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150 Cards in this Set
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asperity
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sharpness of manner
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bane
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a person or thing that destroes or causes harm
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buffoon
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a person who often makes attmepts to be funny
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doleful
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mournful
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extrovert
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attention focused on others and the things around them
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garish
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bright and flashy
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hierarchy
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a group or system in which positions of power are ranked
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imbue
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to fill completely with a feeling
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instigate
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to stir up or urge on
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penchant
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a strong attraction or leaning
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rambunctious
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behaving in a wild and unruly manner
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repertoire
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thelist of pieces an actor is ready to perform
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rudiment
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a basic principle
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undermine
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to weaken or ruin
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unremitting
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not stopping or slowing down
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adjudicate
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to judge
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centennial
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100th anniversary
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countenance
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facial expression
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disgruntle
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to put in a bad mood
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equilibrium
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state of balance
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expedite
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to speed up the process
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gird
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to surround
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gratuitous
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unnecessary
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illusory
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unreal or imagined
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implacable
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relentless
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luminary
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source of light
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manifesto
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public statement explaining the intentions of an individual or group
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mesmerize
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to fascinate or hypnotize
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precedent
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an act statement etc. that may serve as an example
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spurious
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not genuine, false
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curtail
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to reduce
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discriminate
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to recognize clear distinctions
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espionage
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act of spying
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inalienable
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not able to be taken away
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incarcerate
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to put in prison
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indignity
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an insult to ones pride
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indiscrimiate
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not marked by careful distinctions
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infamous
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having a bad reputation
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intercede
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to act on anothers behalf
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malign
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to say negative things about another
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perpetrate
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to commit a crime
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rampant
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threatentingly wild
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rancor
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feeling of hatred
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reparation
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a mending or repair
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smattering
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superficial
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accolade
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an award
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adamant
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not yielding
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adulate
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to flatter
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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annals
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record of events
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assiduous
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diligent and persistent
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chary
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hesitant
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clique
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small exclusive group
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decrepit
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worn out with use
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endow
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to provide with quality
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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ingratiate
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to work to gian the favor of someone
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pantheon
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people held in high esteem for their achievements
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perverse
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wicked
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tutelage
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instruction
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acrimony
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bitterness of temper
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affinity
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attraction for someone
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ambivalent
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indecisive
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cessation
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a stopping
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emaciated
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very thin or wasted away
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enclave
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a distincy region or community
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engender
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to bring into being
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exacerbate
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to make more severe
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illicit
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not allowed
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indigenous
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naturally living or growing
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enexorable
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not to be persuaded
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infatuated
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filled with excessive shallow or foolish love
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insatiable
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never satisfied
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poignant
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painfully moving
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proselytize
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to convert someone to a faith
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ameliorate
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to make better
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baleful
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expressing hatred or evil
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berate
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to criticize
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circumvent
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to avoid through craftiness
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compunction
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feeling of uneasiness
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condone
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to over look
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diminutive
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very small
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euphemism
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a polite term used to avoid directly naming comsehitng considered offensive or unpleasant
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expendable
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able to be used up
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heresy
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expression of upacceptable views
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infirmity
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physical or mental weakness
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profane
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to treat with scorn
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recompense
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to pay or compensate
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repast
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food and drunk
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servitude
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a lack of freedom
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castigate
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to punish by criticizing sharply
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colloquial
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informal language
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epitaph
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words on a tombstone
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exodus
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mass departure
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inter
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to bury
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lacerate
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to tear
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largesse
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to give generously
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obituary
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notice of someones deat
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omnivorous
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eating plants and meat
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permeate
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to pass through
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rendition
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a performance
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resurgence
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rising again to life
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stereotype
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generalization
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stipend
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fixed amount of pay for work
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subservient
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serving or acting in a subordinate manner
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adjacent
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next to
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beset
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to surround
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cede
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to give up
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circuitous
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roundabout
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desultoury
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proceeding in a random way
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galvanize
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to excite
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implement
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a tool or instrument
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inconsequential
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lacking importance
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magnitude
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greatness in size
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materialize
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to become real
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muster
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a gathering
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prohibitive
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discourage the use of
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reminisce
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to talk about ones past
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vanguard
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forward position
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visionary
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a dreamer
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cautionary
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serving as a warning
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constrain
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to confine
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flotilla
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fleet of boats
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gossamer
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sheer fabric
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ignominious
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causing shame or disgrace
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incur
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to bring something onto yerself that is undesirable
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liquidate
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to convert into cash
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magnate
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an important often wealthy person
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misnomer
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name that does not fit
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onerous
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burdensome
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pandemonium
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place of confusion
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quixotic
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romantic and idealistic but impractical
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tenacious
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holding fast
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vestige
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trace of somethign that was once present
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zephyr
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light gentle breeze
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attest
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to declare to be true
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axiom
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requires no proof because it is accepted as true
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churlish
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lacking good manners
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concoct
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to make up
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derivative
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something that results from another thing
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differentiate
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to see the difference
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disparage
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to criticize
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dissipate
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to break up
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esoteric
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not generally known or understood
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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plethora
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too great a number
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refurbish
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to make like new
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secrete
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to produce and give off
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vagary
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departure from the normal
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volatile
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evaporating quickly
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