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227 Cards in this Set
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jaded
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tired; worn out
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jargon
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vocabulary of a particular group of people
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jaundiced
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yellowed skin or prejudiced
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jaunt
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short trip
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jaunty
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carefree
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jeer
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to sneer, to mock
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jeopardy
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danger
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jilt
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to reject
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jingoist
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extreme patriotism; favoring warlike actions
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jocose
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happy; lively
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jocular
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humorous
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jostle
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to bump
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judicious
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wise; sound judgment
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juggernaut
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a destructive force
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jugular
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pertaining to the throat or neck
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juncture
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a point of time
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junket
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a pleasure trip
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junta
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a small group ruling a country
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jurisprudence
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study of law
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jut
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to stick out
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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kaleidoscopic
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changing
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ken
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range of knowledge
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kindle
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to excite or start
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kindred
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relatives or shared feeling or views
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kinetic
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pertaining to motion
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kismet
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destiny
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kleptomania
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a compulsion to steal
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knave
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deceitful person
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knead
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to work something into a mixture
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knell
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the sound made by a bell rung slowly
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knoll
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a small hill
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knuckle
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to yield; to work vigorously
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labyrinth
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complicated
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lacerate
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to tear roughly
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lackadaisical
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uninterested
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lackey
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slavish follower
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lackluster
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lacking brilliance; dull
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laconic
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concise
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lactic
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pertaining to milk
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laggard
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a slow person
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laity
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religious followers
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lambent
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radiant; to move lightly over a surface
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lament
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to mourn
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laminated
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covered with think sheets of plastic
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lampoon
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sharp satire
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languid
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sluggish
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lanky
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tall and slender
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lapidary
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a dealer in precious stones
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larceny
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theft
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largess
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a generous git
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lascivious
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lustful
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lassitude
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weakness and weariness
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latent
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present, but not visible
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lateral
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sideways
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latitude
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freedom
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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laureate
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worthy of honor
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lave
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to wash
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lax
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negligent; careless
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leeway
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room for action
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legerdemain
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deception
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lenient
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permissive
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leonine
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fierce
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lesion
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a wound
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lethargic
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dull or sluggish; weak
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leviathan
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anything huge
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levity
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lack of seriousness; humor
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levy
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to impose taxes
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lexicon
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dictionary or vocabulary of a special group
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liaison
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a bond or a connection
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libation
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a drink
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libel
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a false, written statement
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liberal
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generous
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libertine
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immoral person
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licentious
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lawless or immoral
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liege
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lord; master
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lieu (in lieu of)
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in place of; instead of
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Lilliputian
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very small
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limber
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easily bent
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limpid
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transparent
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lineage
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ancestry
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lineaments
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facial features
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linguist
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skilled in languages
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lionize
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to treat as important
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liquidate
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to get rid of
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lissome
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moving gracefully
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listless
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indifferent
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literal
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word for word
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lithe
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graceful
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litigation
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lawsuit
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livid
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discolored from anger or embarrassment
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loath
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unwilling
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loathe
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to hate or feel disgust for
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locus
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place
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logistics
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the supply, movement, and maintenance of equiptment
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loiter
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to hang around
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loll
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to lounge about or to droop
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lot
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fate
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lout
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an awkward, stupid person
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lowly
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humble or ordinary
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lucent
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shining
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lucid
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easy to understand
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lucrative
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profitable
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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lugubrious
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mournful
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luminous
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bright
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lurch
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sudden, forward movement
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lupine
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fierce
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lurid
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shocking
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lurk
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to lie concealed or to stay hidden
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lush
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abundant
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oaf
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a dunce
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abdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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gestur expressing deep respect
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obfuscate
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to confuse
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objective
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unbiased
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oblation
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an offering
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obligatory
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required
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oblique
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indirect
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oblivious
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unmindful; unaware
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obloquy
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bad reputation resulting from public disgrace
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obscure
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not clear; partially hidden
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obsequious
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submissive or overly attentive
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obsequy
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a funeral rite
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obsess
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to control the thoughts or feelings of a person
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstreperous
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loud and unruly
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obtrude
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to push something toward or upon a person
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obtuse
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slow to understand
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obviate
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to prevent
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occidental
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western
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occlude
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to close; to block out
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occult
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secret or mysterious
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ocular
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pertaining to sight
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odious
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disgusting
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odoriferous
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giving off a pleasant smell
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odyssey
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a long journey
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offal
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garbage
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officious
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interfering
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ogle
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to look at with desire
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ogre
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monster
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olfactory
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pertaining to smell
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oligarchy
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government by only a few
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omen
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a sign which indicates the future
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ominous
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threatening
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omnifarious
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of all kinds
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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omnivorous
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eating anything; absorbing everything
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onerous
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burdensome
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onslaught
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a furious attack
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onus
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a burden
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opaque
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not transparent; not letting light pass through
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opiate
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narcotic; causing sleep
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opprobrious
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shameful
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opt
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to choose
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optimist
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one who sees the good side of things
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optimum
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the best; most favorable
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opulent
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rich; luxurious
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oracular
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mysterious
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oration
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a speech
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orbit
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a path around an object
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ordain
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to order or establish
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ordinance
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a law
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organic
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fundamental or essential
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orient
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an area of the Far East; to adjust
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orifice
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opening
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ornate
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showy
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ornithology
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study of birds
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orthodox
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accepting traditional beliefs; conventional
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth
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ossify
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to change into bone or become rigid
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ostensible
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apparent
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ostentatious
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showing off
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ostracize
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to banish
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overt
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open; not hidden
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ovine
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like a sheep
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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pacify
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to calm down
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pact
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an agreement
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paean
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song of joy
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palatable
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pleasant to taste
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palatial
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magnificent
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life
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pall
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something that covers or to be unpleasant
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palliate
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to lesson
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pallid
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pale; dull
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palpable
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capable of being touched
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palpitate
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to beat rapidly
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palsy
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muscle paralysis
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paltry
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worthless;small
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panacea
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an answer for all problems
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panache
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a showy manner
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pandemonium
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confusion
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
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pang
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a sharp pain
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panoply
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suit of armor; any protective covering
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panorama
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unlimited view; comprehensive survey
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parable
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a simple story giving a moral or religious lesson
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paradigm
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a model; an example
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paradox
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a statement that is contradictory, but probably true
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paragon
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a model of perfection
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paramount
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supreme
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paraphernalia
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equipment
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parched
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extremely thirsty
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pariah
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an outcast
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parley
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a conference
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parochial
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limited or related to a church
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parody
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a work which imitates another satirical way
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst
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parrot
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to repeat or imitate
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parry
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to avoid something such as a blow; to evade
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parsimonious
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stingy
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partisan
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a strong supporter
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passé
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out of date
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passive
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submissive
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pastoral
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pertaining to the country
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patent
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government protection for an invention; obvious
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paternal
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fatherly
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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pathos
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deep feeling of pity
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patriarch
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a person regarded as a founder or father
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patrician
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aristocratic
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patrimony
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inherited right
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