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1
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Deranged

A

Insane

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Rationalize

A

Give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; Offer an excuse

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Choleric

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Hot-tempered

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Protean

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Versatile; Able to take on many shapes

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Hiatus

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Gap; Interruption in duration of continuity; Pause

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Laceration

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Torn, ragged wound

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Definitive

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Final; Complete

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Graphic

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Pertaining to the art of delineating; Vividly described

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Enfranchise

A

To admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)

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Gargantuan

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Huge; Enormous

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Slapdash

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Haphazard; Careless; Sloppy

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Comeuppance

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Rebuke; Deserts

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Potent

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Powerful; Persuasive; Greatly influential

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Reprisal

A

Retaliation

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Ballast

A

Heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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Ignite

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Kindle; Light

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Philanderer

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Faithless lover; Flirt

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Absolute

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Complete; Totally unlimited; Certain

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Rivulet

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Small stream

20
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Aseptic

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Preventing infection; Having a cleansing effect

21
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Wispy

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Thin; Slight; Barely discernible

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Portly

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Stately; Stout

23
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Jettison

A

Throw overboard

24
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Abstinence

A

Restraint from eating or drinking

25
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Drab

A

Dull; Lacking color; Cheerless

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Assimilate

A

Absorb; Cause to become homogeneous

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Aria

A

Operatic solo

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Countenance

A

Face

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Angular

A

Sharp-cornered; Stiff in manner

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Inverse

A

Opposite

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Nominal

A

In name only; Trifling

32
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Prelude

A

Introduction; Forerunner

33
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Nonplus

A

Bring to halt by confusion; Perplex

34
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Aggrandize

A

Increase or intensify

35
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Hyperbole

A

Exaggeration; Overstatement

36
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Prodigal

A

Wasteful; Reckless with money

37
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Equivocate

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Lie; Mislead; Attempt to conceal the truth

38
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Legend

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Explanatory list of symbols on a map

39
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Addiction

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Compulsive, habitual need

40
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Avert

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Prevent; Turn away

41
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Prolong

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Make longer; Draw out; Lengthen

42
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Provident

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Displaying foresight; Thrifty; Preparing for emergencies

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Olfactory

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Concerning the sense of smell

44
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Touchy

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Sensitive; Irascible

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Inegrity

A

Uprightness; Wholeness

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