Sat Words 7/18

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disdain

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scorn, contempt. to treat as unworthy of notice

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pleasantry

Back 2

a courteous or friendly remark

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comtemplate

Back 3

to gaze at thoughtfully, to consider

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mercurial

Back 4

having a lively temperament. liable to sudden changes of mood

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steadfast

Back 5

firm and not changing or yielding

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distraught

Back 6

greatly upset, nearly crazy with grief or worry

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achetype

Back 7

an original model from which others are copied

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circumspect

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cautious and watchful, wary

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harrowing

Back 9

distressing, tormenting

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tiresome

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annoying

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wither

Back 11

to make or become shriveled, to lose or cause to lose freshness and vitality

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dormant

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sleeping, lying inactive as if in sleep. alive but not actively growing, temporarily inactive

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congeal

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to beomce semisolid instead of liquid

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attenuate

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to make slender or thin. to make weaker, to reduce the force or value.

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burgeon

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to begin to grow rapidly

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pecuniary

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of or in money

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appall

Back 17

to fill with horror or dismay, to shock deeply

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sedulous

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diligent and perservering, steadfast

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sanctimonious

Back 19

making a show of righteousness or piety.

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stentorian

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(of a voice) extremely loud.

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dispel

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to drive away, scatter

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laudable

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praiseworthy

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verbose

Back 23

using more words than are needed

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morass

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a marsh, a bog. an entaglement, something that confuses or impedes people.

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careen

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to tilt or keel over to one side. to swerve.

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vertigo

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a sensation of dizziness and a feeling of losing one's balance.

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trepidation

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a state of fear and anxiety, nervous agitation

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abate

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to make or become less

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amerliorate

Back 29

to make or become better.

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dissension

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diagreement that gives rise to strife

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discord

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diagreement, quarreling. a combination of notes producing a harsh or unpleasant sound.

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sodden

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made very wet.

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celerity

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swiftness

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clemency

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mercy. mildness, especially of weather

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lassitude

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tiredness

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ebullient

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exuberant, bubbling over with high spirits

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trenchant

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penetrating, strong and effective.

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portent

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an omen, a significant sign of something to come.

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onerous

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burdensome

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transmuted

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to cause (a thing) to change in form or nature or substance.