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Abscond V

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To leave in a sudden and secret manner, typically to avoid capture and arrest

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Archaic ADJ

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very old or old-fashioned not commonly used in modern day

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baader Meinhof phenomenon N

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Learning a new piece of information and hearing it more than once in that same day

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Cacophony N

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A harsh mixture of sounds

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Carte blanch N

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total freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best

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debunk V

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to expose the falseness of an idea or belief

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Docile ADJ

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Easily trained or taught; obedient

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Eclectic ADJ

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Made up of styles and ideas from many different sources

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Egregious ADJ

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Extremely bad or shocking

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En route ADV

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on the way in course of a jorney

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Euphemism N

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A mild word or phrase that is substituted for something too harsh to say

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Faux pas N

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A tactless embarrassing action in a social situation

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Gregarious ADj

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Foud of company very sociable

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Infinitesimal ADJ

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Extremely small

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Magnanimous ADJ

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Very generous or forgiving

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Mellifluous ADJ

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Sweetly or smoothly flowing plesant to hear

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Mundane ADj

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Lacking interest or excitement dull

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Obsequious ADJ

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obedient or attractive to an excessive degree

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Pariah N

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An outcast

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Pejorative ADJ

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Expressing disapproval or contempt like a tree hugger or rugrat

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Penultimate

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second to last in a series of items

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nonsequitur

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A Statement or conclusion that does not logically follow the previous statement

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovocanoconiosis N

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Along word for a disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica or quartz dust

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Quagmire N

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A complex or hazardous situation

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Quintessential Adj

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Representing the most perfect example

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Sesquipedalian ADJ

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Tending to use long words

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Schadenfreude N

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A feeling of joy to others misfortune

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Spoonerism N

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A verbal error in witch the person mixes the first letters of the words and puts them on the other word

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Tacit ADJ

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Understood or inplied without being spoken

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Ubiqitous ADJ

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Apering or found of everywear

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Vacillate V

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To alternate or waver beetween diffrent opinoins or feelings

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Virtuoso N

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A person highly skilled in music or any other form of are

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