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111 Cards in this Set
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Discomfit
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To embarrass and confuse
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Edification
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improvement of enlightenment
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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feasible
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capable of being accomplished
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surfeit
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condition of being too full
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magnum opus
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greatest work of an artist
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modus operandi
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manner of working
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opulent
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possessing or exhibiting great wealth
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synergy
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the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
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liturgy
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a pattern of prayer or worship
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lethargy
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a state of sluggishness, inactivity, or apathy
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laborious
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requiring mental of physical effort
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belabor
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to discuss in too much detail
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Elaborate
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to explain in greater detail
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stanch
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to stop the flow of
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staunch
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firm and steadfast
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extant
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still in existence, not destroyed
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restive
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resisting authority, difficult to control
restless, fidgety STICK IT TO THE MAN! |
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apropos
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with regard to
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depose
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to remove from office or power
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static
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having no motion or change
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ecstasy
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intense joy or delight
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stasis
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condition in which there is no change
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entity
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a being
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essence
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the most important ingredient
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quintessential
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the most typical, ideal, important
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verdure
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greenery, fresh and ripe vegetation
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verdant
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green, lush with vegetation
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viridity
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lack of experience, innocence
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candid
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open and sincere
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candor
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frankness or sincerity of expression, openness
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incandescent
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shining brightly
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pallor
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extreme or unnatural paleness
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pallid
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lacking color
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appall
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to fill with horror or disapproval
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livid
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enraged, furious
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denigrate
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to attack the character of, to mock
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peccadillo
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a small sin or fault
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impeccable
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having no flaws
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peccant
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violating a moral law, sinful
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pejorative
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negative and critical, insulting
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impair
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to cause to diminish, as in strength, value or quality
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malign
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to speak of maliciously, insult
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malinger
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to pretend to be sick in order to avid something
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malaise
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a sense of unease, depression
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negligent
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not properly attentive
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negligible
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unimportant, insignificant
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negate
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to cancel the effect of, nullify
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jocose
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cheerful, merry
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jocular
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characterized by joking
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festoon
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to drape of adorn festively
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fete
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to honor with a banquet or feast
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bacchic
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of or related to a wild celebration
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bacchanal
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a drunken party or celebration
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plaintive
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sorrowful, expressing or evoking mourning
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plaint
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a lament or complaint
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elegy
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a song or poem memorializing something or someone
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elegiac
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mourning that which is lost or past, sorrowful
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Somnolent
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drowsy, sleepy
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soporific
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causing sleep or fatigue
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sopor
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sleep, drowsiness
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languid
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lacking energy
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languish
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to waste away
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languor
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lack of physical or mental energy
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vigilant
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on the alert
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vigilante
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someone who takes the law enforcement into his own hands
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acquiesce
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to give in
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requiem
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a song or religious service for a dead or last
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quittance
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a repayment, compensation
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Fortuitous
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happening by a lucky accident or chance
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fortuity
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chance or accident
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auspices
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followed by favorable circumstances
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predestination
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the belief that one;s fate has been predetermined
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destine
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intended for a specific end or purpose
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consortium
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a group of companies or institutions
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consort
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to keep company, associate
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propitious
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lucky, favorable
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propitiate
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to soothe or satisfy, to appease
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importune
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to urge or beg without end
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importunate
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extremely demanding
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rapport
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a positive relationship
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insufferable
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impossible to bear
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preferential
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giving or showing advantage
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conferment
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the act of bestowing
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periphery
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the outermost part
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euphoria
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a feeling of happiness or well-being
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congested
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overcrowded
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gestate
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to conceive and develop in the mind or body
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gesticulate
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to make gestures for emphasis
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solipsism
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the theory that the self is the only reality
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desolate
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deserted and lonely
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soliloquy
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a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character
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monotonous
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unvarying
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monosyllabic
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having only one syllable
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monotone
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sameness of sound, style
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divulge
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to make public
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vulgar
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of the common people
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polymath
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a person with knowledge of many subjects
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hoi polloi
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the common people, the masses
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polyglot
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a person with a knowledge of several languages
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totalitarian
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having to do wit ha government in which one person of group controls everything
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totality
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completeness
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holistic
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concerning the whole rather than the parts
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catholic
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covering a broad range
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consummate
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perfect or ideal
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summation
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accumulation
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trenchant
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sharply effective
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truncate
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to cut short in the middle
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parcel
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to divide into parts and distribute
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parse
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to examine or analyze
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repartee
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quick, witty conversation
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