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1
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vinc/vict

A

to conquer

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invincible

A

unable to be conquered

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provincial

A

limited in knowledge of the world

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evince

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to establish ; to reflect the truth of

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duc/ duct

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to lead

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conductive

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supportive, encouraging ; helping to bring about

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induce

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to lead towards same action

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deduce

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to draw a conclusion from a fact ; to infer

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tract

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to drag

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protracted

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extended in time ; prolonged

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intractable

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stubborn ; obstinate ; hard to move forward

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retract

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to draw back ; withdraw

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peto

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to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

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petulant

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irritable or short-tempered

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impetuous

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acting passionately and without forethought

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impetus

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that which drives one ; momentum

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17
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cis

A

cut, kill

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18
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excise

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to cut out of ; remove

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incisive

A

sharply cutting ; direct and powerful

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concise

A

brief and straight forward

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21
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fract/ fring/ frang

A

to break

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fractious

A

tending to argue or cause discord

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infraction

A

minor violation of a rule or law

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infringe

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to intrude on an area belonging to another ; to trespass

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tom

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to cut

26
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tome

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a large and serious book

27
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epitome

A

the best or most typical example

28
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dichotomy

A

two opposite parts of one whole

29
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anatomy

A

the structure or parts, taken as a whole

30
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compunction

A

feeling of regret or remorse

31
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punctilious

A

paying strict attention to detail ; extremely careful

32
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pungent

A

stinging or biting ; especially in taste or smell

33
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Mit/ Mis

A

send

34
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emissary

A

an agent sent on a mission

35
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dismissive

A

showing little regard ; scornful

36
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remiss

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failing to fulfill one’s duty, negligent

37
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mot / mov

A

to move

38
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motive

A

cause for action

39
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motif

A

a receiving theme, subject or idea

40
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emote

A

to dramatically express emotions

41
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pel/ puls

A

to push, to drive

42
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compel

A

to force or strongly persuade; coerce

43
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impulse

A

a sudden involuntary urge to do something

44
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expel

A

to send out or away

45
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conjecture

A

a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.

46
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dejected

A

downcast or sad ; depressed

47
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abject

A

lowly, miserable and wretched

48
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via

A

road, way

49
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viaduct

A

a bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley

50
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impervious

A

unable to be affected

51
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deviate

A

to depart, especially from a path or a plan

52
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obviate

A

to make unnecessary; to avoid

53
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fer

A

to carry, to bring

54
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defer

A

(1) to put aside until later

(2) to yield respectfully

55
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deference

A

act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

56
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confer

A

(1) to discuss something with someone else; consult

(2) to bestow

57
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inference

A

a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

58
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proffer

A

to present or offer

59
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proliferate

A

to increase greatly in number ; multiply

60
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comportment

A

manner in which one acts or behaves

61
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purported

A

claimed as true, but probably false

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