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1
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Banal

A

Hackneyed; Commonplace; Trite; Lacking originality

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Reputed

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Supposed

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Defiance

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Refused to yield; Resistance

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Equity

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Fairness; Justice

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Impudence

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Impertinence; Insolence

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Musty

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Stale; Spoiled by age

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Random

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Without definite purpose, plan or aim; Haphazard

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Reciprocate

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Repay in kind

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Array

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Marshal; Draw up in order

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Obscure

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Dark; Vague; Unclear

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Deflect

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Turn aside

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Franchise

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Right granted by authority; Right to vote; Business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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Enormity

A

Hugeness (in a bad sense)

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Pomposity

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Self0important behavior; Acting like a stuffed shirt

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Witless

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Foolish; Idiotic

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Corrode

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Destroy by chemical action

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Vortex

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Whirlwind; Whirlpool; Center of turbulence; Predicament into which one is inexorably plunged

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Unfetter

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Liberate; Free from chains

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Ire

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Anger

20
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Bask

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Luxuriate; Take pleasure in warmth

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Rapacious

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Excessively greedy; Predatory

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Infinitesimal

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Very small

23
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Embody

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Personify; Make concrete; Incorporate

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Linchpin

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Something that holds or links various parts together

25
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Unsightly

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Ugly

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Denouement

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Outcome; Final development of the plot of a play

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Specious

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Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; Misleading (often intentionally)

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Impertinent

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Insolent; Rude

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Cognate

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Relate linguistically; Allied by blood; Similar or akin in nature

30
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Bacchanalian

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Drunken

31
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Impediment

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Hindrance; Stunbling-block

32
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Illimitable

A

Infinite

33
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Exclaim

A

Cry out suddenly

34
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Ornithology

A

Study of birds

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Quizzical

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Teasing; Bantering; Mocking; Curious

36
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Aspire

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Seek to attain; Long for

37
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Noisome

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Foul-smelling; Unwholesome

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Implausible

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Unlikely; Unbelievable

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Censor

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Overseer of morals; Person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks; Subject (a book, a writer, etc) to censorship

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Retentive

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Holding; Having a good memory

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Fortuitous

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Accidental; By chance

42
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Assert

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Declare or state with confidence shelter; Protection​ ; Put oneself forward boldly

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Asylum

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Place of refuge or shelter; Protection

44
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Commodious

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Spacious and comfortable

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Checkered

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Marked by changed in fortune

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