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debuted
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to present for the first time; to make a debut; a first public appearance, as of an actor; aformal entrance into society
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documentary
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based on or consisting of documents; employing facts rather than fiction; a presentation built on factual conditions or historical events
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vehement
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marked by great emotion, force, or conviction; intense; violent
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melancholy
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sad; depressed; causing or suggestion sadness; gloom; low spirts
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reprieve
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a temporary relief; an order temporarily delaying punishment or the execution of a sentence
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theoretical
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hypothetical; unproved or uncertain
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theoretical
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hypothetical; unproved or uncertain
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bestriding
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to sit on something with a leg on each side; to straddle
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casement
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a window that opens on hinges along its side
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requiem
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music or a mass for the dead
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fluctauate
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to rise and fall or move back and forth; to change continually in an irregular way
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legacy
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something inherited or handed down; money or property left by a will
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livid
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discolored by a bruise; pale, white, or red with anger or affliction; wery angry or furious
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mortified
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to humiliate; to disciplinej oneself by selfdenial or punishment
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indict
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to charge with an offense or a crime; to make a formal accusation on the basis of legal evidence
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enjoin
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to command, especially in law; to forbid
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patent
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a government decument giving a person the right to profit fron an invention; to acquire such a document; evident; obvious
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wheeled
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to influevce or persuade by using flattery or soothing words; to coax
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clangor
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a continuous slanging; a loud ringing sound, as of metal being hit
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gloat
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to regard with mean or greedy pleasure, greed, or great rejoicing
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patriarch
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a founder and leader of a tribe or family; a respected old man
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indifferent
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unprejudiced; regareded as not mattering one way or another, meutral;unimpressive; average or moderate
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botched
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to spoil by inferior performance; a second-rate piece of work
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condole
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to express sympathy; to grieve in sympathy; to commiserate
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momentum
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the force exerted by a moving body, found by multiplying its mass times its speed; speed or force, usually incrasing in strength
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clientele
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customers or patrons collectively
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stipulate
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to specify as a condition of an agreement; to guarantee in an agreement; to promise
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convened
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to call, bring, or gather together; to assemble for a common purpose; to meet
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impartial
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fair; just; showing no favoritism; without prejudice
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cronies
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a close friend or companion; a buddy
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closure
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the act of closing or condition of being closed; a conclusion or finish
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substantially
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largely; considerably; significantly
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disconcerting
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causing a loss of calmness, disturbing, embarassing; frustating
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subsidiary
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a company controlled by another company; subordinate; secondary
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oblivious
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unaware, unmindful; forgetful
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equilibrium
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a state of balance; mental or emotional poise or control
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stratagem
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a scheme or trick for achieving some purpose, such as to devieve a military enemy; a deception
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breaching
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to break through; to violate; to leap clear of ; a violation of a law, obligation, or standard; a gap or broken place
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cant
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insincere or almost meaningless speech; jargon; hypocritical speech; to speak insincerely or tritely
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rectify
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to set right; to adjust
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arbiter
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a person chosen to decide a dispute; a judge
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effervescent
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the combining of parts or elements to form a whole; the production of a complex compound by union of chemical elements
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resonant
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to cheapen; to decrease the worth of something or someone
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mull
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to explain in detail; to clarify the meaning of
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explicate
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without stain; free from error; innocent, without sin; pure
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quibble
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deep and rich in tone or sound; resounding or reechoing
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synthesis
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occuring at irregular intervals; occasional; not widespread
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sporadic
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high-spritied; livel; griving off many small bubbles of gas; foaming; bubbly
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imposition
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to find a minor fault with; avoid the point being argued; a petty objection
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naive
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free from or icapable of error; absolutely reliable and dependable
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itinerary
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lacking in sophistication; simple; inexperienced; revealing a lack of subtle understanding of the nature of things
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sardonic
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letting some light through without being completely transparent
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infallible
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a route, plan, or record of a trip
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rankle
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to give up or renounce power
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inadvertent
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an event or a series of events that is part of a larger continuing experience; an incident in a written work; an installment, as of a series of television programs
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episodes
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not done on purpose; unintentional
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stimulant
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to cause continual irritation, anger, or resentment
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abdicate
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something that excites or activates; a substance or an agent that quickens body activity temporarily
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translucent
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letting some light through without being completely transparent
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redundant
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unnecessarily wordy or reptitive; excessive; superfluous
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irrevelant
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not applicable; not relevant; not related tot he subject
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demure
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assuming an air of modesty or shyness; reserved
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synopsis
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a brief review, outline, or condensation; a sumamry
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edifying
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to instruct, especially morally or spiritually; to reveal the facts of
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intermittent
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stopping and starting with pauses between; occuring at irregular intervals; occasional
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intuition
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a knowning or becoming aware through an inner feeling rather than through logic; immediate understanding; sharp insight
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reminiscent
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thinking or tellin about events of the past; suggestive of something seen or known before
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pallid
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abnormally pale; lacking in color, vitality, or interest
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sequel
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a story complete in itself that continues an earlier one; continuation; a consequence
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jostling
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to shove or push rudely; to come into close contact with; to collide
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eject
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to throw out forcefully; to expel; to evict or drive out
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contend
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to struggle for, battle; to compete; to debate, dispute; to assert
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irrational
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illogical; senseless; not reasonable
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lexicon
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a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people, or the liek
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daunt
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to intimidate; to discourage; to subdue
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detonate
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to blow up; to explode; tp cause to explode; an explosion
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throngs
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a great number of people of things crowded together; to gather about and crush; to jam or pack
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rendezvous
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a designated meeting place; a place where people habitually meet; a prearranged meeting; to meet or bring together at a certain place an time
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simulate
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to look or act like; to pretend to be like; to imitate
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contend
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to struggle for, battle; to compete; to debate, dispute; to assert
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irrational
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illogical; senseless; not reasonable
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lexicon
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a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people, or the liek
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daunt
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to intimidate; to discourage; to subdue
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detonate
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to blow up; to explode; tp cause to explode; an explosion
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throngs
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a great number of people of things crowded together; to gather about and crush; to jam or pack
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rendezvous
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a designated meeting place; a place where people habitually meet; a prearranged meeting; to meet or bring together at a certain place an time
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simulate
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to look or act like; to pretend to be like; to imitate
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contend
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to struggle for, battle; to compete; to debate, dispute; to assert
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irrational
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illogical; senseless; not reasonable
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lexicon
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a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people, or the liek
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daunt
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to intimidate; to discourage; to subdue
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detonate
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to blow up; to explode; tp cause to explode; an explosion
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throngs
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a great number of people of things crowded together; to gather about and crush; to jam or pack
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rendezvous
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a designated meeting place; a place where people habitually meet; a prearranged meeting; to meet or bring together at a certain place an time
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simulate
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to look or act like; to pretend to be like; to imitate
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irksome
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annoying; irrating; tiresome
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malignant
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actively evil; having an evil influence; tending to do great harm; life-threating
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farce
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a broad comedy using exaggeration and absurd action; a mockery; emprty pretense
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parody
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an imitation (usually of a serious literary or artistic work) that ridicules that original; to imitate in order to ridicule:to mimic
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jargon
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the specialized language of a trade or profession; nonsensical speech; gibberish
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rebuked
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to accuse or scold sharply; scolding; a sharp reprimand
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decrepit
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worn out or broken down by age, illness, or long use; feeble; weak
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand; to the point; appropriate
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inconsistent
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not in harmony or agreement; containing elements that contradict one another; changeable
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rebuked
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required; compulsory; legally blinding
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negligible
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too small or unimportant to bother with; insignificant
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odious
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hateful; disgusting; detestable
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scenario
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a brief summary of a play or opera; a script of a motion picture; an outline of proposed events, real or imaginary
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protude
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to project or stick out
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carped
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to find fault in an unplesant or nagging way; top complain, espicially about a minor grievance
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incendiary
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capable of causing fire; stirring up discord or rebellion; a person who sets fire to property; a person who stirs up discord or rebellion
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transition
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a changing from one form,s tate, or place to another; a passing from one subject to another
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coincidential
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occuring together by accident; existing or happeneing at the same time
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caustic
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a substance that burns or corrodes; corrosive; marked by sharp and biting with; sarcastic
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sordid
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dirty; degrading; ignoble; squalid; greedy and selfish
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