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Aberrant

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abnormal

abnormal ant

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Abound

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bountiful, plentiful

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Acetic

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acidic, acetic acid

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Accentuate

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highlight, emphasize

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Adhere

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follow

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Ambivalence

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mixed feelings

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Avaricious

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greedy

ebeneezer, avar = greedy

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Bellicose

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warlike + aggressive

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Beneficiary

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inheritor

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Bureaucratic

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administrative, procedural

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Buttress

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support; think fat king on a mattress

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Cacophony

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bad sounds

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Capricious

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impulsive

kid keeps on randomly getting caprisuns

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14
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Commissioned

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authorized

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15
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Concede

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admit

I concede that I ate the last cookie

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16
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Conjecture

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guess, assumption

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Contrive

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devise, plan

create plan

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Corollary

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consequence

x causes… = x is a corollary of…

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Curtail

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curt = short, so shorten

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Cull

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select, remove

it’s time to remove the corn off the fields

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21
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Daft

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dumb

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Dearth

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shortage

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Delve

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investigate, explore

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Denigrate

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defame

de=negative + nigra = blacken
blacken someone’s reputation

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Deprecate

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criticize

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Deride

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mock

mock so hard he falls of his horse

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27
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Disconcerting

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unsettling

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28
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Disparate

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separate; different

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29
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Dissent

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disagreement

diss tracks are due to disagreements

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30
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Dulcet

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dulce, sweet

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31
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Edifice

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edificio, building

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32
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Effusive

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overenthusiastic

Elle from StuCo was effusive

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Elusive

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hard to find

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Engender

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cause, produce

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35
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Epitomizing

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symbolizing

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36
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Equanimity

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calmness

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37
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Equivocal

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unclear

think: equal voices so you don’t know who it is

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Exalt

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praise

think: Mark Antony + JC

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Foment

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Instigate, encourage growth

Form it; foam up movements

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40
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Foreground

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emphasize

stomp into the ground for emphasis

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41
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Fortitude

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courage

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42
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Garish

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weirdly flashy, bad taste

garfield weird fashion clothing

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43
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Germane

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relevant

germany try to stay relevant in history

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44
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Guild

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association, union

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Haphazard

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random, unplanned

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Histrionic

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dramatic, historical

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Illustrious

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renowned, famous

illuminated + famous

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Imperceptible

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un-seeable, so undetectable

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Implacable

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unforgiving; unable to be placated (calmed down)

50
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Imposing

51
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Ineluctable

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un-elusive, unavoidable

52
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Ineffable

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indescribable, idfk

53
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Insipid

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bland, dull

54
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Insuperable

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unbeatable

55
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Jaunt

A

little trip

56
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Lambast

A

blast, criticize

the lamb got blasted

57
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Languish

58
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Latent

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dormant, hidden

latent viruses in the dna

59
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Levity

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light-heartedness

60
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Lithe

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flexible, graceful

ballerina lithe body

61
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Manifesto

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declaration, statement

62
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Melancholy

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sadness, gloom

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Mirth

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Nebulous

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vague, unclear

65
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Nefarious

A

Dr. Nefario, evil

66
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Obdurate

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stubborn, inflexible

he’s too obtuse and stubborn to do yoga

67
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Obsequious

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Overly submissive

68
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Obstinate

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Palpable

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tangible, noticeable

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Paucity

71
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Pertinent

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to the point, specific

72
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Portend

A

foreshadow

predict the end

73
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Posit

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propose, suggest

74
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Pragmatic

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realistic, practical

75
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Precarious

76
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Preemptive

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preventive

77
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Presuppose

78
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Pretentious

79
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Prosocial

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cooperative

80
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Prudent

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cautious

a cautious prune

81
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Quaint

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charming, old-fashioned

82
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Recant

A

retract

I would like to recant that statement, your honour.

83
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Renounce

A

reject, abandon

renounce the marriage proposal

84
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Repress

85
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Reprise

A

repeat

repeating sunrise

86
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Repudiate

A

reject, deny

87
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Scintillate

A

shine, sparkle

88
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Strenuously

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vigorously, intensely

89
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Subsistence

90
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Subversive

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rebellious

divergent

91
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Supposition

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assumption; I suppose

92
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Surmise

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guess, infer

93
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Surreptitious

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secretly, stealthy

94
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Tenuous

95
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Tepid

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unenthusiastic

meh; slow wow clap

96
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Torpor

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sluggish, lethargy

97
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Trenchant

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sharp, cutting; harsh criticism

98
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Ubiquitous

A

everywhere

99
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Unobtrusive

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subtle, undetectable

100
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Verity

101
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Verisimilitude

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realism, believability

Ver (truth), simi (similar) = similar to truth

102
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Vindicate

A

justify, clear

103
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Visceral

A

gut feeling

104
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Vociferous

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loud, outspoken

loud voice for us

105
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Wayward

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erratic, unpredictable

106
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Sanguine

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optimistic

107
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Recalcitrant

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uncooperative, rebellious, difficult to deal with

108
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Misanthropic

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antisocial, hates humanity and humankind

109
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Earnest

110
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Preclude

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prevent, stop, rule out

111
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Obfuscate

A

complicate

112
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Eminent

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Enervate

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drain the energy

114
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Adroitness

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skill, talent

115
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Adjudicate

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gov decision

116
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Stipulate

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specify constraints

117
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Candid

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