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anticlimax
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an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected
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atrocious
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very cruell
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camaraderie
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good fellowship
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charade
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obsered pretense
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fortnight
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a period of two weeks
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hors d'oeuvre
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appitizers
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hypocrisy
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a pretending to be what one is not
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infinitesimal
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too small to be measured
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influenza
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an cute, contageous viral disease, characterized by inflamation of the respiratory trat, fever, and muscel pain.
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interrogation
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the act of questioning
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grotto
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a cave-like summer house
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inveterate
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fixed into a bad habit
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labyrinthine
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complicated
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pneumonia
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inflamation of the lungs caused as by viruses or bacteria
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poignant
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causeing a sharp sense of pitty
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precipitous
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having a very steep ascent
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pungant
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producing a sharp sensation of taste and smell
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racous
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loud and rowdy
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stigma
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a mark of disgrace or reproach
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subterfuge
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attempt to avoid blame
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