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amalgamate

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to join together; to unite

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collaborate, mate

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commiserate

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to sympathize or condole with; to feel sorry for

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miserable, communicate

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ligature

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a bond; a grouping of musical notes or letters; to fasten

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ligament, lagato

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allay

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to lessen in intensity; to remove or reduce doubt; to pacify

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lie down, oil of olay

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ineffable

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too overpowering to be expressed in words

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insane, infalliable

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acquisition

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the act of gaining; anything gained

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question, expedition

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fetid

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offensive to sense or smell; stinking

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feces, feet

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iridescent

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showing a play of colors like that of a rainbow

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siri, flourescent

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primeval

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from the first age; prehistoric

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primitive, primary

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apathetic

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indifferent; unconcerned; unemotional

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pathetic, apathy

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agglomeration

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the process of massing or clustering together; a jumbled mass or cluster

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a glob, eggs

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sequester

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to set apart; to isolate

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ostracize, separate

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licentious

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without moral restraint; defiant of normal rules

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illegal, sensuous

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allegation

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an unproven accusation or charge of guilt

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assumption, illegal

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teem

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to be overflowing; to abound with; to be full of

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meet, STA team

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temporal

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secular or civil rather than religious or spiritual

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temporary, temple

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temporize

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to comply w/ occasion; to yield to current opinion

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tempo, tamper

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tenable

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able to be maintained or held

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stable, tentacles

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tortuous

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twisting; winding; not direct or straightforward

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tornado, torture

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trajectory

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the path of an object that is hurled or fired but not otherwise propelled or guided

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tract, target

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transcend

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to rise above in degree or excellence

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ascended, succeed

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transient

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moving from place to place; not permanent

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transport, transit

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tenet

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a major belief or idea; a recognized principle; a dogma

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truth, ten commandments

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improvised

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made up without preparation

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improv, promise

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tenuous

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very thin or fine; flimsy; insubstantial

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tent, tiny

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emaciated

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wasted away from lack of nourishment; extremely thin

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malnourished, timid

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tenure

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A period of time during which something is held; the act of possessing

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tenant, tenyr

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stringent

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requiring very close compliance; severe

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strained, sprain

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stupor

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a state of unawareness; intellectually dull or lack of feeling; a daze

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stupid, stunned

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subservient

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in inferior capacity; submissive

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obedient, servent

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impasse

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situation that stops progress; a blockage, stalemate, or deadlock

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impassable, impossible

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impeccable

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free from fault, blemish, or error; flawless

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pecs, peace

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impecunious

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having no money

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me, poor

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terminate

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to conclude

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Terminator, determined

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terrestrial

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of the land or the earth

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terrain, ET

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translucent

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Allowing light to pass through but obscuring clear vision

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luz, transparent

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travesty

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a ridiculous, absurd, and grotesque imitation

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tragedy, test

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terse

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concise; to the point; brief

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verse, short

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tether

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a rope, chain, etc., used to restrict movement; to confine with such an object

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tether ball, tied

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therapeutic

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health inducing; curing

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therapy, cure

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pewter

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a dull silver-colored metal used for making dishes, pans, etc.

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puke, water

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titanic

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of enormous proportions or strength; huge; powerful

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Titans, giant

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titular

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in name only; having a rank or position but no responsibilities

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Title, limited

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treatise

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a long, formal written work on a non-fictional subject

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treaty, thesis

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subsidiary

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dependent upon; supplemental; auxiliary

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substitute, soda

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substantiate

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to verify; to attest as true

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Standards, initiate

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impunity

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exemption or freedom from punishment or harm

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immunity, amnesty

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stint

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to limit; to be frugal or sparing; a limited or assigned task or period

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stingy, stunt

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stipple

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arrangement of dots; to produce an area or pattern of such

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nipple, dimples

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strident

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harsh sounding; grating; shrill

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screech, siren

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Narrative

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Narrative poetry tells a story; it has characters and a setting. Types: epic poem and ballad

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Narrator, Narration

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Dramatic

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Dramatic poetry tells a story using a character's own thoughts or spoken statements; it is a component of many classical plays. In these plays, noble characters may deliver rhythmic, while lower class speak in regular prose

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Acting, Drama

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Lyric

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Lyric poetry expresses the felings of a single speaker: Odes, Elegies, Sonnets, Haiku, Tanka

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Song, lyrics

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Parallelism

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repetition of a grammatical strucuc in order to create a rhythm

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oxymoron

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a combination of words that contradict each other (wise fool, bittersweet, jumbo shrimp)