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Gouge

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Makes a groove in

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Refractory

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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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Supersede

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Take the place or move in the position of

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Stolid

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Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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Placate

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Cause to be more favorably inclined

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Inadvertently

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Without knowledge or intention

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Apprise

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Make aware of

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Efficacy

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Capacity or power to produce a desired effect

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Diffidence

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Lack of self assurance

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Tractable

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Readily reacting to suggestions and influences

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Lethargic

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Deficient in alertness or activity

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Pragmatic

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Concerned with practical matters

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one possible meaning

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Impurity

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The condition of extraneous elements

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Discredit

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Reject as false; refuse to accept

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Hardship

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Something hard to endure

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Grudging

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Petty or reluctant in giving or spending

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Mar

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Render imperfect

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Scabbard

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A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

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Upbraid

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Expresses criticism towards

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Warble

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Sing or play with trills

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Minute

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Infinitely or immeasurably small

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Accord

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A written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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Evident

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Clearly revealed to the mind or the sense or judgement

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Fraught
Marked by distress
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Intend
Have in mind as a purpose
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Conceit
An artistic device or effect
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Equable
Not varying
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Pastoral
Devoted to raising sheep or cattle
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Disapprobation
Pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
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Ellipsis
Omission or suppression of parts as words or sentences
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Pusillanimous
Lacking in courage, strength and resolution
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Yeoman
A freeman who cultivated his own land
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Precept
A doctrine hat is taught
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Nexus
The means of connection between things linked in series
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Pork barrel
Appropriations designed to ingratiate constituents
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Ensconce
Fix firmly
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Punctuality
At the proper time
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Vicissitude
A variation in circumstances or fortune
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Pendulous
Hangly loosely or bending downward
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Bibliophile
Someone who loves and usually collect books
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Hicety
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
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Privation
A state of extreme poverty
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Superannuated
Old; no longer valid or fashionable
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Gainsay
Take exception to
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Execrate
Curse or declare to be evil or anathema
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Conceited
Having an exaggerated sense of self importance
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Caucus
A closed political meeting
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Stentorian
Very loud and booming
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Defensive
Intended or appropriate for detering aggressionnor attack
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Tenacious
Stubbornly unyielding
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Complacent
Contended to a fault with oneself or ones actions
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Fidelity
Accuracy with which a system reproduces it’s input signal
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Succinct
Briefly giving the gist of something
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Venerate
Regard with feeling of respect and reverence
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Pivotal
Being of crucial importance
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Amicable
Characterized by friendship and goodwill
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Feign
Give a false appearance of
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Reign
Rule or have supreme power
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Coup
A sudden and decisive change of government by force
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Abate
Become less in amount or intensity
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Vain
Characteristic of false pride
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Yield
The income or profit arising from transaction
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Compel
Force something to do something
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Advocate
A person who pleads for a person, cause or idea
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Alleged
Declared but not proved
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Cede
Relinquished possession or control over
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Afflict
Cause physical pain or suffering in
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Conspicuous
Obvious to the eye or mind
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Insurgent
A member of a irregular force that fights a stronger force
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Austere
Severely simple
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Admonish
Scold or reprimand;take to task
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Deference
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
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Neglected
Disregarded
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Insinuate
Suggest in an indirect or covert way;give to understand
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Explicate
Make plain and comprehensible
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Decorum
Propriety in manners and conduct
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Chagrined
Feeling or cause to feel uneasy and self conscious
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Audacious
Disposed to venture or take this
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Intrepid
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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Surreptitious
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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Required
Necessary by rule
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Stalwart
Dependable
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Brusque
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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Subordinate
Lower in rank or importance
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Apprehensive
In fear or dread of possible evil or harm
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Proscribe
Command against
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Infallible
Incapable of failure or error
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Meticulous
Marked by precise accordance with details
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Deferential
Showing courteous regard for people’s feelings
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Comply
Act in accordance with someone’s rules, commands or wishes
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Deploy
Use it distribute systematically or strategically
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Inept
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgement or finesse
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Conscientious
Characterized by extreme case and great efforts
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Malevolent
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
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Treacherous
Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
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Irate
Feeling or showing extreme anger
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Antecedent
A preceding occurrence or cause or event
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Lucidity
Freedom from obscurity of expression; comprehensibility
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Corporeal
Having material or physical form of substance

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