Test 2 - Tue 6/10

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surpassing

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going beyond

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epitomizing

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v. to embody the best of; to be a great example of

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buttressing

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v. supporting

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contend

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v. to put forth as an idea; to state as true

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premature

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adj. not fully developed or thought out; too soon

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mercurial

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adj. changeable; volatile

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virulent

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adj. actively poisonous; highly infective

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vexing

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adj. confusing

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omnipresent

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adj. everywhere (ubiquitous)

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corporeal

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adj. of the nature of the physical body

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ephemeral

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adj. not-lasting long; impermanent

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cognitive

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adj. referring to mental processes

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subsidized

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adj. given gov’t support

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invigorate

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v. to energize

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annul

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to declare invalid

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exhumed

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to dig up

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amended

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v. corrected

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quash

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v. to stifle or prevent from being said

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corruption

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n. moral perversion; depravity

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unblemished

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adj. without imperfections

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volatility

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n. being very changeable in nature

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response

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n. an answer

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rollicking

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adj. carefree; boisterous

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picturesque

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adj. visually charming or quaint

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indictment

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n. formal accusation

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immaculateness

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n. clean

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cellars

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n. underground room

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dankness

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n. being moist; filled with moisture

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sooty

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adj. dirty; filled with dust

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compulsion

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n. a strong impulse that compels you

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detrimental

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adj. harmful

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sprawl

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n. spread out

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nostalgic

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adj. having fond memories of the past

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chronicle

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n. a written record of events

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vignette

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n. a scene; an incident showing a real life situation

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pedantry

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n. engaging in undue display of learning

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penchant

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n. a liking for; a knack for

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empathy

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n. the ability to share other people’s feelings

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culinary

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n. related to the kitchen

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insolent

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adj. rude; disrespectful

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exemplified

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v. showed an model example for

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plethora

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n. overabundance; excess

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pervasiveness

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n. the state of being spread throughout

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squalid

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adj. neglected and filthy

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conundrum

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n. a puzzle; puzzling situation

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unwittingly

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adj. unknowingly

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distort

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v. twist out of shape

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succumbed

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v. to give in to

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elongated

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v. stretched out

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fluctuation

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n. changes