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138 Cards in this Set
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voracious
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desiring or consuming great quantities
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random without careful selection
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eminent
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of high reputation, outstanding
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steeped
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soaked, drenched, saturated
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replete
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completely filled or supplied with
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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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technology
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branch of knowledge dealing with egineering
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prognosticate
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to predict or foretell a future event
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automaton
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a robot
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matron
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an older maried woman
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paradox
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at first seeems absued but maty turn out to be true
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annals
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historical records
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compund
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to increase or add to
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tinge
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a trace, smattering, or slight degree
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badger
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to pester, nag, annoy persistently
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implore
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to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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drudgery
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unpleasent, dull, or hard work
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interminable
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unending
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perceive
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to understand, to know, become aware of
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laconic
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expressing much in few words
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throng
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crowd
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intrepid
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brave
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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reticent
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silent
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furtive
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secrect, stealthy
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felon
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a person guilt of a major crime
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plethora
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excess
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hapless
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unfortunate; inept
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irate
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angry, incensed
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pretext
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an excuse, pretending to be
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fabricate
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to lie; to construct
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adroit
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skillful
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gesticulation
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move the arms energetically
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vigilant
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watchful
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avid
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eager
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cajole
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coax
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rudimentary
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elementary
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enhance
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intensify, heighten
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nuance
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slight variation in meaning, tone
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loathe
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to hate
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reprimand
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to show sharp disaproval
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lackluster
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dull
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cuastic
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sarcastic, biting
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wrest
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take by force
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infamous
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having a bad repuation
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jostle
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to shove hard
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dupe
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a person easily tricked
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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inadvertent
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heedless, not attentive
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ominous
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threatening
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tremulous
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quivering
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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cessation
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a stopping
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bristle
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stiffen with fear or anger
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euphemism
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a less offensive term
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mundane
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worldly, dull
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incongrous
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inappropriate
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condolence
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pity sympathy
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stipulate
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to specify a condition
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disdian
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contempt
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belligerent
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warlike
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intimidate
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to overawe
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feint
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a false attack; trick
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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promulgate
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to make known officially
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brash
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impudent; impertinent
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scoff
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to sneer at
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belittle
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to make seem less important
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tangible
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having actual form
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laceration
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jagged wound
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castigate
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to correct by punishing
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sordid
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dirty,base
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octogerarian
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persin in his or her eighties
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solace
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easing of grief
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aspirant
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candidate for high position
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dregs
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most worthless part
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frenzy
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wild fit
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scurrilous
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coarse;vulgar
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rampant
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going unchecked, widespread
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inane
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foolish
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ethics
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code of principles
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concur
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agree
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clandestine
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secret, undercover
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flagrant
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outrageous, glaringly bad
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admonish
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to warn, to reprove
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duress
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compulsion, force; constrained by threat
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culprit
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the guilty person
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inexorable
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inflexible, unrelenting, can't be persuaded
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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distraught
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metnally confused, crazed
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duplicity
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cunning, trickery
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acrimonious
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bitter; ill natured; animosity
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paucity
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scarcity
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elicit
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to draw forth
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pernicious
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harmful, casuing injury, destructive
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tolerate
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to put with, to bear
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construe
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to make a deduction, to infer
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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affluent
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rich
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feasible
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possible
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discern
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perceive
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sally
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suddenly rush forth
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consternation
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dismary
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precocious
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reaching maturity early
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perfunctory
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done without care, superficial
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chargin
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feeling or disappointment, humiliation
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perverse
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contrary, persisting in error
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deride
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to ridicule, scoff at
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disparage
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to descrdit, belittle
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laudable
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praise worthy
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fiasco
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complete failure
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masticate
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to chew up
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eschew
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avoid
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quell
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put an end to
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voluble
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talkative
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confidant
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one to whom your confide your secrets
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obsolenscence
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process of wearing out
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dubious
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doubtful
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implacable
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cannot be pacified, inexorable
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paroxysm
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a fit, sudden outburst
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reprehsible
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worthy of blame
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jurisdiction
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power, ranger of authority
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skirmish
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small fight, brief encounter
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harass
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to trouble, tormet
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monolithic
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massivley solid
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indigent
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poor needy
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arbitrary
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based on whim, dictatorial
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fray
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fight
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stymie
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to hinder, impede
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effigy
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a likeness (useually of a hated person)
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flout
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show contempt, scoff
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cognizant
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aware
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turbulent
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unruly, agitated
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terminate
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to end
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forthwith
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immediately
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exacerbate
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to irritate, make worse
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revert
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return
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oust
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to drive out, eject
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