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fulsome
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too much praise to be sincere
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too full of ______
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garnish
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to add something to food in order to decorate it
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usually i think of garnishing the chicken.
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genealogy
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the study of the history of families
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gesticulate
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to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use.
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tickle
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gibe
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a remark that is not nice and is intended to make somone seem stupid or critize them
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meanie poo
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glib
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said without thinking about all the problems in something, or about how your remarks will affect someone
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brutally honest
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gluttonous
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someone who eats too much
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one of the seven sins. glutton=>meat=>?
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gossamar
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light silky threat which spiders leave on grass and bushes
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gossamar sounds like a willy wonka candy....
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gregarious
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friendly and enjoys being with other people
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Greg is very ________.
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grimace
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to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not liek something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny
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grim reaper?
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harangue
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to speak in an angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize someone or try to persuade them that you are right
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argue
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harbringer
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a sign that something is going to happen soon
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a bringer of news??
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haughty
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proud and friendly
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ummm... hotty? lol
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heinous
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very shocking immoral
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heinous drinking
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ghastly
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extremely bad,shocking,or upsetting
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a ghost is very
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hiatus
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a break in an activity, or a time when something does not happen or exist for a while
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think of Lord of the FLies.
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histrionic
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loud ectremely emotional behavior that is intended to get people's sympathy and attention; an actor
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over reacting
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homonym
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for a word that is spelled the same and sounds the same as another, but is different in meaning or origin.
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Bear bear =D
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hovel
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small dirt place home
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reminds me of a shovel which is used to dig a hovel.
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idiosycrasy
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an unusual habit or way of behaving that someone has
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only an idiot would do this
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ignominious
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making you feel ashamed or embarrassed
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imminent
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will happen very soon
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in a minut
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impale
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a sharp pointed object goes through someone or something
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lord of the flies pig head
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impeccable
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completely perfect and impossible to criticize
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"not even a peck could bring me down"
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impervious
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not allowing anything to enter or pass through
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a pervert cannot do this
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implacable
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impossible to please and very determined to continue doing soemthing, especially to continue opposing someone or something
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place=> social class which a lower class cannot do to a higher class
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implicit
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suggested or understood without being stated directly
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very plicit (easy?)
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import
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the action or business of bringing goods into one country from another to be sold.
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the goods go in
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imprecation
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curse
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A Harry Potter spell lol
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impregnable
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very strong and unable to be broken through, entered, or defeated
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sorry if this is disgusting in advance. Not pregent which means that the condom or *uh hum* did not *uh hum*
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impropriety
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behavior or an action that is unacceptable according to moral, social, or professional standards
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it is not proper
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improvident
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too careless to save any money or to plan for future
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provident means state=> gov't=>lack of this______
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incarcerate
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to put someone in prison, or keep them there
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crime doer usually get burned to death(carcerate incinerated ???) but instead
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incognito
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a person hiding who s/he really is
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think of thomas nito. or magento from xmen
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incontrovertible
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definiely true and no one can prove it to be false
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it cannot be converted
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increment
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an amount by which a number, value, or amount increases
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think of temperature.
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incumbent
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someone who has been eleveted to an official position, and who is doing that job at the present time
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very weird but i think of a cucumber when i think of incumbent. But presdient bush makes more sense.
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indomitable
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having determination, courage, or other qualities that can never be defeated
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can never be dominated
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inference
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something that you think is probably true, based on information that you already know
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something you infer to? like a book!
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ingratiate
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to try to hard to get someone's approval, by doing things to please them, expressing admiration etc
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ingratitude somewhat like that but opposite.
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Demagogue
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A political leader who tries to make people feel strong emotions in order to influence their opinions. HITLER!!!
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a democractic
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Denounce
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to publicly express disapproval of someone or something
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to announce
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Disconsolate
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hopelessly sad
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consueling for the ______ people
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Delectable
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delightful
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chocolate!
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Dilettante
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a beginner; an amateur of fine arts
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dilequint
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demeanor
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behavior;manner
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the mean
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dictum
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a formal statement of opinion by someone who is respected or has authority
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dictator says??
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deprecate
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to strongly criticize something that you disapprove of
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to depreciate
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depreciate
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to lessen the value or price
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it is not deprecate because there is an i.
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cynical
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distrust
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MWHAHAHAHA
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depraved
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corrupt; wicked
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deprived people
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dearth
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a lack of something
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durrrr... lol no clue. When someone corrects you by saying durrrr
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deplore
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to cheapen;belittle
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to explore so that more resources come in.
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delete
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erase
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hi my name is kevi_
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disconcert
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to be upset
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the concert was bad
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deplete
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to reduce the amount of something that is available
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the prices depleted
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demure
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shy reserved
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demure rhymes with manure and when you are covered in that you are this
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delineate
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to outline trace
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line
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didactic
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inteneded for instructions
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you need to follow the tatics
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dilemma
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a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two, or sometimes more than two, actions
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edict
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an official public order made by someone in a position of power, sometimes unfair
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doesn't that sound like a position in a law suit claim?
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egregious
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mistaken, failurem problem etc. is extremely bad and noticeable
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Not to be confused with the other Greg, this Greg is the total opposite.
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expurgate
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parts removed because they are considered harmful or offensive
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Anorexic people purge
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dogmatic
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having ideas or beliefs that you will not change and that you expect other people to accept
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a belief about a dog that could fly
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esoteric
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known and understood by only a few people who special knowledge about something
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no clue on how to give hint for this one. how about the chosen one?
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edify
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to be good for your mind or moral character by teaching you something
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to edit your mind
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epicurean
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gaining or giving pleasure through the senses, especially through food and drinks
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You do this when you are sad and the next day you have an epic moment the moment you step on the scale. It cures you
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emissary
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someone who is sent with an offical message, or who must do other official work
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think of a missionary who felt the need to spread the message.
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ephemeral
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existing for only a short time
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ephemeral sounds like you are sick with a flu. Which means that it will go away soon
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disparity
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a difference between things especially an unfair difference [+ in /between]
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Despair which is caused by this
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engender
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to be the cause of something such as a situation, action, or emotion
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each gender has its limits to cope with things
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dissolute
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having an immoral way of life
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solute=> beer==> bad
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ennui
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a feeling of being tired and bored, especially as a result of having nothing to do
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go learn french
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dolorous
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painful; forlorn; abandon
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sounds like spanish for color!
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expatriate
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someone who lives in a foregin country
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he is an ex patriot.
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elucidate
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to explain very clearly something that is difficult to understand
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to luminate on a certain subject
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effete
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weak and powerless in a way that you dislike
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te means you in spanish. and it doesn't effect because...
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ecclesiastic
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a priest or minister, usualyl in a Christian church
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to purge the sins away
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equanimity
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calmness in a difficult situation
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equal
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erudite
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showing a lot of knowledge
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sounds like a person's name. A characteristic. a diety is...
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extemporaneous
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speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation
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temporary. or tempo on a drum played by a drummer in a band.
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extirpate
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to remove or destroy totally
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pirates do this
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fallacious
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deceptive; misleading
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leads you to a fall
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fallible
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liable to be erroneous or false
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can fall you to a error
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fathom
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understand
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fatuous
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unreal
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no one can be this fat
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fealty
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loyalty to a king or queen
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peasants are filthy
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feasible
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capable of being done
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easily done
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feign
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to pretend to
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to faint
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felicity
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happy
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fervid
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heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm,
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Fergie is usuall full of energy
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fetish
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obessison
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fiasco
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a complete and ignominious failure
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fictitious
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created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false
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flaccid
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soft and limp; not firm; flabby
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acid makes things go
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flagrant
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notorious; scandalous
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a red flag for this behavior towards a referee
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flamboyant
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strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
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flaunt
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to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
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fortuitous
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lucky; fortunate
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fortune
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fracas
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a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
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a racas
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