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Voracious
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desiring or consuming great quantities
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random without careful selection
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eminent
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of high reputation, outstanding
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steeped
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soaked, drenched, saturated
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replete
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completed filled or supplied with
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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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technology
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branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
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prognosticate
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to predict or foretell a future event
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automaton
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a robot, a "mechanical" person
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matron
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an older married woman
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paradox
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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true.
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realm
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special field of something or someone, kingdom
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annals
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historical records
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compound (v.)
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to increase or add to
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tinge (n.)
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a trace, smattering, or slight degree
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Badger (v.)
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to pester nag, annoy persistently
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implore
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to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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drudgery
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unpleasant, dull, or hard work
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interminable
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unending
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perceive
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to understand, know, become aware of
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idiom1: to eat humble pie
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to admit your error and apologize
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idiom2: a pig in a poke
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an item you purchase without having seen; a dissapointment
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Idiom3: a flash in the pan
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promising at the start but then disappointing
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Idiom4: to pour oil on troubled waters
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to make peace, to calm someone down
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laconic
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expressing much in few words
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throng
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crowd
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intrepid
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brave
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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reticent
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silent
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furtive
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secret, stealthy
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felon
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a person guilty of a major crime
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plethora
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excess
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hapless
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unfortunate
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irate
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`angry, incensed
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pretext
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an excuse
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fabricate
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`to lie, to construct
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adroit
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skillful
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gesticulate
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move the arms energetically
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vigilant
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watchful
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avid
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eager
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cajole
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coax
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rudimentary
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elementary
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enhance
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intensify, heighten
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nuance
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slight variation in meaning or tone etc.
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idiom5: the sword of damocles
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any imminent danger
(a king seated one of his subjects underneath a sword that was hanging by a hair, in order to teach him the dangers a king faces) |
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Idiom6: Pyrrhic victory
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a too costly victory (King Pyrrhus defeated the romans but his losses were extremely heavy)
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idiom7: a wet blanket
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one who spoils the fun
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idom8: to beard the lion in his den
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to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds
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Loathe
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to hate
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reprimand (v.)
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to show sharp disapproval
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lackluster
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dull
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caustic
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sarcastic, biting
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wrest
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take by force
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infamous
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having a bad reputation
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jostle
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to shove hard
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dupe (n.)
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a person easily tricked
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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inadvertent
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heedless, not attentive
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ominous
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threatening
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tremulous
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quivering
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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cessation
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a stopping
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bristle (v.)
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stiffen with fear or anger
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euphemism
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a less offensive term
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mundane
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worldly
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incongruous
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inappropriate
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condolence
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pity
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stipulate
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to specify a conditions
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idiom9: to go up in smoke
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to come to no practical result
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crocodile tears
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insincere tears
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idiom11: to carry the day
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to win the approval of the majority
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idiom12: Skid row
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disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people "on the skid"
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alacrity
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briskness, lively action
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disdain (n.)
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contempt
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belligerent
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warlike
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intimidate
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to overawe
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feint
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a false attack
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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promulgate
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to make known officially
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חיה
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live, be alive
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scoff
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to sneer at
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belittle
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to make seem less important
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tangible
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having actual form
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laceration
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jagged wound
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castigate
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to correct by punishing
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sordid
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dirty, base
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octogenarian
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person in his or her eighties
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solace
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easing of grief
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aspirant
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candidate for a high position
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dregs
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most worthless part
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frenzy
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wild fit
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scurrilous
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coarse, insulting
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idiom13: to throw down the gauntlet
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to challenge someone
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idiom14: to rule the roost
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to be in charge, to be master
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idiom15:feeling no pain
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drunk
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idiom16: Hobson's choice
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to have no choice at all (Mr. Hobson owned a livery stable but he did not allow the customers to pick their own horses)
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rampant
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going unchecked, widespread
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inane
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foolish
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ethics
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code of principles
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concur
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agree
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clandestine
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secret
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flagrant
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outrageous, glaringly bad
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admonish
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to warn, reprove
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duress
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compulsion, force
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culprit
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the guilty person
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inexorable
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inflexible, unrelenting
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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distraught
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mentally confused, crazed
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duplicity
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cunning, trickery
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acrimonious
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bitter
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paucity
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scarcity
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elicit
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to draw forth
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pernicious
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harmful, causing injury
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tolerate
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to put up with, to bear
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construe
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to make a deduction, to infer
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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idiom: stock in trade
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the goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession
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idiom: to take down a peg
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to take the conceit out of a braggart
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idiom: to pass the buck
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to evade responsibility
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idiom: to lionize a person
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to make a big fuss over someone
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affluent
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rich
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feasible
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possible
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discern
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perceive
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sally
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suddenly rush forth
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consternation
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dismay
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precocious
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reaching maturity early
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perfunctory
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done without care, superficial
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chagrin
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feeling of disappointment, humiliation
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perverse
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contrary, persisting in error
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deride
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to ridicule, scoff at
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disparage
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to discredit, belittle
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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fiasco
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complete failure
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masticate
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to chew up
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eschew
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avoid
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quell
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put an end to
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voluble
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talkative
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confidant(e)
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one to whom you confide your secrets
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obsolescence
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process of wearing out
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dubious
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doubtful
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implacable
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cannot be pacified, inexorable
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paroxysm
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sudden outburst, a fit
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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jurisdiction
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power, range of authority
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skirmish
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small fight, brief encounter
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harass
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to trouble, torment
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monolithic
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massively solid
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indigent
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needy, poor
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arbitrary
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based on whim, dictatorial, random
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fray
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a fight
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stymie
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to hinder, impede
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effigy
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a likeness(usually of a hated person)
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flout
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show contempt, scoff
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cognizant
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aware
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turbulent
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unruly, agitated
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terminate
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to end
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forthwith
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immediately
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exacerbate
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to irritate, make worse
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revert
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to return
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oust
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to drive out, eject
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emaciated
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abnormally thin, wasted away
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surge
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to rush suddenly
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tranquil
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quiet
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sanctuary
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shelter
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ascend
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to rise
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malnutrition
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faulty or inadequate diet
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afflict
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to trouble greatly, to distress
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besiege
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to surround, hem in
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privation
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lack of necessities
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sinister
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evil, ominous
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere at the same time, crazy popular
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remote
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distant, hidden away
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thwart
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to hinder, defeat
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harbinger
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a forerunner, advance notice
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malignant
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likely to cause death
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excruciating
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agonizing, torturing
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respite
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an interval of relief, delay
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reverberating
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reechoing, resounding
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fretful
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worrisome, irritable
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succumb
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to give way, yield
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