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Perennial

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lasting for a long time, persistent

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Debris

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scattered fragments, wreckage

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Deadlock

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To bring such a standstill

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Circumspect

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careful, cautious

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Salvage

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To save from fire or shipwreck

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Admonish

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to caution or advise against something ; to scold mildly ; to remind of duty

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Dilemma

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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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Relinquish

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to let go or give up

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Spurious

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Not genuine, not true, not valid

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Unbridled

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lacking in restraint

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Spasmodic

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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

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Muddle

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to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by

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Breach

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an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

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Efface

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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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Predispose

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to incline to before hand

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Brigand

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a bandit, a robber, outlaw, highway man

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Diffuse

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to spread or scatter freely or widely

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Opinionated

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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

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Commandeer

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to seize for military or official use

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Cumbersome

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clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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Illegible

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difficult or impossible to read

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Sully

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to soil, tarnish, defile, besmirch

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Dissolute

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loose in one’s moral or behavior

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Jeer

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a rude remark of derision

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Unflinching

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firm, showing no sign of fear, not drawing back

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Alien

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a citizen of another country

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Tantalize

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to tease

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Expulsion

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the process of driving or forcing out

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Comely

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having a pleasing pleasure

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Fortify

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to strengthen, build up

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Terse

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brief and to the point

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Subjugate

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to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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Proliferate

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to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly

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Compensate

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to make up for; to repay for services

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Fodder

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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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Feint

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to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

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Adjourn

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to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

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Lucrative

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bringing in money; profitable

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Mediocre

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average, ordinary, undistinguished

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Erratic

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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

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Pilfer

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to steal in small quantities

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Abridge

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to make shorter

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Semblance

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a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

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Usurp

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to seize and hold a position by force or without right

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Irate

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angry

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Marauder

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a raider, plunderer

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Dissent

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to disagree

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Terminate

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to bring to an end

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Cherubic

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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face

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Pauper

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an extremely poor person

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Altercation

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an angry argument

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Eminent

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famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

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Trite

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commonplace; overused, stale

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Gluttony

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engaging in extremely eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

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Rift

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a split, break, breach

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Condone

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to pardon or overlook

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Dissent

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disagreement

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Adherent

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a follower, supporter

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Exorcise

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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something trouble; menacing or oppresive

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Fabricate

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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

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