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Idyllic

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Adj. Pleasing and simple

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Benevolent 126

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Adj. Characterized by doing good

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Preposterous

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Adj. Absurd; ridiculous; senseless; irrational

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Sanction

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V. To give official approval; to penalize for violating a moral principle or international law

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Shirk

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V. To put off or avoid performing a duty or responsibility

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Insuperable

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Adj. Impossible to overcome

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Forage

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V. To search for food or provisions

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Hirsute

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Adj. Having excessive body hair

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Rancorous

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Bitter and resentful

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Gruesome

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Adj. Causing horror; frightful and shocking

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Strut

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V. To walk with a proud, arrogant bearing

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Eulogy

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N. A speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died

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Leery

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Adj. Suspicious and distrustful

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Laden

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Loaded , burdened, afflicted

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Inalienable

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Adj. Not able to be taken away or transferred to others

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Cleave

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To split with a sharp instrument to cling

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Annul

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To make void or invalid

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Gregarious

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Seeking and enjoying the company of others, tending to move in a group

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Entourage

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A group of attendance or Followers

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Pungent

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Sharp smell or taste

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Decor

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The decorative style or scheme, as of the room

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Benediction

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Blessing

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Fervent

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Passionate, eager, Earnest

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Jeopardy

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Risk of loss or injury

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Unassuming

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Modest, not pretentious

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Periphery

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The boundary line, perimeter, an outside surface

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Tyranny

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Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power, despotic abuse of authority

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Regress

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To return to a previous state

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Plummet

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To decline or descend sharply

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Placebo

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N. Something presented as a drug but having no actual effect

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Putative

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Put forth or accepted as true on inadequate grounds, supposed

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Concede

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To acknowledge as true

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Maul

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To injure or mangle

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Serendipity

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Unexpected gift or discovery

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Obtuse

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Slow in understanding, dull, stupid

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Fitful

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Occurring in irregular outbursts, occurring in spurts

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Novice

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A person new to a field or activity, a beginner

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Underscore

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To emphasize

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Ode

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A long, lyrical poem, usually serious or meditative in nature

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Wry

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Dryly humorous, with a touch of irony

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Dreary

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Depressing or boring

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Placate

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To make less angry

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Correlate

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To correspond, to be mutually related

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Valiant

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Courageous, brave, as in battle

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Fathom

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To measure the depth of, to understand

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Perpetuity

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A state of infinite or indefinetly long duration

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Euphony

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Pleasing sound, poetry

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Palliate

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To lessen the pain or severity

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Gibe

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To ridicule

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Writhe

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To twist or squirm, as in pain, struggle or EMBARASSMENT

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Fertile

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Producing abundantly

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Hapless

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Unfortunate or unlucky

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Timbre

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The disgusting quality of a sound

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Skittish

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Nervous easily frightened

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Connoisseur

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An expert in the fine arts

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Prototype

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The original model, someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class

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Patronize

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To sponsor or support, to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior

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Segue

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An easy, effective or uninterrupted transition

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Falter

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To hesitate or stumble

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Expedition

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The journey undertaken for a specific reason such as for war or exploration, speed in doing something

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Torrent

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A swift flowing stream or uncontrolled outpouring

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Diety

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A god

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Immune

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Not subject to an obligation imposed on others, not affected by an influence

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Venomous

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Malignant, spiteful, secreting poison

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Nomad

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The one who has no permanent home

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Subdue

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To conquer, to make less intense

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Ruffle

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V. To take away the smoothness of

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Conviction

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A strong belief or opinion

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Penury

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Lack of money, property, or necessities

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Veritable

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Being truly named, real or genuine

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Frugal

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Careful in spending money

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Absolve

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To free from guilt or blame

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Gyrate

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To resolve in on an axis. To spin

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Benefactor

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One who helps and supports others

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Raze

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To demolish, to flatten to ground level

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Therapeutic

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Having healing powers

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Superfluous

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Unnesessary, extra

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Figurehead

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A person with apparent but no real authority

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Undulate

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To move in a wave like motion

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Quibble

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To criticize or evade the truth by raising trivial or irrelevant objections

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Esteem

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High regard, respect

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

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Revere

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To honor

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Trying

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Causing strain, hardship or distress

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Forlorn

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Appearing aad because abandoned, in pitiful condition, almost without hope

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Sonorous

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Having a full deep sound, impressive in style of speech

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Clamber

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To crawl or climb with difficulty

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Beneficent

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Performing deeds or kindness it charity, producing a good result

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Digress

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To turn aside from the main subject

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Impending

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About to happen

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Repress

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To hold back to put down by force

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Divisive

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Creating conflict

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental

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Spendthrift

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One who spends money wastefully

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Obsequious

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Showing too much great a willingness to serve or obey

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Perennial

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Lasting through the years

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Punitive

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Inflicting or intending to inflict punishment

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Euphoria

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A feeling of great happiness

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Flux

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Flow, continuous change or movement

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Celerity

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Speed and motion, swiftness

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Uncouth

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Uncultured or crude

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Obliterate

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To destroy so as to leave no trace

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Delineate

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To draw the outline of, describe in words or gestures

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Extenuate

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To lessen the seriousness of, giving partial excuses

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Beset

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To attack from all sides, to trouble persistently

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Smolder

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To burn without a flame and with little smoke, to exist in a barely suppressed state

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Vigilant

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Alert and watchful for what is dangerous

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Usury

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Excessive charging of interest

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Intricate

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Elaborately detailed

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Shuffle

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To walk while scraping or sliding the feet

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Raucous

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Loud and harsh

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Prostrate

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Lying face down, sign of humility or worship, physically or emotionally exhausted

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Recluse

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One who hides from the world

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Meander

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To follow a winding course, to wander without a fixed destination

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Shrewd

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Clever in practical manners, cunning

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Vivacious

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Full of admiration

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Appease

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To satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions

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Extemporaneous

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Done with little or no preparation

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Scurry

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To love with light running steps

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Temporized

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To act evasively in order to gain time

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Zenith

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Maximum, the highest point

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Thwart

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To prevent or frustrate

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Excoriate

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To denounce sharply, to tear or wear the skin off

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Credulous 250

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Tending to believe to easily

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Expertise

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Specialized skill or knowledge

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