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1
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Apocryphal

A

Untrue; Made up

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Verbiage

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Pompous array of words

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Comatose

A

In a coma; Extremely sleepy

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Elliptical

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Oval; Ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out

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Simulate

A

Feign

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Armada

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Fleet of warships

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Persona

A

Public personality or façade

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Retract

A

Withdraw; Take back

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Apologist

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One who writes in defense of a cause or institution

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Expropriate

A

Take possession of

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Punctilious

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Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; Minutely attentive to fine points (perhaps too much so)

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Facsimile

A

Copy

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Fallacious

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False; Misleading

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Ecstasy

A

Rapture; Joy; Any overpowering emotion

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Bungle

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Mismanage; Blunder

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Enhance

A

Increase; Improve

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Despondent

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Depressed; Gloomy

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Peripheral

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Marginal; Outer

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Academic

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Related to a school; Not practical or directly useful

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Bemoan

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Lament; Express disapproval of

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Resigned

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Accepting one’s fate; Unresisting; Patiently submissive

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Disseminate

A

Distribute; Spread; Scatter (like seeds)

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Treatise

A

Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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Vigor

A

Active strength

25
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Nettle

A

Annoy; Vex

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Vivacious

A

Animated; Lively

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Disheveled

A

Untidy

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Provisional

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Tentative

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Piebald

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Mottled; Spotted

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Invulnerable

A

Incapable of injury

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Furtive

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Stealthy; Sneaky

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Propitiate

A

Appease

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Loll

A

Lounge about

34
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Babble

A

Chatter idly

35
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Equivocal

A

Ambiguous; Intentionally misleading

36
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Profligate

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Dissipated; Wasteful; Wildly immoral

37
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Sordid

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Filthy; Base; Vile

38
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Irreparable

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Not able to be corrected or repaired

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Pique

A

Provoke or arouse; Annoy

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Spartan

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Avoiding luxury and comfort; Sternly disciplined

41
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Pander

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Cater to the low desires of others

42
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Amenities

A

Convenient features; Courtesies

43
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Hodgepodge

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Jumble; Mixture of ill-suited elements

44
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Stint

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Be thrifty; Set limits

45
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Corrugated

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Wrinkled; Ridged

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