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arid
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lacking water or rainfall; very dry
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compatible
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capable of existing or working together
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deplore
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1. to condemn
2. to regret |
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fraught
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1. filled with; laden
2. emotionally distressed or distressing |
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incontrovertible
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impossible to dispute or disprove
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loquacious
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talkative
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microcosm
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a small part that represents the whole of a system
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ornate
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richly and elaborately decorated
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petulant
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easily annoyed; peevish
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quip
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a witty remark, sometimes sarcastic
to make a witty or clever remark |
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scoff
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to mock with contempt
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tantalize
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to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach
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urbane
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polite and refined in manner, as from vast social experience
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volatile
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tending to change suddenly; explosively unstable
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wanton
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1. wastefully excessive
2. reckless and indifferent toward morality, decency, or justice |
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apathy
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a lack or interest or emotion
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bludgeon
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to strike with a club
a short, heavy club with one end heavier than the other |
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cursory
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performed quickly with little attention to detail
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eloquent
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clear, expressive, and moving in speech
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forlorn
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wretched, hopeless, and pitiful
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innumerable
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too numerous to be counted
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murky
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1. dark and gloomy
2. cloudy; unclear |
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ordeal
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a painful or difficult experience
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phoenix
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1. a bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then rose from the ashes with renewed youth and vigor
2. a person or thing of unmatched quality |
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rebuff
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to refuse bluntly
a blunt refusal |
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scrupulous
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1. very attentive to what is right and wrong
2. extremely attentive to detail; meticulous |
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specter
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1. a ghostly apparition
2. a mental image of an unsettling thing or event |
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textile
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cloth made from weaving or knitting
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ultimatum
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a final demand or threat
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vanguard
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1. the forwardmost units of an advancing army
2. any group leading a new trend in a certain field |
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amass
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to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit
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bravado
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a showy or false display of courage
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commiserate
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to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
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deter
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to prevent from doing or happening
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euphemism
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an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
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fledgling
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1. a young bird just ready to fly
2. an inexperienced person young and inexperienced |
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lavish
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1. extravagant and abundant
2. excessively generous to give generously and extravagantly |
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menagerie
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a collection of animals on display
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occult
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of or dealing with magic or the supernatural
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peripheral
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of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
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profusion
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a great quantity or amount; an abundance
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recluse
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a person who lives a secluded, solitary life
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skittish
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nervously excitable
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tangible
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actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses
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undulate
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to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion
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