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1
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ambled

A

to walk at a slow pace

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2
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apothecary

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an earlier form of a pharmacist

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3
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domicile

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(v) where you live
(n) a place where you live

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impudent

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(adj) shamelessly bold; don’t care what anyone thinks of you

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5
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malevolent

A

evil

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taciturn

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almost always silent

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7
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unsullied

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untouched; unused

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8
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condescended

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to agree to do something that you know is beneath your dignity

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9
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covey

A

a group

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10
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entailment

A

a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property

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11
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immune

A

having no effect; special capacity to resistance

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indigenous

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belonging to a particular region or country

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13
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seceded

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to break away

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14
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vexation

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something that causes annoyance or problems

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15
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vex

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to annoy

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16
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amiable

A

friendly

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17
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contemptuous

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feeling that something or someone is beneath you; that it or they are worthless

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18
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discernible

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understandable

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19
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erratic

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irregular

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fractious

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mean or irritable

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21
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auspicious

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favorable; promising

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melancholy

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sad and gloomy

23
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asinine

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stupid; silly

24
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benign

A

kind and gentle

25
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inquisitive

A

questioning; prying

26
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morbid

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gruesome; horrible

27
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placid

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calm; quiet; peaceful

28
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eerily

A

weirdly; mysteriously

29
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malignant

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dangerous; evil

30
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prowess

A

superior ability

31
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rigid

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stiff

32
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vigil

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a devotional watching; act of keeping awake

33
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whittle

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to cut away thin shavings of wood

34
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aberration

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a deviation, or moving away, from something that is normal

35
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cordial

A

warm and friendly

36
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unfathomable

A

cannot be understood; incomprehensible

37
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analogous

A

similar; comparable

38
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attire

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clothing

39
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bawl

A

to cry out noisily

40
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Dim

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unclear; not strong

41
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evasion

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the act of avoiding

42
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innate

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inborn, natural, native

43
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subdue

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to make less intense

44
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wary

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hesitant, unsure, cautious

45
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articulate

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(adj) distinct, clear
(v) ability to speak clearly

46
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feeble

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weak, frail

47
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gingerly

A

carefully, cautiously

48
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inconspicuous

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not obvious

49
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(n) peril; (adj)perilous

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(n) danger; (adj) dangerous

50
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vague

A

unclear, not precise

51
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bedecked

A

adorned

52
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commence

A

to begin

53
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tranquil

A

calm

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