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Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Rakish

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displaying dashing quality

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Quirk

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behavioral habit

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Saunter

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walking slow without hurry

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Mandolin

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instrument; looks like a pear

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Malign

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evil nature

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Patronize

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provide aid for; condescend; regular customer

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Pursy

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puckered appearance

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Cajole

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deceive with flattery

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Consolidate

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make firm; join together

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Archaic

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characteristic of older times

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Suffice

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satisfy a need; be enough for

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Aggregate

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collection of units; total

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Visage

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face of person/animal

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Manifest

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obvious; demonstration of one’s acts

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Dynamism

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manifestation of forces/energy

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Hysteria

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overwhelming fear/excitability

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Indignant

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anger due to something unjust

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Pirouette

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rapid whirling of body

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Archive

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storage of public records

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Camaraderie

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friendly good fellowship

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Persona

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aspect of one’s character

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Ornate

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intricate shape; decorated

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Sovereign

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supreme ruler

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Exclusive

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limited to group; item broadcast by one source

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Sustain

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suffer; strengthened physically/mentally

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Mettle

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strength of spirit

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Innovate

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something in a new way

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Subjugate

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bring under control; submit

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Musketeer

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soldier armed with musket

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Imperative

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necessary; power to restrain

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Inquire

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to put into question

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Conspiracy

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act of conspiring together

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Fervor

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intense feeling

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Vestige

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trace left behind that vanished

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Extortion

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stealing using unfair tactics

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Cotillion

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18th century French dance

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Adequate

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satisfactory

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Seethe

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boiling; unexpressed anger

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Hypothetical

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guess (hypothesis)

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Presume

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suppose on probability

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Hegemony

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authority over others

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Nuance

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subtle distinction

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Diligent

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earnest effort

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Autonomous

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independent self-control

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Delicate

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pleasing to the senses

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Insidious

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gradual effect

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Cleave

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split into parts

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Template

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material used as pattern

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Sanctimonious

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pious/devout

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Consummate

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very skilled

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Contemplate

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deep thought

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Corroborate

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support with evidence

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Dauntless

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fearless

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Frowsy

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dirty appearance

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Specious

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misleading

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Dignity

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one’s honor/manner

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Repress

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hold in by self-control

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Resplendent

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shining brilliantly

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Acrimony

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anger/bitterness

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Cumbersome

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slow-moving

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Segregate

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cause separation

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Obtuse

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hard to understand

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Foundation

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underlying base/support

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Blatant

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vulgar/obvious

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Semblance

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outward appearance

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Robust

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showing vigor/strength

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Amiable

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friendly

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Lese-majeste

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crime against royals

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Suspense

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anticipated excitement

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Inextricable

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maze/tangle; cannot get free

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Sentiment

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thought by feeling

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Cohesion

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sticking together

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Fringe

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ornamental border of threads

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Flake

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thin flattened piece

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Mischief

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causing trouble/harm

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Clandestine

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done in secrecy

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Surreptitious

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stealthy

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Impeccable

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flawless

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Render

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deliver/give

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Impugn

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criticize

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Brackish

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salty

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Ludicrous

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laughable to absurdity

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Arduous

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hard to climb

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Dichotomy

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two different groups

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Aperture

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open space

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Absolute

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no restriction

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Canasta

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7 cards; same rank

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Asbestos

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cancerous minerals

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Intelligentsia

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elite intellectuals

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Pompous

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self-important

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Palpable

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touch/feel

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Prerogative

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exclusive right/power

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Obsolete

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useless

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Irrigate

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moisten/flush

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Incorrigible

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cannot be corrected

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Suffuse

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spread over

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Brevity

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briefness of words

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Tenuous

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uncertain

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Distraught

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conflict/doubt

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Surreal

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unbelievable

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Fathom

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understand

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Precarious

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dependent

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Mundane

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world

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Avant-garde

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new concepts; experiments

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Abrasive

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causing damage

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Soporific

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causing sleep

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Mortified

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strong shame

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Detritus

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debris

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Subsidiary

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aid/support

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Misprision

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concealment of wrongdoing

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Vapid

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boring

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Bellicose

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aggressive

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Cathartic

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cleansing

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Preeminent

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surpassing all others

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Enmesh

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entangle

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Deign

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condescending

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Sanctity

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holy of life/character

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Integrity

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code of morals

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Presumptuous

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bold; overstepping

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Privilege

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advantage

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Precarious

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dangerous

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Sire

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father

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Caliber

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class

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Gamut

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range

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Vivacious

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lively

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Auxiliary

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helping/addition

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Inordinate

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excessive

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Erudite

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scholar

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Conviction

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strong belief

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Wistful

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desire

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Refrain

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control

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Latent

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capable of developing

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Context

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setting

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Propriety

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appropriateness

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Cantankerous

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cranky

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Orthodox

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ordinary; doctrine

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Travail

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misery

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Disorient

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lost sense of time/space

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Spatial

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occupying space

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Sporadic

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random occurrences

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Opulent

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symbol of wealth

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Expel

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force out

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League

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groups united to compete

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Steadfast

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firm in belief

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Compromise

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exposed enemy; settlement of differences

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Assertive

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bold, confident

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Bivouac

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temporary shelter

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