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1
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Disseminate

A

wane

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Boon

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helpful thing

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Fledgling

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inexperienced

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Prolific

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productive

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Pecuniary

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related to money. Had to pay pecuniary damage

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Percipient

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perceptive. Good at understanding things.

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Prosaic

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dull. My pot pages are always very prosaic

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Exalt

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praise highly

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Untenable

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indefensible

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Stalwart

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dependable. A stalwart supporter

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Provident

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planning ahead. It wasn’t ver provident to buy a house before selling your apartment.

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Maxim

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short saying

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Flush

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abundant. The GRE is flush with new words.

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Ethereal

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very delicate. A ballet dancer likely has a very ethereal style.

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Hauteur-

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arrogance.

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Patent

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obvious. A patent spelling mistake on the book cover

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Conniving

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conspiring to do bad

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Miscreant

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lawbreaker. You’re a miscreant for stealing

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Malfeasance

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misconduct

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Encumbered

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held back

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Mellifluous

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sweet sounding. Her voice was mellifluous and smooth.

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Asperity

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harshness of manner

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Foolhardy

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rash, reckless

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Consummate

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masterful

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Fecund

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mentally productive

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Effrontery

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cheeky behavior, boldness

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Mettlesome

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courageous

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Browbeat

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bullied, boss around. He was browbeaten to a false confession

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Fallacious

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prone to error

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Bromide

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unoriginal remark. Looks like it is raining

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Bristle

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react angrily. She was bristling at our criticism

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Approbatory

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showing approval

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Humdrum

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lacking excitement

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Irresolute

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uncertain how to act

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Stymie

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hinder. Their plans were stymied by the storm

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Martinet

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disciplinarian

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Wax

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increase gradually

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Phantasmagorical

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illusive

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Ascendancy

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dominant position

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Vacuous

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lacking intelligence. Gave a vacuous answer.

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Pittance

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small amount

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Unscrupulous

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unethical

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Malady

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illness

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Stem

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limit growth

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Kowtow

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bow

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Imbroglio

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confusing situation

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Impugn

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call into question. Many initially tried to impugn Darwin’s theory, but today it’s taken as the truth

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Facile

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lacking depth. Facile explanations

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Incongruous

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lacking harmony

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Convivial

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friendly and lively. Sociable.

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