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Vocab List 12 Flashcards

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SLIGHT

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SMALL

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MINUSCULE

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SMALL

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INFINITESIMAL

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SMALL

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DIMINUTIVE

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SMALL

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BEHEMOTH

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HUGE/BIG

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COLOSSAL

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HUGE/BIG

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GARGANTUAN

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HUGE/BIG

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GIGANTIC

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HUGE/BIG

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HUMONGOUS

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HUGE/BIG

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MAMMOTH

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HUGE/BIG

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MONOLITHIC

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HUGE/BIG

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MONUMENTAL

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HUGE/BIG

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PRODIGIOUS

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HUGE/BIG

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TITANIC

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HUGE/BIG

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TOWERING

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HUGE/BIG

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VOLUMINOUS

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HUGE/BIG

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INDEFENSIBLE

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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UNTENABLE

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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TAKE CARE

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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FOSTER

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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NURTURE

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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*SURROGATE

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CANNOT BE DEFENDED

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CONSCIENTIOUS

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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FASTIDIOUS

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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METICULOUS

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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PUNCTILIOUS

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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PURIST

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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SCRUPULOUS

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CAREFUL/PRECISE

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FINICKY

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FUSSY (-)

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NITPICKING

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FUSSY (-)

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PERSNICKETY

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FUSSY (-)

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SQUEAMISH

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FUSSY (-)

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STICKLER

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FUSSY (-)

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HEDONIST

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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SYBARITE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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TO GUESS/INFER

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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CONJECTURE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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CONSTRUE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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DEDUCE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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EXTRAPOLATE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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SURMISE

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CONCERNED WITH ONLY PLEASURE

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ALLUDE/ALLUSION

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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CUE

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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IMPLICIT

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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INNUENDO

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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INSINUATE

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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TACIT

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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X BLATANT

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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X EXPLICIT

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HINT/INDIRECT REFERENCE

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NUANCES

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FINE/DELICATE

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SUBTLE

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FINE/DELICATE

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DISCOURSE

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LONG ESSAY/ SPEECH

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DISSERTATION

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LONG ESSAY/ SPEECH

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RHETORIC

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LONG ESSAY/ SPEECH

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CANDID/CANDOR

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FRANK

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FORTHRIGHT

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FRANK

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BOTCH

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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BUNGLE

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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FAUX PAS

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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GAFFE

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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MALAPROPISM

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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MISNOMER

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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TACTLESS

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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XFINESSE

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MISTAKE/ACT DONE CARELESSLY

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ITINERANT

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FREQUENT TRAVELER

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PERIPATETIC

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FREQUENT TRAVELER

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BASTION

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STRENGTHEN/SUPPORT

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BOLSTER

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STRENGTHEN/SUPPORT

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BUTTRESS

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STRENGTHEN/SUPPORT

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FORTIFY

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STRENGTHEN/SUPPORT

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PROP

A

STRENGTHEN/SUPPORT

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OSTRACIZE

A

EXCLUDE/FORBID

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OUTLAW

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EXCLUDE/FORBID

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PARIAH

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EXCLUDE/FORBID

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PROSCRIBE

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EXCLUDE/FORBID

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SHUN

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EXCLUDE/FORBID

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TABOO

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EXCLUDE/FORBID

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ABUT

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

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ADJACENT

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

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CONTIGUOUS

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

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JUXTAPOSITION

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

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BALK

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TO DO RELUCTANTLY (-)/TO DO HAPPILY (+)

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GRUDGING

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TO DO RELUCTANTLY (-)/TO DO HAPPILY (+)

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X ALACRITY (+)

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TO DO RELUCTANTLY (-)/TO DO HAPPILY (+)

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X OBLIGING (+)

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TO DO RELUCTANTLY (-)/TO DO HAPPILY (+)

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HABITUATE

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USED TO

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IMMUNE

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USED TO

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INURE

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USED TO

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INVETERATE

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USED TO

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APPREHEND

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UNDERSTAND

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ASSIMILATE

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UNDERSTAND

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COMPREHEND

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UNDERSTAND

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FATHOM

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UNDERSTAND

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INTELLIGIBLE

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UNDERSTAND

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X ILLEGIBLE

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UNDERSTAND

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FLIMSY

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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FRAIL

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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INTANGIBLE

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

99
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TENUOUS

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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X PALPABLE

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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X SUBSTANTIAL

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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X TACTILE

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THIN/TRANSPARENT

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AGNOSTIC

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PERTAINING TO RELIGION

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ATHEIST

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PERTAINING TO RELIGION

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PROSELYTIZE

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PERTAINING TO RELIGION

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THEIST

A

PERTAINING TO RELIGION

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THEOLOGY

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PERTAINING TO RELIGION

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SUBVERT

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WEAKEN

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UNDERMINE

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WEAKEN

110
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X UNDER GIRD

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WEAKEN

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HYPOTHETICAL

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THEORY WITHOUT EVIDENCE

112
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SPECULATE

A

THEORY WITHOUT EVIDENCE

113
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X EMPIRICAL

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THEORY WITHOUT EVIDENCE

114
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COMPASSION

A

SYMPATHY

115
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EMPATHY

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SYMPATHY

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HUMANE

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SYMPATHY

117
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X CALLOUS

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SYMPATHY

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HISTRIONIC

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EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOUR

119
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MELODRAMATIC

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EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOUR

120
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GRATIFY

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FULLY SATISFIED

121
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QUENCH

A

FULLY SATISFIED

122
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REPLETE

A

FULLY SATISFIED

123
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SATE

A

FULLY SATISFIED

124
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SATIATE

A

FULLY SATISFIED

125
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SATURATE

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FULLY SATISFIED

126
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SLAKE

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FULLY SATISFIED

127
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SUFFICE

A

FULLY SATISFIED

128
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ANNIHILATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

129
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DECIMATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

130
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EFFACE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

131
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ERADICATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

132
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EXPUNGE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

133
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EXTERMINATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

134
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EXTIRPATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

135
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OBLITERATE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

136
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PERISH

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

137
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RAZE

A

REMOVE/DESTROY

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X INDELIBLE

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REMOVE/DESTROY

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