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to dry up completely
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desiccate
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inexpressible; beyond description
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ineffable
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to waver; to sway indecisively
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vacillate
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one who bears the blame for an offense
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scapegoat
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treating in a condescending manner; talking down to
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patronizing
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melodious; pleasant to hear
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dulcet
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to waste; to exhaust
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dissipate
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to take over; to seize power
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usurp
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magical charm for protection
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talisman
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partialy decayed or decomposed; having a foul smell
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putrid
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supple; graceful in motion
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lithe
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carefree; simple; nearly perfect
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idyllic
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to cover with; to be overwhelmed with
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inundate
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producing the desired outcome
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efficacious
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eating and drinking moderately
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abstemious
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to assign
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relegate
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keen, mentally sharp
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perspicacious
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transparent; clear
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pellucid
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to remove objectionable words from
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expurgate
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unnecessary; excessive
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superfluous
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a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect; uneducated speech
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patois
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state of perplexity or bafflement prohibiting action, speech, or thought
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nonplused
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repeated in concise form
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recapitulated
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persons living together as a unit; mangagement of a household
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menage
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person having one quarter Negro ancestry
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quadroon
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to constitute outward evidence of; display clearly
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evinced
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radiant splendor
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effulgence
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producing sound; full or loud in sound
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sonorous
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a boat like a canoe
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pirogue
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ornamental garden w/ paths btwn. the beds
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parterre
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comfortably or conveniently spacious
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commodious
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situdated down or below
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nether
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quality or state of being
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impetuosity
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act, process, or power of restraining or dominating by force
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coercion
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shameless boldness
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effrontery
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agreeably prococative; having lively arch charm
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piquant
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promptness in response; cheerful readiness
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alacrity
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excessively demonstrative; pouring freely
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effusive
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to travel over or through especially on foot
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perambulations
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deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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subterfuges
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