q

connoisseur

A

an expert in a field

306
Q

pique

A

to arouse curiosity

307
Q

a square peg in a round hole

A

a capable person in the wrong job

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