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1
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Infuriate

A

Enrage; Anger

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Profound

A

Deep; Not superficial; Complete

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Irremediable

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Incurable; Uncorrectable

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Muse

A

Ponder

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Irascible

A

Irritable; Easily angered

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Pseudonym

A

Pen name

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Prompt

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Cause; Provoke; Provide a cue for an actor

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Celerity

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Speed; Rapidity

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Flamboyant

A

Ornate

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Nomenclature

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Terminology; System of names

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Renown

A

Fame

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Carping

A

Finding fault

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Fluctuate

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Waver; Shift

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Bristling

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Rising like bristles; Showing irritation

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Pyromaniac

A

Person with an insane desire to set things on fire

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Desultory

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Aimless; Haphazard; Digressing at random

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Optional

A

Not obligatory; Left to one’s choice

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Rabid

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Like a fanatic; Furious

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Precocious

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Advanced in development

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Ruffian

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Bully; Scoundrel

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Jovial

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Good-natured; Merry

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Fiasco

A

Total failure

23
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Clandestine

A

Secret

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Lithe

A

Flexible; Supple

25
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Moodiness

A

Fits of depression of gloom

26
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Feign

A

Pretend

27
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Grate

A

Make a harsh noise; Have an unpleasant effect; Shred

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Avuncular

A

Like an uncle

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Portent

A

In; Omen; Forewarning

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Atavism

A

Reversion to an earlier type; Throwback

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Bedizen

A

Dress with vulgar finery

32
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Rile

A

Vex; Irritate; Muddy

33
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Physiological

A

Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

34
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Porous

A

Full or pores; like a sieve

35
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Assurance

A

Promise or pledge; Certainty; Self-confidence

36
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Discrete

A

Separate; Unconnected

37
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Episodic

A

Loosely connected; Divided into incidents

38
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Disquiet

A

Make uneasy or anxious

39
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Arroyo

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Brook, creek, stream; A water-carved gully

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Kaleidoscope

A

Tube in which patterns are made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc.

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Avalanche

A

Great mass of falling snow and ice

42
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Pique

A

Irritation; Resentment

43
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Fanfare

A

Call by bugles or trumpets

44
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Succumb

A

Yield; Give in; Die

45
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Delectable

A

Delightful; Delicious

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