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226 Cards in this Set
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depose
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to take away from power, refuse
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czar
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a monarch or ruler
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penurious
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lacking generosity, thrifter, cheap (tacaño)
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altruism
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unselfish concern for others
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liberality
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generous
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ascetic
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leading of life of self-discipline and self-denial
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square
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truth, fair, agree or comform, to bring into balance, to settle
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travail
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very arduous work that entails pain
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arcane
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requiring secret knowledge to be understood
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variable
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taking on different forms, variable
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parsimonious
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excessively unwilling to spend
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penurious
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unwilling to sepnd money
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allopathy
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treating a disease by casuing effects opposite to those caused by the disease
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list
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a narrow strip, a stripe of color, to tilt, a place of combat or controversy, to listen or listen to, to be pleasing to, to choose,
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pinchbeck
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a mixture, something unpure or not genuine.
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chutzpah
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utter nerve
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bilk
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to cheat
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blight
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to destroy
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blithe
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happiness, joy
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nuance
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a subtle expression of meaning or quality
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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solecism
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grammatical mistake
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jettison
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to discard, get rid of
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sedition
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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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glib
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fluent in an insincere manner
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glower
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to glare or stare angrily
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pedant
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someone wwho shows off learning
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sobriquet
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nickname
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frugality
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tending to be thrifty or cheap
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grovel
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to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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hegemony
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the dominaion of one group or state over its allies
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expurgate
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to censor
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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iniquity
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sin; evil act
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fallow
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unused, dormant
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orotund
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pompous
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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tawdry
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gaudy; cheap
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sully
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to tarnish, taint
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droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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furtive
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secret, stealthy
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circumspect
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cautious, aware of potential consecuences
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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sardonic
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cynical, scornfully mocking
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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surfeit
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an excessive amount
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ingenous
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showing childlike simplicity
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones or the at of cutting them
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inexorable
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inflexible
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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pragmatic
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practical, far from being idealisitc
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missive
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a written note or letter
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nettle
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to irritate
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer
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pastiche
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piece of litrerature or music imitating other works
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ford
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to cross a body of water by fading
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong
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pulchritude
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beauty
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canard
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a lie
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winsome
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charming, happily engaging
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intinerant
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to wander from place to place, unsettled
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sacrosanct
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extremely sacred, beyond criticism
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endemic
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belonging to a particular area
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toady
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one who flatters in the hopes of obtaining something
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard to practicality, dogmatic
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deface
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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largess
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generous giving money to others that seem inferior
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edify
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to instruct morally and spiritually
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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ostensible
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apparent
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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seraphic
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angelic, sweet
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languid
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lacking energy
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scintilla
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trace amount
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mar
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deface, damage, spoil
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gambol
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dance or skip around playfully
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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vex
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to annoy, puzzle, irritate
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contumacious
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rebellious
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multifarious
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diverse
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ethos
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beliefs or character of a group
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repast
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meal or mealtime
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jargon
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nonsensical talk
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fatuous
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stupid
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kindle
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to set on fire or ignite
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embullient
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exhilirated
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garrulous
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talking a lot
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intrepid
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fearless
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fawn
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to grovel
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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sybarite
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a person devoted to luxury or pleasure
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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philanthropy
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charity
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stolid
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unemotional
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pecadillo
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minor sin or offense
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vestige
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a trace, renmant
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potentate
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a monarch or ruler
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syncopation
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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august
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grandiose,
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permeate
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to penetrate
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pervade
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to be present throughout
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kudos
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fame, glory, honor
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amalgamate
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to mix together, to combine
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burnish
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to polish
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usurby
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the practice of lending money at huge amounts
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dogma
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a firmly hel opinion, usually a religious belief
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bifurcate
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to divide in two parts
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curmudgeon
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a cranky person, usually an old man
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epicure
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a person with refined taste in wine and food
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surly
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rude and bad tempered
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tangential
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distressing
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ignoble
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having low moral standards
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mirth
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frivolity, laughter
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laud
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to give praise
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distend
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to swell, inflate or bloat
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exigent
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urgent
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catalyst
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something that brings about change
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divine
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to foretell and know by inspiration
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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dupe
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to deceive, someone who is easily deceived
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euphony
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a pleasant sound
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connoisseur
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a person with excellent knowledge
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larceny
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thefy or property
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euphanism
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the use of an inoffensive word instead of a more distateful one
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arbitrary
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determined by chance or impulse
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xenophobia
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a fear of strangers
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zephyr
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something airy, a gentle breeze
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noisome
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stinking, putrid
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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profligate
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to corrupt
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propitiate
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to conciliate, to appease
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hapless
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having bad luck
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palatial
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relating to palace
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garner
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to gather and store
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polyglot
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to speak many languages
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal
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bevy
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group
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viscous
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thick and adhesive
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mores
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fixed customs or moral, moral standards
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parry
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to ward of or deflect, especially with a quick witted answer
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slake
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to moderate or calm down
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fractious
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rebellious
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encomium
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a warm praise
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invective
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abusive language
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effigy
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stuffed doll
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sentient
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aware, able to perceive, conscious
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distaff
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a female branch of a family
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sinecure
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a well paying job of office that requires little work
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deference
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courtesy
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repose
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relaxation
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requite
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to return or repay
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puerile
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childish, immature, silly
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pariah
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an outcast
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posit
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to assume as real or conceded
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palliate
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to make less severe
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plucky
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courageous, spunky
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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opprobium
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public disgrace
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listless
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lacking energy and enthusiasm
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rhetoric
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effective writing or question
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livid
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discolored by a bruise, reddened with anger
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machination
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plot or scheme
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cloying
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sickly sweet, excessive
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ribald
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humorous in a vulgar way
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rococo
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very highly ornamented
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impugn
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to call into question, attack verbally
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coalesce
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to grow together to form a single whole
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coffer
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strongbox; large chest for money
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
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whimsical
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acting out in a capricious manner; unpredictable
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wily
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clever; deceptive
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collusion
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collaboration; conspiracy, complicity
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wizened
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wrinkled, shriveled, withered
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wraith
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a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death
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yoke
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to bring together
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zenith
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a point of culmination, peak
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iconoclast
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someone who opposes established rules, norms, beliefs and institutions
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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coterie
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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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craven
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lacking courage
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cupidity
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strong desire
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salient
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prominent, of notbale significance
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prattle
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meaningless, foolish talk
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precis
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short summary of facts
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judicious
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sensible; showing great judgement
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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investitude
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ceremony conferring authority
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inured
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hardened, accostum become used to
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imprecation
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a curse
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panache
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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
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abeyance
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temporary suppresion or suspension
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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panoplay
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impressive array
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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boor
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crude person; one lacking manners or taste
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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mannered
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artificial or stilted in character
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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catholic
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broad; universal and comprehensive
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pare
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to trim off excess
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caustic
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biting in wit
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cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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mendacious
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dishonest
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mercurial
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quicck and unpredictable
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meretricious
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falsely attractive
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ingratiate
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to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
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insurrection
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rebellion
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prescient
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having foresight
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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inter
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to bury
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imbue
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to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
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impecunious
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having no money
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate
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impious
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not devoted to religion
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incarnadine
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blood-red in color
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indolent
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lazy
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