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unassuming
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modest
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He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
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validate
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confirm; ratify
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I will not publish my findings until I validate my results.
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wane
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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To wane is the opposite of to wax or increase in size. When lit, does a wax candle wane?
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
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balm
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something that relieves pain
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Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
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caldron
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large kettle
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"Why, Mr. Crusoe," said the salvage heating the giant caldron, "we'd love to have you for dinner."
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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We have to meet a deadline. Don't dawdle; just get down to work.
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ecstasy, ecstatic
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rapture; joy; an overpowering emotion
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When Allison received her long-hoped-for letter of acceptance from Harvard, she was in ecstasy.
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factotum
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handyman; person who does all kinds of work
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Although we had hired him as a messenger, we soon began to use him as a general factotum around the office.
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gambit
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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The player was afraid to accept his opponent's gambit because he feared a trap that as yet he could not see.
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hamper
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obstruct
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The new mother hadn't realized how much the effort of caring for an infant would hamper her ability to keep an immaculate house.
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ignoble
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unworthy; not noble
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A true knight, Sir Galahad never stooped to perform an ignoble deed.
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jocose
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given to joking
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The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a stand-up comic.
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knead
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mix; work dough
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Her hands grew strong from kneading bread.
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laity
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laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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The laity does not always understand the clergy's problems.
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