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allude
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(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly
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clairvoyant
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(adj.) supernatrually perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
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conclusive
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(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final
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disreputable
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(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed
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endemic
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(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
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exemplary
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(adj.) worthy of imitaion, commendable; serving as a model
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fathom
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(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water
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guile
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(n.) treacherous cunning, deciet
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integrity
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(n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
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itinerary
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(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
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misconstrue
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(v.) to interpreit wrongly, mistake the meaning of
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obnoxious
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(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
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placate
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(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
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placid
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(adj.) calm, peaceful
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plagiarism
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(n.) passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person
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potent
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(adj.) powerful; highly effective
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pretext
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(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
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protrude
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(v.) to stick out, thrust forth
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stark
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(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adj.) utterly
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abase
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(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
(frml.)1. to cause oneself or someone else to feel bad or ashamed 2. to lower in rank, office respect |
(frml.)1. to cause oneself or someone else to feel bad or ashamed
2. to lower in rank, office respect |