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assertion

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something declared or stated positively

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exertion

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the use of power and of strength

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dissertion

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a formal and long paper, written for a degree for a university

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disconcert

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to upset and confuse

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certitude

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certainly, invevitability

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ascertain

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to discover, find out

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annex

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to attach oneself; take over

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nexus

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a connection, link, or intersection

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liaison

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intermediary; go between

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obligatory

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expected or required

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ligature

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a binding or joining

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sedition

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act or practice aimed at undermining authority; rebellion

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ambiance

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environment surrounding; atmosphere

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circuitous

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roundabout or lengthy

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transitory

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short-lived or temporary

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accede

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to agree, often at the urging of another

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antecedent

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one that precedes another

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precedent

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tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions

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contravene

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to violate or go against

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advenititious

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artificial; acquired

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parvenu

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someone newly wealthy

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icendiary

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inflaming, provoking heat or anger

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incense

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to infuriate; to make passionately angry

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inflammatory

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arousing anger or strong emotion

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flamboyant

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intended to attract attention; showy

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luster

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brilliance; brightness

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illustrious

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well-known and distinguished

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illustrative

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descriptive; representative

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fulminate

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to attack with words; denounce

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refulgent

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brilliantly illuminated; shining

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flagrant

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noticeably bad or offensive

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conflagration

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a large fire

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semantic

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having to do with the meaning of words or language

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semiotic

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of or relating to signs or symbols

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paradigm

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a pattern or model

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phraseology

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the way in which something is expressed; style

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metaphrase

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an exact translation or restatement

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paraphrase

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a summary that is not word for word

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demonstrative

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openly expressive of emotions

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remonstrate

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to protest or object

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ominous

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menacing; threatening

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abominable

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loathsome; disagreeable

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abomination

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something disgustingly offensive

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detrimental

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causing damage or harm; injurious

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contrite

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feeling regret and sorrow; penitent

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trite

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boring because of overuse or repitition

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detritus

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debris; junk

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attrition

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a lowering in number

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lenient

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not strict; generous

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lenitive

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easing pain or discord

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mollify

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to soothe the feelings of; to appease

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rudiment

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a basic idea or principle

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rudimentary

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undeveloped; very basic or simple

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implicit

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implied or understood but not directly experienced

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inexplicable

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difficult or impossible to explain

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diverge

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to branch out; to go different ways

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converge

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to come together, to gather, to meet

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acclivity

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a climbing slope; a hill

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declivity

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a downward slope; a dip

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proclivity

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a natural tendency towards

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contort

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to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape

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distort

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to misshape; missrepresent

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sinuous

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curving or twisting

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insinuate

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to suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion

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desultory

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moving or jumping from one thing to another

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resilient

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able to recover readily; persistent

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exultant

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marked by great joy or jubilation

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expendable

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not necessary; dispensable

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impending

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about to occur

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append

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to add as a supplement; attach

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subjective

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varying according to personal opinion or objective

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interject

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to insert between other elements

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undulate

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to move in a wavelike fashion; to ripple

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inundate

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to flood

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redound

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to have an effect

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disseminate

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to scatter; to spread

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seminal

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fundamentally influential; important

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florid

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overly decorated; showy

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flourish

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to thrive; to prosper

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deracinate

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to uproot; to remove from one’s homeland

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irradicable

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impossible to destroy

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eradicate

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to destroy; get rid of

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germinate

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to cause to grow

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germinal

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occuring in the earliest stage of development

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germane

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related to a subject or topic; relevant

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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decorous

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proper; mannerly

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adorn

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to decorate; heighten the beauty of

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suborn

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to convince someone to lie or commit a crime

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ornate

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heavily decorated; intricate

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formulaic

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done according to an overused method; trite

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formulate

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to come up with; devise

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inordinate

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too abundant; excessive

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ordain

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to formally order, command

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preordained

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determined in advance

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munificent

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generous; giving

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remunerate

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to compensate; pay

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communal

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shared by people of a community; public

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excommunicate

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to exclude from membership in a group

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incommunicado

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unable or not allowed to communicated with others

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appreciable

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able to be measured or perceived

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appraise

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to evaluate

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meritorious

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deserving reward or praise

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demerit

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a fault or flaw

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meretricious

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seemingly true, but actually false

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instill

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to gradually put into

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distill

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to extract the essence of

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ablution

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a cleansing, especially religious or spiritual

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alluvial

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deposited by a stream

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lachrymal

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having to do with tears

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lachrymose

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teary; oversentimental

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lavish

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(1) luxuriously abundant (2) to give in abundance

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riparian

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having to do with the banks of a body of water

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meander

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to wander; to move without direction

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fluent

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(1) able to speak smoothly (2) smooth

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fluctuate

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to change irregularly

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crevice

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a small crack

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crevasse

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a large, deep crack

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fission

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splitting

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fissure

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opening; split

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hiatus

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an interruption in space or time

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orotund

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(1) deep and full (2) pompous

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orifice

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mouth or opening

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excavate

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to dig up

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cavernous

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deep and empty

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concave

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curving toward

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