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140 Cards in this Set
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apt
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Suitable. fitting, likely; quick to learn
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awry
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in a turned or twisted postions or direction; wrong out of the right or hoped-for course
syn-crooked ant-straight |
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bludgeon
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a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club
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capitualate
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to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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chafe
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to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to fell annoyance or dissaticfaction, annoy, irk
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defile
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to make unlcean or diry, destroy the purity of
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dire
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming
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charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disgruntled
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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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encroach
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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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endow
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to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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fend
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to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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mien
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air, manner; appearance; expression
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penal
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having to do with punishment
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand. to the point
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predominant
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the greatest in strenght or power; most common
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prodigy
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something wonderful or marvelous; abnormal; a child or young person with extraodinary ability or talent
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recluse
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world; loner
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renown
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fame, glory
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accord
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agreement, harmony
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barter
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an exchange in trade; to exchange goods
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curt
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short, rudely brief
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devise
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to think out, play, figure out, invent, create
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dexterous
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skillful in use of hands or body;clever
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engross
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to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully
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entail
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to put a burdon on, impose, require, involbe; to restrict
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ferret
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a kind of weasal; to search or hung out
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habituate
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to become used to;to cause to become used to
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impending
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about to happen, hanging in a menacing way
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personable
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pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
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rue
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to regret to be sorry for
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scoff
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to make fun of; to show contempt for
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transition
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a change from one state or condition to another
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trepidation
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fear, fright, trembling
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upbraid
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to blame, scold, find fault with
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veritable
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actual, true, real
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vex
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to annoy, anger, exasperate, to confuse, baffle
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vitality
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stength, ender, liveliness; the capacity to live
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whimsical
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subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies
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appease
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to make calm, soothe, to relieve, satisfy, to yield to
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belated
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late, tardy
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calamitous
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causing great misfortune
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cite
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to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend
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conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
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decoy
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to lure into a trap
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delve
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to dig; to search deeply
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ensue
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to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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gallantry
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heroic courage; respect and courtesy
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impart
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to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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judicious
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using or showing good judgement
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mediate
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups
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milieu
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the setting, surroundings
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outlandish
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strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking
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overbearing
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domineering, haughty, bullying
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pert
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high-spirited; lively, bold, saucy
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quirk
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a peculiar way of acting
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regale
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to feast
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shiftless
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lazy, lacking in ambition and evergy; inefficient
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taint
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a stain or spot; to stain or contaminate
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abdicate
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to resign, formally give up an office or a duty
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bestow
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to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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capacious
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able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action
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crusade
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
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deface
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to injure of destory the surface or appearance
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embargo
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an order forbidding the trade in a movement of commercial goods
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fallacy
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a false notion of belief
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levity
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness
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mendicate
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depending on begging for a living
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nauseate
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to make sick to the stomach
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negate
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to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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pivotal
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vitally important
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recipient
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one who receives
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ruse
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an action designed to confuse of mislead
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teem
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to become filled to overflowing
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tenet
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an opinion, belief of principle
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tractable
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easily managed, easy to deal with
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ungainly
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clumsy, awkward, unwieldy
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voracious
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having a huge appetite, greedy
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adapt
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to adjust or change to suit conditions
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attest
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to bear witness, affirm to be true
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dovetail
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to fit together; to connect to form a whole
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enormity
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the quality of exceeding all moral bounds, immensity
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falter
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to hesitate, stumble, lose courage
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foreboding
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a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
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forlorn
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totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely
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haughty
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chillingly proud and scornful
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impediment
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a physical defect
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imperative
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necessary, urgent.
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loiter
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to linger in an aimless way, hang around
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malinger
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to pretend illness to avoid work
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pithy
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short buy full of meaning and point
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plunder
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to rob by force
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simper
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to smile or speak in a silly way
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steadfast
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constant, not moving
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vaunted
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much boasted about in a vain way
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vilify
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to abuse or belittle
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waif
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a person without a home or friend; a stray
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wry
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twisted, turned to one side
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amplify
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to make stronger, larger greater
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armistice
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a temporary peace
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arrogant
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haughty
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bland
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gentle, soothing, mild
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disclaim
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to deny interest in or connection with
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epoch
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a distinct period of time, era
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estrange
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to drift apart or become unfriendly
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gratify
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to please, satisfy, to indulge or humor
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infinate
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exceedingly great, without limit
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irascible
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easily made angry
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kindred
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family
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naive
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innocent, lacking of knowledge and expericane
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niche
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a dcorative recess in a wall
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obliterate
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to blot out completely
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ramshackle
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appearing ready to collapse
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ransack
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to search or examine; to rob
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rote
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unthinking routine or repetition
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solvent
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able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to disolve other substances
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tedious
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long and tiresome
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vendor
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a person who sells things
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abyss
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a deep or bottomless pit
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befall
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to happen, occur
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crucial
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to supreme importance
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dregs
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the last remaining part; the part of least worth
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embody
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to give from to; to incorporate
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exasperate
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to irritate, anger, annoy
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fiasco
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the complete collapse or failure of a project
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garnish
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to adorn or decorate, especially food
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heritage
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an inheritance, a birthright
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inert
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lifeless, unable to move or act
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mercenary
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acting or working for self-gain only
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negligant
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marked by carelessness or indifference
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oblivion
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forgetfulness, disregard
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opus
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an impressive peice of work
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pallid
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pale, lacking color
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parable
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a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson
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rational
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based on reasoning
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reciprical
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working in both direction
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stricture
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a limitation or restriction; criticism
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veneer
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a thin outer layer a surface appearance or decoration
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