Week Four

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absolution

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a pardon, release from consequences, remission of sin

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accusation

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a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame; state of being accused

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acquit

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to relieve from a charge of fault or crime, declare not guilty, settle, discharge, as a debt, behave

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adduce

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bring forward; cite

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affirmation

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positive assertion, the assertion that something exists or is true, confirmation of truth or validity

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affront

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insult openly, meet face to face; an insult, contemptuous treatment

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antiquate

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to make obsolete, old fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better, to design or create in an antique style, cause to appear antique

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apathetic

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indifference

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appease

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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, contentment; pacify, soothe, satisfy, allay, assuage.

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bafflement

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confusion, bewilderment, frustration

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beneficent

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doing good, kindly in action or purpose

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botanist

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plant scientist, a botanical expert

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candid

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frank, open, impartial

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censure

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blame, reproof; to blame, reprove

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chisel

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cutting tool, usually a bar of steel with an edge across the main axis

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coarse

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rough, harsh, unrefined; indecent, gross

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commendation

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praise, commitment

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complacency

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self-satisfaction; obligingness, willingness to please

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comprehensive

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complete, inclusive

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compromise

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meeting halfway, coming to terms by giving up part of a claim; expose to risk or suspicion

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condescend

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stoop, deign, patronize, be gracious

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conformed

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complied, adapted to rule, pattern custom, etc

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crescendo

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increase in loudness

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cynically

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skeptical of or sneering at goodness, given to showing up human weakness, seeing the more unworthy motive in others, shameless in showing or admitting motives more commonly concealed

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dapper

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neat and precise, esp. in dress

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decry

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cry down, disparage

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deference

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respect for another, respectful submission, courteous regard

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delimit

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assign boundaries, demarcate, mark the limits of

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denounce

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speak violently against, accuse, give notice to withdraw from

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dilatory

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delaying, slow

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discerning

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distinguishing

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disparage

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speak slightingly of, bring into disrepute

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docile

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willingness to obey, easily taught

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dogmatic

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asserting opinions with arrogance, usually implies stubbornness

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dormant

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not acting, in a state of suspension

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drake

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male duck; dragon

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enervate

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weaken, deprive of vigor

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engender

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to cause to exist or to develop

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equivocal

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to lie, to deceive; subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse; of uncertain nature or classification

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ewe

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a female sheep

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exorcise

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to expel and evil spirit by adjuration; to get rid of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

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exotic

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introduced from another country; not native to the place where found, strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual, archaic

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expedient

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suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance, characterized by concern with what is opportune; especially governed by self-interest

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explicate

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to give a detailed explanation of, to develop the implications of, analyze logically

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extenuation

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the act or state of lessening the magnitude or seriousness of especially by partial justification; a partial excuse

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extolled

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praised

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fanfare

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a showy outward display, a short and lively sounding of trumpets

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filly

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a young female horse usually of less than four years; a young woman

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forestall

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to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices, to get ahead of, to obsolete, to exclude, hinder or prevent by prior occupation or measures

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fragmentary

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consisting of fragments, incomplete

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furrow

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to make or form furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines

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glutton

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one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking

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gratuitous

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not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration, given unearned or without recompense, free, not called for by the circumstances

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guffaw

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loud or boisterous laugh

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hackneyed

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trite, overused, cliche

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heed

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attention, notice; to pay attention

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heterogeneous

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consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents

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hibernate

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to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state; to be or become inactive or dormant

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immaterial

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not consisting of matter, of no substantial consequence

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immune

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free, exempt, not susceptible or responsive

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impairs

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damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing in some material respect

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imperils

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endanger

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impounds

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to shut up in or as if in a pound, to seize and hold in the custody of the law, to take possession of

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inanimate

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not endowed with life or spirit

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indict

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to charge with a fault or offense

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industrious

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persistently active, constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied, diligent, zealous

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inhibit

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to prohibit from doing something, restrain, to discourage from free or spontaneous activity, esp. through the operation of inner psychological impediments or of social controls

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insidious

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awaiting a chance to entrap, harmful but enticing, having a gradual and cumulative effect

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insoluble

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having or admitting of no solution or explanation, incapable of being dissolved in a liquid

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invalidate

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to weaken or destroy the cogency of

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irrelevant

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inapplicable, not having a connection with the matter at hand

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kowtow

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to show obsequious deference, fawn; to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship, or deep respect

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lethargy

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abnormal drowsiness; the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

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lexicon

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dictionary

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linguist

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someone who studies the nature and structure of human speech

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity; meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false or foolish

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mainstream

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prevailing current or direction of activity or influence; to place in regular school classes

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maze

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confusing intricate network of passages, a state of bewilderment; to stupefy, daze, bewilder

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monologue

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a dramatic sketch performed by one actor; a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy

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mosaic

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a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns

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motive

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something that causes a person to act; a recurrent phrase or figure that is developed through the course of a musical composition

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mundane

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worldly, characterized by the practical,transitory, and ordinary

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mutinous

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turbulent, unruly

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obviates

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to anticipate and prevent or make unnecessary

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offend

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sin, to transgress the moral or divine law, to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury

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overrate

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exaggerate, build up, overestimate

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paranoia

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a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations; a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others

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parody

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a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule; a feeble or ridiculous imitation

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partisan

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a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade; a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person; especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance; a member of a guerilla band operating within enemy lines

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periodical

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published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers

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perusal

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examination, scrutiny

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pride

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the quality or state of being proud; a reasonable or justifiable self-respect; a company of lions

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prologue

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the preface or introduction to a literary work; and introductory or preceding event or development

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protagonist

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the principal character in a literary work; a leader, proponent, or supporter of a cause; a muscle that by its contraction actually causes a particular movement

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ragtime

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rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment

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rankle

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to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness

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reclusive

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marked by withdrawal from society

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relation

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the act of telling or recounting; an aspect or quality that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind; the referring by a legal fiction of an act to a prior date as the time of its taking effect; a person connected by consanguinity or affinity

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relegate

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to send into exile; put out of sight or mind; to submit to someone or something for appropriate action

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relevant

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having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

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rendezvous

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a place appointed for assembling or meeting; a place of popular resort; the process of bringing two spacecraft together

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revive

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to return to consciousness or life; become active or flourishing again

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snub

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blunt, stubby; to check or stop with a cutting retort; to check suddenly while running out especially by turning around a fixed object

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stallion

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an uncastrated male horse

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stoicism

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indifference to pleasure or pain

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tangent

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touching; diverging from an original purpose of course

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tangible

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capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch; substantially real; capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind

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tolerate

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to suffer to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction; to put up with; to exhibit physiological tolerance for

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tributary

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a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror; a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake

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unaltered

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unchanged

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vapid

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flat, dull, insipid, savorless

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virulent

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marked by a rapid, severe, and malignant course, extremely poisonous or venomous; full of malice

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voluminous

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consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions; having or marked by great volume or bulk