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132 Cards in this Set
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jeer
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to make fun of
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jest
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to joke
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parody
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a humerours immitation
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recreation
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something done for fun, a hobby or game
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skit
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a short comic scene
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adjunct
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an accessory, something added on
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coalesce
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to come together
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congeal
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an agreement
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contiguos
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lying side-by-side
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fission
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to split apart
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fusion
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joining together
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integrate
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bring together and make whole
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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pact
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a formal agreement between two countries;a bargain
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rendzvous
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a meeting, usually secret
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abdicate
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to hive up power (ab)
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accord
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to be in agreement
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allege
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to declare something is true without proof
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asses
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to evaluate or determine the worth of
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condone
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to forgive or disregard an offense
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conventional
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traditional, ordinary (con+vent)
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counsel
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to advise
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debunk
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to prove false
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decree
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an order or command
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inquiry
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a request for information (in)
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ratify
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to approve, usually a law
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sustain
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to support
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ambiguous
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unclear
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amorphous
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without shape(a+morph+ous)
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itinerant
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nomadic, constantly moving
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kinetic
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moving
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obscure
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hidden or dark, hard to see (ob)
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remote
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far away, distant ( remote control)
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writhe
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to twist
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egress
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exit
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epoch
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period of time
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intangible
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not able to be touched or sensed (in+tang+ible)
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polymorphous
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having many shapes(poly+morph+ous)
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prolific
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fertile very productive(pro)
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scull
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a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
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sporadic
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having no pattern or order
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surrogate
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a substitute
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variegated
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having many parts or colors
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akin
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related to or alike
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amiable
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friendly, good-natured (able)
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congenial
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agreeable (con+gen)
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equivalent
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equal (equi)
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extol
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to prase (ex0
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placate
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to quiet down, appease (plac)
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altruistic
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doing good for others
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aspirant
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someone reaching for something (aspirations)
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astute
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sharp, shrewd
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benevolence
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goodness (bene)
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animosity
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hostile (anim+ity)
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debilitating
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weakening harmful (de)
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aspirant
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someone reaching for something (aspirations)
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astute
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sharp, shrewd
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benevolence
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goodness (bene)
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animosity
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hostile (anim+ity)
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debilitating
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weakening harmful (de)
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deficient
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lacking an essential part (de)
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insolent
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disrespectful, rude (in)
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irate
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enraged
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notorious
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known widley and unfavorable
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profane
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to abuse or put to ill use
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recalcitrant
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disobedient, stubborn
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worlock
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a male witch
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aloof
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keeping a distance
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banal
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unoriginal and boring
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billigerent
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hostile, warlike (bell)
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browbeat
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to intimidate
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choleric
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irratable
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garrulous
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oerly talkative (ous)
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incompetent
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not able to do something properly (in)
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insipid
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lacking interest, dull, boring
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious (ous)
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pedantic
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overly scholarly, boring
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pugnacious
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hostlie (ous)
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ravenous
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extremely hungry (ous)
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sanctimonious
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acting morally superior, holier-than-thou (ous)
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abyss
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a deep narrow pit
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barrage
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a flood
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brig
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the prison of a ship
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hovel
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a shack
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indictment
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the situation of having been charged with a crime (dic)
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quiver
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a portable container for arrows
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plight
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a bad situation, a predicament
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rue
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to regret
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adverse
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unfavorable, opposed, going agianst, (ad+verse)
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aggravate
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to make worse
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assailable
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vulnerable (able)
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corpulent
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excessively overweight
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founder
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to sink (a boat founders)
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impasse
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a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further (im)
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incumbent
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someone who is currently holding a political position
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insinuation
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a sneaky suggestion of something bad
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mar
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to spoil, to mark
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null
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zero value ("null and void")
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repudiate
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to put down, to renounce
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ruse
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a clever trick
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sedate
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to calm, especially by use of a drug
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slander
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a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
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superfluous
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more than what is required or needed (super+ous)
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benign
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harmless ( bene)
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exuisite
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beatifully made or designed
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immaculate
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perfectly clean, free from dirt or stain (im)
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robust
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healthy
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clarity
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clearness
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deft
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skillfull
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meticulous
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careful, paying attention to details (ous)
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pious
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deeply religious (ous)
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illuminate
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to ligt up or make clear
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imply
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to express indirectly
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lamnt
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to express grief for, mourn
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reminiscence
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a memory, the act of recalling the past (re)
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dormant
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temporarily inactive, asleep
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aradicate
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to erase or get rid of
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excavate
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to dig up(ex)
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fundamental
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an essential part, basic
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innaye
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possessed at birth, not learned (in+nat)
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merge
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to blend together
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adept
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very skilled
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facet
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an aspect of something
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ingenuity
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innovation, creativity (in+gen+ity)
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inscribe
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to write or etch words on or into a surface (in+scrib)
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novice
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a beginner (nov)
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procure
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to obtain
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tenacious
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holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn (ten+ac+ous)
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toil
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har work, or to work hard
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vend
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to sell
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vigor
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strength, energy
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wane
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to decrease in size or strength
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