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evade

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to avoid

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evoke

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to produce or awaken

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exhume

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to uncover

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expunge

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to remove

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facilitate

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to make easier

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fathom

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to understand

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fawn

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to show affection

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feign

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to pretend

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fester

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to become a source of irritation

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fickle

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not loyal

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fetish

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something where one has an irrational devotion to

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fjord

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an inlet from the sea

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fleece

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to defraud

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forage

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to hunt for food

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forbear

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to abstain

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forsake

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to abandon

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fortuitous

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fortunate

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fraught

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filled with

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gamin

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a neglected boy in the streets

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gazebo

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an outdoor structure

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generalize

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to make a general conclusion

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giddy

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lighthearted and silly

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gird

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to encircle with a belt

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girth

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circumference

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gloat

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to brag greatly

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glutton

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someone who eats a lot

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gossamer

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delicate

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grandiloquent

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using big words to impress

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grandiose

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grand and impressive

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guile

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deceitfulness

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guise

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appearance

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harangue

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to lecture, berate

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harrowing

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disturbing or frightening

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herbicide

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something that kills plants

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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hoard

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to accumulate

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hovel

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a small miserable dwelling

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husbandry

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management of resources

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idiosyncrasy

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a behavioral quirk

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impede

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to obstruct

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incite

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to arouse to action

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incongruous

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not fitting in

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infamy

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a bad reputation

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insouciant

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lighthearted, carefree

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intervene

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to come between

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inveigle

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to persuade using deception

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irascible

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irritable

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joust

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to engage in combat

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karma

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fate, destiny

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laconic

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terse, brief

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lament

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to mourn

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languish

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to become week or feeble

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lassitude

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fatigue

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laudable

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worthy of praise

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lax

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careless, not tense

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legacy

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a bequest

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lesion

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a wound, injury

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lethargy

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laziness, tiredness

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lexicon

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vocabulary

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lieu

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in place of

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loiter

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to lag behind

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maim

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to cripple or disfigure

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marauder

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a raider, intruder

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marshal

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to assemble together

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martyr

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someone willing to sacrifice themselves

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masticate

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to chew

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melancholy

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gloomy, weary

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menagerie

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a collection of wild animals on exhibit

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migratory

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wandering, roving

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milieu

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environment or surroundings

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mirage

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optical illusion

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misanthropy

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someone who hates mankind

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misnomer

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an incorrect name

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mode

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type, manner, fashion

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mores

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customary cultural standards

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muse

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to ponder, think about

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muster

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to collect or gather

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myriad

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a large number

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nepotism

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favors shown by those in high positions to acquaintances

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noisome

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offensive

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noxious

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deadly

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oblique

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not straightforward

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obtuse

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difficult to comprehend

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opportune

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occurring at a good time

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optimum

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the most advantageous

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orthodox

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conventional

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ostracize

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to shun

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oust

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to banish

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paradox

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a situation where something is true and false

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paranoia

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illness of anxiety

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parry

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to ward off a blow

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partition

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division

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penitent

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feeling sorrow or humble

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periphery

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outer edges

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permeate

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to penetrate

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perverse

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stubborn, intractable

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petulant

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irritable, cranky

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philanthropy

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love of mankind

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phobia

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fear of

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photogenic

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looking good in photography

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