English 11 Final Vocab

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Veneer

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A thin layer of fine material put on the surface of something in order to make it more attractive or cover defects; a deceptively attractive outward appearance.

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Venerable

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Worthy of reverence or respect because of character, position, age, or religious or historial associations

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Veracity

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Habitual adherence to the truth; accuracy

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Versatile

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Capable of doing many things or serving many functions

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Veto

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The right or power of the chief executive to reject measures approved by the legislative body

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Vie

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To struggle for superiority with; to contend with

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Vindictive

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Inclined to seek revenge; intended to inflict pain or harm

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Vitiate

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To impair the quality, force or value of; to debase

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Volatile

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Changeable and potentially explosive

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Wane

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To decrease gradually in size, extent, power, or intensity

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Wrath

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Intense anger

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Yoke

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To join or bond together

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Zany

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Ludicrously comic, bizarre, or absurd

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Zeal

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Enthusiastic devotion to something; fervor

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Zenith

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The highest point or state of something

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Tacit

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Unspoken; implied or inferred

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Taciturn

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Habitually untalkative

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Tangible

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Capable of being touched; real or concrete

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Tenable

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Capable of being defended or maintained

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Tentative

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In the nature of an experiment or trial; uncertain

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Thwart

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To block or frustrate

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Trnaquil

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Peaceful and quiet; free of mental agitation

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Traumatic

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So shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect

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Trenchant

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Perceptive and forceful; cutting

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Turbulent

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Violently agitated or disturbed; restless or unruly

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Unbiquitous

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Being or seeming to be everywhere

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Urbane

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Refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style

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Usurp

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To seize a power, office, function, or the like without any legal right to do so

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Vagary

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A bizarre or eccentric idea, action, or condition

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Venal

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Open to, or marked by, bribery or corruption

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Scapegoat

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Someone or something that is innoncently made to bear the blame or punishment for the sins or misdeeds of others

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Schism

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A split or division within the ranks of an organization

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely or critically

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Secular

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Not religious; pertaining to worldy matters; pertaining to the state

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Senile

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Showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deterioration

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Solace

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Comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune

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Sordid

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Filthy and mean

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Stamina

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Endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

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Stereotype

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A conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

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Stigmatize

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To brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful

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Stipulate

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To specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

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Strategy

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An overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

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Strident

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Loud and harsh in sound

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Surveillance

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Close observation of a person or group considered suspicious; a continuous watch for the purpose of direction or control

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Syndrome

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A group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

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Reticent

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Disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained

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Retribution

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Just payment for something else, especially a punishment

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Retroactive

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Applying or referring to a period prior to enactment

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Reverberate

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To echo over and over again; to resound

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Revere

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To hold in great awe, esteem, or respect

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Ritual

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A prescribed form or ordre for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced

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Rudiment

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A basic principle, element, or skill

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Ruminate

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To ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind

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Ruse

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An action or device designed to confuse or mislead

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Sabotage

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To hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily

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Sacrilegious

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Wickedly disrepectful of sacred or revered things

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Salient

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An outward projectin in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings

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Sanctimonious

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Making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, usually for the purpose of impressing others

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident or optimistic

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Satellite

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A natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size.

A country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country.

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Raze

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To level to the ground; to blot out or demolish

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly resistant to reason or authority.

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Recant

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To withdraw formally or publicly

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Reciprocate

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To give in return for, or in response to, something already given

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Recrimination

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The act of answering one accusation with another; a bitter reply

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Redundant

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Unneccessarily repetitive or superfluous; more than what is normally considered adequate or necessary

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Relent

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To become less harsh or severe; to let up or slacken

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Reminiscence

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The act of recalling the past; a memory

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Remorse

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Anguish, self-reproach or bitter regret for wrongdoing

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Renegade

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A person who deserts one cause or group for another

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Repercussion

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An indirect effect or result produced by an event or action

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Replenish

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To refill or provide a new supply of

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Reprisal

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Retaliation in kind for injuries recieved

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Rescind

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To cancel or withdraw

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Resilient

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Able to recover quickly from sickness, change, or misfortune

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Prerogative

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A special right or privilege that belongs to a person or group by virtue of rank, position, or the like

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Probity

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Unquestionable honesty or uprightness

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Procrastinate

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To delay action

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Prodigious

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Extraordinary in size or extent; marvelous

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Proliferate

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To increase rapidly in size or abundance

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Promulgate

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To announce officially, as a law or decree

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Propensity

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A natural tendency or inclination

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Propitiate

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To appease or pacify

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Protracted

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Extended or prolonged excessively

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Prowess

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Superior courage, ability, or skill

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Pseudonym

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A fictitious name assumed by an author

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Purge

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To cleanse or purify, especially to rid a group of undesirable elements

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Pusillanimous

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Contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

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Quell

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To bring to an end, usually by force; to quiet or pacify

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Quixotic

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High-minded but impractical

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Peremptory

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Having the nature of a command in that it does not allow discussion, contradiction, or refusal

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Perjure

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To lie deliberately while under oath to tell the truth

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Permeate

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To spread through; to penetrate

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Pernicious

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Highly injurious or harmful

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Persevere

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To continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragment

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Phobia

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An intense irrational fear of something; any strong aversion

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Plagiarism

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The use of another person's writings or ideas as one's own wihtout acknowledging their source

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Plaintive

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Sorrowful or melancholy; mournful

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Plethora

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Superabundance or excess

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Poignant

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Keenly touching or moving

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Precarious

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Dangerously insecure, unstable, or uncertain

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Precocious

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Developing unusually early

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Predatory

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Preying on, plundering, or piratical

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Prelude

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An introductory piece of music; anything that precedes or introduces something else

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Premise

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A statement upon which an arguemnt is based or from which a conclusion is drawn