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140 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate
Syn. to despise |
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bigot
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narrow-minded
Syn. fanatic |
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counterfeit
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fake, false
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enfranchise
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to give voting rights
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hamper
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to hinder, to shackle
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kindle
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to start fire
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noxious
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harmful, poisonous, lethal
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placid
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quiet, peaceful
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remuneration
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payment for completed work
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talisman
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amulet bringing luck
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abrasive
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rough, coarse, harsh
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bilk
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to cheat, to defraud
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covert
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implicit, veiled, undercover
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engender
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to cause, to beget
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hangar
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'a garage' for plane
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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nuance
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a fine shade of meaning
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plagiarism
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taking credit for someone else's writing or idea
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renown
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fame
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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abasement
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humiliation, degradation
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billowing
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swelling, fluttering, waving
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cower
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recoil in fear or servility
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enhance
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improve, make better
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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labyrinth
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a maze
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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plaintiff
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a petitioner (in court)
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replete
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full
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tangible
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can be touched
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abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
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blasphemy
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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credible
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believable
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enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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harbinger
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an indicator, a warning bringer
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labyrinthine
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complicated
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nuzzle
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to cuddle
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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reprehensible
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shameful, regrettable
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tardy
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slow, late, delayed, overdue
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absolution
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forgiveness, pardon, release
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blatant
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obvious
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a positon
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hasten
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hurry, accelerate, rush
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laceration
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a cut
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obdurate
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stubborn
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plausible
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can be believed
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reprieve
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postponement of a sentence
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tawdry
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of little value, gaudy
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abstain
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desist, go without
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blighted
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destroyed, damaged, ruined
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credulous
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gullible, ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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haughtiness
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arrogance, pride
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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plethora
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an excess
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repudiate
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shun, eschew
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tedium
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boredom
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abstemious
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self-denying
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blithe
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carefree, free-spirited
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation
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headstrong
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stubborn, willful
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lackluster
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dull, monotonous
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objective
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unbiased
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pliable
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flexible, not stubborn
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rescind
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retract, repeal, terminate (a contract)
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temper
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moderate, soften
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abstruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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blunderbuss
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a clumsy person
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cringe
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recoil, shy away
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envenom
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cause bitterness and bad feeling
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hedonism
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pleasure-seeking
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laconic
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brief, to the point, using a few words
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oblique
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indirect, slanting
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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resignation
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acceptance of fate
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tenacious
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stubborn, holding firm to a purpose
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accolade
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praise, honor, tribute
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bolster
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support, prop up
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cryptic
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puzzling, enigmatic
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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hedonist
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a pleasure-seeker
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lamentation
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expression of sorrow and regret
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obliterate
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destroy, demolish, eradicate
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plummet
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fall suddenly and steeply
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resolution
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determination
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tentative
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not certain
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acquiesce
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to agree to, to give in to
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bombastic
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arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
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cut short
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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heed
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listen to
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lampoon
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ridicule, spoof
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oblivious
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totally unaware
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podium
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raised platform
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resonant
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echoing
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tenuous
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flimsy, not solid
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acrid
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sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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boorish
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ill-mannered
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cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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epistle
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a letter (a form of communication)
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heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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lance
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spear, spike, javelin
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obscure
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difficult to understand, partially hidden
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poignant
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deeply moving, strongly affecting emotions
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respite
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a break, an intermission
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terse
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concise, to the point
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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bourgeois
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middle class
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debility
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weakness, incapacity
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epistolary
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concerned with letters, through communication
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hiatus
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interruption, pause
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languid
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tired, slow
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obscured
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hidden, covered, buried
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poised
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calm, collected, self-possessed
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resplendent
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shining, glowing
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therapeutic
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medicinal, curative
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acuity
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sharpness (visual or mental)
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braggart
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smb who boasts
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debunking
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exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
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typified, characterized
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hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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languish
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decay, fade away
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obsequious
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servile, submissive
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polemical
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causing debate or argument
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restorative
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a tonic
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thwart
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prevent, frustrate
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adamant
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forceful, inflexible
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brawny
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muscular
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decathlon
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an athletic competition with ten events
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equivocate
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speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth
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hieroglyphics
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picture writing, writing that is difficult to read
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larceny
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theft, robbery
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obsession
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a dominating concern
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ponderous
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weighty, slow and heavy
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retention
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preservation, withholding
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timorous
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cowardly, fearful
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