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Megalith
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A tall stone put in an open place
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Mega means large and large also means tall as well
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Populist
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claiming to support ordinary people
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if your popular you make people think that your nice and trying ot help out non popular people
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Amorphous
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Having no definate form
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morph means shape, which is like form
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Vestments
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an official or ceremonial robe
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vest is a type of clothing
vestments is something to do with clothing |
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Benefactor
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one that donates money for a good cause
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bene means good and a good person would do something good for good causes
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Ponderous
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very heavy and large
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pond means weight
weight could be heavy.....or small |
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Corpulent
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large, bulky, weighing a lot
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corpse usually weigh a lot
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Dormant
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sleeping;inacitve
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i d k i usually know this one easily
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Patriarch
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male head of extended family
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patri means father, or male
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Novel
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unique or revolutionary
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idk i always remember this one
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Punetillious
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precise observation of
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Punetillious starts with P, so does precise
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Dejected
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sad and downcast
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if someone dejects you, you will be sad
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Devestation
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bad or complete destruction
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Devestation sounds like destruction
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Creation
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causing to exist
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IDK
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Locus
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Central source of activity
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I want to be a locus, actuallt not
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Heterodox
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Having many opinions
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dox means opinion
Heter starts with H, as Having |
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Amphibian
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existing on land or water
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I just know this one
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Magnanimous
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generous or forgiving to those less fortunate
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magnanimous reminds me of greatness
if your great you do great things for the less fortunate |
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Euphony
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pleasing combination of sounds
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sounds like symphony, which is nie sounds
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Endoskeletons
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iternal skeleton or framework of the body of an animal
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skeleton reminds me of the definition
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Acrophobia
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a fear of heights
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I KNOW THIS
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Orthodontist
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Dentist specializing in straightening teeth
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I know this 2
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Computer
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electronic device that can store and organize data
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HOW LONG DOES THE DEFINITION OF COMPUTER HAVE TO BE
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Veracity
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truth or trustworthiness
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ver means true
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Matricide
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Crime of murdering your own mother
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matri means mother
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