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Mal
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(bad)
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post
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(after)
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port
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(carry)
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dict
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(say)
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omni
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(all)
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lith
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(rock)
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bene
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(good)
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cred
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(believe)
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neo
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(new)
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uni
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(one)
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non
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(not)
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archy
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(government)
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inter
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(between)
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vid
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(look)
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mono
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(one)
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pond
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(weight)
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in
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(in or not)
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sci
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(know)
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phyte
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(plant)
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lat
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(side)
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hypo
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(under)
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dox
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(opinion)
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put
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(think)
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mega
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(large)
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alter
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(other)
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contra
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(against)
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con
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(together)
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circum
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(around)
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sol
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(alone)
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fy
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(make)
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ous
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(full of)
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hetero
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(different)
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pater
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(father)
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ver
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( true)
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sangui
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(blood)
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ego
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(I)
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ven
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(come)
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flu
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(flow)
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loqu
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(talk)
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moll
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(soft)
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greg
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(group)
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tion
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(act or state)
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de
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(down)
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voc
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(voice)
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luc
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(light)
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acr
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(sharp)
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ambul
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(walk)
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pugn
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(fight)
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sequ
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(follow)
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centri
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(center)
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ous
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(full of)
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sanct
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(holy)
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phon
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(sound)
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clam
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cry out)
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trans
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across)
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fort
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strong)
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per
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(through)
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fid
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(faith)
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non
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(not)
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ego
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(I)
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loqu
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(talk)
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sacro
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(holy)
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caco
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(bad)
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bas (
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low)
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nihil
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(nothing)
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muta
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(change)
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terr
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(land)
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cogn
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(know)
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re
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(again)
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super
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(over)
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de
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(down)
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gram
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(writing)
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obit
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(death)
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path (
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feeling)
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ism (
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doctrine)
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sed
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(sit)
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tort
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(twist)
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anim
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(mind)
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epi (
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on)
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ob
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(against)
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anthrop
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o (man)
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gastro
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(stomach)
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auto
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(self)
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contra
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(against)
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viv
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(life)
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helio
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(sun)
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culp
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(blame)
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spec
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(look)
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mono (
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one)
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centri
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(center)
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medi
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(middle)
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ambi
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(both)
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ism
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(doctrine)
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trans
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(across)
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ex
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(out)
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intro
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(into)
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trop
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(turn)
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lykos
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(wolf)
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pre (
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before)
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gen
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(origin)
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jur
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(swear)
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sopor
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(sleep)
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ped
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(foot)
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lin (
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line)
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tomy (
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cut)
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sesqui
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(one and a half)
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nec
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(kill)
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son
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(sound)
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demo (
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people)
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inter
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(between)
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phan
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(appearance)
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dicho
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(in two parts)
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sui
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(self)
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partheno
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(virgin)
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Pluto
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(wealth)
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Thanatos
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(death)
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opia
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(sight)
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vac
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(empty)
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luc
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(light)
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ize
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(make)
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sed
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(sit)
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fug
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(flee)
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pusill
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(small)
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nepo
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(nephew)
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viv
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(life)
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spir
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(breathe)
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syn
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(together)
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man
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(hand)
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ex
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(out)
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ism
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(system)
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sub
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(under)
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ine
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(nature)
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anim
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(mind)
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bon
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(good)
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ous
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(full of)
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log
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(reason)
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phor
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(carry)
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loco
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(place)
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de
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(down)
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phobia
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(fear)
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schizo
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(divide)
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theo
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(god)
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curs
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(run)
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eu
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(good)
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funi
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(cord)
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nym
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(name)
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ize
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(make)
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re
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(again)
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ambul
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(walk)
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ideo
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(idea)
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apo
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(up)
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pre
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(before)
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cosmo
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(universe)
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phon
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(sound)
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meta
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(change)
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pro
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(forward)
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miss
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(send)
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sanct
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(holy)
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co
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(together)
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syn
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(together)
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ism
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(doctrine)
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apo
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(away)
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mis
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(bad)
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gno
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(know)
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loco
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(place)
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sta
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(stand)
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phys
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(nature)
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hedon
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(pleasure)
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liqu
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(flow)
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vale
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(farewell)
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proto
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(first)
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mal
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(bad)
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sarco
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(flesh)
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ana
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(up)
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magn
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(great)
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dict
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(say)
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agon
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(actor)
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phag
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(eat)
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sur
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(over)
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lect
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(gather)
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pos
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(put)
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mort
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(death)
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miss
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(send)
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mir
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(wonder)
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hagio
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(saint)
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mel
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(honey)
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ped
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(foot)
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bell
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(war)
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xeno
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(stranger)
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in
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(not)
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graph
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(write)
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flu
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(flow)
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morph
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(shape)
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par
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(equal)
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non
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(not)
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bas
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(low)
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psych
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(soul)
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gen
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(origin)
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fic
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(make)
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ann
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(year)
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greg
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(group)
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ab
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(away)
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bio
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(life)
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dis
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(away)
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an
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(without)
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tig
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(touching)
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equi
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(equal)
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meta
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(change)
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punct
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(point)
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tract
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(pull)
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jur
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(swear)
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algia
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(pain)
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curs
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(run)
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sol
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(alone)
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luct
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(struggle)
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rogat
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(ask)
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pugn
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(fight)
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dia
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(across)
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acro
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(high)
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sub
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(under)
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infra
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(beneath)
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ject
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(throw)
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cise
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(cut)
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trib
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(pay)
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nym
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(name)
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logy
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(science)
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anti
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(against)
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trans
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(across)
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fid
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(faith)
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gyn
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(woman)
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somn
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(sleep)
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epist
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(knowledge)
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nomy
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(law)
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apo
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(away)
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mis
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(hatred)
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morph
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(shape)
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tempor
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(time)
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string
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(bind)
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cogn
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(know)
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crypt
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(hidden)
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tauto
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(same)
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ine
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(nature of)
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fac (
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to do)
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punct
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(point)
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narco
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(sleep)
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son
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(sound)
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monger
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(seller)
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cracy
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(government)
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mega
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(large)
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drome
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(run)
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lepsy
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(attack)
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mania
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(madness)
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para
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(beside)
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path
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(feeling)
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simul
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(feign)
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ultra
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(beyond)
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fer
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(carry)
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peri
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(near)
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a
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(without)
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kin
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(motion)
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plus
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(more)
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voc
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(voice)
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corp
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(body)
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malapropism
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(ludicrous misuse of a word)
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nonplussed
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(perplexed)
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postlude
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(concluding section)
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hierarchy
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(ranking)
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portly
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(stout)
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interdiction
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(prohibition)
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vide
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(see)
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omnibus
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(covering many things)
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monolithic
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(massive and uniform)
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imponderable (
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difficult to ponder)
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benediction
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(blessing)
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incredulous
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(not believing)
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omniscient
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(all knowing)
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neophyte
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(beginner)
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unilateral
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(one-sided)
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hypothecate
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(pledge as security)
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heterodox
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(unorthodox)
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paterfamilias
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(male head of the family)
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putative
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(thought-to-be)
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aver
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(affirm or declare)
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megaton
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(force of a million tons of dynamite)
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sangfroid
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(cold-blooded composure)
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alter ego
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(second self)
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altercation
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(heated dispute)
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contravene
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(go against)
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confluence
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(a flowing together)
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circumlocution
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(talking in circles)
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soliloquy
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(speech to oneself)
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mollify
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(make soft)
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gregarious
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(sociable)
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declaim
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(speak rhetorically)
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sotto voce
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(in a low voice)
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translucent
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(semitransparent)
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forte
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(strong point)
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fortissimo
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(very loudly)
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acerbity
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(sharpness of temper)
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perambulate
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(wander through)
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perfidy
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(breach of faith)
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impugn
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(attack as false)
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non sequitur
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(an idea which does not follow)
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egocentric
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(self-centered)
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loquacious (
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talkative)
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sacrosanct (
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sacred)
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cacophony
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(bad noise)
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tangible
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(touchable)
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obiter dictum
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(passing remark)
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obsequious
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(servilely following)
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legerdemain
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(sleight of hand)
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suspiration
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(deep sigh)
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nepotism
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(favoritism to relatives)
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synoptic
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(general in view)
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lionize
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(treat as celebrity)
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assiduous
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(persevering)
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subterfuge
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(evasive dodge)
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bon vivant
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(indulger in luxury
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saturnine
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(gloomy and remote)
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sedentary
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(sitting)
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pusillanimous
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(small-minded)
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syllogism
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(three-part deduction)
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metonymy
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(association name)
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anaphora
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(repetition in successive phrases)
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bowdlerize
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(censor prudishly)
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locus classicus
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(classical example)
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reiterate
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(repeat)
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desultory
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(rambling)
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funambulist
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(tightrope walker)
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lyssophobia
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(fear of insanity)
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idee fixe
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(obsession)
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schism
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(division)
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apotheosis
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(raising to god status)
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precursor
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(forerunner)
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cosmology
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(study of the universe)
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euphony
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(beautiful sound)
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valediction
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(farewell speech)
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protagonist
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(leading person)
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maladroit
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(clumsy)
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stoicism
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(indifference to sensation)
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sarcophagus
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(stone coffin)
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ignominious
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(disgraceful)
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surrealistic
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(unrealistically imaginary)
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analects
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(selected writings)
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expository
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(explanatory)
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exegesis
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(critical interpretation)
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magnum opus
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(great work)
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moribund
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(dying)
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supercilious
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(scornful)
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diction
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(word choice)
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emissary
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(messenger)
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euthanasia
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(mercy killing)
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ineffable
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(inexpressible)
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expedite
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(hasten)
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expatiate
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(to elaborate)
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hagiography
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(saint's biography)
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mirabile dictu
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(wonderful to say)
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abase
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(to lower)
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pathetic fallacy
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(ascribing feelings to things)
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ratiocination
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(rational thinking)
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mutatis mutand
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is (with necessary changes)
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interstice
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(small space)
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terra incognita
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(unknown land)
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sedate
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(calm)
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retort
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(swift reply)
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nihilism
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(belief in nothing)
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supersede
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(replace)
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inanimate
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(lifeless)
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condescend
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(lower oneself)
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epigram
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(witty comment)
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anthropocentri
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c (man-centered)
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gastronome
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(a gourmet or epicure)
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autodidact
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(self-taught person)
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monism
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(doctrine that reality is one)
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in medias res
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(in the middle of things)
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lycanthrope
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(werewolf)
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circumambient
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(surrounding)
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transmogrify
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(change form)
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reify
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(treat as real)
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au contraire
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(to the contrary)
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vivacious
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(lively)
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circumvent
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(get around)
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heliotropic
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(sun-following)
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exculpate
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(free from blame)
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introspective
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(inward looking)
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a priori
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(from theory)
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a posteriori
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(from observation)
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parthenogenesis
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(unfertilized birth)
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assonance (
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vowel repetition)
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objurgation (
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rebuke)
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demotic
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(of the common people)
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soporific
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(sleep-inducing)
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internecine
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(mutually destructive)
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sesquipedalian
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(very long (words))
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sui generis
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(unique)
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plutocracy
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(government of wealthy)
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delineate
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(to outline)
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dichotomy
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( two-part division)
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epiphany
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( revelation)
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tortuous
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( twisting)
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thanatopsis
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(view of death)
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vacuous
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(stupidly empty of ideas)
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lucubration
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(late studying)
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ex cathedra
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(from the throne)
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mellifluous
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(honeyed)
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patronize
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(condescend to)
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autochthonous
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(native)
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inter alia
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(among other things)
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bellicose
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(warlike)
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anthropomorphic
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(man-shaped)
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malediction
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(a curse)
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xenophobia
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(fear of foreigners)
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specious
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(false)
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nonpareil
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(something unequaled)
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malefic
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(causing harm)
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contiguous
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( touching)
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metempsychosis
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(transmigration of souls)
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biogenesis (
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theory of life from life)
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bas-relief (
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low-relief sculpture)
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postprandial (
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after dinner)
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equilibrist (
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tightrope walker)
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punctilio
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(point of conduct)
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superannuated
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(obsolete)
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intractable
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(stubborn)
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egregious
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(blatant)
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abjure
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(renounce)
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analgesic
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(painkiller)
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discursive
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(rambling)
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tautology
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(needless repetition)
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epistemology
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(study of knowledge)
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transom
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(window or door crossbar)
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antinomy (
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contradicting reasonable principles)
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eschatology
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(theology of last things)
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cognizant
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(aware)
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misogynist
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(hater of women)
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diffident
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(shy)
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morphology
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(study of form)
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temporize
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(delay)
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somnambulist
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(sleepwalker)
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stringent
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(binding)
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commiserate
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(sympathize)
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apocryphal
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(not authentic)
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opprobrium
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(disgrace)
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obloquy
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(verbal abuse)
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incisive
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(sharp)
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supererogatory
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(beyond what's asked)
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abrogate
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(annul)
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recondite
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(abstruse)
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ineluctable
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(not escapable)
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solipsism
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(doctrine: only self exists)
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pugnacious
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(combative)
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|
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acronym
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(initials-name)
|
|
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remonstrate
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(plead in protest)
|
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diatribe
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(abusive speech)
|
|
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disinter
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(unearth)
|
|
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infra dig
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(beneath dignity)
|
|
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truculent
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(fiercely savage)
|
|
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aquiline
|
(eaglelike)
|
|
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malfeasance
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(public misconduct)
|
|
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costermonger
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(vegetable vendor)
|
|
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gynecocracy
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(government of women)
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|
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tenebrous
|
(dark and gloomy)
|
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superego
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(unconscious conscience)
|
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expostulate
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(earnestly object)
|
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monograph
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(paper on one subject)
|
|
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lacustrine
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(of lakes)
|
|
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pungent
|
(sharp)
|
|
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megalomania
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(delusions of greatness)
|
|
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syndrome
|
(complex of symptoms)
|
|
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euphemism
|
(pleasant name)
|
|
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dissonant
|
(inharmonious)
|
|
|
narcolepsy
|
(attacks of sleep)
|
|
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paragon
|
(excellent model)
|
|
|
antipathy
|
(strong dislike)
|
|
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abyss
|
(bottomless fissure)
|
|
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dissemble (
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conceal through pretense)
|
|
|
insidious
|
(sly)
|
|
|
impecunious
|
(poor)
|
|
|
kinesiology
|
(science of motion)
|
|
|
beatify
|
(make blissfully happy)
|
|
|
execrate
|
(denounce or curse)
|
|
|
ne plus ultra
|
(peak of perfection)
|
|
|
vociferous
|
(loud)
|
|
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corpulent
|
(full-bodied)
|
|
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perihelion
|
(orbital point nearest sun)
|
|
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cryptic
|
(having hidden meaning)
|
|
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sanctimonious
|
(affectedly holy)
|
|
|
ism
|
doctrine
|
|
|
a-
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without
|
|
|
re
|
again
|
|
|
lent
|
full of
|
|
|
contra
|
against
|
|
|
hyper
|
over
|
|
|
germ
|
related
|
|
|
gran
|
grain
|
|
|
neuro
|
nerve
|
|
|
sthen
|
strenght
|
|
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pro
|
forward
|
|
|
chron
|
time
|
|
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less (OE)
|
without
|
|
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tempor
|
time
|
|
|
para
|
beside
|
|
|
fil
|
thread
|
|
|
scen
|
stage
|
|
|
pharisaism
|
hypocrisy
|
|
|
neurasthenia
|
nervous exhaustion
|
|
|
reunerate
|
repay
|
|
|
proscenium
|
stage forward of curtain
|
|
|
epistle
|
long instructive letter
|
|
|
anachronistic
|
misplaced in time
|
|
|
feculent
|
foul
|
|
|
feckless
|
without effect
|
|
|
anapest
|
three-syllable foot, stress on third
|
|
|
contretemps
|
emabarrassing mishap
|
|
|
hyperbole
|
overstatement
|
|
|
paradigm
|
model
|
|
|
germane
|
related
|
|
|
filigree
|
lacy design
|
|
|
chronic
|
lasting
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epist
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knowledge
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