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impertinent
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rude
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It is important not to be impertinent, unless you want to be like the impertinent boy who stuck his tongue out at the police.
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speculative
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uncertain
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My theories on the guys are purely speculative. You should speculate the guys to make sure.
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renege
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to fail to carry out a promise
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Rene was very untrustworthy; she failed to keep her promise and reneged his secret all over town.
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confidence
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(n) trust
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Not only did I betray her confidence by spilling her secret, but I also hurt her confidence.
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maverick
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an individualist
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Marve the maverick did things his own way: he started each day out with a limerick for his teachers.
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insipid
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bland; lacking excitement
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Insipid Bob stayed in, sipped his coffee, and stared at the ceiling during his date.
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vehement
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insistent, passionate
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Vehement Violet wrote poems about violets and vehemently insisted that the publisher publish her work.
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venerable
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respected because of age
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Old Geezer Gramps is venerable not because he's not vulnerable to the mistakes a young person might make.
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physiological
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having to do with the functions of things
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Physiological science studies the functions of physical features
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integrity
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adherence to a code
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Integers stick to an integrity of being only non-decimal numbers.
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exacerbate
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aggravate
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Exactly! her bait is exacerbating me because it isn't working.
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redolent
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aromatic;suggestive
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"I think we should re-do this lent every year" Marissa redolently stated.
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vindictive
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revengeful; spiteful
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When dick ate the last cookie for the party, his mother became vindictive.
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arcane
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obscure; known only by a few
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The canine's arcade addiction was arcane.
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auspicious
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promising
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"Aw..suspicious? I am being auspicious when I say that I will tell you the truth later".
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trenchant
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sharp;forceful
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Jen was trenchant in her words and made me to put on her trench coat.
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benediction
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(n) blessing
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If you're optimistic, ben's addiction counld be seen as a benediction because it brought the family together in the end.
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equivocate
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(v) lie
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extol
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(v) praise
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My ex told me that I was the best girlfriend he ever had. He extolled me.
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paucity
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scarcity
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The giant cat's PAW on the CITY SCAREd the CITY
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peruse
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(v)study
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Peruse these vocab cards every day!
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tenet
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principle or belief
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turpitude
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vileness or depravity
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turpis=shameful
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raconteur
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skillful storyteller
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(pronouced "rack-on-TER")
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clandestine
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secretive
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I made many clandestine trips in the middle of the night to the kitchen to steal pieces of clementine.
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skulk
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(v) sneak
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When I skulked behind a plant to watch him, I sulked when I realized he was with another woman.
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reticent
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reserved; not speaking freely
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exalt
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(v) praise
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"Eggs! Salt!" I shouted as I cooked. My remark was met with exalt from the audience.
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excoriate
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(v) condemn; scold
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When my ex, Cory, ate while I was talking, I excoriated him.
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obloquy
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(n) slander
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rail
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(v) to scold with abusive language
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When Dr. Madden assigned 4 chapters of history on the RAILroad, the entire class RAILED at the impossible work load.
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reproach
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(v) blame
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Maddee REPROACHED her boyfriend for forgetting to buy her a COACH bag.
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reprove
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(v) criticize or correct
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Re-prove this proof until you get it right! That way, O'Brien won't have to reprove your work.
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intractable
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(adj) not easily managed
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"This tractor is, like, so intractable! I can't even steer right!" Paris Hilton complained.
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pertinacious
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persistent;stubborn
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teneo=hold
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err-
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wander
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erratic, aberration, errant
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lackadaisical
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lazy;indifferent
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"Your bouquet lacks a daisy? Call Daisy. I'm too lackadaisical to care" said the clerk with a yawn.
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aver
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affirm
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axiom
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maxim;established rule
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balk
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(v) prevent
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When I was delirious, my hubby balked me from eating the bark off the tree.
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bay
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(v) to bark, especially in a prolonged way
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The dog bayed all night long by the bay
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becloud
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(v) confuse
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The clouds beclouded me: I thought it was supposed to be a sunny day!
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behemoth
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huge creature
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The behemoth moth was actually a moth as big as a bear.
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beleaguer
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(v) harass;plague
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The little league-ers were beleagured by the crowd.
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belfry
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bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
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The belfry's bells are fried in July.
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belligerent
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hostile; tending to fight
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Belligerent boys end up fighting in war.
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benchmark
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standard of measure
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The average scores of last year's bench pressers is used as a benchmark for this year's comeptitors.
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benighted
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(adj) unenlightened ; not educated
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During millionaire, the knight was reluctant to ask the audience because he felt they were benighted.
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bequeath
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(v) to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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Beatrice bequeathed all her money to her lucky daughter.
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bevy
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(n) group
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As we predicted, a bevy of teenies surrounded the limo.
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myopic
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near-sighted;ignorant;thoughtless
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low
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(n) moo;sound a cow makes
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secrete
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to conceal in a hiding place
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endorse
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(v) to give support or approval
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asperity
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roughness
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from root "asper", which means rough
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assonance
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resemblance in sound
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from latin assonare: to respond to
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athwart
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from side to side
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addle
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to make worthless; to confuse
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adjuration
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a vehement appeal
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adjutant
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auxiliary; an assistant
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ado
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unnecessary activity
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advent
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the coming or arrival of something
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bilious
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irritable as if suffering from indigestion
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indenciary
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arousing to action or rebellion
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allege
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calm, assert
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engendered
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caused, produced, stimulated
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stevedores
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dock workers
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steve adores the stevedores
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touted
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flaunted
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I pouted as she touted the new bag I wanted.
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cloying
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sickenly sweet
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delineated
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outlined
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derided
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mock
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I derided da ride
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impetuous
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spontaneous
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inexorable
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not able to be put off;relentless
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intransigent
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stubborn
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nondescript
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having no special features
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refurbish
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renovate
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We refurbished her apartment by refurnishing the furniture
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tangential
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not directly relevant; slightly connected
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Tangential means literally "like a tangent"
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tremulous
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hesitant
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pariah
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outcast
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miffed
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annoyed
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heckler
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someone who tries to put a speaker off (with objections, questions, etc)
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fickle
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changeable
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franchise
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license
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incinerator
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device to burn waste
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odometer
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device to measure distance traveled
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pathos
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sadness
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remiss
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failing to do one's duty
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flummox
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to confuse
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epistolary
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consisting of letters
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salubrious
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beneficial to your health
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this salad will bring us benefits that are salubrious
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freight
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cargo;luggage
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stoic
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brave;indifferent to feelings
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solicitude
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care
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confound
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to confuse
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confundere: to mix together;to confuse
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morass
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(n) mess; tangled mass
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obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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revoke
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cancel
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tiff
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minor quarrel
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The newlyweds had a tiff at tiffany's over ring prices.
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truculent
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stubborn
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resplendent
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growing
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quell
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supress
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pantomime
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play without words
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garish
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gaudy; too bright
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abridge
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shorten
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Abridged books are shortened, just like a bridge shortens the path by making it easier.
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surfeit
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excess
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Because of your surfeit amount of fat, this dress is NOT a sure fit.
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reveler
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merrymaker
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quart
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2 pints
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tangential
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not directly relevant
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indiscernible
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cannnot be seen easily
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emend
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(v) edit
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demagogue
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a leader who appeals to the emotions of a mob
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virtuoso
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(n) expert
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rhapsodize
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(v) praise excessively
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impute
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(v) imply
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evanescent
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short-lived
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condescending
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arrogant
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I can't descend to your pitiful level because I am condescending
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revel
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(v) enjoy
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regale
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entertain
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onerous
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burdensome
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perfunctory
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routine
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AS USUAL, ory, that was perfect
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