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233 Cards in this Set
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tedious
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tiresome and boring
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arrogance
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haughtiness; pride mixed with contempt
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variable
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changeable, inconstant
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exasperation
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extreem irritation or annoyance
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ambiguities
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statements or events whose meanings are unclear
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pessimistic
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having to do with expecting the worst; gloomy
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preliminary
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preparatory; coming before the main business
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trepidation
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fear or agitation; nervous dread
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automation
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a system or equipment that is self-reglating
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visceral
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instinctive or emotional; not rational or intellectual
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abhors
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detests, intensely dislikes
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vindictive
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spiteful; vengeful; bearing a grudge
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cog
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one of the tooth like projections on the rim of a wheel that is used to trasfer motion by locking into the teeth of a similar wheel
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virtue
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goodness; moral and ethical excellance
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enjoined
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ordered
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void
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feeling of emptiness or loss
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procure
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get, obtain
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volatile
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changing rapidly from one mood to another
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unwieldy
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awkward, clumsy
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aquatic
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relating to growing or living in water
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installation
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the act of putting in place
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abhor
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to loathe or hate
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grievance
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injustice, complaint
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archipelago
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group of many small islands
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gadget
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any small, helpful device, usually mechanical in nature
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awe
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feeling of wonder, reverence, or fear
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propulsion
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a propelling or driving source
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mercurial
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changeable;unpredictable
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sophon
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a bent tub for drawing liquid out of one container into anouther by air pressure
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agitation
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a disturbed, upset ot troubled state of mind
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outrigger
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projecting frame or span that runs out from the main structure
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detest
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to dislike intensely, to hate
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catapult
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device for lauching an aircraft from the deck of a ship
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ecstasy
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state of great joy, delight, or rapture
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cunning
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cleverness, slyness
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egotism
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conceit; selfishness;vanity
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lamentable
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distressing, sad
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solitude
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the state of being alone; isolated
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provision
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a stipulation or condition
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creduality
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an excessive inclination to beleive
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agile
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able to move in a quick and easy way
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antagonism
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active opposition or hostility
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apparatus
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tools or equipment necessary to do a job; mechanism
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aversion
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strong dislike or distaste
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remnants
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remaining persons or things
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porous
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full of small holes through which liquids and gasses can pass
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waverer
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one who changes or is unsteady
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esteem
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high regard
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granulate
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to grind into grains
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bravado
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show of bravness without much real courage
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pensive
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thinking deeply or seriously
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aloofness
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state of being removed or distant in feeling; indifferent
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perforate
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to make a pattern of holes in, allowing for ease in seperation
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adulation
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excessive or lavish praise and admiration
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sallow
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od a sickly, pale-yellowish complection
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tolerate
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to put put up with or endure; to abide
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eloquence
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speech that is vivid, forceful, and graceful and persuasive
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lethargic
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sluggish; dull; sleepy
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augmenting
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increaseing, enlargeing
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regress
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to go back to an earlier way of thinking or acting
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heretics
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those who hold a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church
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superficial
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shallow or not genuine; only concerned with surface aspects
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repeal
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to do away with; to annul; to withdraw
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seclusion
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isolation; a condition of being alone
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velocity
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speed; rate of motion; swiftmess
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magnitude
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size; importance; greatness
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kinsmen
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relatives
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listless
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weary; bored, seeming too tired to care about being interested or active
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vile
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worthless, cheep, low
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belligerent
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hostile; aggressive; fond of fighting
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pernicious
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causing great injury or ruin
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aloof
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reserved; removed in interest or feeling
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facilitate
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to make easier; to help bring about
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urbance
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smoothly polite, refined, and relegant
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peruse
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examine in detail
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fastidious
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very particular about personal details; showing great delicacy in taste
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obstruct
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to hinder; to impede; to block the course of
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rejuvenate
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to make one feel young again; to invigorate
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pulverize
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to grind to powder or brak into small peices
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gratify
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to please; to satisfy
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alloy
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metal made by melting together two or more metals, or a metal and a non-metal
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organic
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related to living organisms containing carbon compounds
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prostrate
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lying face downward
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contrite
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feeling or expressing sorrow or regret for misconduct
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transgression
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wrongdoing, sin
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hypocite
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insicere person; one who pretends to be virtuous
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martial
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military
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commend
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to praise or express approval of
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fickle
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changeable
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chasm
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deep opening or gap in the earth
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readjust
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to rearrange agian; to put in order agian
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chafe
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to feel discontent or irritation
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excile
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to bannish
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proclaim
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to announce publicly; to declare
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incandescent
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giving off light because a material has been heated white hot
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proximity
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nearness
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sluggish
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slow moving or lacking energy
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laconic
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using a minimum of word,; breif; terse
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galvanize
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to give metals a rustproof coating of zinc
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avert
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to prevent or avoid; to keep from happeneing
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hydraulic
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opperated by or using the power or pressure of a liquid, especially water in motion
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arrogant
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overly proud; haughty
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vial
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a small bottle containing medicine or other liquids
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conductive
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helpful; favorable
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refute
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to disprove; to show that a claim or arguement is false
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grandiloquent
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using lofty or pompous style of speaking
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fray
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noisy fight
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repress
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to put down or hold back; to supress
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haughty
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arrogant
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terrestrial
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concerned woth the earth
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loathsome
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disgusting
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crevice
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narrow opening; a fissure
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solace
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comfort
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invigorating
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refresing; having an energizing effect
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penury
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extreme poverty
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inductee
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person who has been or soon will be installed, enrolled, ot initiated
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sepulcher
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tomb
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molten
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liquified by heat
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gallant
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brave and noble
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fissure
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long, deep, narrow split or crack
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illegitiment
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not according to the law; unlawful
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indulgent
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taking unrestrained pleasure in; gratifying a desire
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contradiction
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a conditon of being inconsistant ot in opposition
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brink
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the edge on top of a steep place
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incriminate
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to charge with or show involvement in a crime
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diversity
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variety
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infraction
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violation; the act of breaking the law
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auspicious
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favorable; showing signs of good fortune
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inclination
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a natural leaning; a preferance
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smolder
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to burn, and sometimes smoke, with out flames
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propensity
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natural learning; leaning
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noteworthy
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remarkable; worthy of notice; memorable
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practical
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sensible; level headed; not speculative
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magnanimous
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generous; noble in soul or mind
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inherent
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inborn; intrinsic
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podium
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raised platform for public speaking
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speculation
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careful thought based on incomplete info; connjecture
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censure
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to expree blame or disapproval
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conspiracy
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a plot to do something unlawful or wrong
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respite
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a short rest or pause; a lull
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formulate
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to state in a systematic mannor
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dominate
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to control by strength or power; to master
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suave
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plished; smoothly agreeable or polite
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eligible
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properly qualified; suitable
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aptitude
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special talent, ability, or capacity
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gloat
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to think of triomphantly, with great and sometimes malicious satisfaction
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provocative
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tending to excite, stir up, or stimulate
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gait
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way of walking or running
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circumspect
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discreet; cautious
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posthumous
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happening after death
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illogical
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not reasonable; senseless
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ravenous
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to recover from an illness, injury, or loss
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enlightne
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to teach or inform; to free from ignorance or prejudice
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astute
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shrewd; having keen insight and judgement
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deduction
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that which is learned or concluded by reasoning from a general principle or rule
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anticipate
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to look forward to or expect
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alias
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assumed name used to hide a person;s real identity
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piteous
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moving the heart; deserving of sympathy
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client
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person or organiztion for whom a lawyer or other professional acts
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vitality
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energy; life; vigor
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consistent
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unvarying; free from contradiction
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agitate
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to disturb or upset
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esoteric
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understood only by a few
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dignitary
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person of high rank or in a position of honor
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pedantic
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giving too mcuh importance to book learning, rules, and therories and undervaluing practical experences
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dormant
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in a state of rest; not in motion
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engender
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to produce or cause
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ebb
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the flow of the tide away from the shore; falling of the tide
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culprit
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offender; person accused of or guilty of a crime
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demeanor
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the way a person appears and acts; outward manner
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precocious
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unusually bright or mature for one's age
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humiliate
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to shame; to lower the self-esteem of
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impertinent
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rude; disrespectful
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stamina
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strength to withstand a condition or situation; endurance
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vain
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conceited; overly proud of one's appearance, abilities, or achievements
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pathetic
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marked by sorrow or melancholy
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acquit
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to declare a person not guilty after considering the evidance
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protrude
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to jut out
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ideology
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set of opinions or therories about political or social issues held by an individual or group
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degenerate
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to grow worse
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conception
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idea or impression
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attribute
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to think of as caused by or characterisitic of
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aborgate
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to do away with; to abolish
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influential
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having power to indirectly sway or alter events or a person's actions
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dup
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person easily deceived; one who has been cheated or tricked
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felicitous
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particulary appropriate
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immature
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lacking complete growth or development; childish in manner
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tact
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ability to say and do the correct thing; skill in dealing with people
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inquisitive
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curious; interested
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perturb
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to distress or disturb greatly
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jovial
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good-humored; full of fun; jolly
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impropriety
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quality of being unsuitable, wrong, or improper
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uncouth
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crude, ill-mannered or rude
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glaze
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a thin, slippery coating of ice
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coalesce
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to grow together; to join forces
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panorama
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wide, uninterrupted view of an entire area
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genial
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cheerful; kindly; friendly
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emerge
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to appear or rise into view
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confront
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to meet face-to-face
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recur
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to be repeated; to occur agian
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meditate
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to reflect; to think deeply and seriously
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populate
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to live in or occupy
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convoke
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to call together; to summon to a meeting
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abstemious
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moderate or sparing in eating and drinking
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counsel
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advice given after consultation
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tributary
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stream or river that flows into a larger body of water
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comprehension
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understanding; a mental grasp of something
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procrastinate
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to delay; to put things off until later
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accomplice
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person who helps another in commiting a crime
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cower
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to shrink from in fear; to cringe
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enact
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to make into a law
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meditation
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deep thought; reflection
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jaunt
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short pleasure excursion or trip
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decorous
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acting in good taste; proper
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eccentric
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odd; peculiar
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aggravate
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to make worse or more troublesome
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console
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to comfort
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haughtiness
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offensive pride and disdainfulness
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momentous
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weighty; of great consequence or importance
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boisterous
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having to do with loud noise caused by great enthusiasm and high spirits
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rationalize
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to justify; to find an explanation or excuse for
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spontaneous
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done naturally and freely, without prompting or planning
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condescending
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having to do with coming down to the level of one's real or imagined inferiors
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scowl
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to frown or glower angerily; to look sullen
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reprimand
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to scold severely
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deception
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false or misleading representation
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convivial
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fond of eating, drinking and good company
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irk
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to annoy; to make weary or irritated
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effusive
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overflowing; showing too much feeling; too demonstrative
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evasuve
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intending to be vague or to avoid
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frigid
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cold in feeling; lacking warmth
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vice
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a harmfun or immoral habit or tendancy
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exasperate
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to annoy extremely; to make angry
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