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analoy
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similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike
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analogous
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antibody
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A protein produced in the blood or tissues in response to the presence of a specific toxin, foreign blood cell, or other antigen.
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think ANTI - Body
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aspire
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to have great ambition; desire strongly
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what rhymes with asPIRE?
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bamboozle
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to deceive by elaborate trickery; hoodwink
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The king and duke in Huckleberry Finn.
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boisterous
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rough and stormy; violent (boisterous winds); noisy and lacking restraint or discipline
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Terous, i guess.
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boycott
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to act together in refusing to use, buy form, or deal with, especially as an expression of protest
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You know this word...
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decorum
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proper behavior or conduct
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decoration
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deign
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to be willing to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity
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deign-lame
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despondent
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dejected
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depression
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divulge
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to make known; reveal; tell
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VULGE!!!
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eclectic
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chossing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources
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eclectic-election
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embargo
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an order by a government prohibiting merchant ships from entering or leaving its ports; a prohibition by government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
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embargo-cargo
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fallacy
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a false notion or mistaken belief
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FAL
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guerrilla
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a member of a military force that is not part of a regular army and operates in small bands in occupied territory to harass the enemy, as by surprise raids
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gorilla
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impertinent
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offensively bold; rude
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important (he/she thinks)
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