Worldly Wise Final

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Avid

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Having a strong desire for

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brusque

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abrupt in manner or speech; gruff

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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-eesteem; to lower reputation or charactor

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despicable

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deserving contempt or scorn

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emulate

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to imitate

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evoke

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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 store ot other business

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name used by an author; pen name

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rebuff

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to reject blunty

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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; to confirm

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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 the 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 thrill or shock

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endeavor

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to attempt earnestly

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gingerly

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caustious; very careful

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grimace

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to make aface 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 possetions or goods on hand

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simulate

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to imitate

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succumb

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to give up or give in

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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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disposition

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a persons usual mood

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encompass

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to enclose or encircle

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exricate

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to free from a difficult or tangeled 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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trickery

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imperative

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urgent; pressing

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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 servere

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pivot

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a small bar or rod on which something else turns

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prevalent

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commonly occuring

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recur

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to come up again or happen again

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spontaneous

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voluntary and 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

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amiss

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In a wrong or imperfect way

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despondent

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utterly discourage

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entreat

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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 propel

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interminable

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Endless

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irascible

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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 oftemn 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 or good jugement

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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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daring

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confiscate

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to take possesion of

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conscience

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careful

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depict

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to give a picture o; to descibe

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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 suspitions; vague idea

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lackadaisical

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showing little spirt or enthusiasm

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munity

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to rebel openly against a comandor

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pilfer

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to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that have little value

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profusion

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a great or generous amount

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prudent

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showing judgement and wisdom

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rankle

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to cause anger or irritation

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rebuke

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to criticise strongly

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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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audacious

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daring

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confiscate

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to take possesion of

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conscience

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careful

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depict

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to give a picture o; to descibe

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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 suspitions; vague idea

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lackadaisical

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showing little spirt or enthusiasm

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munity

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to rebel openly against a comandor

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pilfer

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to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that have little value

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profusion

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a great or generous amount

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prudent

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showing judgement and wisdom

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rankle

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to cause anger or irritation

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rebuke

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to criticise strongly

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serene

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calm and untroubled

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slovenly

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untidy; carelessly done