Spiral Notebook

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poignant

Back 1

emotionally touching, moving

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tenant

Back 2

someone who occupies an apartment

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tenet

Back 3

rule, law, principal

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omnipotent

Back 4

all powerful

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omni-

Back 5

all-

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brook

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tolerate

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mar

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deface, ruin

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dub

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to label something

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wile

Back 9

a trick, deception

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clamorous

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loud

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edifice

Back 11

large building

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clamor

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noise, loudness

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promulgate

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to proclaim, to make known

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characerize

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to describe the nature of

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in the dark

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un-aware, do not know

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longevity

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how long something lasts

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disparity

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the difference

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docile

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calm, tame

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belie

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to mask, to hide; to contradict

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forthright

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straight-forward

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gratitude

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thanks

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contentious

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having an agressive or fighting attitude

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callous

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unfeeling, incensitive

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resilient

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bouncing back easily

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thwart

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to stifle, to prevent

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submissive

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acting inferior or less powerful

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reclusive

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likely to be alone

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mercurial

Back 28

changing frequently

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inundate

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to flood

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exasperate

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to frustrate

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discount

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to disregard

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bedazzle

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to charm

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vindicate

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to free from blame

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wily

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deceptive, tricky

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laypersons

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non-professionals

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laudatory

Back 36

expressing praise

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defunct

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dead, extinct

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repudiate

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to cast off

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portend

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to give a sign

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eccentric

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deviating from the usual pattern

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tedium

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boredum

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fatalism

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the belief in fate

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extol

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to praise

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disparage

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to lower in rank

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treachery

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deception, rebellion

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corroborate

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to support with evidence

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satiate

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to quench, to satisfy

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liken

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to compare

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anecdote

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a tiny story used to illustrate a point

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bliss

Back 50

perfect happiness, peace

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merriment

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hilarity, festivity

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advocate

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one who defends another cause

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relinquish

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to withdraw

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accolade

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an expression of praise

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guile

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deception

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modest

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having a moderate estimate of oneself

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disembarrass

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to free from having something bothersome

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indolent

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slow to develop, lazy

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disposed

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showing a tendency, inclined

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celibate

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someone who is not married

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maxim

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a proverbial saying

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humility

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the state of being humble

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avaricious

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excessively greedy

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unscrupulous

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not having moral integrity

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recluse

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a person who leads a solitary life

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pragmatic

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relating to practical affairs

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peruse

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to read over attentively or carefully

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commend

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to commit one's care to, recommend, praise

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extenuate

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to make less serious of

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serpentine

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winding

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pellucid

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extremely clear

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unpalatable

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unaggreeable to the taste

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caustic

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corrosive

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deleterious

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harmful

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innocuous

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harless

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coagulate

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to clot

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demore

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quietly modest

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fop

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a dandy

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trite

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used so much that novelty has worn off

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perfidy

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violation of faith or loyalty

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racor

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bitter ill-will

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inclined

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leaning towards, liking too, felt like

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gaiety

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festive activity

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slander

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malicious utter-ment against a person

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surmount

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to prevail over

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impinge

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to strike

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adroit

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skilled

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adept

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skilled

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deliberate

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done in a way that was planned

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capitulate

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to give into

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discount

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disregard/devalue

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engendered

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created or caused to develop

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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impetuous

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marked by force and violence/impulsive vehemence

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vehement

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marked by great force or energy

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impartial

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not partial/unbiased

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tout

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to give a tip/to praise or publicize loudly

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pugnacious

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having a combative nature

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gregarious

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social, companionable/tending to flock together

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caprice

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a sudden whim/ an inclination to do things impulsively

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whim

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a sudden wish, desire, or change of mind

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innate

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determined by factors present in an individual from birth

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empirical

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based on observation

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transitory

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of brief duration

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gratuitous

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done without recompense/free

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solicitous

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worried, concerned/eager,willing

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dubious

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uncertain, questionable

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affectd

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artificially assumed to impress other

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benevolent

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having goodwill

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euphoria

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feeling of great happiness

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modest

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not very large

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ambivalent

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showing contrasting feelings about something at one time