week 5 mon

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zeitgeist

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the trend or spirit of the times

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hallmark

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ay mark of genuineness

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florid

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flushed with a rosy color

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elicit

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to draw out, invoke

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induce

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to influence with persuasion

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exuberant

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lively, happy, good spirited

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ascribe

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to attribute to a specific source

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derelict

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abandoned

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goad

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to prod or urge

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antediluvian

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very old

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incumbent

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necessary or obligatory

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proscribe

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to prohibit or forbid

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carte blanche

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unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion

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subjective

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based on experience or feeling, not fact

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purport

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to claim falsely

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contemporary

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of the same time period

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encroach

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to infringe, intrude

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callous

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lacking pity or mercy

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noisome

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disgustingly offensive

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culminate

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reach the highest point

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berserk

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dangerously destructive

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extant

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currently or actually existing

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quail

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to draw back in fear

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tactile

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relating to the sense of touch

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diffuse

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to spread around or scatter

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inundate

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to flood

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, exaggerated

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wax

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to become larger

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ethereal

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delicate, soft, airy, intangible

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canon

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a law or body of laws | established principal for basis of judgement

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till

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to prepare soil for planting

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dismal

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causing gloom or depression

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impute

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to assign credit of guilt/blame

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junta

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a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power

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predilection

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a preference

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epitome

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the perfect example

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conceit

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a fanciful idea or image

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baleful

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harmful or threatening harm

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ameliorate

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to improve, become better

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orient

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to establish one's location

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vex

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to disturb, distress

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variegated

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distinctly marked with various colors

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vertiginous

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causing dizziness

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upshot

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the decisive or final result

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effervescent

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giving off gas bubbles | high spirits or excitement

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retrospect

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in consideration of past events

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laity

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all people not belonging to a profession

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bifurcate

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to split into 2 parts

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affable

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friendly

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verity

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a widely accepted truth

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verbatim

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word for word

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abrogate

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to cancel or repeal by authority

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discreet

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careful about one says or does

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altercation

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a heated or noisy argument

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outmoded

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no longer in fashion

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feud

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a bitter, prolonged quarrel

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delude

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to deceive

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metaphysical

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abstract | having no physical form

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kudos

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glory, fame

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down (pacified) | relentless

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pinnacle

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the highest point

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obeisance

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a gesture out of respect

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havoc

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great destruction

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maudlin

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excessively sentimental

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden emotion | impulsive

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attrition

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gradual reduction

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imminent

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impending, likely to happen

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time

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firebrand

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one who stirs up trouble

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privation

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lack of basic necessities

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compendium

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a short, complete summary