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180 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty
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Breach
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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture
(v.) to create an opening, break through |
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Brigand
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(n.) bandit, robber,outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
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Commandeer
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(v.) to sieze for military or official use
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Cumbersome`
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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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Deadlock
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(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces
(v.) to bring to a standstill |
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Debris
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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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(v.) to spread or scatter freely of widely
(adj.) wordy, long, unfocoused |
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Dilemma
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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
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(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(v.) to make a mess of
(n.) a mess |
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Opinionated
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable, having a closed mind
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Perennial
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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistant
(n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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Predispose
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(v.) to incline to before hand
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Relinquish
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(v.) give up
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Salvage
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(v.) to save from disaster
(n.) property thus saved |
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Spasmodic
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief
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Spurious
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(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
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(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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Adjourn
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(v.) to stop proceeding temporarily, move to another place
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Alien
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(n.) a citizen of another country
(adj.) foriegn strange |
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Comely
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(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
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Compensate
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(v.) to make up for; repay for services
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Dissolute
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(adj.) loose in ones moral or behavior
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Erratic
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(adj.) not regular or consistant
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Expulsion
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(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
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Feint
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(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement
(v.) to make a deliberately deceptive movement |
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Fodder
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(n.) food for horses or cattle
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Fortify
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(v.) to strengthen
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Illegible
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(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer
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(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
(n.) a rude remark |
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Lucrative
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(adj.) bringign in money
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Mediocre
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(adj.) average, ordinary
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Proliferate
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(v.) to reproduce; spread rapidly
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Subjugate
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(v.) to conquer by force; bring under complete control
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Sully
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(v.) to stain
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Tantalize
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(v.) to tease
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Terse
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(adj.) brief and to the point
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Unflinching
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(adj.) showing no signs of fear
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Abridge
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(v.) to make shorter
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Adherent
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(n.) a follower
(adj.) attached to |
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Altercation
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(n.) an argument
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Cherubic
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(adj.) resembling an angel potrayed as a child with a beautiful face, sweet and innocent
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Condone
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(v.) to overlook
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Dissent
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(v.) to disagree
(n.) disagreement |
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Eminent
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(adj.) famous, outstanding
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Exorcise
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(v.) to drive out by magic; dispose of something troublesome
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Fabricate
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(v.) to make up, invent
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Irate
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(adj.) angry
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Marauder
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(n.) a raider, plunderer
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Obesity
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(n.) fatness
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Pauper
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(n) extremely poor person
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Pilfer
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(v) to steal in small quantities
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Rift
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(n) a split, breach
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Semblance
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(n) a likeness; an outward appearance
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Surmount
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(v.) to overcome
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Terminate
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(v) to bring to an end
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Trite
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(adj.) commonplace, overused
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Usurp
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(v) to seize and hold in position by force
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Abscond
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(v) to run off and hide
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Access
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(n) admittance to places, persons,things
(v) to obtain |
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Anarchy
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(n.) lack of government and law, confusion
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Arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
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Auspicious
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(adj) favorable, fortunate
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Biased
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(adj) favoring one side
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Daunt
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(v.) to overcome with fear, discourage
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Disentangle
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(v.) to free from tangles or complecation
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Fated
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(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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(v.) to trick
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Inanimate
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(adj) not having a life, without energy or spirit
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Incinerated
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(v) to turn to ashes
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Intrepid
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(adj) fearless
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Larceny
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(n) theft
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Pliant
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(adj) bending easily; easily influenced
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Pompous
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(adj) overly self-important in speech and manner
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Precipice
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(n.) a very steep cliff
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Rectify
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(v) to correct
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Reprieve
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(n) a temporary relief or delay
(v) to grant a postponment |
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Revile
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(v) to attack with words, call bad names
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Accomplice
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(n) a person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
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(v) to destroy completely
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Arbitrary
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(adj) based on ones wishes or whims withour regard for reason or fairness
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Brazen
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(adj)shameless, impudent; made of brass
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Catalyst
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(n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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Exodus
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(n) a large-scale departure or flight, emigation
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Facilitate
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(v) to make easier
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Incorrigible
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(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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Latent
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(adj) hidden, pesent but not realized
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Militant
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(adj) gived to fighting; active and aggresive in support of a cause
(n) an activist |
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Morose
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(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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Opaque
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(adj) not letting light through, not clear; dense, stupid
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Paramount
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(adj) chief in importance, above all others
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Prattle
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(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble
(n) baby talk |
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Rebut
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(v) to offer an argument or evidence that contradicts an assertion
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Reprimand
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(v) to scold; find fault with
(n) a rebuke |
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Servitude
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(n) slavery, forced labor
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Slapdash
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(adj) careless and hasty
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Stagnant
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(adj) not running or flowing; foul from standing still
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Succumb
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(v) to give way ro superiur force; die
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Atone
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(v) to make up for
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Bondage
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(n) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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Credible
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(adj) believable
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Defray
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(v) to pay for
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Diligent
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(adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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Doleful
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(adj) sad, dreary
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Ghastly
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(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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Hamper
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(v) to hold back
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Hew
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(v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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Impoverished
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(adj) poor, in a state of poverty
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Incessant
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(adj) never stopping, going on all the time
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Intricate
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(adj) complicated; difficult to understand
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Lucid
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(adj) easy to understand, clear; sane
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Posthumous
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(adj) occuring or published after death
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Prim
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(adj) overly neat, proper, formal
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Sardonic
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(adj) grimly or scornful mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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Superfluous
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(adj) exceeding what is sufficiant or required
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Supplant
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(v) to take the place of
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Taunt
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(v) to jeer at mock
(n) an insulting or mocking remark |
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Tenacious
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(adj) holding together firmly; persistant
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Adieu
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(int) "farewell"
(n) farewell |
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Advent
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(n) an arrival; coming into place or view
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Apex
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(n) the highest point, tip
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Assimilate
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(v) to absorb fully or make ones own
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Bogus
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(adj) false, counterfit
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Exorbitant
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(adj) unreasonably high, excessive
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Interim
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(n) the time between
(adj) temporary, coming between two points in time |
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Inundate
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(v) to overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
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Malign
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(v) to speak evil of
(adj) evil |
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Meander
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(v) to wander about, wind about
(n) a sharp twist or turn |
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Metropolis
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(n) a large city
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Momentous
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(adj) very important
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Obstreperous
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(adj) noisy, unruly, disorderly
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Pensive
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(adj) thoughtful, melancholy
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Perilous
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(adj) dangerous
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Shoddy
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(adj) of poor quality
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Sprightly
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(adj) lively, spicy, flavorful
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Surly
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(adj) angry and bad tempered
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Tirade
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(n) a long angry sheech
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Vagrant
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(n) an idle wanderer
(adj) wandering aimlessly |
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Assurance
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(n) a pledge, self-conficance
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Asylum
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(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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Console
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(v) to comfort
(n) the keyboard of an organ, a control panel |
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Dilate
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(v) to make bigger, expand upon
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Dross
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(n) waste product
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Dwindle
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(v) to lessen
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Flippant
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(adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful
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Immunity
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(n) resistance to disease; freedom from charge or obligation
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Institute
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(v) to establish, set up
(n) an organization for the promotion of learning |
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Liability
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(n) a debt; something disadvantageous
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Preposterous
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(adj) rediculous
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Pugnacious
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(adj) quarelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
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(adj) furious, violently intense; infected with rabies
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Realm
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(n) a kingdom; field of sudy
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Rejuvenate
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(v) to make young again; to make like new
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Remunerate
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(v) to reward for pay, reimburse
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Sparse
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(adj) meager, scant; scattered
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Sterling
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(adj) excellent; made of silver
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Venture
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(n) a risky undertaking
(v) to expose to danger |
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Warp
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(v) to twist out of shape
(n) an abnormality |
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Auxiliary
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(adj) giving assistance or support
(n) a helper, aid |
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Candid
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(adj) frank, sincere
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Cubicle
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(n) a small room or compartment
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Drudgery
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(n) work that is hard and tiresome
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Envoy
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(n) a representative or messenger
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Escalate
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(v) to elevate; to increase
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Expedient
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(n) a means to an end
(adj) advantageous, useful |
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Feign
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(v) to pretend
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Flair
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(n) a natural quality, talent or skill
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Heterogeneous
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(adj) composed of different kinds
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Grievous
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(adj) causing sorrow or pain
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Horde
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(n) a vast number
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Impel
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(v) to force
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Incredulous
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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical
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Inscribe
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(v) to write or engrave
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Monologue
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(n) a speech by one person
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Prognosis
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(n) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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Rasping
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(adj) with a harsh, grating sound
(n) a harsh sound |
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Repugnant
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(adj) offensive
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Scuttle
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(v) to get rid of something in a decisive way
(n) a pail |
