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Auxiliary
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adj. Giving assistance or support
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What Oxes do
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Candid
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adj. Frank, sincere
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Cubicle
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n. A small room or compartment
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Drudgery
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n. Work that is hard and tiresome
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Envoy
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n. a representative or messenger
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escalate
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v. to elevate; to increase in intensity
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expedient
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n. a means to an end
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feign
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v. to pretend
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flair
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an. natural quality; talent; skill
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Grievous
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ad. Causing sorrow or pain
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Heterogeneous
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adj. Diverse
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Horde
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n. a vast number
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Impel
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v. to drive forward
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Incredulous
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adj. skeptical
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Inscribe
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v. to write or engrave
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monologue
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n. a speech made by one actor
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prognosis
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n. a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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rasping
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adj. with a harsh, grating sound
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repugnant
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adj. offensive, disareeable
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scuttle
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v. to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way
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Adept
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adj. thoroughly skilled
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aspire
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v. to have ambitious hopes of plans
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bleak
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adj. bare, dreary, dismal
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chide
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v. to blame, scold
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despicable
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adj. worthy of scorn
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diminutive
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adj. small
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emancipate
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v. to free from slavery
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erroneous
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adj. incorrect, containing mistakes
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exploit
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v. to make use of
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extemporaneous
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adj. made or delivered on the spur of the moment
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Impair
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v. to make imperfect
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invincible
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adj. not able to be defeated
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languid
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adj. without energy
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mire
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n. mud
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obtrusive
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adj. forward
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preamble
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n. an introduction to a speech
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render
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v. to cause to become
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rugged
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adj. rough, irregular
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skeptical
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adj. incline to doubt
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slipshod
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adj. untidy in dress
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appreciable
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adj. sufficient to be noticed
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autocratic
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adj. absolute power in a democracy
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blanch
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v. to remove the color from, make pale
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blasphemy
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n. an act, utterance, or writing for something sacred
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brawny
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adj. strong, muscular
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concerted
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adj. planned or performed in cooperation with others
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contend
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v. to fight, struggle
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humane
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adj. kind, merciful
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illustrious
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adj. very famous
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intolerable
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adj. unbearable
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irreverent
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adj. disrespectful
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laborious
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adj. not easy, requiring hard work.
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lithe
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ad. bending easily
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maltreat
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v. to abuse
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ponder
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v. to consider carefully
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subversive
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adj. intended to undermine or overthrow
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synthetic
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adj. made or put together by people
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temperate
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adj. mild, moderate
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venomous
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adj. poisonous
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wily
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adj. sly, shrewd
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Ad infinitum
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adj. endlessly
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apportion
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v. to divide
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bona fide
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adj. genuine, sincere
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bouyant
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adj. able to float easily; cheerful, hopeful
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clique
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n. a small, exculsive group of friends
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concede
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v. to admit as true
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congenial
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adj. getting on well with others
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lofty
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adj. very high, noble
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migration
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n. a movement from one region to another
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percieve
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v. to be aware of through the senses
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perverse
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adj. incline to go against what is expected
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prelude
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n. an introduction
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rancid
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adj. stale, spoiled
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rustic
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adj. country-like; simple, plain
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sever
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v. to seperate
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sordid
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adj. wretchedly poor
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untenable
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adj. impossible to maintain
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versatile
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adj. able to do many things well
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vindicate
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v. to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing
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wane
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v. to lose size, strength, or power.
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annex
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v. to add to
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cleave
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v. to cut or split open
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cordial
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adj. in a friendly manner
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cornerstone
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n. the starting point of a building
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debacle
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n. an overwhelming defeat
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devitalize
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v. to make weak or lifeless
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embroil
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v. to involve in a conflict or difficulty
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exonerate
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v. to clear from a charge or accusation
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glib
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adj. ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless
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haphazard
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adj. by chance, not planned
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improvise
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v. to compose or perform without preparation
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incite
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v. to rouse, stir up
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influx
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n. a coming in, inflow
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pallor
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adj. an extreme paleness
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pedigree
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a list of ancestors
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precipitous
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adj. very steep
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profuse
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adj. very abundant
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reconcile
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v. to restore to friendship
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shackle
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v. to put into chains
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threadbare
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adj. shabby worn
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abase
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v. to lower in esteem
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actuate
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v. to move to action
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avert
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v. to turn aside
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boorish
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adj. rude; clumsy
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brunt
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n. the main impact
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combatant
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n. a fighter
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dormant
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adj. inactive; sleeping
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dubious
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adj. causing uncertainty or suspicion
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harangue
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v. to deliver a loud, ranting speech
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harry
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v. to make a destructive raid on
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impenitent
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adj. not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
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knave
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n. a tricky, deceitful fellow
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legion
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n. a large military force
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liberality
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n. genorosity
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plaintiff
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n. one who begins a lawsuit
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probe
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v. to examine, investigate thoroughly
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protract
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v. to draw out or lengthen in space or time
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quarry
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n. a place from which stone is taken
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spurn
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v. to refuse from scorn
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subterfuge
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n. an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
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