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Unit 5 Flashcards

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Impede

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(v) hold back, obstruct the progress of

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Skirt

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(v) border, lie along the edge of , go around; evade

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Fathom

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(v) measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

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Figurative

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(adj) metaphorical, based on figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy-sounding writing); related to portraying human or animals figures

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complacent

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(adj) self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

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Fallacious

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(ad) containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive

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Inadvertent

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(adj) unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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Pronounced

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(adj) distinct, strong, clearly indicated

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Polarized

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(adj) divided into sharply opposed groups

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balk

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(v) refuse to proceed or to do something

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aggrandize

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(v) make greater; exaggerate

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Offhand

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(adj) casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

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Remedial

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(adj) providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

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Orthodox

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(adj) adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted

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deflect

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(v) cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid

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Precarious

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(adj) unstable, insecure, dangerous

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Principled

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(adj) having high moral standards

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acme

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(n) summit, peak, highest point

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belie

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(v) contradict or misrepresent

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chronological

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(adj) arranged in or relating to time order

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Egalitarian

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(adj) related to the belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

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Enhance

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(v) raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.

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Abdicate

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(v) formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)

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Satiate or Sate

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(v) to fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)

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Inchoate

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(adj) just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

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Respectively

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(adv) in the order given

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confer

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(v) consult, compare views; bestow or give

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Stingy

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(adj) not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

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Subside

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(v) sink, settle down, become less active; return to a normal level

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corroborate

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(v) support, add evidence to

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Foreshadow

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(v) indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Fringe

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(n, adj) on the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun)

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austere

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(adj) severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious

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aggregate

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(v, adj) gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)

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decorous

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(adj) behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

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Paradigm

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(n) model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.

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Spartan

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(adj) very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the ancient Spartans

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Phony

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(adj) fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine

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Supersede

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(v) replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete

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anomaly

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(n) deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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dismiss

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(v) allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, esp. after only a brief consideration

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disposition

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(n) a person’s general or natural mood; tendency

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Torrid

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(adj) very hot, parching, burning; passionate

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Occult

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(n, adj, v) the supernatural (noun); pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.; mysterious, secret or hidden (adj); to hide, to shut off from view

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Recluse

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(n) person who lives in seclusion

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Foment

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(v) incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part

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Ingenuous

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(adj) genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

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bygone

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(adj, n) past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)

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Substantiate

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(v) support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to

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avid

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(adj) enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous

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Nevertheless/Nonetheless

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(adv) however, even so, despite that

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caustic

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(adj) capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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Prologue

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(n) introductory part to a book, play, etc.

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Timorous

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(adj) fearful, timid

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Ephemeral

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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting

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Ponderous

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(adj) heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored

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Impair

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(v) make worse, weaken

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Placid

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(adj) peaceful, calm, tranquil

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diatribe

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(n) bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Incorporate

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(v) combine, unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to

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Gawky

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(adj) physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)

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Peccadillo

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(n) small sin or fault

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compliant

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(adj) obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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craven

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(adj) very cowardly, lacking courage

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debase

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(v) degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality

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Innocuous

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(adj) harmless, inoffensive

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ambiguous

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(adj) not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

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culminate

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(v) reach the highest point or final stage

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abjure

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(v) give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

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countenance

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(n, v) facial expression or face (noun); approve or tolerate (verb)

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diverge

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(v) differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path

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console

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(v, n) lessen the suffering or grief of (verb); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (noun)

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counterintuitive

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(adj) against what one would intuitively expect

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autonomous

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(adj) self-governing, independent

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construe

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(v) interpret or translate

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Fidelity

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(n) faithful, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image

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augment

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(v) make larger

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Abhor

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(v) detest, regard with disgust

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Officious

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(adj) excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

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Scathing

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(adj) severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)

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buttress

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(v, n) support or encourage (verb); a support or prop, esp. projecting from and supporting the wall of a building (noun)

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din

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(n) loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time

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Makeshift

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(n, adj) a temporary, often improvised, substitute (noun); improvised for temporary use (adj)

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Intelligible

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(adj) able to understood, clear

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Incipient

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(adj) just beginning; in a very early stage

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delineate

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(v) mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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Negate

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(v) deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective

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disperse

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(v) scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

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Standing

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(n, adj) status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)

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deference

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(n) respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another

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Germane

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(adj) relevant and appropriate, on topic

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Hyperbole

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(n) deliberate exaggeration for effect

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Optimal/Optimum

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(adj) best, most desirable or favorable

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abrasive

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(adj) rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance

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Libertine

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(n) morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker (regarding religion)

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debunk

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(v) expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims

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Divest

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(v) deprive or strip of rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (opposite of invest)

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deride

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(v) mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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Sap

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(n, v) the inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb)

100
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Gauche

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(adj) tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

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