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196 Cards in this Set
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adjudicate
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to hear and judge a case
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judicious
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showing sound judgement
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elocution
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expressive delivery of speech
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eulogy
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prasing tribute
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benediction
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good wishes
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transmute
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transform
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mercurial
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erratic; subject to wild changes in behavior
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phlegmatic`
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lazy; sluggish
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beguile
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to deceive with charm
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extemporaneous
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done w/ little or no practice
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diatribe
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malicious criticism or abuse
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admonish
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reprimand mildly
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repudiate
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shun; to cast off publicly
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sanctimonius
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self righteous
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sacrilegious
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grossly disrespectful of something sacred
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pious
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showing relgious respect
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deference
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respect for the wishes of others
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formidable
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hard to overcome
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redoubtable
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arousing fear
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robust
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full of vigor/energy
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impervious
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incapable of being penetrated
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coalesce
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to blend or fuse together
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yoke
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to join different things (egg yolk - white and yellow)
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anomaly
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unusual event
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idiosyncracy
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peculiar trait or habit
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atrophy
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to weaken from disuse
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quiescent
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resting; quiet
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static
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stationary
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languid
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weak, sluggish
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volatile
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explosive
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rebuttal
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opposing response to an argument (rheanna - she knows)
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome; warlike (pugsley the dog)
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acrimony
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bitterness of feeling; harsh words
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abysmal
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extremely bad; wretched
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acrid
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harsh smelling or tasting
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deplorable
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worthy of reproach or blame
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impel
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to put into motion; to urge
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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jettison
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to throw overboard (captain jack - pirates)
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forgo
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to give something up
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deplete
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to decrease in supply
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congenial
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friendly
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munificent
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generous
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pedantic
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showy about knowledge; J-P
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swagger
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to walk or strut in an arrogant manner
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dogged
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determined; unwilling to give up
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inexorable
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relentless; continuing; incessant; determined
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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pertinacity
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stubbornness
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steadfast
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unchanging
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unerring
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perfect
un = no err = error |
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paragon
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model of excellence; perfection
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consummate
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perfect in everry respect
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nefarious
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evil; wicked
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repugnant
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offensive; repulsive
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odious
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worthy of dislike
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abominable
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loathsome; unpleasant
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ruse
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crafty scheme
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subterfuge
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scheme; attempt to deceive
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pilfer
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steal
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swindle
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cheat
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pacifist
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individual opposed to violence
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nihilist
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one who rejects known truths
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exonerate
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to clear from accusation
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exhort
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to urge
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coerce
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to persuade through the use of force
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induce
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to cause
(cancer-induced) |
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remuneration
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payment of service
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olfactory
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pertaining to sense of smell
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gustatory
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relating to sense of taste
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destitute
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penniless; poor
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impecunious
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without money
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pecun-
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money
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improvident
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unable to provide for in the futureq
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parsimony
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excessive thriftiness
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diffident
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lack of self confidence
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stalwart
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strong physical strength; brave
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bulwark
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strong defense (must have in order to have the bull not run through your sheet)
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talisman
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magical object
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protracted
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extended in time
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subordinate
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lower in rank; submissive; dependent
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adjunct
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something added to another in a subordinate place or use
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arable
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suitable for growing crops
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meager
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not enough; insufficient
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berate
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punish
"you are B-rate" |
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eschew
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shun; stay away from
(achoo- stay away she has a cold!!!) |
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stark
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plain
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spartan
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plain
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stilted
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formal
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dissent
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difference of opinion
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attenuated
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weakened; thinned; decreased
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imposing
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impressive in appearance
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egregious
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
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insubordination
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defiance of authority
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disseminate
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spread
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conducive
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leading to
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rudiment
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incomplete; nonfunctional structure
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incisive
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keen; thoughtful
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palliate
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make less severe
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excoriated
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criticized harshly
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exonerated
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proved innocent
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denuncation
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condemnation
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extolled
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praised highly
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tepid
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dull
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lukewarm
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moderately warm
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attenuated
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weakened; thinned; decreased
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imposing
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impressive in appearance
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egregious
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
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insubordination
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defiance of authority
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disseminate
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spread
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conducive
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leading to
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rudiment
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incomplete; nonfunctional structure
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incisive
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keen; thoughtful
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palliate
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make less severe
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excoriated
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criticized harshly
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exonerated
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proved innocent
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denuncation
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condemnation
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extolled
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praised highly
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tepid
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dull
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lukewarm
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moderately warm
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disgressiveness
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tendency to go off topic (not making progress)
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precariousness
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danger
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stark
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minimal
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barrenness
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infertility; empty
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pervade
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fill completely
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volumnious
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plentiful
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elude
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escape capture or understanding
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mitigate
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make less severe
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blustery
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outgoing
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demarcation
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limit; boundary
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sumptious
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bountiful
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irreconciable
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unable to be made to agree
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adjure
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command solemnly
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usurp
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take over
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disavowed
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renounced; to give up power
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prevluded
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prevented
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exulted
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rejoiced
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rashly
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hastily
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pursuit
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an act of pursuing
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fervid
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intense emotion
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inflammatory
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caused by inflammation
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concede
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admit
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leavened
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lightened with humor
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apologist
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someone who argues to justify something
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disavow
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refuse to acknowledge
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exulted
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extreme happiness
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precluded
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prevent
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adjured
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to charge a person to do something as if they were under oath
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rebuffed
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refused abruptly
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impervious
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impenetrable
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espouse
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adopt; choose to follow
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denounce
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speak out against
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denunciation
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harsh criticism
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infidelity
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unfaithfulness
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disavowal
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denial of any connection with or knowledge of
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reversion
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to go back to; reverse to previous habit
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exalted
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praised
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panned
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criticized harshly
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infidelity
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unfaithfulness
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disavowal
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denial of any connection with or knowledge of
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reversion
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to go back to; reverse to previous habit
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exalted
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praised
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panned
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criticized harshly
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vocation
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career to which one feels
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vississitude
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unexpected changes
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forsake
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abandon
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apostate
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abandon party or faith
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expatraiate
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lives in a country other than their own
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recluse
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hermit
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curator
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director of a museum
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parasitism
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relationshiup in which one organism harms another by taking advantage of it
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symbiosis
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act mutually beneficial to each other
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fortitude
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strength
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perfunctory
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without attention to detail; hastily
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insoluble
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cannot be solved
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pervious
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penetrable
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impregnable
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incapable of being penetrated
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hasten
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cause to happen sooner
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vocation
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career to which one feels
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vississitude
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unexpected changes
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forsake
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abandon
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apostate
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abandon party or faith
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expatraiate
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lives in a country other than their own
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recluse
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hermit
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curator
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director of a museum
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parasitism
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relationshiup in which one organism harms another by taking advantage of it
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symbiosis
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act mutually beneficial to each other
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fortitude
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strength
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perfunctory
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without attention to detail; hastily
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insoluble
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cannot be solved
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pervious
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penetrable
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impregnable
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incapable of being penetrated
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hasten
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cause to happen sooner
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stem
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stop flow of
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monetary
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pertaining to money
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punctilious
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meticulous
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