English Vocab Units 1-9

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Abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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Amend

Back 2

To change in a formal way; to change for the better

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Buffet

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To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow

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Chaos

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Great confusion, disorder

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Commodious

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Roomy, spacious

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Corrosive

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Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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Discern

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To see clearly, recognize

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Extant

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Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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Implicated

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To involve in; to connect with or be related to

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Inter

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To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Renegade

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One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame or punishment

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Somber

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Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Squalid

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Filthy, wreched, debased

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Turbulent

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Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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Vociferous

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Loud and noisy; compelling attention

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Voluminous

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Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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Waive

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To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

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Animosity

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Strong dislike; butter hostility

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Apathy

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A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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Apprehensive

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Fearful or anxious, especially about the future

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Commend

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To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

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Compatible

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Able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

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Condolence

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An expression of sympathy

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Consecrate

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To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

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Decrepit

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Old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

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Deride

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To ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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Ingenuous

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Innocent, simple; Frank, sincere

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Multifarious

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Having great variety; numerous and diverse

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Obsolete

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Out-of-date, no longer in use

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Omnivorous

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Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having s wide variety of tastes

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Parsimonious

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Stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

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Quandary

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A state of perplexity or doubt

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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Reprisal

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An injury done in return for injury

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Revel

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To take great pleasure in; a wild celebration

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Stultify

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To make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

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Suave

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Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

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Allocate

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To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic, impassioned

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Assiduous

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Persistent, attentive, diligent

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Brash

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Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent

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Capricious

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Subject to whims or passing fancies

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Chastise

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To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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Copious

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Abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose

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Deviate

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To turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

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Emaciated

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Unnaturally thin

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Exult

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To rejoice greatly

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Gnarled

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Knotted, twisted, lumped

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Indemnity

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A payment for damage or loss

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Inkling

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A hint; a vague notion

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent; readily understood

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Omnipotent

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Almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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Palatable

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Agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment or ill-will

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Sophomoric

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Immature and overconfident; conceited

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Spontaneous

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Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

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Adulterate

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To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

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Augment

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To make larger, increase

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Bereft

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Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

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Dour

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Stern, unyielding, gloomy, iil-humored

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Fortitude

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Courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

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Gibe

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To utter taunting words; an expression of scourn

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Guise

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An external appearance, cover, mask

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Insidious

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Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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Intimation

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A hint, indirect suggestion

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Opulent

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Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

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Pliable

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Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

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Reiterate

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To say again, repeat

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Stolid

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Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

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Tentative

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Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

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Unkempt

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Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

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Verbatim

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Word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Warily

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Cautiously, with great care

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Adroit

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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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Amicable

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Peaceable, friendly

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Averse

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Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

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Belligerent

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Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war

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Benevolent

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Kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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Treachery, deceitfulness

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Extol

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To praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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Possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

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Holocaust

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A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Impervious

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Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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Impetus

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A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful; particular about details

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past; homesickness

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Quintessence

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The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Retrogress

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To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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Adversary

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An enemy, opponent

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Alienate

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To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Artifice

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A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

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Coerce

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To compel, force

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Craven

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Cowardly; a coward

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Culinary

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Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Demise

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A death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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Exhilarate

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To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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Fallow

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Plowed but not seeded; inactive; redish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

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Harass

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To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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Inclement

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Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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Liquidate

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To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

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Muse

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To think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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Negligible

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So unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Perpetuate

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To make permanent or long lasting

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Precedent

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An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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Punitive

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Inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Redress

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To set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

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Sojourn

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A temporary stay; to stay for a time

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Urbane

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Refined in manner or style, suave

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Affiliated

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Associated, connected

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Ascertain

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To find out

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Attainment

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An accomplishment, the act of achieving

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Bequeath

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To give or pass on as an inheritance

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Cogent

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Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

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Converge

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To move toward one point, approach nearer together

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Disperse

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To scatter, spread far and wide

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Esteem

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To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

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Expunge

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To erase, obliterate, destroy

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Finite

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Having limits; lazing for a limited time

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Invulnerable

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Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

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Malevolent

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Spiteful, showing I'll will

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Nonchalant

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Cool and confident, unconcerned

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Omniscient

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Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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Panacea

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A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

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Scrumptious

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Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral stadards, principled

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Skulk

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To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

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Supercilious

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Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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Uncanny

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Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

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Venial

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Easily excused; pardonable

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Altruistic

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Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

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Assent

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To express agreement; agreement

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Benefactor

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One who does good to others

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Chivalrous

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Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

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Clemency

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Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

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Dearth

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A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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Diffident

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Shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

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Discrepancy

Back 148

A difference; a lack of agreement

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Embark

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To go aboard; to make a start; to invest

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Facile

Back 150

Easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

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Indomitable

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Unconquerable, refusing to yield

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Infallible

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Free from error; absolutely dependable

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Plod

Back 153

To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

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Pungent

Back 154

Causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

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Remiss

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Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

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Repose

Back 156

To rest; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

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Temerity

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Freshness, boldness

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Truculent

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Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

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Unfeigned

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Sincere, real, without pretense

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Virulent

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Extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

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Accede

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To yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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Brandish

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To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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Comprise

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To include or contain; to be made up of

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Deft

Back 164

Skillful, nimble

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Destitute

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Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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Explicit

Back 166

Definite, clearly stated

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Extirpate

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To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

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Inopportune

Back 168

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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Ironic

Back 169

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

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Musty

Back 170

Stale, moldy; out-of-date

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Officious

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Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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Ominous

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Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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Pinnacle

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A high peak or point

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Premeditated

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Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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Rampant

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Growing without check, running wild

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Solace

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Comfort, relief; to comfort, console

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Stately

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Dignified, majestic

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Supple

Back 178

Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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Suppress

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To stop by force, put down

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Venal

Back 180

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption