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asperity
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sharpness or harshness of manner
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bane
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a person or thing that destroys or causes harm
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buffoon
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a person who makes an attempt to be funny
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doleful
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mournful or full of sorrow
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extrovert
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a person whose attention is focused on others
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garish
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excessively bright and flashy
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hierarchy
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a system in which positions of power are ranked
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imbue
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to fill completely with a feeling or idea, to inspire
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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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list of pieces an actor or musician is ready to perfom, skills or accomplishments of a person or group
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rudiment
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basic principle or skill
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undermine
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to weaken or ruin by degrees
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unremitting
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not stopping or slowing down, constant
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adjudicate
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to hear and decide judicially
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centennial
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a one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration
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countenance
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a person's face or thier expression
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disgruntle
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to make dissatisfied or put in a bad mood
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equilibrium
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a state of balance
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expedite
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to speed up a process
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gird
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to encircle or surround
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gratuitous
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not called for, unnecessary
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illusory
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unreal or imagined
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implacable
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incapable of being soothed
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luminary
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source of light
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manifesto
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public statement explaining views 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 or statement that may serve as a justification for a later one
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spurious
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not genuine
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curtail
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to cut short or reduce
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discriminate
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to make clear distinctions, to treat in a less favorable way
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espoinage
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the act of spying
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inalienable
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not able to be taken or given away
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incarcerate
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to confine or put in prison
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indignity
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to insult one's pride, humiliating treatment
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indiscriminate
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not marked by careful distinctions
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infamous
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having a bad reputation, notorious
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intercede
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to act or plead on another's behalf
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malign
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to say negative and unfair things about
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perpetrate
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to commit as a crime
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rampant
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threateningly wild, without restraint
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rancor
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a deep, long-held 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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superifical, scattered knowledge
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accolade
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an expression of approval, merit
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adamant
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not yielding, firm
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adulate
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to flatter or admire excessively, to idolize
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altercation
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a loud and determined dispute, quarrel
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annals
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historical records or events
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assiduous
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diligent and persistant
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chary
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excersising caution
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clique
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small, exclusive group held together by a common interest
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decrepit
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worn-out with use or broken-down
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endow
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to provide with a quality or thing
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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 gain the favor of someone
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pantheon
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a group of people held in high esteem for their achievements
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perverse
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turned away from what is right
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tutelage
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instruction, protection, or guardianship
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acrimony
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biterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech
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affinity
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attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings about something or someone
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cessation
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a stopping, final or temporary
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emaciated
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thin or wasted away, from lack of nourishment
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enclave
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a distinct regionor community enclosed in a larger territory
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engender
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to bring into being, to produce
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exacerbate
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to make more severe, bitter, or violent
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illicit
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not allowed, improper, or unlawful
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indigenous
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naturally living or growing in a certain area
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved
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infatuated
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filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire
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insatiable
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never satisfied, greedy
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poignant
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painfully moving, affecting, or touching
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proselytize
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to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve
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baleful
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expressing hatred or evil
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berate
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to criticize vigorously
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circumvent
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to avoid through craftiness
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
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condone
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to overlook or accept without punishment
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diminutive
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very small, tiny
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euphemism
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polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive
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expendable
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able to be used up and then discarded
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heresy
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the expression of shocking or unacceptable views
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infirmity
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physical or mental weakness or defect
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profane
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to treat with scorn or irreverance
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recompense
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to pay or compensate
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repast
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food and drink
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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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characaterized by informal language
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epitaph
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the words carved on a tombstone
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exodus
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a mass departure
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inter
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to put in a grave
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lacerate
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to tear or cut roughly
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largesse
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the act of giving generously
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obituary
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a notice of someone's death
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omnivorous
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eating all kinds of food, taking in everything available
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permeate
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to spread throughout
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rendition
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an interpretation or translation
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resurgence
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a rising again to life, use, acceptance, or promincence
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stereotype
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a generalization used to characterize a person withough acknowledging individual differences
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stipend
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a regular and fixed amout of pay
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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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near or next to
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beset
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to surroud or to attack repeatedly
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cede
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to give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement
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circuitous
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roundabout or indirect
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desultory
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proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way
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galvanize
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to excite or arouse action
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implement
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a tool or instrument
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inconsequential
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lacking importance or worth
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magnitude
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greatness of size, power, or influence
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materialize
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to become real or actual, to appear in physical form
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muster
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a gathering
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prohibitive
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serving to restrain action or discourage use of
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reminisce
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to think or talk about one's past
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vanguard
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the leading or forward position in a movement
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visionary
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a person who is given to ideas taht are not currently realistic, a dreamer
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cautionary
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offering or serving as a warning
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constrain
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to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force
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flotilla
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a fleet of boats
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gossamer
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thin, sheer fabric
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ignominious
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marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace
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incur
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to bring upon oneself something undesireable
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liquidate
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to settle affiars of a business or to get rid of or destroy
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magnate
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an important, often wealthy person prominant in a large industry or business
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misnomer
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a name that does not fit
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onerous
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burdensome
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pandemonium
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state or place of consusion or uproar
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quixotic
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romantic and idealistic
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tenacious
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holding fast, persistant in adhering to something valued or habitual
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vestige
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a trace of something that was once present
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zephyr
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a light, gentle breeze
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attest
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to declare or be evidence of something ture
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axiom
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a statement or principle that requires no proof because the truth is obvious
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churlish
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lacking good manners, rude, impolite
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concoct
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to make up, prepare
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derivative
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something that grows out of or as a result of an earlier condition
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differentiate
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to see the difference, to distinguish
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disparge
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to criticize in a negative and disrespectful manner
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dissipate
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to break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear
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esoteric
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not gernally known or understood
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oflactory
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relating to 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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a departure from the normal
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volatile
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evaporating quickly
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agrarian
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having to do with farming
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burgeon
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to grow and expand rapidly
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cataclysm
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a sudden and violent change
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culinary
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having to do with cooking
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denigrate
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to attack the reputation of
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gourmet
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a person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality
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gradiloquent
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using lofty or pompous speech or expression
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hybrid
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the offspring of two animals or plants of different species, anything of mixed origin
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manifold
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having many different kinds, forms, or parts
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palatable
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acceptable of pleasing expecially to taste
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panacea
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something used to cure all ills or difficulties
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plebeian
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of or pertaining to the common people
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scourge
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something that causes great pain and suffering
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stalemate
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a halt in struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in
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temeperate
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mild, moderate
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aftermath
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a consequance or result
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aphorism
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a short statement or truth or principle
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catharsis
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a releasing of the emotions
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cohort
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a gropu that is moving or working together
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culpable
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deserving blame
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diabolical
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devilish
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enormity
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the state or quality of being immoderate, state of being huge
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gibe
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to utter taunting, sarcastic words
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innocuous
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harmless
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necessitate
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to require, make necessary
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odyssey
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a long and adventurous journey
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partisan
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a strong supporter or advocate
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posterity
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a person's descendants
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premeditated
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fully planned beforehand
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scurrilous
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vulgar
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adjunct
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something or someone joined or added to something else, but not essentially a part of it
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belie
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to give a false impression of
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carnage
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great destruction of life
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dilemma
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a problem that seems to have not satisfactory solution
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diverse
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differing from one another
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eradicate
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to get rid of
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flout
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to ignore in a disrespectful or scournful way
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foment
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to stir up, to rouse
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insurrection
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an open revolt against legal authority
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mandatory
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required
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mitigate
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to make or become less serious or severe
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pretext
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an effort to conceal the real intention or state of affairs
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singular
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denoting a single person or thing
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somnolent
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tending to cause sleepiness
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stalwart
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strong, sturdy
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aberration
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a departure from the norm or what is considered right
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antiquated
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grown old, out of date
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celestial
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of or relating to the skies or heavens
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certitude
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the state of being certain of the truth or rightness of something
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disburse
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to distribute something or pay out money
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galaxy
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a vast cluster of stars and other matter
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intractable
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hard to manage or control
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juncture
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a joining or coming together
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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maelstrom
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a large violent whirlpool
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optimum
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best or most favorable
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pillory
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to expose to public scorn
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proliferate
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to grow, expand, or multiply at a rapid rate
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remiss
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negligent, careless
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titanic
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marked by great strength, size, or influence
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abominate
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to hate or loathe intensely
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abridge
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to shorten in duration or extent
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animosity
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intense ill will
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auspicious
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favorable, promising
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beleaguer
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to besiege, to surround
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confidant
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a person to whom secrets are told
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constituent
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one of the parts that make up a whole
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iniquitous
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unjust, wicked
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inure
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to adjust to and accept unpleasent or undesireable condtions
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inveigh
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to complain or protest strongly
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predecessor
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a person or thing that has held a position or office before another
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sabotage
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acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit
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sadistic
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taking pleasure in causing pain
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scathing
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harshly critical
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transpire
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to become apparent, to happen or occur
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aura
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a distinctive atomosphere or feeling that seems to surround someone or something
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banal
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lacking freshness
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bemuse
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to confuse or bewilder
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cognizant
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fully aware, taking notice
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conundrum
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a riddle whose answer is a play on words, puzzle
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evanescent
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short-lived, staying temporarily
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factotum
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a helper or assistant with a wide range of duties
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grandiose
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impressive becuase of size or scope
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induce
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to influence or persuade, to bring about
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise or change one's position on an issue
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laudatory
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full of praise
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panache
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dash or flamboyance in style or action
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picayune
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petty or insignificant
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predilection
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an inclination, preferance
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promontory
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a high point of land that juts out into water
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aggregate
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a group of things gathered in a whole
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific purpose
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augur
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to predict future events
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bastion
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a fortified area or position, something that is a source of strength
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decorum
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suitable or proper behavior or speech
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defunt
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no longer existing or functioning
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disarray
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a lack of order, confusion
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haylcon
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calm, peaceful, and happy
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homily
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a lecture on how to behave morally
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hyperbole
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extravagant exaggeration
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importune
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to plead for persistently
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jurisdiction
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legal authority to govern or control
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ruminate
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to think over, ponder
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temerity
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reckless boldness without regard to danger or oppostion
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winnow
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to seperate and remove what is undesireable and leave what is desireable
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acoustic
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relating to sound or hearing
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assemblage
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a collection or gathering of people or things
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august
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inspiring great respect or admiration
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auspices
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protection, support, or guidance
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cavil
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to criticize unimportant things
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curator
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a person in charge of an exhibition
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extant
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still existing
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gamut
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the entire range of something
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing, pleasent to the ear
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mien
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a person's manner, appearance, or expression
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nonpareil
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a person or thing without an equal
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patina
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green film that forms on copper exposed to the elements, beautiful surface finish
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rapt
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fully absorbed, engrossed
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resuscitate
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to revive from unconsciousness or apparent death
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amenable
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responsive, willing to be controlled or to take advice
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ascribe
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to attribute to a source or cause
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charisma
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a special quality in a person that inspires devotion or fascination of others
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dearth
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scarcity
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demoralize
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to destroy the morals of someone, weaken someone's spirit
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ebullient
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bubbling with enthusiasm or high spirits
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entrepreneur
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an individual who manages and takes the risk of business
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fatuous
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foolish
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harbinger
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a person or thing that is a symbol of what is to come
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homogeneous
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of a similar kind, uniform throughout
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incumbent
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one who occupies an office or position
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matriarchy
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a society headed by a female
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neophyte
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a beginner
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prerogative
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privilege
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sibling
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one of two or more people who have the same parents
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accost
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to approach and speak in an agressive or challenging way
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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bilk
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to cheat out of whats due
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consummate
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extremely skilled
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conversant
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having knowledge or experiance
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credulous
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willing to believe things with only slight or no evidence
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euphoria
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a felling of great happiness or well-being
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fortuitous
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happening by change, accidental, lucky
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hypothetical
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based on something that is not actual but assumed or predicted
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incoherent
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not connected, confused, rambling
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minuscule
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very small in size or importance
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pleasantry
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an agreeable, casual remark
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procrastinate
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to put off until later
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness as to whether what one is doing is right or wise
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stigma
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a mark of shame or disgrace
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