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120 Cards in this Set
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adultrate
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to corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser balue
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful; hypocrtical
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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deploy
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to position or arange; to utilize; to form up
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dour
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill humored
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fortitude
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couage in facing dificulties
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gape
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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gibe
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to utter taunting words;(n) an expression of scorn
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guise
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an external appearance, cover, mask
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insidious
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intended to decieve or entrap; sly treacherous
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intmation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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wealty, luxurios, ample, grandiose
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pliabe
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easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
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reiterate
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to say again, repeat
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stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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tentative
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experimental in natire, uncertain, hesitant
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unkempt
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not combed, untidy, not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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verbatim
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word for worf
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warily
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cautiously
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adriot
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skillfull, expert in the use of hands or mind
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amicable
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peacable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distast; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, decietfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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pssoble, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
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a large scale destruction, especially by a fire, a vast slaughter
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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a mving force
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jeopardy
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danger
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past
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quintessence
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the purest essence of something
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarl unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
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adversary
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an enemy
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alienate
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to turn away
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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cowardly
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culinary
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of or related to cooking or in a kitchen
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delete
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilirate
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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plowed but not seeded
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harass
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to disturb, worry
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inclement
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stormy, harsh
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permant or long-lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, remedy
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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urbane
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refined in a manner, suave
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affiliated
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asociated, connected
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ascertain
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to find out
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attainment
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an accomplishment
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bequeth
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to give or pass as an inheritence
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cogent
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forceful and compelling; convincing; relevant
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converge
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
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to scatter
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esteem
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to regard highly
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expunge
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to erase, obliterate, destroy
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finite
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having limits
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invulnerable
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not able to be wounded or hurt
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malevolent
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spiteful
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nonchalant
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cool and confident
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills
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scrupulous
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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
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skulk
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to move stealthily
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supercilious
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proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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uncanny
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strane, mysterious, weird
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venial
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easily excused
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altruistic
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unselfish
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assent
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to express agreement
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benefactor
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one who does good to others
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chivalrous
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marked by honor, courtesy and courage
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clemency
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mercy, humaneness
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dearth
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a lack, scaricity, inadequate supply
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diffident
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shy, lacking self-confidence
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discrepancy
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a difference; a lack of agreement
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embark
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to go overboard; to make a start
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facile
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easily done or attained
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indomitable
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unconquerable
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infallible
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free from error
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plod
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to walkd heavily or slowly
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pungent
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causing a sharp sensation
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remiss
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neglectiful in ones duties
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repose
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to rest, lie, place
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temerity
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rashness, boldness
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truculent
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fierce and cruel
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unfeigned
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sincere; real
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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accede
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to yield to
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a mencing or vigarous fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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skillfull; nimble
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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definite; clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally
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inoppurtune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
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suggesting an incongruity between what might be and what is
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musty
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stale, moldy
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officious
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meddling; excessivly forward in offering services of assuming authority
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ominous
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unfavorable; threatening
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premeditaed
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considered beforehand
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rampant
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growing without check
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solace
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comfort, relief
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stately
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dignified; majestic
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supple
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bending easily
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suppres
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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