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120 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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(v) to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance of lower quality to it
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Ambidextrous
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(adj) able to use either hand equally well
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Augment
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(v) to increase the value
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Bereft
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(adj, part) feeling very sad and lonely; completely without
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Deploy
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(v) to use something for a particular purpose
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Dour
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(adj) serious
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Fortitude
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(n) courage shown when you are in great pain or experiencing a lot of trouble
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Gape
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(v) to look at something for a long time
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Gibe
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(n) an unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly
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Guise
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(n) the way someone or something appears to be
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Insidious
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(adj) an insidious change or problem spreads gradually without being noticed
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Intimation
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(n) an indirect or unclear sign that something may happen
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Opulent
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(adj) very beautiful
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Pliable
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(adj) able to bend without breaking or cracking
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Reiterate
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(v) to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible
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Stolid
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(adj) someone who does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react - used to show disapproval
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Tentative
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(adj) not definite or certain
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Unkempt
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(adj) has not been cut and kept neat
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Verbatim
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(adj, adv) repeating the actual words that were spoken or written
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Warily
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(adv) being careful because you think something might be dangerous or harmful
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Adroit
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(adj) clever and skilful
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Amicable
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(adj) an agreement
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Averse
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(adj) unwilling to do something or not liking something
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Belligerent
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(adj) very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight
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Benevolent
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(adj) kind and generous
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Cursory
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(adj) done very quickly without much attention to details
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Duplicity
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(n) dishonest behaviour that is intended to deceive someone
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Extol
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(v) to praise something very much
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Feasible
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(adj) a plan
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Grimace
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(n) an expression you make by twisting your face because you do not like something or because you are feeling pain (v) to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something
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Holocaust
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(n) a situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die
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Impervious
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(adj) not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it
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Impetus
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(n) an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly
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Jeopardy
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(n) in danger of being lost or harmed
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Meticulous
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(adj) very careful about small details
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Nostalgia
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(n) a feeling that a time in the past was good
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Quintessence
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(n) a perfect example of something
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Retrogress
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(v) returning to an earlier and worse situation
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Scrutinize
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(v) to examine someone or something very carefully
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Tepid
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(adj) a feeling
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Adversary
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(n) a country or person you are fighting or competing against
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Alienate
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(v) to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you
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Artifice
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(n) the use of clever tricks to deceive someone
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Coerce
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(v) to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them
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Craven
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(adj, n) completely lacking courage
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Culinary
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(adj) relating to cooking
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Delete
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(v) to remove something that has been written down or stored
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Demise
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(n) the end of something that used to exist
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Exhilarate
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(v) to make someone feel very excited and happy
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Fallow
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(adj) land that is dug or ploughed but is not used for growing crops
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Harass
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(v) to make someone's life unpleasant
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Inclement
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(adj) inclement weather is unpleasantly cold
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Muse
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(v) to say something in a way that shows you are thinking about it carefully
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Negligible
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(adj) too slight or unimportant to have any effect
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Perpetuate
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(v) to make a situation
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Precedent
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(n) an action or official decision that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions
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Punitive
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(adj) intended to punish someone
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Redress
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(v) to correct something that is wrong or unfair (n) money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or damaged your property
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Sojourn
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(n) a short period of time that you stay in a place that is not your home
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Urbane
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(adj) behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations
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Affiliated
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(adj, part) person, organization, club etc. that is a member of a larger group or organization, or is closely connected with it
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Ascertain
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(v) to find out something
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Attainment
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(n) success in achieving something or reaching a particular level
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Bequeath
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(v) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death
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Cogent
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(adj) statement that seems reasonable and correct
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Converge
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(v) to come from different directions and meet at the same point to become one thing
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Disperse
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(v) go away in different directions
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Esteem
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(v) to respect and admire someone or something (n) a feeling of respect for someone
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Expunge
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(v) erase
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Finite
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(adj) having an end or a limit
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Invulnerable
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(adj) someone or something that is invulnerable cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them
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Malevolent
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(adj) wants to harm other people
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Nonchalant
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(adj) behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
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Omniscient
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(adj) knowing everything
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Panacea
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(n) something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems
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Scrupulous
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(adj) very careful to be completely honest and fair
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Skulk
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(v) to hide or move about secretly
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Supercilious
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(adj) behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you - used to show disapproval
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Uncanny
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(adj) very strange and difficult to explain
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Venial
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(adj) a fault
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Altruistic
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(adj) behaviour showing that you care about and will help other people
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Assent
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(v) to agree to a suggestion
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Benefactor
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(n) someone who gives money for a good purpose
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Chivalrous
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(adj) a man who behaves in a polite
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Clemency
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(n) forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime
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Dearth
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(n) a lack of something
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Diffident
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(adj) shy and not wanting to make people notice you or talk about you
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Discrepancy
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(n) a difference between two amounts
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Embark
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(v) to go onto a ship or a plane
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Facile
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(adj) a remark
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Indomitable
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(adj) having great determination or courage
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Infallible
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(adj) always right and never making mistakes
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Plod
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(v) to work slowly or make slow progress
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Pungent
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(adj) having a strong taste or smell
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Remiss
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(adj) careless because you did not do something that you ought to have done
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Repose
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(v) to rest (n) a state of calm or comfortable rest
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Temerity
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(n) when someone says or does something in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people and is likely to offend them
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Truculent
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(n) bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people
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Unfeigned
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(adj) genuine or sincere
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Virulent
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(adj) a poison
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Accede
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(v) to agree to a demand
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Brandish
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(v) to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way
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Comprise
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(v) to form part of a larger group of people or things
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Deft
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(adj) skilful at doing something
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Destitute
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(adj) to be completely without something
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Explicit
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(adj) expressed in a way that is very clear and direct
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Extirpate
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(v) to completely destroy something that is unpleasant or unwanted
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Inopportune
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(adj) happening at an unsuitable or bad time
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Ironic
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(adj) something that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true
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Musty
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(adj) room
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Officious
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(adj) too eager to tell people what to do - used to show disapproval
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Ominous
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(adj) making you feel that something bad is going to happen
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Pinnacle
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(n) the most successful
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Premeditated
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(adj, part) crime or attack that is planned in advance and done deliberately
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Rampant
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(adj) there is a lot of something and it is very difficult to control
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Solace
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(n) a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment (v) to bring a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment
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Stately
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(adj) impressive in style and size
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Supple
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(adj) someone or something who bends and moves easily and gracefully
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Suppress
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(v) to stop
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Venal
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(adj) willing to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money
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