vocab mastery Flashcards
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adage
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a proverb, wise saying
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bonanza
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a rich mass of ore in a mine, something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding
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churlish
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lacking politeness or good manners, rude
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citadel
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city, a fort or hideout
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collaborate
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to work with someone
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decree
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an order having the force of law
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discordant
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lacking in harmony, conflicting
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evolve
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to develop gradually
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excerpt
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a passage or article taken from a book
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grope
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to fumble for
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hover
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to float or linger
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jostle
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to make or force one’s way, to push
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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plaudits
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applause
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preclude
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to shut out
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revert
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to return or go back
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rubble
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ruins
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servile
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acting like a slave
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vigil
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a watch commonly at night
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wrangle
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to squabble or bicker
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antics
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pranks and shenanigans
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avowed
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acknowledged or admitted
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banter
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to exchange playful remarks
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bountiful
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given abundantly
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congested
overcrowded, filled
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detriment
harm or loss
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durable
sturdy
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enterprising
energetic and audacious
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frugal
thrifty
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gingerly
with extreme care
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glut
to provide more than is needed or wanted
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incognito
disguised
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invalidate
to make valueless, discredit
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legendary
mythical, fabulous, famous
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maim
to injure
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minimize
to belittle
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oblique
slanting or slopping
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veer
to change direction suddenly
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venerate
to idolize
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wanton
reckless and heartless, loose in moral
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allot
to distribute
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amass
to bring together
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audacious
bold, adventurous
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comply
to yield a command
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devoid
lacking
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elite
superior
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grapple
to fight with or grab
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incapacitate
to deprive of strength or ability
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instigate
to stir up (like to stir up a fight)
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longevity
long duration
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myriad
in very great numbers
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perspective
point of view
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perturb
to trouble or make uneasy
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prodigious
extraordinary in size
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relevant
related
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stikkish
extremely nervous
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tether
to tie up
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unison
in harmony
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vie
to compete
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willful
self willed
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annul
to cancel
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blasé
passionate
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bolster
to support
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deplore
to feel or express disapproval
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frivolous
silly and foolish
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muster
to bring together
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nonentity
something of no importance
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obsess
preoccupy
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ornate
fancy and elaborate
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oust
to remove by force
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peruse
to read through carfully
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porous
full of tiny holes
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promontory
basically a cliff
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prone
inclined, likely
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qualm
regret
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recourse
something turned for help or advice
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residue
remains
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solicitous
concerned
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staid
quiet in character
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sustain
to support or suffer
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addendum
attachment
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aghast
shocked and horrified
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ample
more than enough
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apparition
a ghost or ghostly figure
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assert
to declare as truth
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cower
to shirk away in fear
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disdain
to reject, a feeling of contempt
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epitaph
a statement written on a tomb
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ethical
having to do with morals
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facetious
humorous
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inaudible
not able to be heard
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indiscriminate
without restraint, random
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intrigue
a scheme or plot
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jurisdiction
area of authority or control
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plausible
appearing true
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plebeian
lower class
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prodigal
very wasteful and extravagant
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proximity
closeness
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pulverize
to grind
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volatile
highly changable
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abashed
embarrassed
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aloof
distant
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anguish
misery, to cause pain
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articulate
to pronounce distinctly
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bask
wallow or revel (in the sun)
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defect
a flaw
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finesse
skill
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flaunt
to flutter
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forthright
direct, straightforward
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genial
friendly
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instill
to add gradually
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ostracize
to exclude from a group
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premonition
forewarning of a future event
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pseudonym
a pen name
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purge
to cleanse, purify
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rehabilitate
to rebuild and reform
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repercussion
a consequence of an action or event
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resolute
determined
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retentive
retaining knowledge easily
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scapegoat
whipping boy
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acme
the highest point
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attribute
a trait
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belittle
to minimize something
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convey
to transport
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doctrine
a belief or teaching
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excise
to cut out, to remove by cutting
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exotic
foreign, strange
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haggard
thin, pale, and gaunt
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jaunty
lively
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juncture
a joining together
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menial
lowly, humble
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parry
to fend off
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predatory
preying on something
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ravage
to destroy, ruin
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stance
a posture, way of holding the body
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tawdry
showy and flashy
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turncoat
a person who switches to the opposition
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unassuming
modest
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wallow
to roll about clumsily
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waver
to hesitate
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abut
to join at one end
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attire
clothes
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avail
to profit or benefit
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crony
a very close friend
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cryptic
puzzling
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divergent
different
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enmity
hatred
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fervent
passionate, emotional
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gaunt
thin and bony
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infiltrate
slip or creep into
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nullify
to cancel
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perceptible
noticeable
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plummet
to plunge straight down
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proclaim
to declare publicly
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proxy
a substitute or agent
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rankle
to cause anger
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scavenger
rummager
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stint
a limit or restriction
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stoical
self controlled
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unflagging
tireless, steady
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apt
suitable, appropriate
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awry
in a twisted position, wrong, askew
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bludgeon
a club used as a weapon, to use force for an argument
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capitulate
give up
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chafe
an injury or sore caused by rubbing
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defile
to make dirty, a narrow passage
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dire
dreadful, urgent
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disarming
charming
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disgruntled
in bad humor, annoyed
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encroach
to advance beyond the proper limits
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endow
to furnish
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fend
to resist
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impunity
freedom from punishment
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mien
an expression
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penal
having to do with punishment
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pertinent
related to the matter at hand, to the point
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predominant
most common, greatest in power
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prodigy
a child with extreme talent
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recluse
a person who stays withdrawn from society
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accord
an agreement
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barter
to trade
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curt
short, briefly rude
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devise
to plan or think out
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dexterous
skillful with one’s hands
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engross
to absorb fully
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entail
to involve
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ferret
to search, a type weasel
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habituate
to become used to
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impending
about to happen
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personable
pleasing, attractive
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rue
to regret
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scoff
to make fun of
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transition
a change from one to another
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trepidation
trembling, fear
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upbraid
to blame
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veritable
true
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vex
to annoy
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vitality
strength, stamina
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whimsical
odd, playful
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appease
to make calm
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belated
late, tardy
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calamitous
causing great misfortune
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cite
to quote, mention
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conventional
ordinary, common
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decoy
to lure into a trap
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delve
to dig and search
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ensue
to follow in order, to come immediately after
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gallantry
heroic courage
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impart
to make known, to give
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judicious
showing good judgment
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mediate
to bring an agreement between two parties
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milieu
the setting, an environment
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outlandish
bizarre, odd
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overbearing
overriding, overpowering
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pert
lively, bold
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quirk
peculiarity
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regale
entertain
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shiftless
lazy
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taint
a stain, to stain
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renown
fame, glory
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abdicate
to resign
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bestow
to give as a gift
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capacious
roomy, able to hold a lot
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caustic
able to burn or eat away by chemical action
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crusade
a strong movement towards something, a campaign
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deface
to destroy the appearance of something
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embargo
stoppage, boycott
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fallacy
a false notation or belief
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levity
lack of seriousness
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mendicant
a beggar
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nauseate
to make sick
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negate
to invalidate, nillify
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pivotal
essential
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recipient
one who receives
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ruse
a trick
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teem
to swarm, overflow
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ungainly
clumsy, awkward
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tractable
easily managed
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voracious
having a huge appetite
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tenet
an opinion, belief
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adapt
to adjust or change
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attest
to bear witness, to affirm to be true
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dovetail
to fit together exactly
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enormity
the quality of exceeding all moral bounds, an evil act, huge in size
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falter
to hesitate
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foreboding
a feeling that something bad will happen
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forlorn
totally abandoned and helpless
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haughty
chillingly proud and scornful
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impediment
a physical defect
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imperative
necessary, urgent
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loiter
to linger in an aimless way
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malinger
to goof off, shirk
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pithy
short but full of meaning
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plunder
to rob by force
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simper
to snicker, giggle
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steadfast
firmly fixed, steady
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vaunted
boasted in a vain way, cocky
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vilify
to abuse or belittle
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waif
a person without a home
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wry
twisted, turned to one side
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amplify
to make stronger and louder
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armistice
a temporary peace, halt in fighting
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arrogant
overbearing, haughty
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bland
mold, soothing
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disclaim
to deny interest in, disavow
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epoch
an era
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estrange
to drift apart, become unfriendly
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gratify
to please, delight
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infinite
unlimited
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irascible
easily made angry
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kindred
relatives
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naive
innocent
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niche
a nook, alcove in the wall
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obliterate
to destroy utterly
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ramshackle
loose and shaky
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ransack
to rob, plunder
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rote
a set routine without thinking
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solvent
financially sound
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tedious
long and tiresome
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vendor
a person who sells something
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abyss
a deep, bottomless pit
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befall
to happen, occur
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crucial
critical, important
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dregs
the remainders
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embody
to personify
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exasperate
to irratate
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fiasco
disaster
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garnish
a final decoration
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heritage
an inheritance
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inert
lifeless, unable to move
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mercenary
working only for self-gain
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negligent
careless
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oblivion
forgetfulness
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opus
an impressive piece of work
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pallid
pale, lacking color
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parable
a story with morals
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rational
reasonable
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stricture
a limitation
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reciprocal
shared, give and take between two things
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veneer
a thin outer layer
