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110 Cards in this Set
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affinity
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a natural attraction or liking
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fledling
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new and untried; inexperienced; newly hatched
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hackneyed
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overused; stale; trite
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incessant
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constant; without stopping
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opulence
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luxury
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proximity
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closeness
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sagacious
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wise; sensible
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supplant
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to take the place of
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unassailable
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impossible to deny
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voluminous
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big; bulky
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brusque
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rudely abrupt; curt
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dispassionate
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not influence by emotion; impartial
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effervescent
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bubbling with high spirits; exhilarated
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indefatigable
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untiring
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or distrusts mankind
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morose
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very gloomy or sullen
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nonchalance
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casual indifference; lack of concern
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progeny
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children; descendants
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stoic
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seemingly unaffected by pain or discomfort
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voracious
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ravenous; consuming or eager to consume large amounts; insatiable
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coalesce
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to merge to form one whole
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decadence
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a condition of moral deterioration; decay
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation; praiseworthy
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exuberance
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high-spirited enthusiasm
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incidental
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occuring as a minor consequence of something more important
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insolvent
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unable to pay debts; penniless
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parsimonious
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too thrifty; stingy; miserly
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prodigal
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wasteful and reckless with money
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surreptitious
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done in a secret or sly way: stealthy
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write
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to twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort
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brevity
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briefness; shortness of duration
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clemency
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mercy in judging; leniency
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frivolous
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not sensible; not properly serious; silly
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heist
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a theft
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lampoon
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to attack or ridicule through humorous imitation
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querulous
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complaining; whining
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reproach
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blame; a rebuke
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respite
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a short period of rest or relief; time out
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torpor
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a state of mental or physical inactivity; sluggishness
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unscathed
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not harmed or injured
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copious
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abundant; in plentiful supply
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dearth
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a scarcity; lack
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eloquent
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extremely expressive and persuasive
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jargon
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the specialized language of people in the same profession
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levity
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lightness of manner or speech
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meander
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to move aimlessly; wander lazily; stray
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peripheal
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of minor importance or relevance; only slightly connected with what is essential; irrelevant
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substantiate
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tp prove the truth of; confirm; verify
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unobtrusive
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not readily noticeable or eye-catching; inconspicuous
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vacillate
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to sway indecisively between two opinions
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apall
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to horrify; dismay
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cognizant
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aware
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commiserate
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to sympathize, express compassion
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expedient
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self-serving; convenient
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hindrance
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an obstacle; impediment
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kindle
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to stir up; arouse
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lavish
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extravagant
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ludicrous
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laughable
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negligent
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careless
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scrutinize
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to examine
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clamor
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a loud outcry; hubbub
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contract
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to reduce in size; become compressed
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duplicity
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deliberate deceptiveness; deceit
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equivocal
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open to more than one inter
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irresolute
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uncertain how to think or act; undecided
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rescind
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to repeal; take back
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stagnant
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not moving; not flowing; motionless
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uniform
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all or always the same; without variety
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untenable
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unable to be held or defended; insupportable
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vilify
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to make abusive statements about
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affable
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friendly; easy to get along with
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity; not genuine
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desultory
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moving from one thing to another in an unplanned way
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garbled
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mixed up to such an extent as to be misleading or incomprehensible
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irascible
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easily angered; irritable
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loquacious
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very talkative
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obtuse
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slow to understand; dull
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opaque
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difficult to understand; obscure; incomprehensible
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paucity
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a scarcity; an insufficiency
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recapitulate
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to summarize or repeat briefly
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accolade
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praise
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assuage
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to relieve; lessen
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cacophony
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harsh, discordant sounds
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censure
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blame; a rebuke
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diatribe
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a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing
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edifice
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a building; especially of large; imposing size
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gravity
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severity; weighty importance
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or rule
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profane
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showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things
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somber
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solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy
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accolade
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praise
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assuage
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to relieve; lessen
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cacophony
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harsh, discordant sounds
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censure
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blame; a rebuke
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diatribe
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a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing
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edifice
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a building; especially of large; imposing size
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gravity
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severity; weighty importance
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or rule
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profane
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showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things
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somber
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solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy
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blashphemy
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disrespect toward something sacred or important; irreverence
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enmity
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hatred
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erroneous
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mistaken
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garner
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to collect
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heretic
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a person who holds unpopular or unaccepted beliefs; dissenter; nonconformist
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incite
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to stir up
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languish
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to lose strength; fail in health; be week
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peruse
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to examine; read with great care
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recluse
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a person who leads a solitary life; someone who withdraws from others
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renounce
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to reject; give up; cast off
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