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111 Cards in this Set
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collate
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V. to compare critically, to note differences
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foment
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V. to promte trouble or rebellion
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abet
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V. to encourage or assist, especially in something wrong or unworthy
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encumber
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V. to weigh down or burdon
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connoisseur
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N. an expert, one well qualified to pass critical judgments
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blatent
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adj. noisy in a coarse offensive way
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disconsolate
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adj. deeply unhappy or dejected, without hope
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aver
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V. to affirm, maintain allege
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buttress
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N/V. to support, prop up, strengthen
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carousal
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N. a noisy revelry or merrymaking
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broach
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V. to bring up something, begin to talk about a subject
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jejune
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adj. lacking in nutritive valure, lacking in interest or substance
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credulous
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adj. too ready to believe, easily decieved
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infirmity
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N. a weakness or ailment
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berate
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V. to scold sharply, upbraid
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expatiate
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V. to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail
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deplete
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V. to use up
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extraneous
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adj. coming from the outside, foreign
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inception
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N. beginning, start, earliest stage
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criterion
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N. a rule, test, or standard of judgment
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amenable
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adj. willing to follow advice or authority
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carnage
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N. large scale slaughter
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tortuous
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adj. winding, twisted, crooked,l
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sententious
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adj. self-rightous, characterized by moralizing
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn, unyielding
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precocious
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adj. showing unusual early development
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providential
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adj. happening as through divine intervention, characterized by good fortune
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ostensible
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adj. apparent, professed, appearing to be true
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surfeit
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N. excess or overindulgence as in eating or drinking
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expatiate
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V. to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail
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deplete
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V. to use up
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extraneous
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adj. coming from the outside, foreign
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inception
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N. beginning, start, earliest stage
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criterion
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N. a rule, test, or standard of judgment
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amenable
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adj. willing to follow advice or authority
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carnage
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N. large scale slaughter
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tortuous
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adj. winding, twisted, crooked,l
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sententious
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adj. self-rightous, characterized by moralizing
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
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N. a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items
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precocious
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adj. showing unusual early development
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providential
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adj. happening as through divine intervention, characterized by good fortune
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sadistic
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adj. delighting in cruelty, exceedingly cruel
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turgid
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adj. swollen, bloated, filled to excess
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supplicate
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V. to beg earnestly and humbly
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brouhaha
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N. a confused hodgepodge of sounds
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cloy
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V. to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence
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demeanor
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N. the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment
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deference
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N. courteous yielding to the wishes or ideas of another
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enigmatic
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adj. puzzling, perplexing
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definitive
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adj. conclusive, final
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bumptious
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adj. offensively self-assertive
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choleric
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easily made angry,
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bulwark
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N/V. a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense
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curtail
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V. to cut short, bring to a halt
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adament
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adj. firm in purpose or opinion
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profligate
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adj. given over to dissipation and self-indulgence
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mawkish
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adj. excessively and objectionably sentimental, sickening
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thwart
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V. to oppose successfully
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onus
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N. something that is heavy or burdensome
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requisite
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adj. needed, necessary, regarded as essential
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mollify
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V. to soften or make gentle, to calm or allay
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sartorial
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adj. pertaining to a tailor and his/her work
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presentiment
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N. a vague sense of appraching misfortune
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impromptu
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adj. without preperation, offhand, suddenly
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forbearance
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N. tolerance and self-control
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remite
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V. to send or hand in money, to cancel a punishment
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subservient
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adj. subordinate in capacity or role
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perfidy
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N. faithlessness, treachery, treason
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hypothetical
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adj. based on an assumption or guess, conjectural
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impugn
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V. to call into question, challenge
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odium
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N. hatred, contempt,
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intemperate
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adj. immoderate, lacking self-control
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ignoble
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adj. mean, low, base
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squeamish
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adj. easily shocked or upset, sensitive
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susceptible
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adj. open to, vulnerable
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guantlet
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N. an armored or protected glove, a challenge to combat
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relegate
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V. to place in a lower position, consign, remand
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or obligation
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe
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pillage
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to rob of good by open force
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vulnerable
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open to attack
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stipend
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a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
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prate
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to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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restitution
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the act of restoring something to the rightful owner
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punctilious
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careful and exact
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stalwart
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strong or sturdy
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reprove
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to find fault with
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mitigate
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to make milder or softer
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desecrate
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to commit sacriliege
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inconsequential
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trifling, trivial
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concoct
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to prepare by combining ingredients
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disconcert
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to confuse, to disturb composure
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive way
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debase
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to lower in character, value, or quality
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beneficent
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kind, charitable
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling
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desist
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to cease doing something
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austere
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severe or stern in manner
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vouchsafe
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to give or furnish condescendingly
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, clandestine
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transmute
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to change from one nature to another
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immutable
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not subject to change
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary
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heinous
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very wicked
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority
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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on feet
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sinecure
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an easy job
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vicarious
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one person in place of another
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