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adage

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(n.) a proverb, wise saying

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aghast

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(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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allot

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(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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aloof

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(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

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amass

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(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

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ample

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(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious

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annul

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(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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antics

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(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

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articulate

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(v) to speak clearly

(adj) able to speak clearly

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audacious

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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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avowed

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(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

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bountiful

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(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

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churlish

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(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

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collaborate

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(v.) to work with, work together

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congested

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(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

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deplore

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(v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval

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detriment

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(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage

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discordant

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(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

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durable

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(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time

(n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years.

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elite

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(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things

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ethical

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(adj.) Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

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evolve

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(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

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finesse

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(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness

(v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

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forthright

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(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

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genial

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(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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glut

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(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing(n.) an oversupply

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inaudible

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(adj.) not able to be heard

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incapacitate

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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

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indiscriminate

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(adj.) without restrain or control

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instigate

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(v.) to urge on; to stir up, start, incite

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instill

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(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

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intrigue

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(v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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jurisdiction

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(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

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laggard

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(n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind

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legendary

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(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

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longevity

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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life

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muster

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(n.) a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

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nonentity

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(n.) a person or thing of no importance

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oblique

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(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

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obsess

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(v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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ostracize

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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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oust

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(v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place

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perturb

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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

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prodigal

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(n.) one who is wasteful and self- indulgent

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prodigious

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(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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promontory

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(n.) a high point of land extending into water

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pseudonym

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(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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pulverize

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(v.) to grind or pound to a power or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

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purge

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(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up

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qualm

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(n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

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resolute

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(adj.) bold, determined; firm

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revert

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(v.) to return, go back

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rubble

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(n.) broken stone or bricks; ruins

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staid

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(adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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tether

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(v.) to fasten with a rope or chain

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venerate

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(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

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vie

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(v.) to compete; to stive for victory or superiority

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volatile

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(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state