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Bane

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troublesome influence

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Condone

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tacitly support; overlook

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Eclectic

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taking things from different sources

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Genre

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a category; type

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Irascible

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easily angered

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Mundane

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ordinary; worldly

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Perpetuated

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caused to continue

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Rancor

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resentment; animosity; bad feeling

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Strut

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swagger; show off

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Voluble

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talkative

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Bard

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poet

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Condoning

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overlooking; disregarding; ignoring

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Edifice

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building; structure; construction

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Germane

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relevant

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Ire

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anger [irate (a) = very angry]

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Munificent

A

generous; charitable

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Perpetuity

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eternity

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Rant

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use bombastic language

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Stupefying

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astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence

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Voluminous

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very large; spacious

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Bastion

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fortress; stronghold

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Conflagration

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big fire

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Efface

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wipe out; remove all trace of

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Germinal

A

just growing; not developed; immature

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Irksome

A

annoying; infuriating

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Mutinous

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very rebellious

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Personable

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attractive

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Ratify

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approve; consent

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Subpoena

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summons to court

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Voracious

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ravenous

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Befuddle

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confuse

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Confound

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confuse

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Effigy

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a sculture or a model of a person

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Gibbering

A

making meaningless noises

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Ironic

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satiric; unexpected

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36
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Myriad

A

in large numbers

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Perspicacious

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insightful; sharp; wise

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Raucous

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harsh and loud noise;rough and unpleasant (of sounds)

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Substantiate

A

give supporting evidence

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Waive

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surrender; give up

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Begrudge

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resent

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Congeal

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to solidify

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Effusive

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showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner;gushing; demonstrative

44
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Glacial

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hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

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Irrational

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unreasonable; absurd

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Navigable

A

suitable for sailing

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Perspicacity

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Raze

A

destroy; demolish; tear down

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Subterfuge

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Wane

A

become weaker;grow less

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Beguile

A

charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way:
- “he beguiled the voters with his good looks”;
mislead; lure

52
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Congenital

A

present from birth

53
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Egalitarianism

A

belief in equality

54
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Goad

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provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction;drive (an animal) with a spiked stick; prod; urge

55
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Irreproachable

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cannot be criticized; perfect

56
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Nebulous

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vague

- “nebulous concepts like quality of life”

57
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Pertinent

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Rebuttal

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Subtle

A

not obvious

60
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Wary

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hesitant; cautious

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Belabor

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argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail;attack (someone) physically or verbally

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Connoisseur

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person with refined taste and good judgment

63
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Egregious

A

egregious abuses of copyright;outstandingly, obviously bad

64
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Grate

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(v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred. “grated cheese”.

65
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Irrevocable

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cannot be cancelled; unchangeable

66
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Nefarious

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wicked; immoral; disreputable;

- “the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates”

67
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Peruse

A

read carefully

68
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Recant

A

disclaim; retract statement;

“Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun”

69
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Subversive

A

rebellious; revolutionary

70
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Wax

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to increase; to grow

71
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Beleaguer

A

besiege; attack

72
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Consecrate

A

dedicate formally to a religious purpose

73
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Egress

74
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Gratis

A

free of charge; without payment

75
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Itinerant

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nomadic; wandering from place to place

76
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Negate

A

cancel; deny

77
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Pervasive

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spreading everywhere

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Recapitulate

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Succinct

80
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Waylay

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stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way

81
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Belie

A

contradict
fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation)
-the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism

82
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Consensus

A

general agreement

83
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Eloquent

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fluent and persuasive in speech

84
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Gratuitous

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unwarranted

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Jaded

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bored or lacking enthusiasm; tired; worn out

86
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Negligence

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carelessness

87
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Petrify

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  1. terrify; 2. turn to stone
88
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Receptacle

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container; vessel; holder

89
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Suffragist

A

someone who campaigns for voting rights

90
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Weighty

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Belittle

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Conspicuous

A

easily seen; prominent

93
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Elucidate

A

make clear

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Gravity

A

seriousness

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Jargon

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specialized language used by experts

96
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Neologism

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newly coined word

97
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Petulant

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childishly sulky or bad-tempered; peevish

98
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Recluse

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someone who cuts himself off from life

99
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Supercilious

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proud and haughty

100
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Whelp

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peevish

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having or showing an irritable disposition

102
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subvert

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undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
- “an attempt to subvert democratic government”

103
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wax and wane

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undergo alternate increases and decreases:

- “green sentiment has waxed and waned”

104
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ageism

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prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age

105
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worldly

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experienced and sophisticated:

-“she was much more worldly than Nora and dismissed the slur.”

106
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gushing

A

effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic

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