Vocab

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denizen

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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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contingent

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likely but not certain to happn, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions

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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine

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foist

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to confirm, make more certain

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corroborate

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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking)

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abstemious

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to scatter widely

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disseminate

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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated

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florid

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deserving of blame or correction

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censurable

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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling

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discursive

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poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

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dowdy

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to emphasize, place stress on

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accentuate

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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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specious

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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

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perceptive

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capable of being touched or felt

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palpable

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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of

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sear

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to statisfy completely; to fill to excess; full satisfied

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satiate

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awkward, lacking in social graces

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gauche

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to impress on the mind by repetition

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inculcate

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an opiniion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea held sacred

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heresy

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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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pernicious

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to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation

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quail

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leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out

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salient

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loud ringing sound; to make loud ringing noise

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clangor

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harmful, injurious

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deleterious

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ato clear from blame or guilt

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absolve

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to raise to a higher degree; incrase the value

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enhance

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a representation with exaggerated features

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caricature

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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

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extenuate

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side by side, touching; near

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contiguous

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to ooze out; discharge throuh the pores

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exude

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implied or understood though unexpressed

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implicit

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an eager desire for something; gread

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cupidity

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to enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm

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enthrall

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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant

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scintillating

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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy

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redundant

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charming, attractive

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winsome

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superior, outstanding

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preeminent

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a model of excellence or perfection

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paragon

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prudent, shrewdly conceived

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politic

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making a show of virtue or righteousness

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sanctimonious

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sharp, keen, penetrating

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incisive

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dull, ordinary, lacking indistinction

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prozaic

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to restate in other words

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paraphrase

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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

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ostentatious

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to compare critically in order to note differences

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collate

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to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to

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foment

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to encourage, assist

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abet

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to weigh down or burden; to fill up, block, hinder

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encumber

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an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments

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connouisseur

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noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious

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blatent

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deeply unhappy or dejected

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disconsolate

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to support, prop up, strengthen

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buttress

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to affirm, declare confidently

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aver

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noisy revelry or merrymaking

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carousal

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to break surface of the water

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broach

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puzzled, not knowing what to do

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nonplussed

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abundantly productive

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prolific

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suitable or convenient for a particualr purpose

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opportune

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unquestionalbe, beyond dispute

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incontrovertible

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frightful, horrible, ghastly

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grisly

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to reply to a reply

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rejoinder

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a liking, preference

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predilection

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expressed in lofty or high-flown language

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magniloquent

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unfavorable, unlucky

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inauspicious

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showing no feeling or emotion

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impassive

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relating to Hercules

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herculean

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lacking in nutritive value; immature, juvenile

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jejune

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too ready to believe, easily deceived

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credulous

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a weakness or ailment

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infirmity

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to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail

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expatiate

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to scold sharply

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berate

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to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

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deplete

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coming from the outside, foreign

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extraneous

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the beginning, start, earliest stage

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inception

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a rule, test; standard for judgment

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criterion

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willing to follow advice or authority

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amenable

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large-scale slaughter or loss of life

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carnage

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winding, twisted, crooked; highly involve

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toruous

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self-righteous, characterized by moralizing

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sententious

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stubborn, unyielding

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obdurate

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a collection of diverse or miscellanious items

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potpourri

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showing unusually early develpment

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precocious

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happening as though through divine intervention

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providential

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apparent, appearing to be true or actual

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ostensible

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excess or overindulgence

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surfeit

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delighting in cruelty

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sadistic

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swollen, bloated

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turgid

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to beg earnetly and humbly

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supplicate

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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub

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brouhaha

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to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence

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cloy

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the way a person behaves, overall impression

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demeanor

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courteous yielding to the wishesand ideas of another person

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deference

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puzzling, perplexing

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enigmatic

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conclusive, final, representing the limit

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definitive

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offensively self-assertive; excessively and arrogantly self-confident

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bumptious

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easily made angry

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choleric

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a strong defense or protection, solid wall-like structure

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bulwark

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to cut short

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curt

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firm in purpose or opinion

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adament

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given over to dissipation and self-indulgence

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profligate

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excessively and objectionably sentimental

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mawkish

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to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

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thwart

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something that is heavy or burdensome

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onus

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needed, necessary, regraded as essential

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requisite

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to soften, make gentle

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mollify

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vague sense of approaching misfortune

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presentiment

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without preparation

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impromptu

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tolerance and self-control

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forbearance

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to send or hand in, to cancel as a penalty or punishment, forgive, pardon; to lessen

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remit