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1
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propitious

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favorable, auspicious

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ominous

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threateningly inauspicious, bad happening

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3
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detente

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easing of hostility (between countries)

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outlandish

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foreign, unfamiliar

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5
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abscond

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leave secretly to avoid arrest, run away

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imbroglio

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extremely confused problem

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languish

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weaken, lose vitality

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nimble

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agile, quick thinking

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prurient

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salacious, licentious, interest in sexual matters

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bawdy

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humorously indecent, risque

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croon

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hum, sing in soft voice

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12
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aspersion

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attack on reputation, vilification

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13
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nadir

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lowest/most unsuccessful point in situation

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14
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dowdy

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unfashionable and unstylish in appearance

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15
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sadistic

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pleasure from pain on others

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16
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echelon

A

level/rank in org

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17
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depose

A

remove from office suddenly (overthrow)

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18
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apogee

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climax/culmination

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19
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ennui

A

boredom, lassitude

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20
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collude

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conspire

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21
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conviction

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sentence, firmly held belief

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conflagration

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fire, flames

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chagrin

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annoyance, vexation bc failed/humiliated

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24
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contretemps

A

argument, disagreement

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25
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commisterate

A

express sympathy

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26
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zenith

A

something most powerful/successful

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27
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fulcrum

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essential role in activity

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28
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expatiate

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speak/write in detail about

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29
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jocund

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cheerful/light hearted

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30
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fraught

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filled with OR anxious/worried

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31
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pervasive

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spreading widely but in bad way

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32
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predilection

A

preference for something

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33
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truculent

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easy to argue, aggressively defiant

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34
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abject

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bad experience to max degree

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35
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aver

A

state/assert

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36
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barrage

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overwhelming number of questions

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37
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delusion

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deception misleading

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38
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fortitude

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courage in pain/adversity

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39
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goad

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provoke/annoy

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40
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meritorious

A

deserving reward/praise

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41
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supple

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flexible/easily manipulated

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42
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acrimonious

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angry & bitter

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43
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eclipse

A

deprive something of power

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44
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renounce

A

formally reject

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45
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phlegmatic

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unemotional, stoic (self control)

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46
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inviolate

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free from harm/injury

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47
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vivacious

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lively and animated

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48
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prodigious

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very big in size

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49
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provincial

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narrow minded

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50
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discrepancy

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inconsistency

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51
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slovenly

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untidy & dirty

52
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factious

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divided b/c disagreement

53
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spurn

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reject w/ disdain (refuse)

54
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callow

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inexperienced, immature

55
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flagrant

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blatant, obvious offesnive

56
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renumeration

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money paid for work

57
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bravado

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boldness to impress

58
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obstreperous

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noisy & difficult to control

59
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temerity

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audacity, excessive confidence

60
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odious

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repulsive, unpleasant

61
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deportment

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etiquette or behavior

62
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precocious

A

child is advanced, developed

63
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abide

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obey, comply with

64
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verve

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enthusiasum, vigour

65
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intrigue

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interest, fascinate OR plotting

66
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aberrant

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deviant, out of ordinary

67
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fallow

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uncultivated, inactive (dormant)

68
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tenuous

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weak or slight, flimsy

69
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obdurate

70
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gratuitous

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unjustified, uncalled for OR free

71
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indecorous

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improper, not decent

72
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soliloquy

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monologue, speech

73
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stolid

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calm, no emotion, phlegmatic

74
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capitulate

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surrender, yield, give in

75
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extemporize

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improvise, ad lib

76
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cogitate

A

think about deeply

77
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nominal

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formality, very small

78
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plucky

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brave, courageous

79
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grovel

A

beg for forgiveness

80
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feint

A

deceptive move in fight

81
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antipathy

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hostility, animosity

82
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propagate

A

reproduce/spread or promote

83
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mettlesome

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lively, spirited

84
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astute

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shrewd, sharp

85
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precipitous

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done suddenly w/o consideration, impetuous

86
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regress

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return to former/less developed state

87
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languid

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relaxed, unhurried or sickly/weak

88
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duress

A

threats to coerce someone

89
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nonplussed

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surprised/confused not sure how to act

90
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decry

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publicly denounce, condemn

91
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recourse

A

help in difficult situation

92
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neutralize

A

counteract, offset

93
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indiscriminate

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random, carelessly

94
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oust

95
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pugnacious

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eager to argue/fight

96
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dissident

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opposition of official policy

97
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efficacious

98
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hysterical

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uncontrolled emotion

99
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endemic

A

regularly found in area

100
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quash

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suppress, cancel, rescind

101
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august

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respected and impressive

102
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quibble

A

slight objection/criticism about trivial stuff

103
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recant

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take back, renounce

104
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inchoate

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just begun, rudimentary

105
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abeyance

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suspension, temporary disuse

106
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redoubtable

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formidable, fearsome

107
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coy

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reluctant to give details

108
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disperse

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spread, break away

109
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shrill

110
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impudent

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rude, impertinent, insolent

111
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burnish

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polish something

112
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wily

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shrewd, clever (deceitfully)

113
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quandary

A

predicament

114
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enmity

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hostility, animosity

115
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substantiate

116
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agitate

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upset, fluster

117
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abstract

A

imaginative

118
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retiring

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shy and diffident

119
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quarantine

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in isolation

120
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distend

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swell or bloat from inside

121
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ravage

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cause severe damage to

122
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sophistry

A

fallacious argument

123
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penchant

A

strong liking/fondness

124
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gauche

A

unsophisticated, awkward

125
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deprecate

A

express disapproval of

126
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affront

A

insult, offense, slight

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