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abdication
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giving up control
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your abs give up control with this electric workout device
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abet
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help, encourage
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abhor
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to hate; to detest
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abrogate
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repeal or annul
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abrocadabra, we can have our magician marrage from vegas unnulled
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abstruse
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obscure
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accolade
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praise; approval
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accretion
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grow together (2 into 1)
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accretion of a tree-shun and a fence
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accrue
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accumulate
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admonitory
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containing warning
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before I admonish you I am warning you!
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adulteration
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making unpure; poorer in quality
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affable
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[likable]; polite and friendly
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atta boy! they like you!
meets approval |
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agog
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eager; excited
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egad!!!
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aleck
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I'm smarter than you
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
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indifferent
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ambivalent
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having both of two contrary meanings
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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arabesque
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a complex, ornate design
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the arabs are really good at these
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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the scribes say Jesus is the origin
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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asperity
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ill temper
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makes an disparaging ass of himself with his asperity/ill temper
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aspersion
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slander
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your aspersion will disperse the people, renouncing thier liking of us
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assiduous
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diligent
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attune
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bring into harmony
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augury
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omen
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audry sends the omen
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auspicious
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successful
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suspicious of how she became so successful
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aversion
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strong dislike
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baleful
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harmful
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belabor
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beat hard
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benign
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mild
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bereft
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deprived of something
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think berieve, which sounds like grieve, which is what you would do if you lost everything
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bigot
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narrow-minded person
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bilge
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bulge
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blandishment
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buttering up
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blandness
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polite manner;
uninteresting |
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broach
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bring up; announce
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brook
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to tolerate, endure
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cabal
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a plot; a group of plotters
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calipers
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metal supports attached to the legs; measuring instrument
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calumny
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slander
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome
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canvass
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discuss thoroughly; sort of touting
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censure
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blame or disapproval
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I feel censure for those who fight against the act to censor
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centurion
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leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
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chary
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wary
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churl
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bad-tempered person
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who knew that chirley was a churl? (she threw the coffee pot in the break room!)
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clamor
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with a lot of noise
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clinch
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come to grips
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cloture
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closing device; to end a debate by voting
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cogitate
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meditate
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cognizant
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being fully aware
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commodious
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having plenty of space for what is needed; [accomodating]
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compunction
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regret (for one's action)
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I regret punctchin you
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conceit
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of too much pride
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concur
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agree
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conduce
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to bring about
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condone
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forgive
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conjoin
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to join together
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consequential
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pompous
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consternation
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dismay
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the blowing up of a constellation would leave us feeling this way
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consummate
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perfect/complete
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contemn
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to despise; [condemn]
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contiguous
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touching
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contumacious
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rebellious
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rebel against consummating the marriage
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convoke
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summon; [evoke]
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cordon
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line of people (of police acting as a guard)
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cordon in blue
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cornucopia
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abundant supply
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corporeal
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of the body
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cravat
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piece of linen worn as a necktie
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crese
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line made by crushing; white line on the ground in cricket
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credulity
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very trusting; tendency to believe readily
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curmudgeion
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bad-tempered person
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want to curtail that smudge sitting at the table...
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cursory
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quick; hurried
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cursit man, we're late again
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curtail
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make shorter than was planned
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debacle
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sudden disaster
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to be shackled would be a sudden disaster
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decree
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order given by authority
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decry
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disapprove of
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defer
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1: postpone
2: give way (to show respect) |
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deferential
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showing respect
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demure
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1: shy, modest, reserved; coy
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denouement
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the unraveling of a plot
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think novel
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deprave
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corrupt
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deprecate
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protest against; express disapproval of
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dereliction
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deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
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desert to go to a new dialect
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derision
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riducle
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fuh-rizzle (ridicule snoopy dog)
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derogatory
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insulting
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descry
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catch sight of
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desiccant
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substance used to absorb moisture
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desuetude
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disuse
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desue: dis-, and rearrange "sue" to = "use"
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detraction
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slandering
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discomfit
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confuse; embarrass
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disconcert
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embarrass; frustrate
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discountenance
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refuse to approve of
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discredit
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refuse to believe
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discreet
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careful/prudent
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discrete
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individually distinct
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disencumber
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free from encumbrance
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disheveled
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untidy
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disproof
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proof of the contrary
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dissemble
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speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)
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divestiture
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taking off; getting rid of; giving up
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de-vest
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doggerel
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Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse
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dogmatic
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intolerant; no room for discussion; narrowminded
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droll
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ammusingly odd or whimisical
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drone
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male bee; person who isn't self-employed
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dud
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something that fails
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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ecumenical
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representing the whole Christian world
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edacious
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voracious
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bodaciously hungry
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effete
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infertile; worn out; weak
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effrontery
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boldness; arrogance
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elegy
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like a eulogy; a lament
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embezzle
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use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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encomium
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eulogy; warm or glowing praise
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encumbrance
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burden
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endemic
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epidemic
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ensign
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flag/badge
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entreat
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ask earnestly
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epicurean
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devoted to pleasure
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esoteric
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difficult to understand (intended only for a small circle of)
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espouse
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marry; give one's support to
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evince
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to show clearly; to indicate
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exoneration
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to set free from blame
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exorbitant
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[exceeding]; much too high or great
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expedient
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potentially purposeful
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expiation
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ending; expireing
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exploit
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develop; use selfishly
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expostulate
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argue earnestly; protest
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should happen in court
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expurgate
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to remove obscenity; purify
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extempore
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unprepared
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ex: not
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extenuate
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lessen seriousness of
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extending the curtosy of lessening the seriousness of...
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extirpate
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exterminate
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extort
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obtain by threats or violence
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extralegal
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outside the law
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exuberance
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being full of life
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facile
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easily done
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fagged
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too tired; exhausted
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falter
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waver; move in an uncertain manner
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feint
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pretend
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ferment
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become excited
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ferocity
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ferociusness
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ferret
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search
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fervid
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showing earnest feeling
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fervor
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warmth of feelings; earnestness
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fetid
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stinking
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the bottom of a ferret cage
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finical
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too fussy about food, clothing, etc.
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fixate
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stare at
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flak
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criticism
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fledged
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trained; experienced
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forbearance
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patience; willingness to wait; [opposite forbear]
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ford
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shallow place in a river (to cross)
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance; preempt
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forge
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workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal
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forswear
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renounce; disallow
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froward
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stubborn
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fulmination
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bitter protest
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this fulmination was an abomination to peace
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fulsome
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disgusting; offensive
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glib
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ready and smooth, but not sincere; Showing little thought, preparation, or concern:
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glimmer
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weak/unsteady light
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glut
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glutton
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gregarious
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living in societies; likeing the company
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hallow
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to make holy
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harbinger
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future (fortune) teller
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hermetic
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like a hermit
Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. |
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highbrow
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(person) with superior tastes
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hoi
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the masses; the rabble
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holster
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leather case for a pistol
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homiletics
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act of preaching
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hone
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stone used for sharpening tools
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hubris
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arrogant pride
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idolatry
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excessive admiration of
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ignoble
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dishonorable; common; undignified
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ignominious
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shameful,; dishonorable; disgraceful
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illicit
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unlawful; forbidden
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impetuous
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impulsive
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impiety
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lack of reverence or dutifulness
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no impiety before the diety
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implicate
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show that someone has a share
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implicit
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implied
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importune
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beg, urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
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looking for a fortune in the prostitues @%&$
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impromptu
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without preparation
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impudent
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rash; indiscreet
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sounds like impetant, which is where the hoohoo is... rash
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inane
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silly; senseless
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inasmuch
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since; because
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incessant
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often; repeated; continual
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incise
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engrave; make a cut in
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inculcate
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fix firmly by repetition
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incumbents
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official duties
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indefatigability
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not easily exhaustible; tirelessness
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indelible
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cannot be rubbed out
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indigence
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poverty
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dig in your pockets
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indigenous
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native
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indistinct
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not distinct
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indulgent
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inclined to indulge
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ineluctable
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inevitable
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can't elect when it will happen, but it is inevitable
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inept
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unskillful
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inimical
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harmful; unfriendly
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inimitable
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can't be imitated
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive; unaffected
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insipid
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w/o taste or flavor
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolated
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insurrection
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rising of people; to open resistance to
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interdict
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prohibit; forbid
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intrepid
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fearless; brave; undaunted
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introspection
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examining one's own thoughts and feelings
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inured
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accustomed to; adapted
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invective
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abusive language
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inveigh
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to attack verbally
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Leigh-ah (leah); at the end, she and tracey would like to have verbally attacked each other
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; long-established
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involute
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complex
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involuntarily complex
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irksome
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tiresome
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irresolute
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undecided
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irrevocable
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final and unalterable
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jibe
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make fun of
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jocular
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meant as a joke
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judicious
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sound in judgement; wise
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laudatory
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expressing or giving praise
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levee
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formal reception/embankment
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libel
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false statement that damages reputation
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liberality
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free giving; generosity
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lien
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legal claim until a debt is repaid
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lucubrate
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write in scholarly fashion
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loll
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rest; to sit or stand in a lzy way; hang (dog's tongue)
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macabre
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gruesome; suggesting death; [think: massacre]
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machination
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plot scheme (esp. evil)
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malign
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injurious; speak ill of; tell lie
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matriculation
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be admitted; enter a university as a student
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matrimony + ciricullum
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maudlin
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sentimental in a silly or tearful way
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mendacious missy
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mercurial
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quick-changeable; in character; fleeting
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middling
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fairly good, but not very good
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miser
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one who loves wealth and spends little
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mite
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a very small amount, portion, or particle
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myriad
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very great number
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nadir
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lowest, weakest point
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nexus
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a connection, tie, or link
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nonplused
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greatly surprised
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noxious
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harmful
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nugatory
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worthless
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obdurate
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inflexible; stubborn; hardened and unrepenting
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obfuscate
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to darken; make obscure; muddle
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obstreperous
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noisy; loud
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occluded
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blocked up
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odium
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dislike
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officious
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too eager to help or offer advice
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opprobrious
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showing scorn or reproach
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ostensible
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professed; seeming or appearing as such
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overhaul
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examine thoroughly
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overweening
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arrogant; overbearing; being a jerk
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palatial
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magnificent
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palliate
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lessen the severit of
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paradigm
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a model example
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parley
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negotiation; discussion between enemies
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parsimonious
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miserly
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scrooge won't even share from his persimmon tree
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pellucid
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transparent; easy to undderstand
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penitent
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feeling or showing regret
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like penence
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peregrination
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traveling about; wandering
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peremptory
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urgent; imperative
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per this emptory stomach, it is imperative that we get food soon!
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perfidious
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treacherous; faithless
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peripatetic
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wandering
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perjury
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willul false staement; unlawful act
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pernicius
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harmful; injurious
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who knew that pernicius could do such a thing?
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perpetrate
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commit (a crime)
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personable
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attractive
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perspicacity
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quick judging and understanding
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petrified
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taken away power (to think, feel, act)
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petrify
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to make hard, rocklike
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petrous
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like a rock; hard; stony
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philistine
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a smug, ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge
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picaresque
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involving clever adventurers
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pied
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of mixed colors
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pine
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waste away through sorrow or illness
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pious
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dutiful to parents, devoted to relition
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pique
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pitfall
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covered hole as a trap; unsuspected danger
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pith
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essential part; force; soft liquid; substance
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plaintive
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mournful; sorrowful
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plead
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to ask earnestly
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plod
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continue doing something w/o resting
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plumb
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get to the rood of
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plunge
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move quickly, suddently, and with force
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portent
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omen
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important to pay attention to that portent (omen)
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preclude
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prevent
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precursory
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preliminary
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predominate
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have more power than others
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preponderance
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greatness in number, strength, weight
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presage
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warning sign
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the burning sage gave the natives the warning sign before there was trouble
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prim
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neat; formal
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proclivity
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inclination
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profane
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having contempt for God; worldly
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profligacy
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shameless immorality
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if I were God, I would flog those showing profilgacy
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profundity
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depth
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prolix
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Tediously prolonged; wordy
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my fish speech
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prosaic
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everyday; mundane; trite
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the everyday mosaic
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proscribe
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provisional
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Provided only for the time being; temporary
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provoke
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make angry
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prudence
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careful forethought
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puissance
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strength
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putrefacation
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becomming rotton
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quack
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person dishonstly claiming to something
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quaff
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drink deeply
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quail
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turn chicken
lose courage; turn frightened |
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qualm
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feeling of doubt; temporary feeling of sickness
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quandary
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state of doubt or perplexity
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quell
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suppress; subdue
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quibble
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try to avoid by sophistication
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quixotic
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generous; unselfish
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rabble
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mob; crowd; the lower classes of populace
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raconteur
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person who tells anectotes
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raffish
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tawdry
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ramify
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to be divided or subdivided; to branch out
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rancorous
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feeling bitterness, spitefulness
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rapacious
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greedy
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reciprocity
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one hand washes the other
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recompense
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make payment; to reward, punish
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like a compensation
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regicide
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crime of killing a king
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remonstrate
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to protest; [like: demonstrate]
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repast
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meal
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REvisit the PAST and think of Jeremy's dinner table
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repine
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be discontented with
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reproach
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scold
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repudiate
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disown
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refuse to own
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requite
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repay; give in return
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requite (we quite) would like to be repaid!
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resigned
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submissive
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resort
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to frequently visit
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restive
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reluctant to be controlled
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rift
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split; crack
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rivet
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secure; metal pin
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salacious
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obscene
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reminds me of salivate, which, if I saw someone salivate excessively, I'd think it pretty obscene
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sanction
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approval (by authority); penalty
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scurvy
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mean
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survile
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like a slave, lacking independence
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survey how the slaves live...
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shrewed
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showing sound judgement
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shunt
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lay aside; evade discussion
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simper
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give a silly/self-conscious smile
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sinuous
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winding; undulating
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like undulating around sin...winding around that web
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sophistry
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faulty logic
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it LOOKS like sophisticated logic, but it's faulty
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soporific
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producing sleep
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spenetic
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bad-tempered; irritable
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spen around and around with her bad temper
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spurious
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false
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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stipple
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paint with dots
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stipulate
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a necessary condition (a stipulation)
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striated
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striped, grooved, or banded
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stymie
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to hinder
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suborn
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To induce (a person) to commit perjury/a crime
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subpoena
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written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
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sumtuous
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magnificent
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sundry
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various; misc; separate
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supercilious
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disdainful; characterized by haughty scorn
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superfluous
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more than is needed or wanted
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supersede
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take the place of
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surcharg
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additional load/charge
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sycophant
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person who flatters to the rich and powerful
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tamp
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tap or drive down by repeated light blows
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tangential
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subdly changeable (as moving along a tanget)
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tautology
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a repetition
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temerity
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boldness
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temperance
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self-control
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tenacity
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firmness; persistency; tending to hang on
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tenuous
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flimsy; weak
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like tennis: if you make that shot, I'll keep my promise; jay's promises
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tepid
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lukewarm
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testiness
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rritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish
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timorous
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timid
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transitory
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temporary
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trenchant
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Distinct; clear-cut.
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trifling
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[trivial]; unimportant
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truculence
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aggressiveness
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come truckin' at me
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turgid
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swollen (think: plants)
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turpitude
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vile; shameful
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ulterior
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[ulterior motive]
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uncouth
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rough; awkward
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untoward
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unfortunate; inconvenient
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urbane
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elegant; refined in manners
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vacillation
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being uncertain; hesitating
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variegate
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to mark with different shade or colors
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paint the gate with a variety of colors
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venel
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ready to do something dishonest
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veracity
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truth
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veritable
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real, rightly named
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vilivy
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slander; say evil things
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virago
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a loud domineering woman; a scold or nag
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visceral
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of the internal organs of the body
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it does get slippery in surgery
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vitiate
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lower the quality; weaken the strength
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let's viciously weaken the other guy
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vituperate
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curse; abuse in words
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vit-like a pit vipor, snake = evil = curse
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volubility
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fluency; easy use of spoken language
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voluble
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fluent
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waffle
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talk vaguely and without much result
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welter
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turmoil
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swelter in turmoil
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wend
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to go proceed
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writ
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written order
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xenophile
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a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
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