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avid
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having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
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brusque
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abrupt in manner or speech; grief
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concise
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short and to the point
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demean
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to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation and character
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despicable
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deserving contempt or scorn
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emulate
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to try to equal; to imitate
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evoke
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to call forth; to produce
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excruciating
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very painful
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inaugurate
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to install in office with a formal ceremony
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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proprietor
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an owner of a business or store
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pseudonym
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a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
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rebuff
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to reject bluntly; to drive back
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resilient
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capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
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turbulent
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chaotic; unruly
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abrasion
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a wearing away or rubbing away by friction
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clad
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clothed or covered
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corroborate
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to provide evidence to make more certain
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cursory
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done in a hurry and with little attention to detail
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dehydrate
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to remove water from
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derive
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to take or recieve from a source
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electrify
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to wire or equip with electric power
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endeavor
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to attempt earnestly
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grimace
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to make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt
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gruesome
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causing shock or horror
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inventory
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a list of possesions or goods on hand
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simulate
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to take on the qualities of another; to imitate
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succomb
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to give up or to give in to; to yield to
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surmise
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to suppose something without sufficient evidence
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anonymous
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of an unknown source or unrevealed name
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anthology
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a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
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conjecture
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a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
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dispostion
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a persons usual mood
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encompass
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to enclose; to encircle
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extricate
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to free from a difficult or tangled situation
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generation
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one step in the line of descent of a family
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guile
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cunning or deceit; trickery
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imperative
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urgent; pressing
having the power or authority to command |
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instil or instill
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to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
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modify
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to make less extreme or severe
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pivot
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a small bar or rod on which something else turns
a person or something on which others depend |
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prevalent
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commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
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recur
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to come up or happen again
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spontaneous
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voluntary or unplanned
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abhor
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to shrink from in disgust
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affable
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pleasant; approachable; gracious
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amiss
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in a wrong or imperfect way
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despondent
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depressed from a loss of hope or confidence
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entreat
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to ask earnestly; to beg
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haunt
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to stay in ones mind continually
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impel
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to drive or to propel
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interminable
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endless; seeming to be without end
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irascible
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quick tempered; irritable
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profound
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intense; deeply felt
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recluse
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a person who lives apart from society and often alone
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reverberate
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to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
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sage
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having wisdom and good judgement
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tirade
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a long, angry speech
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tremulous
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marked by trembling or shaking
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audacious
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willing to take risks; daring
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confiscate
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to sieze,by force if necessary; to take in possession of
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conscientious
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thorough, careful
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depict
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to give a picture of; to describe
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embark
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to start out; to begin
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inkling
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a slight suspicion; a vague idea
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lackadaisical
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showing little spirit or enthusiasm
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mutiny
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deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors
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pilfer
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to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value
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profusion
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a plentiful supply; a great or generous amount
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prudent
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very careful; showing judgement or wisdom
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rankle
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to cause continuing anger or irritation
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rebuke
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to critcize strongly; to reprimand
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serene
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calm and untroubled
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slovenly
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untidy; carelessly done
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anarchy
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total absence of government
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apprehend
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to sieze; to arrest
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arraign
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to bring before a court to face charges
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assimilate
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to absorb into a population
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bizarre
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strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
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calamity
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an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster
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conspire
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to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal
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dissension
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a difference of opinion; dissagreement
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elapse
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to pass or slip by(used with time)
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imminent
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about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future
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interrogate
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to ask questions of, especially in athorough or a formal manner
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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meticulous
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extremely careful; attentive to small details
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shackle
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something that prevents free action
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swelter
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to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat
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claustrophobia
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an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
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colleague
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an associate or coworker of similar status
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condescend
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to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
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contingent
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conditional; depending on something else
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daunt
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to discourage or intimidate
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deluge
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a downpoor of rain; a flood
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dispel
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to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
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dub
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to give a title, nickname, or decription to
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fanfare
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a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
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fledging
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a young bird just learning to fly
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