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138 Cards in this Set
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compliance
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n.
readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements |
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contentions
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adj.
quarrelsome |
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hamper
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v.
obstruct |
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defiled
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v
a narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops a march in a line |
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deception
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n.
act of deceiv ing someone; fraud |
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discard
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lack of harmony; conflict
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deft
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dextrous, skillful
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dowager
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a widow endowed w/ property from her husband
a dignified- looking elderly woman |
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galvanize
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adj.
-shock or stimulate, as by electricity -plate or coat w/ metal by means of electricty |
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voluble
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adj.
speaking fluently |
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effulgence
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n.
radiantly bright |
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foundered
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v.
fill and sink as a ship, fail utterly |
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voluted
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n.
a spiral or whorled formation |
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deranged
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adg.
disarrange, disorder the mind |
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resolute
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adj.
having a fixed purpose, unwavering |
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Ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Pernicious
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adj.
tending to cause death or serious injury, deadly |
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quailed
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-to shrink back infear, cower
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contempt
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n- skorn, disdain
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amenable
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adj
-willing to agree, readily managed |
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defiance
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n.
-refusal to yield, resistance |
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indict
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v.
-charge |
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obdurate
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adj.
-hardened against feeling, hard hearted - not giving into persuasion, intractable |
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availed
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v.
-To be of use or advantage -to help |
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execrate
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v.
-to declare to be hateful -to feel loathing for |
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servile
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submissive, slavish
a) of or suitable to a slave or servant b) of or relating to servitude or forced labor |
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scourging
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n.
- a source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war - A means of inflicting severe suffering - A whip used to inflict punishment |
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ineffable
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adj.
incapable of being expressed, indescribable or unutterable |
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profligate
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adj.
-given over to dissipation, dissolute -recklessly wasteful, wildly extravagant |
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admonished
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v.
-to reprove gently but earnestly -to counsel (another) against something too be avoided, caution |
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morose
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sullenly melancholy, gloomy
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rouse, v
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to arouse from slumber, apath, or depression
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amenities
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n.
- the quality of being pleasant or attractive, agreeableness -something that contributes to physical or material confort |
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vermillion
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n.
-a vivid red to reddish orange |
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volatile
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adj
-changeable, explosive |
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hindrance
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v.
-block, obstacle |
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indigent
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adj.
destitute, poor, needy |
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stratagems
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n.
-a m military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy |
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melamine
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n.
a white crystalline compound used in making melamine resins and for tanning leather |
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environs
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to encircle, sorround
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aversion
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firm dislike
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dismiss
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refuse to consider seriously
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commend
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praise, citeapprovingly, entrust
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assert
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state with confidence
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listlessly
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lack of energy
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degeneracy
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state of being degerneratred, corruption
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girded
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confine with a belt, make fast by binding, encircle
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inviolate
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not desecrated, infringed, impared
not to be violated |
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meek
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quiet and obedient, spiritless
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insolent
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contemptuously rude, disrespectful or insulting
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doff
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to take off (hat)
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manacled
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a shackle, handcuff,restrain, make fast or secure
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flourish
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thrive, prosper, be active
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facade
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the chief exterior face of a building
the superficial aspect of something |
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diffidence
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want of self-confidence, shyness
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coalesce
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combine; fuse
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adapt
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alter, modify
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paradox
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statement that looks false but is actually correct; a contradictory statement
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contagion
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infection
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sarcasm
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scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
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bias
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prejudice
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obscure
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dark;vague;unclear
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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conformity
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harmany, agreement with established standards
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vacillate
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waver, fluctuate
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contemplative
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thoughtful and observant, reflective
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didactic
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teaching, instructional
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condemnation
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strong censure of disapproval;judicial sentencing
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deficiency
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lack, inadequacy, weakness
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confirm
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corroborate, verify, support
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taciturn
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habitually silent, talking little
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serenity
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calmness, placidity
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refute
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disprove
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pretentious
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ostentatious, self-important, pompous, overly ambitious
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confine
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shut in, restrict
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determination
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resolve, measurement or calculation, decision
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precedent
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something precing in time that may be used as an aouthority or guide for future action
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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indifferent
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unmoved, lacking concern
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imperceptible
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unnoticable, undetectable
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imputation
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the act of imputing or ascribing, attribution
something imputed, ascribed, or attributed |
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exculpate
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to clear of guilt or blame
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immutable
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not subject or susceptable to change
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infernal
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of or relating to hell, diabolical
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redress
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to make amends to; to adjust
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perdition
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loss of the soul, eternal damnation
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prudence
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the state, quality or fact of being prudent
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cudgel
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a short heavy stick, a club
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vigor
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active strength
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brittle
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easily broken, difficult
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alleviate
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relieve
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agressor
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attacker
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alienate
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make hostile, separate
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congenial
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pleasant, friendly
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degenerate
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become worse, deteriorate
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disperse
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scatter
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enhance
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advance; improve
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ingenious
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clever
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symmetry
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained
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monotony
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sameness leading to boredom
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momentous
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very importnat
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innovative
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novel, introducing a change
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immune
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exempt
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humble
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modest, not proud
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eclipse
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darken;extinguish
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compromise
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adjust or settel by making mutual concessions
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comparable
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similar
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censor
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to examine in order to suppress contents considered objectionable
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benign
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kindly, faborable, not maligant
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benevolent
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generous, charitable
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beneficial
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helpful, useful
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implication
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taht which is hinted at or suggested
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candor
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frankness
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vulnerable
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susceptable to wounds
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inconsolably
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unable to console someone
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miniscule
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very small, tiny
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cul-de-sac
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a dead-end street
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onomatopoeic
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the formation or use of words such as buzz that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions or actions they refer to
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nomenclature
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a system of names used in art of science
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oblong
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deviating from a square
oval |
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assimilation
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the act or process of assimilating
the state of being assimilated |
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pensive
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deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thooughtful
suggestive or expressive of melancholy thoughtfulness |
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sartorial
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pertaint to a tailor or his work
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tawny
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a light brown to brownish orange
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tumeric
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indian plant used for making a condiment, a yellow dye.
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retract
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to take back, disabow
to draw back or in |
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endorse
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approve, support
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heed
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pay attention to, consider
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incongruity
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lack of harmony, absurdity
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recluse
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hermit
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laud
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praise
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dismay
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discourage, frighten
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embossed
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represent in raised designes or relief
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naivete
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quality of being unsophisticated
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philanthropist
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lover of mankind, doer of good
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impudence
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the quality of being offensively bold
offensively bold behavior |