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1
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abhor

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hate

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enfranchise

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give voting rights

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hamper

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hinder,obstruct

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kindle

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to start a fire

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous,lethal

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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remuneration

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payement for work done

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bilk

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obtain money from someone, defraud

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engender

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cause something

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knotty

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complex

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renown

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fame

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tangent

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going off the main subject

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13
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abasement

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humiliation, degradation

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cower

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recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from

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billowing

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waving, fluttering

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16
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replete

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full

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17
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tardy

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slow, late, overdue

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abrogate

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cancel, deny

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19
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creditable

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praiseworthy

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20
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intimate

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imply, hint

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21
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elicit

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draw out information from someone

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22
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comprise

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consist of, be made up of

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climactic

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something exciting or thrilling, climax to a series of events

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24
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apprise

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inform or tell

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25
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capitol

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a building in which a state legislative body meets

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farther

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distance, literal or figurative

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27
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further

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(more) far away

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28
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ensure

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make sure of

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29
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assure

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give comfort

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30
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insure

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insurance service

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31
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plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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32
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reprehensible

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shameful, very bad

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33
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harbingers

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indicators, bringers of warnings

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34
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blatant

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obvious

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35
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absolution

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forgiveness, pardon, release

36
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esconce

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establish firmly in a position

37
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obdurate

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stubborn

38
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tawdry

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of little value, gaudy

39
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reprieve

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a respite, postponement of a sentence

40
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blighted

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damaged, ruined

41
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plethora

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an excess

42
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tedium

A

boredom

43
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haughtiness

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arrogance, pride

44
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tedium

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boredom

45
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repudiate

A

refuse to accept; reject

46
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enshroud

A

cover

47
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blithe

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free-spirited, carefree

48
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abstemious

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self denying

49
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temper

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to modarate, soften

50
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pliable

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flexible, not stubborn

51
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rescind

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retract, repeal

52
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abstruse

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difficult to understand

53
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oblique

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indirect, slanting

54
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bolster

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support, prop up

55
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plummet

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fall suddenly and steeply

56
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acquiesce

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to agree to, give in to

57
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tenuous

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flimsy, not solid

58
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curtail

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cut short

59
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acrid

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pungent (smells and tastes)

60
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respite

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break, intermission

61
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terse

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concise

62
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debility

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weakness, incapacity

63
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poised

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calm, collected

64
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acuity

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sharpness

65
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thwart

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prevent from

66
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ponderous

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weighty, slow and heavy

67
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adamant

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forceful, inflexible

68
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err

A

make a mistake

69
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reticent

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restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

70
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erratic

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irregular

71
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retroaction

A

withdrawal

72
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hoary

A

old

73
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portent

A

warning sign

74
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lax

A

careless, not strict

75
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espouse

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support, promote an idea/opinion

76
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rife

A

common

77
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torpor

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dormancy, inactivity

78
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torpid

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inactive, lazy

79
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totter

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walk unsteadily

80
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Officious

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domineering, intrusive

81
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burgeon

A

grow, flourish

82
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deleterious

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harmful

83
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burnish

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polish

84
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deliberate

A

to think over deeply

85
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ominous

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threatening

86
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delianeation

A

explanation, demarcation

87
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allay

A

to lessen

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