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laud

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to shower with praises

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lavish

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in great amounts, extravagant

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lenient

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forgiving

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loquacious

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talkative

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maelstrom

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a whirlpool

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magnanimous

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generous

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meticulous

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paying attention to details

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misogynist

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hating women

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mitigate

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to lessen, reduce the pain

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morose

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gloomy

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mortify

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to humiliate

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multiplicity

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a large number or great variety

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mundane

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common, ordinary

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myopic

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near-sighted

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nadir

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the lowest point of something

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nefarious

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wicked

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non sequitur

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a random comment

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nullify

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to cancel

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opulent

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wealthy

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ornate

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elaborate

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ostentatiously

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grandiose, to attract notice

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patrician

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a noble

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pedestrian

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common

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pernicious

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causing hurt, harm, or danger

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placid

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serene, calm

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plausible

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reasonable, possible

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plethora

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abundance, plenty of

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poignant

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meaningful

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pragmatic

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practical

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precursor

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something that happens before something else

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prodigious

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great in degree, size, force, etc.

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propensity

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tendency

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quagmire

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a difficult situation

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quell

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to suppress, subdue

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raconteur

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someone who tells stories

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rancid

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unpleasant

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reciprocate

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to give in return

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redundant

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unnecessarily repetitive

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regimen

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government in power

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reiterate

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to repeat

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renown

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widely known

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repugnant

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repulsive, disgusting

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reverie

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a daydream

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rhetoric

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the art of using words

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ruminate

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to ponder

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saccharine

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sugary sweet

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sojourn

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a short visit

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solace

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something that gives relief

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squander

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to ruin

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stellar

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fabulous

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stoic

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showing no emotion

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stratify

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separate by layer

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stymie

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to block or thwart

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sustain

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to maintain

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sycophant

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a kiss-up

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talisman

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a good luck charm

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tangent

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touching, close to

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temerity

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recklessness

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tome

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a large book

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ubiquitous

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widespread

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utilitarian

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useful

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vicarious

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living through someone else

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vignette

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a small picture or view

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visceral

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from the gut, animal-like

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abhor

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to loathe

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abominate

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to dislike strongly

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abridge

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to shorten

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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abut

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to adjoin

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abyss

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deep, bottomless pit

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accolade

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praise

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adjunct

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something added in a subordinate position

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affidavit

A

a written statement

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affinity

A

a natural talent

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aftermath

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the events after the main event

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aggrandize

A

to make bigger

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ajar

A

slightly open

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alienate

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to make hostile

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alleviate

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to lessen, to make less severe

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allure

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to entice

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aloof

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reserved, distant

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also-ran

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loser

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altercation

A

a fight

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alternative

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another choice

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ambiance

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general atmosphere

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amenable

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agreeable

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amplify

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to increase in magnitude

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antecedent

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a word that comes before another word

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anterior

A

the front end

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appalling

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shocking

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aptitude

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level of intellect

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archaic

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ancient

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arduous

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tiresome

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artisan

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a craftsmen

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askew

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crooked, awry

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aspire

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to attain a goal

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assuage

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to relieve or ease

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astute

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clever

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asunder

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in separate parts

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atrophy

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to waste away

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