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approbate

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v. approve; allow; pass

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arbitrary

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adj. determined by chance, and not by reason

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authoritarian

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adj. characterized by absolute obedience to authority

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banish

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v. to force to leave a place by official decree; exile; to drive away; expel

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befitting

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v. to be proper to

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beneficial

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adj. receiving or entitling one to receive advantage

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bicker

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n. a constant quarreling

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bureaucracy

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n. administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments

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camouflage

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n. the method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them seem as part of the natural surroundings

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chaos

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n. a condition or place of great disorder or confusion; a disorderly mass

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compensate

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v. to pay back; to neutralize or make equal

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complementary

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adj. forming or serving as complement; completing

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concur

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v. to act together to a common end; to agree

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condescension

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n. the act of patronizing superior behavior or attitude

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15
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depravity

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n. moral corruption or degradation

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deteriorate

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v. to diminish or impair in quality or value

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didactic

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adj. designed to teach

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18
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diligence

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n. hard work

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19
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disinclination

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n. a mild aversion or reluctance

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disparity

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n. the condition or fact of being unequal

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disseminate

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v. to scatter widely; to spread abroad

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dissent

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v. to differ in opinion or feeling; disagree

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divert

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v. to turn aside from a course; to distract

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embargo

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n. an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports; a stoppage

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embellish

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v. to make beautiful; to decorate

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enact

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v. to make into law

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27
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espouse

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v. to take in marriage; to marry

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exasperation

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n. the state of being frustrated and annoyed

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excavate

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v. to make a hole in; to hollow out

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expedient

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adj. speedy; appropriate to a purpose

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extravagant

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adj. extremely elaborate; exceeding the limit

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facsimile

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n. an exact copy; fax

33
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fallacy

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n. a trickery; deceptive; a false or mistaken idea

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galvanize

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v. to stimulate or excite

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garnish

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adj. extremely vivid, bright, or colorful; tastelessly showy

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graze

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v. to feed on growing grasses and herbage; to eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal; to eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals

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hologram

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n. a three-dimensional image reproduced from a patter or interference produced by a split coherent beam of radiation

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immaculate

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adj. impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error

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impassive

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adj. giving no sign of feeling or emotion

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imperturbable

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adj. extremely calm; impassive

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inaudible

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adj. impossible to hear

42
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incite

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v. to provoke and urge on

43
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incompetent

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adj. lacking the qualities needed for effective action

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incredulous

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adj. not believable; unwilling to accept to what is true

45
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influx

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n. a coming in

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ingenious

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adj. marked by especial aptitude at discovering, inventing, or contriving

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inimitable

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adj. not capable of being imitated; matchless

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innocuous

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adj. having no adverse effect; harmless; not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion

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insinuate

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v. to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or secret way

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inundation

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n. a flood; being overwhelmed

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invigorate

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v. to give life and energy to

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luminous

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adj. emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light

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mar

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v. to inflict damage on; spoil

54
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meager

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adj. deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty

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mediate

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v. to bring about a resolution or settlement between those who are in conflict

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mediocre

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adj. moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary

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mutation

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n. a significant and basic alteration

58
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objectionable

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adj. undesirable; offensive

59
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obliging

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v. to do a favor for

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oblique

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adj. having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; indirect or evasive

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ostentatious

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adj. overly showy, pretentious

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overbearing

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adj. bringing down by superior weight or force; to overwhelm; to dominate

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pacify

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v. to ease the anger or agitation of

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pompous

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adj. characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity

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prodigious

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adj. impressively great in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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redundant

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adj. similarity or repetition; using more words than necessary

67
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remuneration

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adj. a payment for a service, loss, or expense

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resent

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v. to hate; to feel or express annoyance

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resplendent

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adj. shining brightly and brilliantly

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retract

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v. to take back; disavow

71
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scant

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adj. barely sufficient; falling short of a specific measure

72
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seditious

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adj. taking part in a resistance towards authorities

73
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snide

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adj. saying negative things in a malicious, superior way

74
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standby

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adj. kept in reserver for use when needed

75
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stern

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adj. hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

76
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superfluous

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adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; unnecessary

77
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surge

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v. to move in a billowing or swelling manner in or as in in waves

78
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tact

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n. acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending

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