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173 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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abnormal
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abeyance
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tempararily stop an activity
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acumen
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knowledge
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amanuenses
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dictation, one who is emplyed in such an activity
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ambulatory
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having the ability to walk
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ameliorate
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make better, improve
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amiable
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friendly
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anon
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in the near future
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antebellum
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before the civil war
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ascertain
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find out something, determine
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austere
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thrifty
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badger
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harass, bother, annoy
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banal
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unoriginal, trite, without much thought
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blasphemous
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profane comment, usually antireligious
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blatant
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obvious, noisy, severe, noticable
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capitulate
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to agree, compromise, give into a point of view
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capricious
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fanciful, erratic, unpredictable
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castigate
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to correct, chastise, remove from a situation
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cavlier
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indeifferent, apathetic
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chicanery
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trickery
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chicory
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spice in salad
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shimerical
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something really bad, unreal, monsterous, imaginary
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chivalric
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well mannered
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commodious
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spacious, roomy
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compunction
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an uneasiness, concern, remorse, regret
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congenial
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friendly
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conjecture
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guesswork, to theorize
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consummate
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complete, perfect whole
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contemptuous
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scornful, argumentative, to be in conflict
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contiguous
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sharing a border, touching edges
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convivial
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festive, jovial, enjoyable
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corpulent
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morbidly obese
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countenance
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facial expression
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covetous
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to desire that possessed by another
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cower
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to cringe in fear
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culpable
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blameworthy, being part of a misdeed
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curative
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remedy
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deference
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out of respect, courtesy
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deft
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adroit, skillful
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demur
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to disagree, raise objection
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denizen
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resident of a particular local
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depravity
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moral corruption
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deride
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ridicule
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derision
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mock, ridicule
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despondent
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hoplessness, gloomy, downhearted
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deter
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to prevent, stop, slow down
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dilatory
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delay, postpone, procrastinate
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diminuative
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small in stature
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din
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deafening noise, extreme cacophony
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discordant
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a disagreeable sound, not fitting in, inharmonious
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effulgent
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bright, shining
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egregious
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to an extreme, prominent in a bad sense, flagrant
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eloquence
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use of language in an elegant manner, fluency
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enervate
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weaken
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ennui
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state of boredom
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enrapture
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state of delight, heavenly
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equinox
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an intersection, crossing
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equipage
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a carriage, a carriage sometimes used to carry weaponry
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ethnocentric
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centered on own ethnic background, biased
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expedite
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to make easier
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extol
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to give laudable comments
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facetious
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humorus, jocular, a joke
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fastidious
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very precise, well organized, concerned with detail
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faux pas
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a social blunder or error
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festoon
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flowery arrangement
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foible
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a minor flaw, imperfection
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gables
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part of the house that comes to a peak with a round window
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gamut
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a range of material, running from point A to Z
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grandiloquent
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speaking in a bombastic and showy style
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gravity
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serious
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heinous
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horrible, extremely wicked
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heresy
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opinion extremely opposite to popular beliefs
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imbibe
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to drink, to take in, absorb
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immutable
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unchanging, inflexible
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imperious
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domineering, dictatorial
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impetuous
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impulsive, passionate, spontaneous, unpredictable
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impish
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mishcheivious
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impudence
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extremly bold, cocky, shameless
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incessant
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constant, neverending
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incredulity
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skeptical, unwilling to accept as truth
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incredulous
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state of disbelief, denial
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indiscriminately
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at random, without thought or planning
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ineffable
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cannot be expressed in words, a state of speechlessness
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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inexplicable
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cannot be explained
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infamous
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notorious
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infusion
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insertion of energy, action or thought
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ingratiate
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to try to gain favor, try to get on ones good side
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inimical
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to be hostile, angry, harmful
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iniquitous
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wicked or bad
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insipid
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stupid, banal
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interpose
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to come between, to insert between two parts
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intimation
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a hint or strong suggestion
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vial
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a small container often used in a lab
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peruse
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to examine with care, to read carefully
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wanton
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severe, without consideration
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vengeance
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the act of gaining revenge
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variable
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changeable, mercurial, unpredictable
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pilgrimmage
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a journey often with a spiritual purpose
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portentous
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momentous, big, huge, highly significant
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prevail
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to win over, to gain the upper hand, overcome
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procure
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to gather, to acquire, to obtain
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profaner
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a blasphemer, one who crudely speaks against religion and law
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valor
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bravery, courage
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unsavory
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unpleasant, gross, crude, in poor taste
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tributary
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a branch particularly off a river
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transgression
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commit a violation against another to conduct wanton actions
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tiding
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essential news, wished for another, piece of information
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tedious
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boring, work with seemingly little purpose
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shroud
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a burial cloth
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sepulcher
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a tomb, a burial place
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restorative
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to bring back to live, put in original condition
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repose
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to be at rest particulary in a death state
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reconcile
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to become friendly, to agree, to come to common grounds
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receptacle
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a container, a collection point
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rapier
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a small sword, a sharp edge
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provision
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to make an allowance for, also - goods and purposeful items
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prostrate
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to be flattened
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volition
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by free will, choice
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supercilous
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arrogantly contemptous
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repulse
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fighting back, to thwart an opponent
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remonstrance
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protest, asserting against something
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quadroon
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a person of 1/4 black heritage
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prudery
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excessively sexually modest
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prolific
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highly productive
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plaintive
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mournful
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persistence
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dedicated, staying consistenly on task
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perambulation
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strolling
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patois
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regional speech and language
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knickerbockers
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original Dutch settlers of New York City, gold pants
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nebulous
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hazy, unclear
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obsitnate
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stubborn, inflexible, obdurate
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orgastic
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romantic idealism, dreamy, sexual heightening
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pasquinade
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a satire, a lampoon
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provincial
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local, narrow perspective, limited view
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reciprocal
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to exchane as in favors, to return in kind
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somnambulism
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sleepwalking
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jaunty
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extreme self-confidence, cocky
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strident
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loud, harsh, discordent
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supercilious
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haughty arrogance, showing disdain
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vacuous
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empty headed
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wan
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unnaturally pale, sickly, suggesting depression
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laudable
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praise worthy
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vacillate
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indecisive
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redundant
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over and over and over...
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tentative
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temporary, uncertain
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provocative
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thought provoking, attracting attention
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philanthropy
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generostiy
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novel
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unique, original
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junta
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small, radical group
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nolo contendere
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no contest
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mea culpa
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sorry
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laissez-faire
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doctrine of non-interference
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tautological
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unnecessary repetition
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odious
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arousing hatred, repungnance
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obdurate
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immutable, inflexible, resistant to change
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providence
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referring to the presence of God
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perspicuity
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understanding as a result of excellent and precise presentation
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misdemeanor
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a crime of lesser proportions
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maxim
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a general truth, a wise saying, a proverbial statement
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supposition
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hypothetical, conjecturing, conclusion, something supposed
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stratagem
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a scheme or secretive plan
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sine qua non
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something indispnsable, a key ingredient
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monocle
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eyeglass
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nihilism
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belief in nothingness, cynical view of the world
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pewter
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gray colored metal
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pharmacopoeia
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stockpile of drugs
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satyr
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half man half goat
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solicitous
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express concern for somebody
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tenable
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defendable
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table d'horte
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one item on the menu
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euphony
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agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear
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ingenue
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naive (usually young girl)
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