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decry

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disapprove of

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rarefy

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to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine

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discountenance

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refuse to approve of

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disencumber

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free from encumbrance

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5
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derision

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ridicule | scorn | treat with contempt

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disparage / -ging

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to belittle | denigrate / derogative

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correlate

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have a mutual relation

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abraded

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rubbed off worn away by friction

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indulgent

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benignly permissive | yielding to the wishes of others

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recant

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take back as being FALSE give up

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exorbitant

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much too high or great

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contemn

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to scorn or despise

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cajole

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use flattery or deceit to persuade

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disconsolate

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sad beyond comforting | incapable of being consoled

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entomology

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study of Insects

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callow

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immature | inexperienced | unsophisticated | fledgling | naive

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conciliatory

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reconciling soothing comforting mollifying

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18
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prodigal

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wasteful reckless with money

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Impious

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Not pious | irreverent | disrespectful

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20
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precis

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A concise summary of essential facts | an abstract

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transgress

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break go beyond (a limit)

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arduous

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steep difficult ascent laborious

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23
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daunt

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intimidate make fearful

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apprise

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make aware of | give information or notice to | Gain in value (of currency)

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lithe

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bending twisting

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cadge

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to beg to get by begging

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27
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glean

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gather facts in small quantities

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28
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meticulous

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giving great attention to details

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29
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Orthodontics

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study of teeth and straightening of teeth

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30
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nostrum

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a quack remedy an untested cure

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scurrilous

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expressing offensive reproach | vulgar | coarse | opprobrious

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fetid

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stinking | malodorous | putrid | foetid

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refractory

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stubborn | unmanageable | recalcitrant | fractious | intractable | froward

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figurehead

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carved image on the prow of a ship

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deprave

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make morally bad corrupt

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foment

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put something warm (to lessen pain) | to stir up public opinion | instigate

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mordant

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harshly ironic or sinister

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minatory

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menacing | threatening

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asseverate

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To declare seriously or positively; affirm; avow

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atonement

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repayment | death of Jesus

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convivial

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friendly | occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

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exhort

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to strongly urge | force

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doggerel

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trivial | poorly constructed verse

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probity

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uprightness | incorruptibility | principle

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stentorian

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extremely loud and powerful

46
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bedizen

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to adorn | especially in a cheap and showy manner

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impromptu

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without preparation | extempore

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pecuniary

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relating to or involving money | monetary

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pachyderm

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thick skin

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axiom

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a universally accepted principle | self evident truth

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attenuate

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make thin. Weaken | enervate

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ennui (pron: on-WE)

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dissatisfaction and restlesness as a result of boredom

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asperity

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hardship | something hard to endure | harshness | irritability |

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brinkmanship

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the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

55
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epilogue

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short passage/speech after the end of a book/play | antonym of prologue

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preen

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tidy / show self-satisfaction

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furtive

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marked by stealth | covert | clandestine | surreptitious

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indigence

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a state of extreme poverty

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aloof

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reserved indifferent

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paucity

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scarcity | a lacking of

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droll

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curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; jesting

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forbearance

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patience willingness to wait

63
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militate

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have force or influence | bring about an effect or change

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imprecate

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to invoke or conjure a curse (as an insult) | malediction

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infuse

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put | pour | fill

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fulsome

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excessive or insincere, esp in an offensive or distasteful way | full, rich or abundant | disgusting; loathsome

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encumbrance

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burden things that get on the way of

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arrogate

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demand as being one’s property | seize and take control without authority

69
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indolence

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avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

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raconteur

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person who tells anecdotes

71
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surfeit

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an excessive amount of something

72
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aphorism

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a pithy observation that contains a general truth

73
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axiomatic

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self-evident or unquestionable | taken as given

74
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simulacrum

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an image or representation, without the substance or qualities of the original

75
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anhedonia

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inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something); fragrant or sweet-smelling

77
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parallax

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the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g., through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera

78
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ultracrepidarianism

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the habit of giving opinions and advice on matters outside of one’s knowledge

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ensorcell

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To enchant, fascinate

80
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praxis

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Practice, as distinguished from theory

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