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120 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with horror and loathing; to hate deeply
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amend
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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buffet
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n) a slap or blow
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chaos
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great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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roomy; spacious
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corrosive
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eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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to see clearly; recognize
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extant
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
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implicate
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to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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renegade
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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dark, gloomy, depressed, or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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vociferous
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loud and noisy, compelling attention
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voluminous
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive
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to do without, gice up voluntarily; to put off temporarily; defer
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animosity
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a strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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commed
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attentionl to commit to the care of
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compatible
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able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for special purpose
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decrepit
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old and feelble; worn-out, ruined
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenous
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innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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mulitfarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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out of date; no longer in use
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omnivourous
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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonius
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stingy, misrely; meager, poor, small
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority
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reprisal
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an injury done in reurn for injury
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revel
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to take great pleasure in
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless; cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purposel to distribute
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ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned
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assiduous
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persistent, attentice, diligent
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brash
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prone to act in a hast manner; impudent
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capricious
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correcting; to scold secerely
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copious
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abundant; plentidul; wordy, verbose
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deviate
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to turn aside; to stray from a norm
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emaciated
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unaturally thin
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exult
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to rejoice greatly
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gnareld
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knotted, twisted, lumpy
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indemnity
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payment for damge or loss
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inkling
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a hintl a vague notion
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limpid
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clear, transparent; readily understood
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omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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palatable
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agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
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poignant
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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sophomoric
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immature and overconfident; conceited
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spontaneous
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arising natually; not planned or engineered in advance
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acquiesce
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to accept without protest; to agree or submit
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allure
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to entice, tempt, to be attractive to
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askew
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twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly
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blithe
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cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
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contetious
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quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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discouraged, dejected, downcast
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dishveled
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rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
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exponent
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one who advocated, speaks for, explains or interprets
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garrulous
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given to much talking, tediously chatty
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome
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lametable
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to be regretted or pitied
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misnomer
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an unsuitable or misleafing name
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profess
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to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
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respite
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a period of relief or rest
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retribution
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a repayment; a deserved punishment
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sinuous
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winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
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sonorous
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full, deep, or rish in sound
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vangaurd
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the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
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wastrel
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a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing
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allude
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to refer to causally or indirectly
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clairvoyant
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supernaturally perceptive
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conclusive
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serving to settle an issue
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disreputable
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not respectable, not esteemed
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endemic
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native or confined to a particular region or people
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation, commendable
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fathom
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to understand, get to the bottom of
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guile
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treacherous cinning, deeit
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integrity
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honesty, high moral standards; and unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
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itinerart
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a route of travel; a record of travel
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misconstrue
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to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
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obnoxious
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high offensive
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placate
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to appease, sooth, pacify
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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plagiarism
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passing off or using as one's own writing
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potent
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powerful; highly effective
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pretext
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a false reason, deceptive excuse
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protrude
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to stick out, thrust forth
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stark
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harsh, unrelieved, desolate
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superficial
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on or near the surface, shallow
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abjure
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to renounce, repudiate
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acrid
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harsh in taste or odorl sharp in manner or temper
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august
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majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
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callous
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emotionally hardened, unfeeling
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clandestine
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secret, concealed
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compunction
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remorse, regret
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conflagration
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a large, destructive fire
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elated
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in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased
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indelible
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not able to be erased or removed
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indulgent
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yielding to the wishes or demands of others
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inveterate
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firmly established; long-standing
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irrelevant
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not to the point
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nocturnal
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of or occuring in the night; under cover of darkness
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platitude
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a commonplace, stale or trite remark
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quell
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to subdue, put down forcibly
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quiescent
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inactive, at rest
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ruminate
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to meditat, think about at length
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tacit
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unspoked, silent; implued, inferred
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tangible
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capable of being touched; real, concrete
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trenchant
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incisive, keen; forceful, effective, cutting, caustic
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