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Abduct

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kidnap, carry off

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Acclaim

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cheer, praise

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Acute

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sharp, crucial

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Adhere

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stick to

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Adjourn

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suspend

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Admonish

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scold

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Adorn

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decorate

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Adversary

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opponent

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Affable

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agreeable

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Affectation

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something someone does to try to

impress others

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Aghast

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shocked and appaled

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Alleviate

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relieve

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Allure

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attraction, temptation

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Aloof

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cool and detached

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Altruistic

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charity and compassioin

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Amend

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alter and improve

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Amorous

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romantic

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Amorphous

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vague, shapeless

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Animosity

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ill will, bad feelings

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Annihilate

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destroy

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Antidote

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remedy

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Aperture

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opening, space circular

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Aqueous

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water

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Artifice

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a trick or deception

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Astute

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shrewd and perceptive

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Atrocity

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horrible brutal act

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Audacity

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boldness or daring, disregard for safety

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Banal

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boring and predictable

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Banish

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send away into exile

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Belligerence

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agressive hostility

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Benefactor

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someone who give financial or general assistance

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Bile

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ill temper

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Boisterous

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loud and unrestrained

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Bounty

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generosity in giving, reward

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Bravado

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showy display of courage

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Brevity

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not lasting a long time

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Cache

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hiding place for treasures

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Cajole

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to persuade with promises of flattery, coax

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Cascade

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waterfall

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Celestial

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relating to he heavens

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Chasm

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gorge or deep canyon

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Chorus

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group acting together

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Chronic

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long lasting

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Compel

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force someone to act

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Concise

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brief and compact

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Constrict

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squeeze, make tighter

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Contemplation

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thoughtful observation

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Contend

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fight or struggle against, debate

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Contentious

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eager to quarrel

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Convene

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assemble or meet

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Copious

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abundant, large in number

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Couplet

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unit of poetry with two rhyming lines

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Courier

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messenger

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Cue

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hint or guiding suggestion

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Dearth

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scarcity, lack

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Debris

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remains of something that has been destroyed

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Decade

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period of ten years

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Deceit

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deception

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Deficient

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defecting, or inadequate

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Deject

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to make sad

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Deluge

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flood of water
or
to overflow

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Destitute

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left without, poor

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Devotee

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a big fan of something

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Din

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loud, confused noise

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Dogged

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persistant in effort

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Dogmatic

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asserting without proof

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Eccentric

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odd person

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Effect

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the result, or an impression

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Eminent

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distinguished

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Encompass

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to form a circle around

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Enigma

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mystery or riddle

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Ensnare

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to capture

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Entice

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to lure with something

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Entourage

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group of followers

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Etiquette

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code of social behavior

manners, propriety, decorum

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Extroverted

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Outgoing person

gregarious

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Fauna

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animals of a given area

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Fickle

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easily changeable in emotions

inconstant

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Fidelity

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Faithful to duties

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Flagrant

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noticeable or glaring

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Flippant

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not serious, playful

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Foretell

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predict the future

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Formidable

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something big and impressive

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Futile

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useless

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Glib

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able to speak easily, often a lie

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Grovel

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to beg in front of someone

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Hasty

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done quickly

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Heed

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careful attention

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Hexagon

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six sides

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Hovel

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small miserable shack, shanty

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Imminent

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something about to happen

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Impasse

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dilemma without a clear solution

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Insurgent

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rising revolt or rebellion

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Mar

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to damage

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Melancholy

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sad

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Nebulous

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not well defined

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Olfactory

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regarding sense of smell

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Ominous

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threatening sign of something bad that

may happen

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Opportune

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appropriate time to do something

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Ostentatious

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flashy and showy

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Palatable

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good tasting, acceptable

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Paradox

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contradiction, a

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Peddle

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sell something small person to person

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Perjury

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making a false statement under oath

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Persevere

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continue despite setbacks

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Petrify

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turn to stone, paralyzed with fear

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