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162 Cards in this Set
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spurn
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have nothing to do reject or refuse
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squalid
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foul filthy
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squander
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spend wastefully
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squat
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crouch/settle without permission
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stanch
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to stop the flow of a fluid
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steeply
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rising or falling sharply
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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stickler
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person who insists on importance of smth
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stigma
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mark of shame or disgrace
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stigmatize
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describe smb scornfully
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sting
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smth sharp
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stingy
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spending using unwillingly
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stint
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to be thrifty to set limits
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stipple
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paint with dots
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stipulate
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state or put forward as a necessary condition
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stolid
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showing no emotion impassive
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stray
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wander lose one's way
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streak
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long thin move very fast
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striated
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striped grooved or banded
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stride
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walk with long steps
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strut
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a supporting bar
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stygian
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hence dark gloomy
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stymie
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to hinder obstruct or block
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subdue
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overcome bring under control
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sublime
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extreme astounding
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submerge
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put under water liquid sink out of sight
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suborn
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induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury
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subpoena
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written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
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substantiation
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giving facts to support (statement)
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subsume
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include under a rule
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succor
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assistance relief in time of distress
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suffice
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be enough
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suffocate
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cause or have difficulty in breathing
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sullied
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to be stained or discredited
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summarily
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briefly without delay
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sumptuous
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magnificent
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sundry
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various miscellaneous separate
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supercilious
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disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
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superfluous
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more then is needed or wanted
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superimpose
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put smth on the top
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supersede
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take the place of
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supine
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lying on the back slow to act passive
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suppliant
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asking humbly beseeching
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supplicate
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make a humble petition to
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suppress
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prevent from being known put an end to
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surcharge
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additional load/charge
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surfeit
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satiate feed to fulness or to excess
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susceptibility
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sensitiveness
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swerve
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change direction suddenly
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sycophant
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person who flatter to the rich and powerful
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synopsis
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summary or outline
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taciturn
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untalkative silent
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tadpole
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form of a frog when it leaves the egg
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talon
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claw of a bird of prey
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tamp
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tap or drive down by repeated light blows
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tamper
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interfere with
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tangential
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suddenly changeable
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tarnished
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lost brightness
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tassel
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bunch of threads
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taunt
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contemptuous reproach hurtful remark
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taut
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tightly stretched
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tautology
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a repetition a redundancy
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tawdry
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cheap gaudy showy tacky
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teetotal
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oppose to alcohol
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temerity
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boldness brashness intrepidness
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temperance
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abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation
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temperate
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showing self-control
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tenacity
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firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on
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tenuous
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insubstantial flimsy weak
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tepid
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lukewarm
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terse
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brief and to the point
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testiness
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witness/evidence
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thrift
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care economy thriving prosperous
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thwart
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obstruct/frustrate
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timid
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shy easily frightened
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timorous
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fearful timid afraid
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toady
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obsequious flatterer
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tonic
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smth giving strength or energy
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topple
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be unsteady and overturn
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torment
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severe pain or suffering
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torpid
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sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant
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torque
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twisting force causing rotation
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tortuous
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devious/not straightforward
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tout
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person who worries others to buy smth to use his service
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tractable
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easily controlled or guided
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transgress
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break go beyond (a limit)
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transient
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temporary fleeting
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transitory
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brief
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travesty
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parody/imitation
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trenchant
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forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive
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trepidation
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alarm excited state of mind
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trickle
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flow in drops
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trifling
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unimportant
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trite
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not new
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truce
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(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
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truculence
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aggressiveness ferocity
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trudge
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walk heavily
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turbid
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muddy having the sediment stirred up
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turbulence
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being uncontrolled violent
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turgid
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excessively ornate swollen or bloated
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turmoil
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trouble disturbance
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turpitude
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wickedness shamefulness
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turquoise
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greenish-blue precious stone
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tyro
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tiro beginner
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ubiquitous
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present everywhere
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ulterior
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situated beyond
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umbrage
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offense resentment
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uncouth
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rough awkward
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underbid
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make a lower bid then smb else
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undermine
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weaken gradually at the base make smth under
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undulate
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to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate
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unearth
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discover and bring to light
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unencumbered
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easy-going trifle
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unfeigned
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not pretended sincere
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unscathed
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unharmed unhurt
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untoward
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unfortunate inconvenient
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upbraid
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scold reproach
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urbane
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elegant refined in manners
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vacillation
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being uncertain hesitating
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vagary
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strange act or idea
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vain
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without use result conceited
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valiant
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brave
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valorous
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brave
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vanquish
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conquer
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veer
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change direction
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venal
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ready to do smth dishonest
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veneer
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surface appearance covering the TRUE nature
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veneration
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regard with deep respect
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veracity
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truth
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verdant
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fresh and green
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verisimilitude
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appearing TRUE or real
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veritable
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real rightly named
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verve
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spirit vigor enthusiasm
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vestige
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trace or sign
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vex
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annoy distress trouble
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vigilance
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watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order
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vigilant
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member of a vigilance committee
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vigorous
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strong energetic
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vilify
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slander say evil things
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vindictive
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having a desire to revenge
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virago
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a loud domineering woman a scold or nag
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visceral
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of the internal organs of the body
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viscous
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sticky/semi-fluid
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vitiate
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lower the quality weaken the strength
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vituperate
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curse abuse in words
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vivacious
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lively high-spirited
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volatile
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changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
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volubility
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fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
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voluble
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fluent
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waffle
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talk vaguely and without much result
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waft
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scent waving movement carry lightly through
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wag
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merry person
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warmonger
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person who stirs up war
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warrant
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authority written order guarantee
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wean
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to turn away (from a habit)
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weigh
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measure hoe heavy smth is
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welter
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turmoil a bewildering jumble
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wend
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to go proceed
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whimsical
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full of odd and fanciful ideas
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wince
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show bodily or mental pain
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woo
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try to win
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writ
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written order
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