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Claustrophobia
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n-An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
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Colleague
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n-An associate or coworker or similar status
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Condescend
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v-1.To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2. To behave in an offensively Superior manner Condescending, adj-Showing an offensively superior manner |
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Contingent
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adj-1. Conditional; depending on something else
2. Likely, but not certain, to happen; possible n-A group that is a part of a larger one |
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Daunt
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v-To discourage or intimidate
Daunting, adj-So difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate |
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Deluge
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n-1.A downpour of rain; a flood
2. A flood of anything v-To flood or overwhelm |
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Dispel
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v-To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
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Dub
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v-To give a title, nickname, or description to
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Fanfare
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n-1.A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
2. Any showy display |
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Fledgling
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n-1.A young bird just learning to fly
2. A young and unexperienced person adj-New and untested |
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Inane
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adj-Empty; shoallow or silly
Inanity, n-Foolishness; a silly or pointless act |
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Mettle
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n-Courage to bear up, under difficult circumstances; spirit
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Negligible
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adh-Small and unimportant, not worth noticing
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Protract
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v-To draw out in length (in time)
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Replica
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n-A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the priginal
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