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1
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Abduct

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To kidnap

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Absolve

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to pardon for an offense

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Beguile

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to cheat

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Categorically

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Unqualified

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Devolve

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to place another in charge

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Emissary

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an agent hired to further certain interests or gain info

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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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Nebulous

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cloudy or hazy

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Ostentatious

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showy; pretentious

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Perverse

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Stubborn

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Accrue

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to add up over time by regular growth

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Amorphous

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having no definite form; shapeless

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carnage

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gross destruction; slaughter

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Collateral

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additional security when obtaining a loan; security

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digression

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turning aside from the main subject; deviation

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facsimile

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an exact copy

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imperturbable

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extremely calm and serene

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juxtaposition

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placed side by side

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lucrative

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very profitable

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meticulous

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unusually careful in every detail; careful

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Actuary

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Once who calculates insurance stats

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Amicable

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Characterized by friendly goodwill; neighborly; friendly

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Cadaverous

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Appearing like a corpse; pallid; gaunt; emaciated

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Delude

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To deceive

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Efface

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to rub off as by wear; erase; to make oneself appear modest or shy

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Finesse

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skill in intricate workmanship; skillful maneuvering; skill; cunning

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Gregarious

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tending to associate with one’s kind;sociable

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Imminent

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impending; about to happen

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Ludicrous

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ridiculous; laughable

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Orthodox

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conforming to standardized doctrine; standardized doctrine; conventional

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Admissible

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worthy of being admitted; permissible; relevant

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bigot

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one intolerably devoted to his own church; party or belief; 1 who is stubbornly intolerant; fanatic

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degenerate

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one degraded and not adhering to the normal moral standard; depraved person

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emanate

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to issue forth; radiate

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ignoble

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of lowly origin; unworthy

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obviate

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to make unnecessary; remove

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precocious

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developed ahead of time; advanced

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sumptuous

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lavish; rich

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trepidation

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fear

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wreak

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to inflict

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Admonish

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to reprove gently but seriously; warn

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42
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Capitulate

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to surrender

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43
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Deference

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courteous regard for the other’s wish; respect

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44
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Ignominious

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disgraceful

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45
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Lethargy

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drowsiness; dull feeling

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Magnanimous

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generous

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Nonentity

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Nonexistent person; a nobody

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Prodigy

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an unusual person; extraordinary person; genius

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Usurp

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to seize and hold in possession by force; assume

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Voluminous

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having great quantity or volume

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Aberrant

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Deviating from the usual type; atypical; abnormal

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52
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Cantankerous

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ill-humored; contentious; argues easily

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53
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Decadence

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Moral decay; deterioration

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Indiscretion

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action that is out of step with expected behavior; rashness unwise

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55
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Longevity

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long life

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56
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nondescript

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of no particular class or kind; unclassified

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57
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proximity

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nearness

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Stoic

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being indifferent to pain or pleasure

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Vestige

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trace; remains

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60
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Wheedle

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to cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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Affinity

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Kinship; relationship

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Conciliate

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to win over; to gain the good will of; pacify

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Despicable

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obnoxious; contemptible

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Extemporaneous

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happening suddenly and without planning; impromptu; unrehearsed

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Hackneyed

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commonplace; trite

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Imposition

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act of imposing; intrusion

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Plagiarize

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to commit literary theft; to use as one’s own without crediting the source

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Quiescent

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at rest; motionless; latent; inactive

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Salutary

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producing a beneficial effect; curative; remedial; beneficial

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Vacillate

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to waiver; hesitate

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Aesthetic

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appreciating beauty; artistic

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Circumvent

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To surround; to entrap; frustrate; evade

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Demeanor

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behavior; manner; the way a person acts and looks

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Expound

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to set forth; interpret; explain

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Habituate

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to form a habit of; addict

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Illicit

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not permitted improper; unlawful

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Pervade

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to become a part of; permeate

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Recipient

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a receiver

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Salient

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Prominent; striking; obvious; important

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Utilitarian

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of practical value; functional

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Acumen

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Shrewdness; discernment`

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Caustic

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Penetrating; Corrosive; Satirical; sarcastic

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Defray

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To pay or to provide for the payment of; to bear the expense of

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Epigram

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A bright, witty thought that is concisely and ingeniously expressed; witty poem

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Figuratively

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Abounding in figures of speech; using analogies

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Heresy

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Opinion contrary to popular belief or contrary to accepted religion; religious dissent

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Incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected; unmanagable

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Languid

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weak; sluggish; dull; listless

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Omnipotent

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unlimited in power, ability, or authority; all powerful

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Poignant

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painfully moving; touching

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Adherent

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believers in; followers

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Characterize

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To indicate or delineate the character of; to describe; distinguish; represent

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Deride

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to mock; ridicule

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Flippant

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lacking proper respect or seriousness

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Incessant

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unceasing; continual

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Incumbent

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currently in office; characterized by duty or obligation

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Nomenclature

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the act or process of naming; terminology; phraseology

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Privation

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a depriving of necessities; poverty; loss

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99
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Subjugate

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subduel conquer

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100
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Tortuous

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marked by repeated twists and turns; crooked; tricky; circuitous

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Acclimate

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to become accustomed to a climate

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Bourgeois

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Middle-class; capitalistic

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103
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Derivative

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Anything obtained or derived from another

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104
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Extol

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To elevate by praise

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105
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Heterogeneous

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Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; dissimilar; mixed

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106
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Impeccable

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Free from fault; blemish or error; faultless

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107
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Moot

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Open to discussion; debatable; disputed

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108
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Prerogative

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an exclusive or special right; authority; right

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Repugnant

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Distasteful; repellent; obnoxious

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Sacrilege

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The crime of stealing or desecrating something sacred; profaneness

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Abject

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Existing in a low estate; lacking in self-respect; servile; spiritless; humble

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Candor

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Frankness

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113
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Delineation

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a sketch or description in words; portrayal

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114
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Ethereal

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celestial; spiritual; airy

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115
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Impasse

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A predicament affording no obvious escape; deadlock

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Metamorphosis

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change of form; change in character or appearance; transformation

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Modulate

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to adjust to or regulate by; to temper; soften

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Obsequious

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servile compliance; subservience; polite or obedient as a result of fear or as a hope for gain

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Procrastinate

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to put off from a day to day; to defer; delay

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120
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Quaff

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to drink deeply or repeatedly

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Augur

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To predict or foretell; serve as an omen

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Conducive

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helpful; favorable

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Conversant

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intimately acquainted; familiar; versed in

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Excruciating

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causing intense physical or mental pain; agonizing

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Insidious

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wily; subtle; treacherous

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Panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all

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Prevaricate

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to deviate from the truth; lie

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Relevant

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pertinent; applicable

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Subsidy

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any gift made by way of financial aid; grant

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Vulnerable

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capable of being harmed; assailable

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Advent

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Arrival; coming

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Affiliate

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To unite in close relationship; associate

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Estrange

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to alienate; separate

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Exorbitant

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Indomitable

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invincible; unconquerable; unbeatable

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Meritorious

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deserving of reward or honor; praiseworthy

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Prolific

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Respite

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delay or postpone; pause

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Subsidiary

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that which furnishes aid or support; auxiliary; tributary

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Vindictive

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characterized by revenge or retaliation; revengeful

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Allude

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to refer indirectly to; refer

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Debase

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to lower in status esteem or character; lower; corrupt; disgrace

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Expatriate

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to renounce allegiance to one’s native country; to voluntarily exile oneself

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Grueling

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exercising beyond exhaustion; exhausting; punishing

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Infinitesimal

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very minute; small tiny

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Notoriety

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publicity; fame

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Pungent

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sharp; biting; keenly; affecting the sense of smell or taste

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Solicitude

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telepathy

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apparent communication from one mind to another without speaking; mind-reading

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Vernacular

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dialect; native language of a locality; common everyday speech of the people

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Animosity

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Concentric

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having a common center

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Dogmatic

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positive manner or speaking

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Firmament

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vault or arch of the sky; heavens

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Heretic

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one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine; nonconformist

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Incognito

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with one’s identity concealed; disguised

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Prodigious

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extraordinary in bulk and quantity; enormous; monstrous

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Recluse

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person who lives delusion; as a hermit; retired form world or public notice

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Subterfuge

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Tertiary

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the third formation, order, or rank

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Austerity

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sternness; severity; economy

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Colloquial

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conversation not necessarily correct but accepted in a local area as correct; vernacular

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Dissipate

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to scatter; to break up and drive off; disperse; disappear

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Euphoria

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a feeling of well-being or elation; happiness

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Fixation

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an obsessive preoccupation; obsession

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Hallowed

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holy; sacred; revered; sanctified

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Incidence

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frequency of occurrence

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Overt

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open to view; public; manifest

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Repudiate

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exclude; deny; recant; reject

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Subservient

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useful in an inferior capacity; menial; submissive; servile

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Augment

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adding; increase

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chastise

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punish; rebuke

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dissent

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disagreement; opinion

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ensconced

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comfortable shelter

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haggard

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gaunt; tired

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impervious

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not letting pass through

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nurture

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ostracized

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reiterate

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scintillating

A

shining brightly

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Aspiration

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Degradation

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reduction in rank or condition; debasement; disgrace; abasement

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discernible

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can be perceived or observed; perceived; observed; visible

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Infraction

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violation of the law; a transgression

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Insurrection

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Interaction

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action upon each other; interplay

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Intercede

A

try plead in behalf of another person; go between

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Parody

A

a feeble, ridiculous imitation

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resonant

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echoing; rich and full

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venerate

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to hold in high esteem; revere

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Anarchist

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a person who rebels against authority; gov; revolutionary

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Anathema

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anything intensely disliked or loathed; loathsome; curse

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Confidant

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one to whom secrets are confided; intimate friend

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credible

A

worthy or belief; plausible

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Defunct

A

no longer in use; nonexistent; dead

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Diffident

A

unusually timid or shy

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humanist

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a person who substitutes faith in man for faith in god

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Indolent

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Innate

A

not acquired from experience; inborn; inherent

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Premise

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setting forth an explanation ahead of time; logic

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Agnostic

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a person who believes you cannot know for sure if god exists; nonbeliever

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Conglomerate

A

that which is closely clustered; accumulated mater; a widely diversified corp.

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Invidious

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Invocation

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solemn entreaty; blessing of a religious service

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Mediation

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intervention between 2 conflicting parties to reconcile their differences; intercession

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novice

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Pedagogy

A

the science or profession of teaching; the theory of how to teach

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Reparation

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the act of making amends; restitution; recompense

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scathing

A

assailing with condemning remarks; condemning

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Summarily

A

quickly executed or done without delay

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Affluent

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Contrive

A

to bring about by strategy; invent; plan

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Ingenious

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shrewd; resourceful; inventive; clever

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Ingratiate

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to do things to gain someone’s favor; to creep into the good graces of

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Intelligentsia

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the educated class of people

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Latent

A

dormant; potential

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Mercenary

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hired soldier; hired for service in a foreign country; working only for money; greedy

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Petulant

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characterized by whims of ill humor; peevish

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Recompense

A

to repay; requite

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sustenance

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something tat gives support, endurance or strength; food; nourishment

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ABSCOND

A

TO Depart secretly and hide oneself

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injunction

A

an order from the court to do something specific;order

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Platitude

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a remark that is trite and overused; cliche; commonplace saying

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Propitious

A

favorable; advantageous

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pseudonym

A

a pen name; a false name

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recrimination

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a retaliation against an accuser; a bitter retort; countercharge

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Restitution

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a restoration of something to the rightful owner

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sardonic

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sadistic

A

excessively cruel

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surveillance

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a close watch over someone or something

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Arduous

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difficult; strenuous; hard

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constraint

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the state of being restricted; restraint; confinement; restriction

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Impetus

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a driving force; impulse; incentive; stimulus

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iridescent

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displaying a rainbow of colors, as in mother of pearl; brilliant; glittering

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marginal

A

close to the lower limit of acceptability

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postulate

A

premise; assumption; axiom

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propagate

A

to reproduce; extend; publicize; transmit

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reconcile

A

to restore friendship; settle; resolve; pacify

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regenerate

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to reform; make anew; convert; redeem; reproduce

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transient

A

short-lived; fleeting; passing soon

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Abeyance

A

temporary inactivity; suspension

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Counterpart

A

having the same function or characteristics as another; parallel

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Diminutive

A

small in size

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Discrete

A

separat or distinct; unconnected

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Figment

A

something made up, fabricated or contrived; fancy; falsehood

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Harass

A

to worry or to exhaust by repeated attacks; persecute; torment; worry

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Inveterate

A

firmly established; habitual

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Maritime

A

relating to commerce on the sea; nautical

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Pacifist

A

one who is strongly opposed to war or fighting

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Zealous

A

characterized with zeal; eager

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Communal

A

collective ownership and use of property; cooperative; common

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Culinary

A

related to cooking

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defection

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garnish

A

to decorate; embellish

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Levity

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Polygamy

A

having more than one husband or wife at the same time

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Magnate

A

a person of rank, power or influence in a specific area of life

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Precipitous

A

very steep

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Ribald

A

crude; offensive; coarse

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Squander

A

to use up foolishly; waste; dissipate

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aggregate

A

to bring or gather together; collect; total; to amount to

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Coherent

A

logically consistent

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Fiasco

A

a complete failure

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Impropriety

A

state of being improper; misbehavior; wrong; indecency

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Ineffectual

A

futile; ineffective

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Linguistic

A

relating to language

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Motley

A

a mix or collection of diverse or out of place elements; being made up for diverse elements

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populous

A

densely populated; crowded

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Resilient

A

tending to recover easily from misfortune and change; recoiling

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veritable

A

real; authentic

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amalgamate

A

to merge into one body; mix; combine

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criminology

A

the scientific study of crime

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Dissonant

A

not harmonious; discordant; out of place

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Homogeneous

A

similar; uniform

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Infamous

A

disgraceful; vicious; having a vile reputation

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insatiable

A

incapable of being satisfied

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Mundane

A

characterized by the practical and ordinary; earthly

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Pragmatic

A

down to earth; practical

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pretentious

A

showy; ambitious

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retraction

A

withdrawal

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activism

A

vigorous action in support of an issue; public demonstration

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catastrophic

A

disastrous; ruinous

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compatibility

A

the state of existing together in harmony

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inordinate

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interminable

A

seeming to have no end; endless

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piquant

A

pungent; savory; stimulating to the mind

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pretext

A

a purpose or motive given to disguise the real motive; mere excuse

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proletariat

A

the lowest social class within a country

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sedition

A

incitement against lawful authority; revolt

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superstitious

A

belief in magic or chance; pertaining to unfounded fear

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Amenable

A

readily brought to submission; obedient; open-minded

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Dissuade

A

to return from something by persuasion; talk out of

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indefatigable

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intrinsic

A

naturally a part of something; inner; within

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opulent

A

luxurious; wealthy

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penance

A

self-imposed punishment for sin; atonement

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protocol

A

a code of etiquette

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protract

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recapitulate

A

to summarize

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supercilious

A

haughty; proud

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