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attest
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v. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate
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axiom
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n. a statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious
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churlish
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adj. lacking good manners;rude, impolite
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concoct
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v. to make up, prepare, or invent
n. concoction |
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derivative
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n. something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
adj. based on what has gone before; lacking originality |
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differentiate
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v. to see the difference; to distinguish
-to be made different |
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disparage
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v. to criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner
adj. disparaging |
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dissipate
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v. to break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or to bo scattered
-to spend or use foolishly |
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esoteric
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adj. not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people
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olfactory
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adj. relating to the sense of smell
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plethora
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n. too great a number; an excess
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refurbish
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v. to make like new; to renovate
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secrete
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v. to produce and give off
-to place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal |
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vagary
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n. (usually plural) a departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action
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volatile
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adj. evaporating quickly
-changing readily; explosive; unpredictable |