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abdicate

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give up a position of power

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abet

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aid in wrongdoing

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accolade

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praise, distinction

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accost

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harass

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adept

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skilled, talented

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alchemy

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medieval chemical philosophy based on the transmutation of base metals in gold

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alimony

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maintenance

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ambiguous

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uncertain

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ambivalent

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conflicted

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antediluvian

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out of date

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apathy

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indifference

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity

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atrophy

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waste away

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autocrat

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dictator

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aviary

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large enclosure housing birds

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banal

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trite

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bastion

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fortress

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bay

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bark

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be-

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on, around, over

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bedevil

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afflict

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befall

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happen

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befuddle

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confuse

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begrudge

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resent

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beleaguer

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harass

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bemoan

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mourn

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bemuse

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confuse

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berate

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scold

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bereft

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deprived of something

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beseech

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plead

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besmirch

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soil, dirty

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bestride

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sit or stand astride on

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buffet

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batter

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cabal

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small group of secret plotters

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cache

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hiding place

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capitulate

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surrender

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cataclysm

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violent upheaval, disaster

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chicanery

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fraud

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chortle

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chuckle

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clout

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influence

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cohort

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companion or associate

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condone

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pardon

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coven

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group of witches

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crass

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rude

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crestfallen

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depressed

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cursory

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hasty

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decry

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belittle

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deride

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mock

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devoid

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lacking

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disheveled

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untidy, messy

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docile

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tame

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dowry

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money or property given by a bride’s family to her husband

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ebb

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recede

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emaciated

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very thin

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embellish

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decorate

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empathy

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understanding of another’s motives

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emphatic

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forceful

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engender

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cause, create

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enigma

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puzzle

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esoteric

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understood only by a learned few

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expiate

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atone

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extraneous

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not essential

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felicitous

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appropriate

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filibuster

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to speak a lot to delay

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ford

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to wade through

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garner

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gather

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germinate

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begin to grow

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gnostic

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having to do with knowledge

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hegemony

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predominant influence

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incarcerate

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put in jail

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inculcate

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teach

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indigent

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very poor

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indignant

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angry

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insurmountable

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not able to be overcome

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invective

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characterized by abusive language

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jingoism

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extreme nationalism characterized by belligerent foreign policy

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jocular

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jovial

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lumber

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walk or move with heavy clumsiness

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mar

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damage, ruin

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nomenclature

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systematic naming in art or science

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notorious

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infamous

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paragon

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ideal example

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parvenu

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an upstart

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plutocracy

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government by the wealthy

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ponderous

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cumbersome

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provincial

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unsophisticated

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pugnacious

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aggressive

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ramble

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roam, wander

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raze

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annihilate

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rife

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abundant

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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sapient

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wise

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scrutinize

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inspect carefully

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sere

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withered, dry

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sobriety

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seriousness

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somnambulist

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sleepwalker

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sonorous

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loud sounding

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals

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spry

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nimble, lithe

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steep

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soak

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stultify

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render useless

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stupor

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state of extreme apathy or mental and physical inactivity

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sublime

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uplifting

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subsidiary

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secondary

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sullen

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sad

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sully

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blemish

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sumptuous

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lavish, extravagant

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supercilious

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haughty

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superficial

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only the surface

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tenable

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supportable

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tertiary

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thirdly

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travesty

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mockery

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tribunal

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court of justice

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troubadour

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strolling minstrel

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unbridled

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unrestrained

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urchin

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mischievous youngster

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vendetta

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destructive feud

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venerate

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revere

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verbose

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wordy

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victuals

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provisions

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virago

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strong, aggressive woman

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vitiated

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corrupt, debase

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vulpine

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cunning, clever

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wax

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gradually increase

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wizened

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shriveled

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yokel

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redneck

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yore

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times long past

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zealot

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fanatic

SAT Baer Morrissey Vocab (5 decks)

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