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watershed

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defining moment

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waylay

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ambush

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wheedle

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cajole

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wily

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sly

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windfall

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unexpected gain

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winsome

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attractive

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witticism

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clever remark

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zephyr

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light breeze

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vitriolic

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caustic

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virile

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manly

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vignette

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brief written description

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victuals

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food

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vestigial

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extremely small

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verisimilitude

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something that has the appearance of truth

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verdant

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green; lush

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venial

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forgivable

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upstart

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maverick; rebel

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untenable

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unable to be defended

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unctuous

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oily

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unheralded

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unannounced

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unintelligible

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garbled

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turgid

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swollen; pompous

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truculent

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belligerent

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treacly

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overly sentimental

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threadbare

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very worn

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temper

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lessen the severity of

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temerity

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reckless boldness

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tawdry

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gaudy

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table

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set asside an issue to be discussed at a later time

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synergistic

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working together and having a greater combined effect because of simultaneous operation

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sybarite

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hedonist

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surfeit

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surplus

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supplant

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replace

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subterfuge

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deception

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stupefy

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stun

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steadfastness

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loyalty

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specious

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not authentic; spurious

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spate

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outpouring

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sophistry

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invalid argument

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serendipity

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good fortune

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scrupulous

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very conscientious

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conscientious

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diligent

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sedulous

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assiduous

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whet

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sharpen; stimulate an interest in

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wary

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cautious

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tyro

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neophyte; beginner

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tout

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flaunt

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tome

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very big book

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tact

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diplomacy

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sway

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influence

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pact

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agreement

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oust

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forcibly remove a ruler from power

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opus

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great work

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onus

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duty or burden

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molt

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shed hair or feathers

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mire

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quagmire; swamp pit

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loom

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come into view, usually in a threatening manner

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laud

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adulate; praise

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iota

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very small amount

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hone

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sharpen

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heed

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listen to advice

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hale

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healthy

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hackneyed

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trite; stale

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glut

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oversupply

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glib

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easeful with speaking and storytelling

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garb

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clothing

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gale

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strong wind

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gait

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manner or rate of walking

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foil

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thwart

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fawn

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flatter subserviently

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dupe

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trick

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dolt

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obtuse person

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dire

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serious, urgent

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deft

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adept; skillful

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curt

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terse and brief bordering on rudeness

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boor

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rude person

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bilk

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steal; embezzle

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bevy

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large group

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bent

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predilection

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bard

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poet

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bane

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cause for ruin

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apex

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zenith

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ajar

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slightly open

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acme

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high point

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aesthete

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one who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness

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anomalous

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rare

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aphorism

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wise saying

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arable

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farmable

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arboreal

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relating to trees

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aspersion

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gossip

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asylum

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safe place to practice one’s religion or follow one’s conviction

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auspicious

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foretelling well for the future

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austerity

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sternness

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behemoth

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huge animal

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bequest

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gift upon one’s death

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brook

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endure

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bungle

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mess up

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byzantine

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ornate

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calumny

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defamation

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