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adjunct
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n. something added, attached, or joined
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meretricious
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adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious
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pellucid
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adj. transparent; easily understood
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pallid
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adj. lacking color or liveliness
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libertine
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n. one without moral restraint
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concomitant
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n. existing concurrently
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cosmology
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n. study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
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gambol
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v. to frolic; leap playfully
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nexus
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n. connection; center
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exculpate
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v. to clear of blame; vindicate
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arrest
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v. to stop; to seize
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gullible
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adj. easily deceived
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concave
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adj. curving inward
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hallowed
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adj. holy; sacred
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accure
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v. to accumulate; grow by additions
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insouciant
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adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care
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broach
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v. mention for the first time
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facilitate
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v. to make less difficult
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insipid
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adj. lacking in flavor; dull
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machinations
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n. strategy; plots or schemes
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dirge
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n. funeral hymn
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alacrity
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n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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latent
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adj. present but hidden; potential
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deference
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n. respect; regard fr another's wish
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distill
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v. extract the essential elements
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litany
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n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
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diffuse
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v. to spread out
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misanthrope
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n. one who hates humanity
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anachronism
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n. something out of the proper time
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forberance
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n. patience
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complacent
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adj. self-satisfied
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fallow
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adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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covetous
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adj. desiring something owned by another
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burgeon
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v. to flourish
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minuscule
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adj. very small
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efficacy
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n. efficiency; effectiveness
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arduous
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adj. extremely difficult; laborious
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disparage
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v. to belittle
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impute
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v. to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic
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meterological
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adj. concerned with the weather
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indolent
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adj. habitually lazy; idle
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intangible
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adj. not material
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elegy
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n. poem or song expressing lamentation
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audacious
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adj. bold daring
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inundate
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v. to cover with water; overwhelm
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abysmal
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adj. very bad
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admonish
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v. to caution or reprimand
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disparate
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adj. dissimilar
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levity
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"n. light manner or attitude
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e.g. introduce levity to a serious atmosphere"
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indigence
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n. poverty
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exhort
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v. to urge by strong appeals
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beneficent
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adj. kindly; doing good
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incursion
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n. sudden invasion
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limn
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v. to draw; describe
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erudite
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adj. learned; scholarly
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