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Abash

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To make ashamed

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Abjure

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to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving

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Aboriginal

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Native, dating back to beginning

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Acclaim

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Praise publicly, enthusiastically

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Abnegate

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To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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Bristle

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To stiffen with anger

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Bestow

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To present as a gift; confer

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Cataclysm

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A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood

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Cavalier

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Showing a lack of proper concern

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Chaff

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Worthless stuff

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Construe

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To interpret

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Corroborate

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To confirm; to back up with evidence

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Champion

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To defend; to support

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Daunt

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To make fearful; to intimidate

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Dearth

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Lack; scarcity

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Docile

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Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle

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Doctrinaire

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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic

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Dolt

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A stupid person; dunce

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Dotage

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Senility; foolish affection

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Draconian

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Harsh; severe; cruel

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Eccentric

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behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people

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Eclectic

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Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources

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Efface

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To erase; to rub away the features of

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Fabrication

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A lie; something made up

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Furtive

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Secretive; sly

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Garrulous

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Talkative; chatty

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Hackneyed

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Overused; trite; stale

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Ideology

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A system of social or political ideas

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Idiosyncrasy

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A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

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Illicit

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Illegal; not permitted

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Imminent

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Just about to happen

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Insuperable

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Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming

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Interloper

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Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person

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Kinetic

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Having to do with motion; lively; active

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Laconic

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Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude

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Magnanimous

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Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

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Magnate

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A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

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Obdurate

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Stubborn and insensitive

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Pacify

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To calm someone down; to placate

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Palliate

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To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate

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Pejorative

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Expressing contempt or disapproval

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Palpable

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Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible

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Rebuke

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To criticize sharply

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Relinquish

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To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame or censure

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Sacrosanct

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Sacred; held to be inviolable

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Stigmatize

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Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

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Stipulate

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Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

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Tangential

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Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral

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Volition

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The faculty or power of using one’s will

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Acquit

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to find not guilty; to behave oneself

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Adduce

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to bring forward as example; to cite

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advent

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arrival; coming

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absolve

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to forgive or to free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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advocate

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person who argues in favor of a position

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bane

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poison; torment; cause of harm

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bastion

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stronghold; fortress; fortified place

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belittle

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to make to seem little; to put someone down

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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beleaguer

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to surround; to besiege; to harass

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chaste

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pure and unadorned; abstaining from sex

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clandestine

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concealed or secret, usually for an evil or subversive purpose

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cavil

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to quibble, to raise trivial objections

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covert

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secret; hidden

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contiguous

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side by side; adjourning

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dogmatic

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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas

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duplicity

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the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception

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dubious

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full of doubt; uncertain

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defame

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to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

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droll

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humorous; amusing in and odd often understated way

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duress

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coercion; compulsion by force

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effusion

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a pouring forth

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egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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egocentric

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selfish; believing that one is the center of everything

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facile

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fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy

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facetious

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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous

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glut

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surplus; overabundance

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hapless

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unlucky

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impartial

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fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased

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impeccable

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flawless; entirely without sin

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imperial

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like an emperor or an empire

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impervious

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not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable

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karma

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good or bad emanations from someone or something

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lament

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to mourn

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malaise

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a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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malinger

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to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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obtrusive

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interfering; meddlesome; having a tendency to butt in

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portent

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a sign of something coming in the future

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paradigm

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a model or an example

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paradox

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a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself

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pervade

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to spread throughout

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reciprocal

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mutual, shared; interchangeable

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recrimination

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a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

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redolent

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fragrant; smelling

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sagacious

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discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise

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squalor

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filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions

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staunch

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firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast

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temperate

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mild; moderate; restrained

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trepidation

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fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

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vehement

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intense; forceful; violent

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Acerbic

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bitter; sour; severe

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aftermath

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consequence

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aghast

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terrified; shocked

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone

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acrid

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harsh; like acid

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blasphemy

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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity

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brevity

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briefness

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benefactor

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one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation

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balk

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to abruptly refuse; to stop short

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bandy

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to toss back and forth; to exchange

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cleave

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to cling; to split

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cogitate

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to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about

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covet

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a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).

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canvass

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to seek votes or opinions

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chronicle

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a record of events in order of time; a history

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degenerate

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to break down; to deteriorate

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debase

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to lower in quality or value; to degrade

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decree

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an official order; having the force of law

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delineate

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to describe accurately; to draw in outline

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egregious

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extremely bad; flagrant

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emigrate

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to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate

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eminent

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well-known and respected

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exodus

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a mass departure or journey away

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expiate

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to make amends for; to atone for

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exposition

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explanation; a large public exhibition

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fastidious

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meticulous; demanding finicky

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fatuous

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foolish; silly; idiotic

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grandiloquent

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pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive

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harbinger

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a forerunner; a signal of

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impetuous

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impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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impugn

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to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something

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inane

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silly; senseless

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incandescent

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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lampoon

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to satirize; to mock, to parody

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metamorphosis

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a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change

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malleable

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easy to shape or bend

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obfuscate

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to darken; to confuse; to make confusing

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parochial

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narrow or confide in point of view; provincial

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partisan

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one who supports a particular person, cause, idea

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patent

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obvious

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pathology

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the science of disease

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redundant

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unnecessarily repetitive; excessive

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ramification

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a consequence; a branching out

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rancor

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bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment

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steadfast

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loyal; faithful

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stoic

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indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

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sanguine

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cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

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tenet

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a shared principle or belief

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tentative

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experimental; temporary; uncertain

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verity

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the quality of being true; something true

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Archipelago

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A large group of islands

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Allege

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To assert without proof

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Allocate

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To distribute; to assign; to allot

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Alloy

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A combination of two or more things, usually metals

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Armament

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Implement of war

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Beget

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To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

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Burlesque

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A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation

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Brandish

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To wave or display threateningly

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Brawn

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Big muscles; great strength

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Bliss

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Perfect contentment; extreme joy

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Comply

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To act or be in accordance (with)

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Connive

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To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it

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Captivate

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To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture

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Cant

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Insincere or hypothetical speech

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Classic

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Top-notched; of the highest quality

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Callow

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Immature

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Deficit

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A shortage, especially of money

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Deft

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Skillful

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Defunct

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No linger in effect; no longer in existence

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Delinquent

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Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment

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Enigma

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A mystery

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Empirical

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Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

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Enervate

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To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

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Fauna

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Animals

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Fervor

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Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

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Grandiose

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Absurdly exaggerated

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Hermetic

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Impervious to external influence; airtight

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Incense

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To make very angry

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Incessant

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Unceasing

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Incisive

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Cutting right to the heart of the matter

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Incongruous

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Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in

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Languish

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To become weak, listless, or depressed

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Mandate

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A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election

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Misanthropic

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Hating mankind

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Oblique

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Indirect; at an angle

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Patronize

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To treat as an inferior; to condescend to

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Peruse

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To read carefully

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pedantic

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Boringly scholarly or academic

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Reiterate

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To say again; to repeat

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Reclusive

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Hermitlike; withdrawn from society

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Refute

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To prove to be false; to disprove

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Sardonic

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Mocking; scornful

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Scrupulous

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Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons

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Scrutinize

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To examine very carefully

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Salient

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Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping

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Sporadic

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Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

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Spurious

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False; fake

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Vacillate

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To be indecisive; to waver

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Vocation

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An occupation; a job

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