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1
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Unrestrained; extending unchecked

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Rampant

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2
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To arrange systematically

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Codify

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3
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A sudden idea or impulse; a passing fancy

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Whim

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4
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Suggesting or threatening evil

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Sinister

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5
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An irregular variation

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Fluctuation

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6
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To meet present needs or requirement

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Suffice

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7
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The arrival of an important person or thing

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Advent

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8
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To raise in rank, character

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Exalt

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9
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An authoritative command or instruction

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Mandate

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10
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To cause to operate with exact coincidence in time or rate

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Synchronize

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11
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To criticize or censure severely or formally; a severe or formal censure

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Reprimanded

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12
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Delayed; late

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Belated

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13
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Of little important or significance

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Trivial

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14
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Luckless; unfortunate

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Hapless

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15
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  1. A break in friendly relations 2. a fault or fissure in rock. to split open; break
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Rift

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16
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Not embarrassed or ashamed; poised

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Unabashed

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17
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A peak; a summit; a high point

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Zenith

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18
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Ill natured; quarrelsome

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Cantankerous

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19
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A general pardon (especially for political offenses)

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Amnesty

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20
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Being quick and changeable in character

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Mercurial

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21
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To offer

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Proffer

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22
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Uncomfortably damp; chilly and wet

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Dank

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23
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A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break

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Hiatus

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24
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Yearning; wishful with a hint of sadness

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Wistful

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25
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  1. Uneasiness; dread. 2. understanding perception. 3. arrest capture.
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Apprehension

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26
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  1. Interchanged, given or owed mutually 2. performed, experienced, or felt by both sides.
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Reciprocal

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27
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To polish; to make smooth and glossy

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Burnish

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28
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Persuasive; fluid and graceful in expression

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Eloquent

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29
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To preoccupy the mind of excessively

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Obsess

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30
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On the alert; watchful

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Vigilant

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31
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With one’s identity disguised or concealed

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Incognito

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32
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Boldness

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Audacity

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33
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To force (oneself or one’s ideas) upon others with due insistence or without invitation. 2. to push forward thrust out.

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Obtruding

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34
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To surrender; give up resistance

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Capitulated

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35
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A combination of various incongruous elements

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Potpourri

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36
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  1. Lacking of something needed. 2. suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved
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Bereft

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37
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To triumph; to be greater in strength or influence

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Prevailed

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38
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Frantic; frenzied

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Frenetic

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39
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To prevent from taking place; challenge

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Thwarted

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40
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Producing wealth; profitable

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Lucrative

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41
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Wild uproar or noise; a place characterized by uproar

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Pandemonium

42
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Of the body; bodily

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Corporal

43
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Distorted or scrambled

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Garbled

44
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A polite expression of greeting or good will

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Salutations

45
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Capable of causing death; extremely harmful

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Lethal

46
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  1. Something that gives notice of fluctuations; indicator. 2. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
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Barometer

47
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  1. To have or present the appearance, often false, of being or intending. 2. to have the intention of doing; purpose
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Purport

48
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To put on (a piece of clothing)

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Don

49
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A long angry or violent speech

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Tirade

50
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To go with light running steps; to scamper

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Scurry

51
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Exceptionally grat concentration, power, or force; strength

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Intensity

52
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One charged with or guilty of a crime or offense

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Culprit

53
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To emphasize; to stress

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Accentuate

54
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A strong inclination; a strong liking

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Penchant

55
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Playfully humorous; said in jest

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Facetious

56
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  1. An unbeatable rival. 2. A source of injury or destruction. 3. One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.
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Nemesis

57
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Characterized by ill-considered haste or boldess

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Rash

58
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To hate

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Loathe

59
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The best or most skilled members of a group

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Elite

60
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Completely and offensively obvious

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Blatant

61
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To read or examine, especially with great care

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Puruse

62
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Unprotected; open to injury or attack

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Vulnerable

63
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To cause (a person) to become confused

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Confound

64
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Happening, existing, or done at the same time

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Simultaneous

65
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To reinforce or support; to buoy up

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Bolster

66
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Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for a servant

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Menial

67
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Deep-seated mutual hatred

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Enmity

68
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To scold sharply

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Upbraid

69
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A group of persons organized or classified according to rank or authority

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Hierarchy

70
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Lacking in wordly wisdom or experience

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Naive

71
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To arouse to awareness or action

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Gulvanize

72
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Fixed or unchanging

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Steadfast

73
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To grow; to sprout; to flourish

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Burgeon

74
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A twisted facial expression, showing pain, contempt, or disgust. To make a twisted facial expression

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Grimace

75
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Showing a friendly spirit

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Amicable

76
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To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery

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Curry

77
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Tireless; incapable of being fatigued

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Indefatigable

78
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Anything seen as having a continuous structure

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Continuum

79
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A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn

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Premise

80
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A minor weakness or flaw of character

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Fioble

81
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To conclude from the evidence

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Infer

82
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To drain the courage of hence subdue; to intimidate

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Daunt

83
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adj. Capable of being, but not yet in existence. n. The inherent ability or capacity for growth

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Potential

84
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To give strength or hope to; to encourage

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Hearten

85
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A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion

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Bedlam

86
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To say or express indirectly

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Imply

87
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Preservation from evil or difficulty; a source of such preservation

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Salvation

88
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Calm; composed; undisturbed

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Placid

89
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  1. The right and power to interpret and apply the law. 2. Authority or control. 3. The territorial range of authority or control.
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Jurisdiction

90
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Easily taught; easily managed or controlled

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Docile

91
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Doubts; uneasiness; sudden pangs of sickness of faintness

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Qualms

92
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A desire to hard others or to see others suffer

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Malice

93
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To increase suddenly. n. a sudden onrush

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Surge

94
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Filled with fright or dismay

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Aghast

95
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  1. Humble yielding. 2. Of or suitable to a slave or servant
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Servile

96
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A deep ravine; a pit

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Chasm

97
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A tendency; an innate inclination

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Propensity

98
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A deceptive or superficial outward shoe or pretense

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Veneer

99
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To lessen the price or value of

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Depreciate

100
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  1. Persecution by unjust use of force or authority. 2. A feeling of being heavily weighed down.
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Oppression

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