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rustic
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adj-countrylike; simple, plain; awkward; n-one who lives in the country
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ad infinitum
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adv-endlessly
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rancid
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adj-stale, spoiled
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buoyant
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adj-able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful,hopeful
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vindicate
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v-to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify
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bona fide
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adj-genuine; sincere
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clique
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n- small, exclusive group of people
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wane
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v-to lose size, strength, or power
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congenial
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adj- getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
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perceive
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v-to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
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migration
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n- a movement from one country or region to another
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sordid
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adj-wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
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versatile
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adj-able to do many things well; capable of many uses
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untenable
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adj-not capable of bein held or defended; impossible to maintain
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sever
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v-to separate, divide into parts
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lofty
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adj- Very high; noble
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perverse
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adj-inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good or proper
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prelude
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n-an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
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concede
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v-to admit as true; to yield, submit
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apportion
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v-to divde and guve out in shares
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