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1
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Perpetual

A

Everlasting

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Effectual

A

Able to produce a desired effect; Valid

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Interrogate

A

Question closely; Research or examine in detail

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Germinal

A

Pertaining to a germ; Creative

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Faculty

A

Mental or bodily powers; Teaching staff

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Vituperative

A

Abusive; Scolding

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Incidence

A

Rate of occurrence; Particular occurrence

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Satire

A

Form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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Retain

A

Keep; Employ

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Seemly

A

Proper; Appropriate

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Opulence

A

Extreme wealth; Luxuriousness; Abundance

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Malingerer

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One who feigns illness to escape duty

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Bovine

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Cow-like; Placid and dull

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Penitent

A

Repentant

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Dishearten

A

Discourage; Cause to lose courage or hope

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Draconian

A

Extremely severe

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Nurture

A

Nourish; Educate; Foster

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Irksome

A

Annoying; Tedious

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Vex

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Annoy; Distress; Bring trouble or distress to

20
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Diversity

A

Variety; Dissimilitude

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Antithesis

A

Contrast; Direct opposite of or to

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Fraught

A

Filled

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Redundant

A

Superfluous; Repetitious; Excessively wordy

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Hue

A

Color; Aspect

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Steadfast

A

Loyal; Unswerving

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Oracular

A

Prophetic; Uttered as if with divine authority; Mysterious or ambiguous

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Phobia

A

Morbid fear

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Corpulent

A

Very fat

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Adjacent

A

Adjoining; Neighboring; Close by

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Prostrate

A

Stretch out full on ground; Stretched out with face on the ground; Lacking in vitality; Laid low

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Mettle

A

Courage; Spirit

32
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Recourse

A

Resorting to help when in trouble

33
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Malignant

A

Injurious; Tending to cause death; Aggressively malevolent

34
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Wane

A

Decrease in size or strength; Draw gradually to an end

35
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Tout

A

Publicize; Praise excessively

36
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Monastic

A

Related to monks or monasteries; Removed from worldly concerns

37
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Plasticity

A

Ability to be molded

38
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Postulate

A

Essential premise; Underlying assumption; To assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary

39
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Unfrock

A

To strip a priest or minister of church authority

40
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Bawdy

A

Indecent; Obscene

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Miscellany

A

Mixture of writings on various subjects

42
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Verisimilitude

A

Appearance of truth Likelihood

43
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Entail

A

Require; Necessitate; Involve

44
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Incandescent

A

Strikingly bright; Shining with intense heat

45
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Arcade

A

A covered passageway, usually lined with shops

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