Vocab, Junior Year Peck 1-15

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appellation

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a title or name that identifies

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dipthong

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a speech sound that consists of two vowels

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eponym

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a person for whom something is named

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linguistics

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the study of speech

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neologism

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a newly made-up word or expression

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parlance

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a particular manner or kind of speech

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patois

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a nonstandard dialect of a language

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polyglot

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of many groups speaking different languages

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solecism

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the ungrammatical usage of a word

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vulgar

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spoken by the common people

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amulet

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an object worn to bring luck or protection

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capricious

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subject to sudden, unpredictable changes

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fatalism

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the view that events are determined by fate

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incantation

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set of words spoken as a magic charm

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances

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providential

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resulting from divine will

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quirk

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a peculiarity of behavior

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serendipity

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ability to make discoveries by chance

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vagary

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a wild or unpredictable notion or action

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vicissitude

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a change, usually sudden or unexpected

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continuity

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resulting from divine will

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converge

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to approach from different directions

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crux

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the basic or essential feature of something

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initiate

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to begin, originate, cause to begin

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pivotal

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central or crucial to something

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sequel

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something that follows, continuation

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subordinate

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one subject to another's authority

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tangential

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only superficially relevant

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terminate

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to bring to an end, conclude

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ultimate

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last, coming to an end

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compliance

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doing as another wishes

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propitiate

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to prevent or reduce the anger of

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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volition

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an act of willing, choosing or deciding

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willfulness

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unreasonable stubborness

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accommodating

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willing to help

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accord

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agreement

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acquiesce

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to consent or comply passively

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adamant

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firm and unyeilding in purpose or opinion

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camaraderie

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a spirit of loyalty amoung friends

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rebuke

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to criticize or reprimand sharple

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scurrilous

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using vulgar language

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spurn

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to reject or refuse disdainfully

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vitrolic

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bitterly severe or harsh

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vituperation

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sustained and bitter attack

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aspersion

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a damanging or false statement

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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deride

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to laugh at in scorn

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execrable

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extremely inferior, very bad

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ostracize

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to banish or exclude from a group

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complicity

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involvment as an accomplice in a crime

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deploy

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to station systematically over an area

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explicate

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to explain, make clearer

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implicate

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to involve or comment incriminatingly

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inexplicable

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incapable of being explained

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plight

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a condition or situation of difficulty or adversity

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replica

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a copy or reproduction or a work of art

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replicate

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to duplicate, copy or repeat

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implicit

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implied although not expressed

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supple

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readily bent

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auspices

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protection or support, patronage

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auspicious

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attended by favorable circumstances

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circumspect

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heedful of circumstances

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despicable

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deserving of scorn or contempt

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introspect

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self-examining

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perspicuity

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quality of being clearly expressed

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prospective

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likely to become or be

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specious

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having the ring of truth but actually false

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specter

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a phantom

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spectrum

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broad range of related qualities or ideas

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acuity

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acuteness of perception; keeness

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consummate

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supremely accomplished or skilled

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cunning

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skill or adeptness in performance

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deft

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skillful, adriot

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endowment

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a natural gift or quality

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facile

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done or achieved with little effort

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incompetent

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not capable, not well qualified

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inept

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awkward or clumsy

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proficient

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performing a skill with facility

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propensity

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an innate inclination, tendency

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beseech

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to address an earnest or urgent request to

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blandishment

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the act of coaxing by flattery

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cajole

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to coax gently and persistently

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elicit

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to bring out, evoke

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enjoin

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to direct with authority and emphasis

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exigent

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requiring immeditate attention or remendy

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imperious

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arrogantly domirneering or over bearing

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injunction

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a command order

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mendicant

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a beggar

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query

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a question or inquiry

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ambivalence

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existence of conflicting ideas

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avail

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use, benefit or advantage

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equivalent

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equal in measure or value

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evaluation

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act of judging the worth of

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evince

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to show or exhibit as an emotion

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invalid

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being without force in fact, truth or law

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invaluable

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of inestimable use or help

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prevail

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to be greater in strength or influence

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valedictory

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bidding farewell

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vanquish

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to defeat in a battle or competition

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abound

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to be great in number or amount

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amplitude

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greatness of size

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augment

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to make greater as in size or quantity

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brevity

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briefness of duration

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commensurate

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of the same size, extent or duration

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diminish

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to make smaller or less

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infinitesimal

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immeasurably tiny

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modicum

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a small amount or quantity

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prodigious

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impressively great in size or extent

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quota

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a proportional share assigned to a group

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abdicate

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to relinquish formally

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abnegate

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to deny oneself, renounce

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absolve

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to pronounce clear of blame or guilt

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catharsis

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a purifying cleansing or release of tension

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countermand

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to cancel or reverse

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recant

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to make a formal retraction or disavowel of

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recoup

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to receive an equivalent for to make up for

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renunciation

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the act of giving something up

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rescind

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to make void, repeal or annul

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waive

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to relinquish or give up voluntarily

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adhere

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to stick fast or together by

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aggregate

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gathered together into a mass

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dissimulate

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to conceal under a false appearance

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egregarious

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outstandingly bad, flagrant

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ensemble

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any unit that contributes to a single effect

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facsimile

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an exact reproduction or copy

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gregarious

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enjoying the company of others

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inherent

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exsisting as an essential natural part

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segregate

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to isolate or separate from others

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semblance

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an outward or token appearance

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affront

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to insult intentionally

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altercation

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a heated and noisy quarrell

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antagonist

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one who oppises another, adversary

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bellicose

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warlike manner or temperament

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breach

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a breaking up or disruption of friendly relations

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contentious

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quarrellsome

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dissension

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a difference of opinion

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rancor

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bitter, long lasting resentment

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retribution

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someting demanded in repayment

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schism

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a separation or division into factons

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arbitration

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the impartial settlement of a dispute

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attache

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a person assigned to a diplomatic office

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consulate

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the premuses occupied by a consul

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covenant

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a binding agreement made by two parties

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discretion

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being catious

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emissary

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agent who represents the interests of a group

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entente

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an agreement between two or more governments

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machiavellian

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of an amoral political doctrine

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protocol

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ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats

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status quo

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the existing state of affairs