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117 Cards in this Set
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amble
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walk unhurriedly; go leisurely, saunter
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concomitant
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accompanying; concurrent
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congregate
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gather into a crowd; assemble
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exodus
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going out; mass departure
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flounder
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struggle awkwardly to move or obtain footing; proceed clumsily with frequent mistakes
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founder
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come to grief; go to the bottom
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incursion
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sudden, brief invasion; raid
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itinerary
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route of a journey
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labyrinth
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place full of confusing interconnecting passageways and blind alleys
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meander
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follow a winding intricate course; wander aimlessly
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obituary
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published notice of death
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obsolescent
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going out of use; becoming obsolete
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peregrination
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travel; journey
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peripatetic
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walking about from place to place
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retrogress
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move backward to an earlier or worse condition
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safari
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journey or hunting expedition
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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transition
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process of passing from one stage to another
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wanderlust
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strong desire to travel
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yaw
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deviate abruptly from a straight course; veer
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accessory
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a person who not directly helps a criminal, but helps them escape
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capital
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(having to do with the head) involving the death penalty
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charlatan
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person who fraudulently claims to have expert skill or knowledge
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contraband
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goods illegally imported
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culpability
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quality or state of being; blameworthiness
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embezzlement
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stealing of money, securities; entrusted to one's care
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exculpate
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free from blame or fault; prove guiltless
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extradition
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surrender of an alleged criminal by one state to another jurisdiction
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felony
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major crime
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incarceration
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imprisonment
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inculpate
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incriminate; make appear guilty
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larceny
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unlawful taking away of another's property
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misdemeanor
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minor offense punishable by fine
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penal
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involving punishment; having to do with penalties
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recidivist
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person with a tendency to relapse; chronic offender
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subpoena
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order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear
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vandal
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person who maliciously defaces public or private property
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venue
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locality from which a jury is drawn
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altruistic
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concerned for the welfare of others, unselfish
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blassed
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prejudiced; unduly or unfairly influenced
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captious
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quick to find fault; carping
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contrite
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sorrowful for a misdeed that one has committed
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diffident
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lacking confidence, timid
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gregarious
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seeking company of others; sociable
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impassive
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revealing no emotion, calm
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impetuous
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acting suddenly without forethought; rash
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indolent
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inclined to avoid work; lazy
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intrepid
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not afraid; bold; dauntless
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irrational
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illogical; absurd
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obsequious
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much too attentive; kiss up
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obstreperous
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excessively noisy; unruly; boisterous
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parsimonious
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extremely frugal; miserly; stingy
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sanguine
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optimistic; hopeful
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supercilious
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showing haughty contempt; full of pride and scorn
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vindictive
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inclined to seek revenge
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carpal
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having to do with bones of the wrist
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cerebral
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having to do with the brain
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cervical
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dealing with the neck
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corporal
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having to do with or inflicted the body; bodily
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digital
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involving a finger or fingers
involving digits (numbers) |
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eviscerate
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remove the guts
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genuflect
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bend the knee as in worship
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gustatory
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having to do with the sense of taste
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guttural
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produced by the throat; raspy
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labial
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involving the lips
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lachrymose
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causing the shedding of tears; mournful
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manual
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dealing with the hands
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olfactory
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having to do with the sense of smell
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plantar
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having to with the sole of the foot
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pulmonary
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having to do with the lungs
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sanguinary
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bloody; bloodthirsty
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spleen
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bad temper
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supine
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lying on back
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tactile
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having to with touch
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vascular
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composed of blood vessels
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visceral
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having to do with the internal organs
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come home to roost
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have disagreeable repercussions; boomerang
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Dutch treat
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meal where everybody pays there own share
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eat crow
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be forced into an embarrassing situation
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fish or cut bait
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stop procrastinating or drop out
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French leave
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secret departure
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have an ax to grind
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have a selfish motive
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hold a candle to
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compare favorably with
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hold water
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remain sound; logical
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pay the piper
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man up and take your consequences
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play the devil's advocate
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uphold the wrong side of a cause for the sake of argument
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red herring
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something used to distract attention
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stick in one's last
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keep to one's own trade
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whistle in the dark
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put on a show of confidence in the face of danger
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white elephant
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possession costing more than its worth
ex. gas guzzling expensive car |
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Catch-22
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contradiction in order where people are victims to its provisions
ex. go a wild goose chase to a store where they say see other window and the other window says see other window |
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Crocodile tears
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false tears
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cross the Rubicon
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take a decisive step
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dog in the manger
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person who prevents others from using something he does not need
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fifth column
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a group inside a country planning to give to an enemy country
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fourth estate
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press; journalism
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freudian slip
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slip of the tongue when someone says something that is in their mind but didn't mean to say it aloud
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Hobson's choice
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choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
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hoist with one's own petard
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victimized by one's own schemes
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Murphy's Law
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stating that if anything can go wrong, it will
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open sesame
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any formula that works like magi to help one achieve a desired end
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Parkinson's Law
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workers expand the time to do a job in order to do less work
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Pyrrhic victory
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victory achieved at ruinous cost
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sour grapes
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trying to make something sound or look less valuable than it really is
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cariogenic
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causing tooth decay
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comestibles
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edibles; food
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eleemosynary
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charitable; philanthropic
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extrapolate
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to estimate
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hawk
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person who advocates immediate firm action including the use of force
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insomniac
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disease of loss of sleep
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interpolate
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insert between other parts or things
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iteration
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repetition
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misogamist
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person who hates marriage
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polemic
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attack of another's opinion; controversial discussion
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pugilist
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boxer
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subside
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abate; calm down
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be everywhere; omnipresent
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