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219 Cards in this Set
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chauvinism
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extreme emphasis on personal belief
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obscene
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improper
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erudite
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highly educated
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wanton
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malicious
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anthropomorphic
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human like
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interdict
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prohibit
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gambol
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skip around
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mawkish
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sentimental
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harrowing
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troubling
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proscribe
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disapprove
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prognosticate
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predict
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brazen
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brave, rash
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lade
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load, fill
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peremptory
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assertive, domineering
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inclement
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bad weather
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balmy
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mild, refreshing
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gossamer
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thing fabric
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filament
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fine thread
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vortex
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tornado
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ravines
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steep valley
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protean
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changeable
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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verisimilitude
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probability, truthfulness
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etymology
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study of root words
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pulverize
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beat physically
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accost
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attack
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vie
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compete
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bastion
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fortress
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vacillate
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to go back and forth
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montage
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combination
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impugn
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attack
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sedulous
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diligent
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detained
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held back
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belied
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betray; go against
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shibboleth
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catch word/phrase
describe particular accent, form of speech |
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clairvoyant
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discerning, can see future
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espoused
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supported
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encroach
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invade - unwelcome
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underscored
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emphasize
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supplanted
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remove and replace
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strife
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difficulty
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specious
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misleading, lacking merit
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magnate
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successful business person
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bivouac
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camp
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zephyr
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mild breeze
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evinced
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show/display
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beseeched
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sought out
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gyrate
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shake/vibrate
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passe
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out of style
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insipid
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dull
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dispel
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drive off
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infringe
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trespass, violate
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pachyderm
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elephant
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boor
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rude person
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indolent
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lazy
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primordial
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ancient, basic
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ecclesiastical
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relating to church
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invoke
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call
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pernicious
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harmful damaging
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querulous
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complaining
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prevaricate
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lie
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malediction
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curse
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ogle
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stare
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fleece
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rip off (money)
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humbug
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grouch
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sebaceous
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greasy; sweat glands
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progenitor
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ancestor
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crass
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rude
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jaded
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bored
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emollient
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soft; relaxing
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deign
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assign/consider
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exploits
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goals
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stalwart
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brave
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equitable
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give value
make equal |
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unremitting
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not giving up
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heartening
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inspiring
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liberation
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act of giving freedom
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tax
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to make difficult
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layperson
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ordinary people
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jingoistic
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patriotism
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traversed
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crossed
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audit
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inspect carefully
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contiguous
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touching borders
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stultified
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stop
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peripatetic
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walking, wandering
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scintillating
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extremely interesting
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undertaken
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adopted a task
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inuring
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adapting to pain
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florid
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flamboyant, excessive
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perfunctory
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routine
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austere
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strict, serious
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evincing
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show, display
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umbrage
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annoyance, evil
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vagary
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vague
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conjugal
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marital/marriage
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tenure
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in possession of something
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soporific
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causing sleep
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mishmash
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confused/disorganized
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stoic
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unfeeling
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Machiavellian
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cunning/dishonest
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joust
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head to head, dual
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bifurcate
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cut into 2
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tarry
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stray, stay behind, remain
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voguish
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fashionable
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baroque
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decorated
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vim
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energy
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ruminated on
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mimmick
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gimmick
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quick fix
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gadfly
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annoying person
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menagerie
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mix
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hegemony over
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leadership of one country over another
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asylum
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safe place
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bete noirs
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black beasts
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sybarites
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hedonist, pursue pleasure
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plumbed
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examine in great detail
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engrossing
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extremely interesting
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despotic
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tyrannical
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recumbent
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recline, lie back
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rarefied
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made rare
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impertinent
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bold, forward
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Spartan
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frugal, highly discipline, educated, brave
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engendering
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bring forth
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eschewing
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avoid
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chevrons
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military rank
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amoral
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lacking sense of right or wrong. ambiguous
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pastoral
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relating to pasture
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lugubriousness
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gloomy
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conservatism
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neutral
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audacity
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fearlessness
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ferment
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agitate; changing; rotting
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heyday
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highest achievable point
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victuals
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dishes of food
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grossly
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extremely
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obdurate
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stubbornly wicked
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sedulousness
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persistence
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rapacity
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forceful, eat a lot
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sinecure
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position with very little work
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swarthy
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dark in appearance
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impish
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small, shy
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lithe
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moving with ease
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matriculated
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enrolled, emitted
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disseminated
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spread out
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bigot
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hates everybody
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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stentorian
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booming voice
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atavistic
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sudden reappearance of characteristics in body (biology)
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lexicon
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book of words
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saccharine
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sweet
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paltry
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small amount
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divulging
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make known
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acumen
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natural skill
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propensity
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likely-hood
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salvaged
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saved
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incapacitated
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unable to perform work
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languid
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weak, lifeless
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sentinel
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guard
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timorous
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fearful
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insurrection
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open revolt
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incandescent
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emit light
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verdant
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green
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bacchanalian
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drunk
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oscillate between
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go back and forth
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maudlin
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overly emotional person
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neologism
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newly invented word/phrase
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precis
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summary
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relentless
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persistent
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paroxysm
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sudden attack/fit
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mitigate
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step between, make peace, make less severe
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erratum
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misprint
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transcendental
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known outside of human experience
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pretext
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excuse
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bridled
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To show anger or resentment; take offense
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score (years)
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twenty years
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rescind
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take back
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proffered
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given
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abetted
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helped
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transmute
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go for one form to another
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chimera
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fantasy
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redacted
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edited
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prescient
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for known, known already
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antedating
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occur before
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unexpurgated
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unedited, vulgarity
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liquidate
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get rid of, sell for money
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mainstay
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always there
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commiserated
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show pity, sympathy
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cavorted
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dancing, skipping around
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flaunted
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show off
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immutable
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unchanging
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posited for
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put forward, assume
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bifurcated
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divided into 2
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imbibing
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drinking (alcohol)
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hector
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boss around using force
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primp
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take care in appearance
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kowtow
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show fervent respect, kneeling down with head touching the floor (Chinese custom)
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iniquity
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evil
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primordial
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ancient, foundational
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garnish
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decorate
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aquiline
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curve like eagle's beak
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yuppie
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person with old money, blue blood
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silo
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grain storage
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quintessential
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highest level of attainment
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behemoth
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giant
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comely
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attractive
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sedition
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betrayal
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homage
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ceremonial dedication
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libel
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written declaration of false accusation
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strut
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walk with confidence
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suture
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get stitches, close
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mire
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bog, swamp
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salvo
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releasing of bombs in succession
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pluckiness
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quick personality, cleverly bratty
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insidious
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attractive but harmful
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estranging
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causing separation
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amorous
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showing/expressing love
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mayhem
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disorder
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saturnine
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gloomy, stubborn, scornful, bitter
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comportment
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dignified demeanor
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mien
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dignified demeanor
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yoke
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drag someone around
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