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Expatriate

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Exile; Someone who has withdrawn from his native land

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Girth

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Distance around something; Circumfernce

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Rapt

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Absorbed; Enchanted

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Genteel

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Well-bred; Elegant

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Impetuous

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Violent; Hasty; Rash

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Pine

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Languish, decline; Long for, yearn

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Solvent

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Able to pay all debts

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Murky

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Dark and gloomy; Thick with fog; Vague

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Unfathomable

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Imcomprehensible; Impenetrable

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Nascent

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Incipient; Coming into being

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Medley

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Mixture

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Trappings

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Outward decorations; Ornaments

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Iniquious

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Wicked; Immoral; Unrighteous

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Discordant

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Not harmonious; Conflicting

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Placid

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Peaceful; Calm

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Microcosm

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Small world; The world in miniature

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Quarry

A

Dig into

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Indices

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Signs; Indications

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Abjure

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Renounce upon oath

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Aquiline

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Curved, hooked

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Complementary

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Serving to complete something

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Homage

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Honor; Tribute

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Precipitous

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Steep; Overhasty

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Reiterate

A

Repeat

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Skirmish

A

Minor fight

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Decrepit

A

Worn out b age

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Mirage

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Unreal reflection; Optical illusion

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Entrepreneur

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Businessman; Contractor

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Frgality

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Thrift; Economy

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Pall

A

Grow tiresome

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Passport

A

Legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing him or her to travel abroad

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Abbreviate

A

Shorten

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Affected

A

Artificial; Pretended; Assumed in order to impress

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Exemplary

A

Serving as a model; Outstanding

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Supercilious

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Arrogant; Condescending; Patronizing

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Transcendent

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Surpassing; Exceeding ordinary limits; Superior

37
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Unctuous

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Oily; Bland; Insincerely suave

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Dissection

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Analysis; Cutting apart in order to examine

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Prototype

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Original work as a model by others

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Delirium

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Mental disorder marked by confusion

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Primordial

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Existing at the beginning (of time); Rudimentary

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Subjective

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Occurring or taking place within the subject; Unreal

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Prune

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Cut away; Trim

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Justification

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Good or just reason; Defense; Excuse

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Maim

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Mutilate; Injure

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