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Extant adj

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still existing, not destroyed or lost

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Dishevelled adj

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untidy, disarranged

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Congenial adj

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agreeable, suitable

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Undercut v

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weaken, undermine

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Censorious adj

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Faultfinding

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Mettlesome adj

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spirited, courageous

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Lackluster adj

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dull, lacking enthusiasm, brilliance, vitality

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Chronic adj

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constant, habitual, continuing for a long time

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Tout v

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describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote

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Denigrate v

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To speak damagingly of; to defame

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Imperturbability n

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Incapable of being agitated or upset; calm

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Culpability n

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Guilt or blame that’s deserved

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Reproof n

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An expression of censure or rebuke

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Poised adj

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Being in balance; self-assured, dignified

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Coalesce v

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To grow/come together as one; to unite in one mass/community

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Immutable adj

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Unchangeable

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Falter v

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To hesitate or waver; to stumble;

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Canvass v

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To solicit votes, subscriptions/ To examine carefully, discuss, debate

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Contingency n

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A possible outcome but not likely to happen in the future

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Unanimous adj

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complete agreement

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Attune v

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To bring into harmony; to adjust

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Inimical adj

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Unfavorable/ Unfriendly/ Harmful

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Circumvent v

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To avoid by artfulness and deception/ To go around

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Forsake v

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To quite, leave, abandon 
To renounce ( a habit of life)
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Perpetrate v
To commit | To do in a poor manner
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Vapid adj
without liveliness; dull
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Equivocal adj
Dubious, suspicious; | Deliberately misleading or evasive
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Revert v
To return for former habit/practice/belief | To go back in thought or discussion
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Vacillate v
To be indecisive/ irresolute | To fluctuate/oscillate
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Ponder v (+ over/upon)
To consider something deeply/carefully
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Subvert v
To overthrow | To undermine the principles of
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Muddling adj
mentally confusing
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Contentious adj
Quarrelsome
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Appalling adj
Causing dismay or horror
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Vernacular ad j
Native, indigenous language | Common, plain, everyday language
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Ameliorate v
To make sth better/ Improve
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Guffaw n v
An unrestrained burst of laugh
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Quaint adj
Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm | Strange, peculiar in an interesting and amusing way
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Debauchery v
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure
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Flaunt v
Display sth ostentiously
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Regale v
Entertain or amuse someone with talk
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Defuse v
Reduce danger and tensions from a difficult situation
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Instigate v
Bring about/ Initiate an action or event
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Vapid adj
Offering nothing stimulating or interesting
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Avid adj
Having/showing keen interest or enthusiasm towards sth
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Attest v
(+to) Provide or serve as clear evidence of
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Chronicle v
To record in a detailed way
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Pensive adj
Reflective, contemplative, thoughtful
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Recuperative adj
Having effect on restoring health
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Redemptive adj
Acting to help someone from evil/death
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Expound v
To explain in details
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Idiocies
Stupidity
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Humdrum
Lacking variety and excitement
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Encapsulation
To express main idea in a brief way/ summarize
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Apropos
Being relevant and opportune
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Unconscionable
Extremely bad, unfair
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Connive
To secretly help s1 do sth illegal
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Prodigality
Profilgate
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Ramshackle
Dilapidated
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Indentured
Binded/ contracted
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Servitude
Slavery
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Contravene
Violate
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Indeterminable
Undetermined
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Grudging
Reluctant
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Tarnish
Make or become less valuable
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Diaphanous
Light, delicate, translucent
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Variegate
Exhitbiting different colours
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Filial
Of or due from a son or daughter
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Pilfer
Steal
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Perquisite
A special privilege/ right as a result of one's position
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Profundity
Great knowledge and depths
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Venality
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
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Unswerving
Steady and constant
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Arboreal
Living in trees
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Gaiety
State of being lighthearted and cheerful
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Confound
Cause surprise, confusion Defeat a plan Prove wrong
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Nihilism
The rejection of all religious morals and values | Often in the belief that life is meaningless
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Repertory
Repertoire
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Expendable
Of little significance | Dùng 1 lần r vứt
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Barrage
Bombard
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Rehash
Reuse old ideas without improvement, change
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Warp
Bent, twisted
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Negate
Make ineffective | Nullify
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Recrimination
Accusation
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Hubris
Overweening pride
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Morbidity
Sự hoành hành của bệnh tật
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Denuded
Stripped, cleared, deprived, robbed
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Dispatch
Sự giải quyết nhanh gọn
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Occlusion
Sự bít lại
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Rambunctious
Boisterous | Obstreperous
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Indecent
Obscene
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Nondescript
Lacking distinctive and interesting characteristics
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Matriarch
Woman who is the head of the family
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Intertwined
Twisted, twined, linked together

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