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123 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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mental keenness.
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adage
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wise saying; proverb.
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adamant
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hard; inflexible.
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression.
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cataract
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great waterfall; eye abnormality.
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catastrophe
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calamity
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categorical
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without exceptions; unqualified; absolute.
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delude
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deceive.
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deluge
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flood; rush.
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech.
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fatuous
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foolish; inane.
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gaudy
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flashy; showy.
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harrow
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break up ground after plowing; torture.
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implausible
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unlikely; unbelievable.
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implement
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put into effect; supply with tools.
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implication
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that which is hinted at or suggested.
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lascivious
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lustful.
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malefactor
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wishing evil.
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nemesis
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revenging agent.
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pathological
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pertaining to disease.
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pathos
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings.
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patriarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe.
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reciprocal
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mutual; exchangeable; interacting.
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reciprocate
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repay in kind.
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sedulous
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diligent.
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seethe
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be disturbed; boil.
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seine
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net for catching fish.
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therapeutic
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curative.
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thermal
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pertaining to heat.
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unfledged
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immature.
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten.
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adduce
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present as evidence.
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adept
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expert at.
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bellicose
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warlike.
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belligerent
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quarrelsome.
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catharsis
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body.
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caucus
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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy.
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causal
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implying a cause-and-effect relationship.
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delve
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dig; investigate.
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elucidate
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explain; enlighten.
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fauna
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animals of a period or region.
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance.
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implicit
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understood but not stated.
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implore
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beg.
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impolitic
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not wise.
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lassitude
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languor; weariness.
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malicious
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dictated by hatred or spite.
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malign
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speak evil of; defame.
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malignant
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having an evil influence; virulent.
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patronize
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support; act superior toward.
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paucity
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scarcity.
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peccadillo
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slight offense.
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recluse
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hermit.
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seismic
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pertaining to earthquakes.
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semblance
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outward appearance; guise.
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senility
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old age; feeblemindedness of old age.
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thrall
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slave; bondage.
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thwart
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baffle; frustrate.
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unfrock
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to strip a priest or minister of church authority.
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ungainly
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awkward.
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wax
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increase; grow.
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adherent
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supporter; follower.
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adjunct
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something attached to but holding an inferior position.
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admonish
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warn; reprove.
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bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied.
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caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting.
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cavil
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make frivolous objections.
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cede
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transfer; yield title to.
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demagogue
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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people.
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.
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emaciated
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thin and wasted.
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fawning
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courting favor by cringing and flattering.
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import
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significance.
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importunate
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urging; demanding.
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importune
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beg earnestly.
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latent
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dormant; hidden.
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty.
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obtuse
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blunt; stupid.
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money.
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pedagogy
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teaching; art of education.
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pedant
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scholor who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities.
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recondite
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abstruse; profound; secret.
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reconnaissance
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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering.
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sententious
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terse; concise; aphoristic.
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septic
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putrid; producing putrefaction.
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throes
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violent anguish.
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throng
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crowd.
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unilateral
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one-sided.
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unison
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unity of pitch; complete accord.
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vantage
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position giving an advantage.
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waylay
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ambush; lie in wait.
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yokel
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country bumpkin.
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adorn
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decorate.
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adroit
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skillful.
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adulation
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flattery; admiration.
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benediction
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blessing.
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benefactor
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gift giver; patron.
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celerity
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speed; rapidity.
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celibate
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unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse.
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centrifugal
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radiating; departing from the center.
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demean
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degrade; humiliate.
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demeanor
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behavior; bearing
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gaunt
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lean and angular; barren.
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hazy
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slightly obscure.
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impostor
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someone who assumes a false identity.
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impotent
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weak; ineffective.
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impoverished
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poor.
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding.
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neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase.
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of.
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pedestrian
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ordinary; unimaginative.
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pediatrician
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expert in children's diseases.
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pejorative
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having a deteriorating or depreciating effect on the meaning of a word.
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recount
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narrate or tell; count over again.
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble.
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sequester
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retire from public life; segregate; seclude.
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things not searched for.
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serenity
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calmness; placidity.
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timorous
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fearful; demonstrating fear.
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation.
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unkempt
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disheveled; with uncared-for appearance.
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unmitigated
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harsh; severe; not lightened.
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vapid
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insipid; inane.
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