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expatriate
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v.
throw out of the country n. anyone who has taken up residence in a foreign country; one who renounced one's native land |
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wayward
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adj.
contrary; unmanageable |
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kudo
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n.
a praising remark |
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epitome
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n.
representative or perfect example of; brief summary, as of a book or article |
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exacerbate
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v.
make worse |
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eschew
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v.
keep away from; abstain from |
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vindicate
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1) free from charge
2) support against arguments; defend 3) to exact revenge for or from; payoff; payback 4) to show to be just, right |
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pique
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n.
anger; irritation v. offend; provoke |
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tout
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v.
try to et ppl to buy, especially in annoying insistent ways |
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liability
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debt, financial obligation; disadvantage
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nuance
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adj.
subtle or slight degree of difference |
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tentative
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adj.
not fully worked out; uncertain; hesitant |
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lien
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(law) right to keep sb's property until a debt is paid
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elusive
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tending to escape or disappear
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trounce
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v.
to render totally ineffectiveby decisive defeat |
