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Discomfit

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to embarrass and confuse

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edification

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an improvement or enlightenment

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malfeasance

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misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official

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feasible

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capable of being accomplished

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surfeit

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the condition of being too full; an overabundance

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magnum opus

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the greatest music of an artist writer or composer

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modus operandi

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a specific manner of working

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opulent

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possessing’s or exhibiting great wealth; affluent

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synergy

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the power that results from the combination of two or more forces

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liturgy

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a pattern of prayer or worship

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lethargy

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a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy

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laborious

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requiring mental or physical effort

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belabor

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to discuss in too much detail
to attack

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elaborate

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to explain in greater detail

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stanch

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to stop the flow of

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staunch

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firm and steadfast

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extant

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still in existence; not destroyed

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restive

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resisting authority; difficult to control
restless; fidgety

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apropos

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with regard to

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depose

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to remove from office or power

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static

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having no motion or change

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ecstasy

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an intense joy or delight

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stasis

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a condition in which there is no change

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entity

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a being

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essence

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the most important ingredient; the crucial element

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quintessential

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the most typical, ideal, or important

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verdure n

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greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation

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verdant adj

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green; lush with vegetation

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veridity n

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a lack of expirience; an innocence

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candid adj

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open and sincere

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candor n

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a frankness or sincerity of expression; openess

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incandescent

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shinning brilliantly

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pallor

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an extreme or unatural paleness

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pallid

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lacking color; dull

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appall

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to fill with horror or disapproval

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livid

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enraged; furious

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denigrate

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to attack the character of; to mock

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Peccadillo

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a small sin or fault

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impeccable

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having no flaws

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peccant

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violating a moral law; sinful

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pejorative

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negative and critical; insulting

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Impair

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to cause to deminish in strength, value, or quality

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Malign

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to speak of maliciously; to insult

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malinger

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to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

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malise

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a sense of unease; depression

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negligent

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not properly attentive

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negligible

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unimportant; insignificant

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negate

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to cancel the effect of; to nullify

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Jocose

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cheerful merry

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jocular

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characterized by joking

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festoon

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to drape or adorn festively

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fete

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to honor with a banquet or feast

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bacchic

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of or related to a wild celebration

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bacchanal

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a drunken party or celebration

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plaintive

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sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

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plaint

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a lament or complaint

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elegy

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a song or poem memorializing something or someone

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egalic

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mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful

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somnolent

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drowsy; sleepy

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soporific

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causing sleep or fatigue

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sopor

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sleep; drowsiness

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languid

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lacking energy; weak

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languish

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to waste away

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languor

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a lack of physical or mental energy

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vigilant

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on the alert; watchful

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vigilante

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someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands

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acquiesce

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to give in

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requiem

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a song or religious service for the dead or lost

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Quittance

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a repayment; a compensation

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fortuitous

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hapening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate

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fortuity

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a chance or accident

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auspices

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protection or support; patronage

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auspicious

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followed by favorable circumstances

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predestination

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the belief that ones fate has been determined in advance by a higher power

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destine

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to intend for a specific end or purpose

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consortium

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a group of companies of institutions

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Consort

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to keep company; to associate
a companion especially a romantic one

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propitious

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lucky; favorable

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propitiate

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to sooth or satisfy; to appease

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Importune

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to urge or beg without end

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importunate

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extremely demanding; insistant

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rapport

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a positive relationship

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insufferable

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impossible to bear; intolerable

84
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preferential

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giving or showing an advantage to one over another

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conferment

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the act of bestowing; a formal offer

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Periphery

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the outermost part or boundery

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euphoria

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a feeling of great happiness or well-being

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congested

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overcrowded; too tightly packed

89
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gestate

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to conceive and develop in the mind or body

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gesticulate

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to make gestures for emphasis

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Solipsism

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the theory that the self is the only reality, self absorption

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desolate

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deserted and lonely

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soliloquy

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a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character

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monotonous

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unvarying; lacking in variety

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monotone

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a sameness of sound, style, manner, or color

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divulge

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to make public

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vulgar

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of the common people

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poltmath

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a person with knowledge of many subjects

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Hoi polloi

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the common people; the masses

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polyglot

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a person with a knowledge of several languages

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totalitarian

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having to do with a government in which one person, group, or party, controls everything

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totality

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completness

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holistic

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concerning the whole rather than the parts

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catholic

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covering a broad range; universal

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consummate

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perfect or ideal, especially in skill or accomplishment

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summation

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an accumulation; a total result

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trenchant

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sharply effective or insightful

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truncate

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to cut short in the middle

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truncate

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to cut short in the middle

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parcel

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to divide into parts and distribute

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parse

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to examine or analyze

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repartee

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a quick, witty conversation

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Assertion

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something declared and stated positivly

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Exertion

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the use of power and strength

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dissertation

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a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college

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disconcert

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  1. to upset and confuse
    2.botherd; concerned
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certitude

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a certainty; an inevitaility

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ascertain

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to discover; to find out

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Annex

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to attach oneself; to take over

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nexus

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the core or center; a connection

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liaison

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an intermediary; a go-between

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obligatory

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expected or required

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ligature

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a binding or joining

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sedition

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an act or practice aimed at undermining authority; a rebellion

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ambiance

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the environmental surrounding; the atmosphere

126
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circuitous

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roundabout or lengthy

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transitory

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short lived or temoprary

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accede

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to agree, often at the urging of another

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antecedent

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a preceding event, cause, or condition

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precedent

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a tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions to violate or go against

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contravene

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to violate or go against

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adventitious

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accidental; aquired

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parvenu

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someone newly wealthy

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Incendiary (adj)

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inflamming; provoking heat or anger

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Incense (V)

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to infuriate; to make passionatly angry

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Inflammatory (adj)

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arousing anger or strong emotion

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Flambboyant (adj)

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intended to attract attention; showy

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Luster (n)

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a brilliance; a brightness

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illustrious

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well known and distinguished.

140
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illustrative

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descriptive; serving as an example

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fulminate

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to attack with words; to denounce

142
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refulgent

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brilliantly illuminated; shinny

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flagrant

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noticibly bad or offensive

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conflagration

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a large fire

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semantic

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having to do with the meaning of \words or language
adj

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semiotic

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of or relating to sighns or symbols
adj

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paradigm

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a pattern or model
n

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phraseology

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the way in which something is expressed; a style
n

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metaphrase

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an exact translation or restatement
n

150
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paraphrase

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a summary that is not word-for-word
n

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demonstrative

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openly expressive of emotions
adj

152
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remonstrate

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to protest or object
v

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ominous

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menacing; threatening
adj

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abominable

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loathsome; disagreeable
adj

155
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abomination

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something disgustingly offensive
n

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detrimental

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adj causing damage or harm; injurious

157
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contrite

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adi feeling of regret and sorrow; penitent

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trite

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adj
boring because of overuse or repitition

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detritus

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n
debris; junk

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attrition

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n
a gradual lowering in number

161
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lenient

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adj
not strict; generous

162
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lenitive

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adj
easing pain or discord

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mollify

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v
to soothe the feelings of; to appease

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rudimet

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n
a basic idea or principal

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rudimentary

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adj
undeveloped; very basic or simple

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