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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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acquiescent
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accepting passively
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acrid
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sharp; bitteryly pungent
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adduce
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present as evidence
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affray
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public brawl
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agape
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openmouthed
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aghast
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horrified
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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allocate
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assign
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altruism
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unselfish aid to others; generosity
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amuck
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is a state of rage
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annals
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records; history
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annihilate
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destory
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apex
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tip; summit; climax
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aphorism
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pithy maxim
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appellation
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name; title
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ardouse
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hard; strenuous
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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asinine
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stupid
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astute
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wise shrewd
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atrocity
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brutal deed
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augment
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increase
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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beguile
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delude; cheat; amuse
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biennial
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every two years
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billious
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suffering from indigestion; irritable
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bourgeois
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middle class
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brazler
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open pan in which live coals are burned
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bulwark
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earthwork or other storng defense; son who defends
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cache
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hiding place
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canard
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unfounded rumor; exaggerated report
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carmine
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rich red
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cathartic
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purgative
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cavalvade
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procession; parade
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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clarion
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shrill trumpetlike sound
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coadjutor
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assistant; colleague
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cog
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tooth projecting from a wheel
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cohorts
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armed bands
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churlish
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borrish; rude
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conciliate
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pacify; win over
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congruence
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correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship
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consort
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associate with
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contingent
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conditional
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contrite
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penitent
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contustion
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bruise
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cornice
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projectiong molding on a building (usually above collumns)
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coy
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shy; modest; coquettish
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corne
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hag
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cull
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pick out; reject
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dastard
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coward
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decadence
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decay
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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deign
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condescent
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demur
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delay; object
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deplete
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reduce; exhaust
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derogatory
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expressing low opinion
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descry
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catch sight of
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desultory
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aimless; jumping around
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devolve
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deputize; pass to others
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diadem
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crown
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dichotomy
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branching into two parts
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disgruntle
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make discontented
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disquisition
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formal systematic inquiry; an explaniton of the results of a formal inquiry
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diva
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operatic singer; prima donna
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doff
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take off
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domicile
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home
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duress
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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
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egregious
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gross; shocking
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elucidate
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explain; enlighten
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enamored
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in love
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encompass
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surround
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engender
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cause; produce
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