1100 Words You Need To Know

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voracious

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desiring or consuming great quantities

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indiscriminate

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choosing at random without careful selection

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eminent

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of high reputation, outstanding

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steeped

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soaked, drenched, saturated

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replete

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completely filled or supplied with

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abound

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to exist in great numbers

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technology

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branch of knowledge dealing with engirneering, applied science, etc.

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prognosticate

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to predict or foretell a future event

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automaton

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a robot; a mechanical "person"

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matron

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an older married woman

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paradox

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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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realm

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special field of something or someone; kingdom

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annals

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historical records

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compound (v.)

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to increase or add to

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tinge (n.)

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a trace, smattering, or slight degree

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badger (v.)

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to pester, nag, annoy persistently

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implore

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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drudgery

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unpleasant, dull, or hard work

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interminable

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unending

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peceive

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to understand, know, become aware of

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laconic

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expressing much in few words

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throng

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crowd

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intrepid

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brave

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accost

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to approach and speak to

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reticent

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silent

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furtive

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secret, stealthy

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felon

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a person gulity of a major crime

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plethora

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excess

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hapless

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unfortunate

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irate

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angry, incensed

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pretext

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an excuse

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fabricate

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to lie; to construct

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adroit

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skillful

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gesticulate

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move the arms energetically

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vigilant

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watchful

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avid

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eager

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cajole

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coax

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rudimentary

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elementary

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enhance

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intensify, heighten

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nuance

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slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.

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loathe

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to hate

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reprimand (v.)

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to show sharp disapproval

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lackluster

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dull

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castic

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sarcastic, biting, corrosive

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wrest

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take by force

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infamous

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having a bad reputation

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jostle

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to shove hard

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dupe (n.)

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a person easily tricked

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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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inadvertent

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heedless, not attentive

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ominous

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threatening

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tremulous

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quivering

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repudiate

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to reject, decline

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cessation

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a stopping

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bristle (v.)

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stiffen with fear or anger

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euphemism

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a less offensive term

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mundane

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wordly, ordinary, commonplace

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incongruous

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inappropriate

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condolence

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pity

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stipulate

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to specifiy a condition

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alacrity

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briskness, lively action

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disdain (n.)

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contempt

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belligerent

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warlike

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intimidate

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to woverawe

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feint

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a false attack

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome

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promulgate

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to make known officially

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brash

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impudent

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scoff

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to sneer at

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belittle

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to make seem less important

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tangible

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having actual form

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laceration

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jagged wound

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castigate

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to correct by punishing

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sordid

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dirty, base

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octogenarian

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person in his or her eighties

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solace

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easing of grief

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aspirant

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candidate for high position

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dregs

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most worthless part

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frenzy

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wild fit

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scurrilous

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coarse

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rampant

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going unchecked, widespread

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inane

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foolish

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ethics

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code of principles

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concur

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agree

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clandestine

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secret, undercover

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flagrant

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outrageous, glaringly bad

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admonish

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to warn, to reprove

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duress

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compulsion, force

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culprit

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the guilty person

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Side effect of Metformin

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Reacts with IV contrast --> damages kidney

Severe Metabolic Acidosis (due to decreased gluconeogenesis leading to decreased uptake of lactic acid [lactic acid buildup prevented by using it to make glucose])

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egregious

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remarkably bad

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distraught

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mentally confused, crazed, extremely upset

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duplicity

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cunning, trickery

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acrimonious

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bitter

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paucity

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scarcity

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elicit

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to draw forth

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pernicious

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harmful, causing injury

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tolerate

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to put up with, to bear

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construe

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to make a deduction, to infer

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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affluent

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rich

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feasible

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possible

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discern

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perceive

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sally (v.)

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suddenly rush forth

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consternation

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dismay

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precocious

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reaching maturity early

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perfunctory

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done without care, superficial

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chagrin

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feeling of disappointment, humiliation

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perverse

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contrary, persisting in error

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deride

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to ridicule, scoff at

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disparage

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to discredit, belittle

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laudable

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praiseworthy

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fiasco

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complete failure

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masticate

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to chew up

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eschew

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avoid

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quell

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put an end to

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voluble

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talkative

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confidant(e)

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one to whome you confide your secrets

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obsolescence

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process of wearig out

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dubious

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doubtful

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implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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jurisdiction

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power, range of authority

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skirmish

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small fight, brief encounter

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harass

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to trouble, troment

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monolithic

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massively solid

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indigent

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poor, needy

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arbitrary

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based on whim, dictatorial

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fray

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a fight

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stymie

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to hinder, impede

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effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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flout

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show contempt, scoff

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cognizant

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aware

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turbulent

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unruly, agitated

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terminate

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to end

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forthwith

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immediately

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exacerbate

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to irritate, make worse

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revert

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return

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oust

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to drive out, eject

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emaciated

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abnormally thin, wasted away

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surge

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to rush suddenly

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tranquil

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quiet

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sanctuary

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shelter

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ascend

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to rise

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malnutrition

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faulty or inadequate diet

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afflict

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to trouble greatly, to distress

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besiege

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to surround, hem in

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privation

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lack of necessities

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sinister

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evil, ominous

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ubiquitous

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being everywhere at the same time

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remote

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distant, hidden away

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thwart

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to hinder, defeat

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harbinger

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a forerunner, advance notice

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malignant

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likely to cause death

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excruciating

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agonizing, torturing

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respite

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an interval of relief, delay

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reverberating

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reechoing, resounding

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fretful

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worrisome, irritable

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succumb

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to give way, yield

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impresario

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one who presents cultural series, organizer

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extortion

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getting money by threats

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adverse

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unfavorable, harmful

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asset

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a valuable thing to have

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bigot

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a narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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blatant

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disagreebly loud, very showy

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entourage

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group of attendants

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virulent

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full of hate, harmful

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venom

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poison, spite, malice

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spew

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throw up, vomit, eject

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loath

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unwilling, reluctant

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solicit

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to beg, seek earnestly

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astute

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keen, shrewd

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advocate (v.)

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to be in favor of, to support

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ineffectual

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not effective

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scrutinize

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examine closely

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nefarious

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villainous, vicious

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amicable

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friendly, peaceful

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vexatious

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annoying

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malady

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disease