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110 Cards in this Set
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licentious
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adj. morally unrestrained
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numismatist
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n. a coin collector
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paucity
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n. a scarcity, a lack
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fatalistic
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adj. beleiving that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
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obtrude
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v. to force oneself into a situation
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pensive
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adj. dreamily thoughtful
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lackadaisical
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adj. uniterested, listless
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alienate
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v. to turn away feelings or affections
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elated
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adj. in high spirits, exultantly pround and joyful
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epigram
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n. a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
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amalgamate
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v. to combine
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demented
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adj. mentally ill, insane
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hone
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v. to sharpen
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beleaguer
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v. to besiege by circling (as with an army), to harass
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gorge
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v. to eat or swallow greedily
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antiquated
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adj. no longer used or useful, very old
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opiate
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n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
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caricature
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n. an exaggerated portrait of one's features
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dally
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v. to waste time, to dawdle
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felonious
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adj. pertianing to or constituting a major crime
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edifice
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n. a large, elaborate structure, an imposing building
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ambidextrous
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adj. equally skillful with either hand
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belated
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adj. delayed
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animate
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v. to give life or motion to
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knead
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v. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
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chauvinist
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n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender or religion, and displaying contempt for the other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
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egalitarian
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adj. promoting equal rights for all people
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berserk
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adj. in a state of violent or destructive rage
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ostentatious
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adj. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
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delude
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v. to mislead, to fool
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elude
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v. to escape notice, to get away from
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fallow
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adj. inactive, uproductive
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blight
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n. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
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obsequy
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n. a funeral rite or ceremony
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denizen
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n. an occupant, an inhabitant
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fealty
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n. obligated loyalty or faithfulness
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entice
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v. to attract by offering reward or pleasure
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gratify
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v. to please
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laggard
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n. a slow person, especially one who falls behind
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gambit
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n. a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
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jaded
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adj. worn out, dulled, as from overindulgence
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gist
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n. the main point
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advocate
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v. to recommend, to speak in favor
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afface
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v. to obliterate, to wipe out
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charisma
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n. personal appeal or attraction, magnetism
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ogre
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n. a brute, a large monster, a frightful giant
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mesmerize
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v. to hypnotize
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entity
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n. anything having existence, either physical or mystical
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bandy
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v. to exchange words, to discuss casually
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dastardly
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adj. cowardly and treacherous
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nepotism
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n. favortism shown to family or friends by those in power, espcially in buisness or hiring practices
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begrudge
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v. to resent another's success, to envy
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mandarin
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n. an influential person, a member of an elite group
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glutinous
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adj. gluey, sticky
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enmity
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n. deep-seated hostility, often mutual
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declaim
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v. to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
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imbue
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v. to inspire or influence, to saturate
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gaff
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n. a pole with a large hook on one end
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quaff
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v. to drink in large quantities, to gulp
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bibliophile
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n. a lover of books
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gird
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v. to prepare for an event or an action
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daunt
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v. to make afraid, to discourage
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flux
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n. a state of continual change or movement
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hovel
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n. a wretched living place, an open shed
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cadaverous
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adj. of or like a corpse, pale, gaunt, thin
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gothic
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adj. of the middle ages, of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
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penury
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n. extreme poverty
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egress
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n. an exit, a means of going out
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felicity
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n. happiness, bliss
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despot
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n. a dictator with absolute power
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beget
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v. to produce, to make happen
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educe
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v. to draw or bring out
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glean
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v. to collect bit by bit, to gather with patient labor
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chafe
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v. to wear or irratate, often through rubbing or friction
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effrontery
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n. shameless boldness
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imbibe
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v. to drink (especially alcohol)
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feign
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v. to pretend
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desist
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v. to stop, to discontinue
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allude
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v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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elite
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n. the choice of members or best of a group
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bilk
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v. to cheat or swindle, to thwart
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homily
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n. a sermon
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demise
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n. death, a ceasing to exist
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emit
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v. to send out, to give forth, as in sound or light
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decadence
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n. moral deterioration
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aghast
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adj. feeling great dismay or horror
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granary
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n. a storehouse for grain
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choleric
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adj. easily angered
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impede
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v. to hinder, to obstruct
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qualm
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n. feeling of uneasiness
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lampoon
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n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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narcissistic
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adj. conceited, having excessive self-love or admiration
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eradicate
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v. to wipe out, to destroy
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fabricate
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v. to concoct, to make up a story in order to deceive
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ghastly
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adj. horrible, frightful
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fallible
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adj. capable of error
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blatant
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adj. obvious, too conspicuous
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dawdle
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v. to waste time
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affliate
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n. an associate, a partner
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fawn
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v. to act slavishly submissive
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calumny
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n. a false and malicious accusation
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berate
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v. to scold or rebuke severly and at length
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minion
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n. a fawning, servile follower
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desolate
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adj. lonely, forlorn, unihabited, barren
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bane
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n. the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
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pacify
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v. to calm down
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garble
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v. to mix up or distort
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prevaricate
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v. to lie
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filch
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v. to steal
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neophyte
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n. a beginner
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