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amble
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v-To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
n- An unhurried or leisurely walk. |
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apothecary
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n- One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
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assuage
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v- To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe
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beadle
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n- A minor parish official formerly employed in an English church to usher and keep order during services.(a low levek town official who often help out in a church
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brethren
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n- A plural of brother ( not a family brother but people that share a common bond)
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chattel
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n- An article of movable personal property.
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dictum
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n- A statement or opinion made by an important person (impartment) or a proverb
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domicile
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n- A residence; a home()it must be permanent).
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foray
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n-to do something outside of your comfort zone
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impudent
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adj- Characterized by offensive boldness or disrespect
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malevolent
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adj- Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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piety
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n- The state or quality of being pious(Having or exhibiting religious reverence(respect)), especially
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predilection
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n- A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
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stricture
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n- A restraint, limit, or restriction.
n- harsh criticism |
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taciturn
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adj- Habitually untalkative
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amiable
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Adj. Pleasant in disposition
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condescend
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v. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself
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contemptous
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adj-Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful.
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cunning
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adj- sneeky sly or tricky like a secret agent
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diminutive
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adj- Extremely small in size; tiny
n- a small person or thing n- A diminutive suffix, word, or name. |
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disapprobation
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n- Moral disapproval; condemnation
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eddy
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n-A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion
v- To move in or as if in an eddy |
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entailment
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v-To includes or require
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erratic
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adj- Having no fixed or regular course; wandering.
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fractious
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adj- Inclined to make trouble; unruly
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gravely
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adj- Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
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indigenous
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adj- it is native to a certain place useually a natural thing
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secede
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v- To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance.
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sojourn
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v-To reside temporarily
n-A temporary stay; a brief period of residence. |
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vex
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v-To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother
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asinine
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adj- stupid or silly
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auspicious
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adj- favorable
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benevolence
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n- in the case, a generous or thoughtful gift
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haint
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n- a ghost or a spook
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irk
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v- to annoy
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melancholy
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n or adj- sadness or of a melancholy state
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monosyllabic
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adj- one syllable
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onslaught
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n-a violent attack
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quell
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v-to quiet or pacify
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tranquility
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n- peacefulness, serenity
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benign
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adj -Of a kind and gentle disposition
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cordiality
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n-sincere affection and kindness
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dismember
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n-someone is to tear or cut that person's limbs (arms and legs) off
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edification
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n- education or instruction
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ensue
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adj-something that comes immediately after something else.
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gape
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v- to stare at a person with your mouth open
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inquisitive
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adj- questioning or prying
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kudzu
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n-a quick-growing vine with large leaves, often found in the Southern United States
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malignant
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adj- dangerous; evil
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placid
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adj- calm and quite
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prowess
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n-superior ability or skill
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ramshackle
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adj-loose or rickety; about to fall apart
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rigid
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adj-stiff
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quibble
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v-type of arguing where you avoid the main point by bringing up petty details
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tacit
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adj-An agreement, or, in this case, a "treaty" that is tacit is one that has been silently agreed upon.
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amborsia
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n- a dessert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconut
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abberation
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n-is a deviation, or a moving away from, something that is not normal.
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canna
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n-a beautiful tropical flower
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cordial
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adj-warm and friendly
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embalm
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v- the process of preserving a dead body
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flue
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n- a channel in a chimney that allows smoke and flames to pass to the outside
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libel
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n-A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation
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palate
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n-The roof of the mouth and nasal
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perpetual
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n-Something that is perpetual lasts forever
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perpetuate
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v-To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual
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procure
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v-To get by special effort; obtain or acquire
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taffeta
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n-a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear
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unfathomable
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adj- Something that is unfathomable is something that can not be understood.
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vigil
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n- a watch
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wary
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adj- To be wary means to be cautious on your guard against something
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