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220 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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To caution
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Breach
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a opening
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brigand
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a bandit
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circumspect
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careful
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commandeer
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to seize for official use
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cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle
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deadlock
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a complete standstill
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debris
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scattered fragments
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diffuse
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to spread out
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dilemma
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a difficut or perplexing situation
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efface
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to wipe out
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muddle
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to make a mess of
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opinionated
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stubborn
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perennial
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lasting a long time
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predispose
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to incline beforehand
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relinquish
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to let go
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salvage
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to save from fire
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spasmodic
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sudden violent but brief
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spurious
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not genuine
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unbriddled
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uncontrolled
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adjourn
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to stop preceedings for a time
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alien
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a citizen of another country
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comely
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having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
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to make up for
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dissolute
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loose in one moral behavior
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erratic
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not regular
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expulsion
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the process of driving out
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement
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fodder
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food for horse or cattle
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fortify
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to strengthen
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illegible
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difficult to read
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely
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lucrative
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bringing in money
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mediocre
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average
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proliferate
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to reproduce
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subjugate
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to conquer by force
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sully
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to soil
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tantalize
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to tease
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terse
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brief and to the point
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unflinching
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firm
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abridge
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to make shorter
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adherent
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a follower, supporter
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altercation
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an angry argument
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cherubric
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resembling an angel protrayed as beautiful
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condone
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to pardon
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dissent
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to disagree
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eminent
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famous
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exorcise
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to drive out by magic
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fabricate
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to make
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irate
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angry
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marauder
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a raider
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obesity
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extreme fatness
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pauper
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an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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rift
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a split
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semblance
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a likeness
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surmount
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to overcome
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terminate
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to bring to an end
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trite
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commonplace
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usurp
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to seize
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abscond
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to run off
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access
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approach or admittance
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anarchy
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a lack of government
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arduous
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hard to do
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auspcious
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favorable
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biased
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favoring one side
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daunt
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to overcome fear
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disentangle
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too free from tangles
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fated
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determined in advance
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick
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inanimate
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not having life
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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very brave
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larceny
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theft
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pliant
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bending readily
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pompous
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overly self-important
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precipice
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a very steep cliff
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rectify
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to make right
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reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay
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revile
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to attack with words
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accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable
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brazen
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made of brass
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hasten a chemical reaction
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exodus
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a large-scale departure
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facilitate
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to make easier
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected
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latent
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hidden
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militant
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given to fighting
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner
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opaque
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not letting light through
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paramount
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chief in importance
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless
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rebut
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to offer arguments
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reprimand
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to scold
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servitude
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slavery
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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stagnant
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not running or flowing
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succumb
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to give way to superior force
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atone
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to make up for
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bondage
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slavery
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credible
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believable
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defray
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to pay for
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dilligent
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hardworking
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doleful
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sad
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ghastly
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frightful
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hamper
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to hold back
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hew
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to shape
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impoverished
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poor
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incessant
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never stopping
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intricate
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complicated
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lucid
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easy to understand
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posthumous
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occurring after death
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prim
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overly neat
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sardonic
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grimly
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient
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supplant
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to take the place of
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taunt
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to jeer at
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tenacious
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holding fast
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adieu
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farewell
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advent
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an arrival; a coming into place or view
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apex
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the highest point; the tip
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assimilate
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to absorb filly or make one's own
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bogus
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false, counterfeit
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exorbitant
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unreasonably high
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interim
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the time between
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inundate
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to flood by numbers or seize
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malign
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to speak evil
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meander
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to wander about
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metropolis
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a large city
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momentous
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very important
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obstreperous
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noisy
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pensive
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thoughtful
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perilous
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dangerous
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shoddy
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of poor quality
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surly
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angry and bad tempered
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tirade
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a long angry speech
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vagrant
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an idle wanderer
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assurance
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a pledge
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asylum
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an institution for care of children, elderly people
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console
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to comfort
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dilate
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to make or become larger or wider
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dross
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refuse
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dwindle
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to lessen
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness
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immunity
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resistance to disease
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institute
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to establish, set up
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liability
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a debt
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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rabid
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furious
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realm
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a kingdom
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rejuvenate
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to make young again
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remunerate
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to reward
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remunerate
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to reward
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sparse
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scattered
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sterling
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genuine
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venture
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a risky
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warp
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to twist out of shape
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auxiliary
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giving assitance or support
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candid
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frank, sincere
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cubicle
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a small room
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drudgery
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work that is hard and tiresome
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envoy
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a representative
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escalate
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to elevate
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expedient
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a means to an end
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feign
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to pretend
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flair
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a natural quality or talent
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grievous
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causing sorrow or pain
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heterogeneous
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composed of different kinds
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horde
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vast number
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impel
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to force, drive foward
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incredulous
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disbelieving skepical
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inscribe
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to write or engrave
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monologue
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a speech by one actor
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pronosis
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a forcast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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rasping
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with a harsh sound
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repugnant
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offensive
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scuttle
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to sink a ship by cutting holes in it
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adept
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thoroughly skilled
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aspire
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to have ambitious hopes or plans
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bleak
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bare, dreary
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chide
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to blame
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despicable
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worthy of scorn
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diminutive
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small, smaller than most others of the same type
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emancipate
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to free from slavery
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erroneous
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incorrect mistakes
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exploit
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to make use of
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extemporaneous
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made or delievered on the spur of the moment
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impair
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to make imperfect
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invincible
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not able to be deafeated
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languid
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drooping
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mire
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mud, wet
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obtrusive
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forward
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preamble
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an introduction to a speech
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render
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to cause to come become
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rugged
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rough, irregular
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt
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slipshod
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untidy in dress
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brevity
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shortness
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comport
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to conduct or bear oneself
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concise
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expressing much in few words
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demure
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sober or serious in manner
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depreciation
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a lessening in value
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deteriorate
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to lower in quality
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divulge
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to tell, reveal
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enlightened
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free from ignorance
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forestall
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to prevent by acting first
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garble
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to distort in such a way as to make unintellible
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proponent
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one who puts forward a proposal
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quaver
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to shake
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recoil
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to spring back; shrink
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recoup
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to make up for
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reek
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an unpleasant smell
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relentless
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unyielding
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rivulet
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a small stream
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squander
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to spend foolishly
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staccato
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detached or disconnected in sound or style
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statute
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a law
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