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136 Cards in this Set
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Carpal
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having to do with the bones of wrist
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Cerebral
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having to do with the brain
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Corporal
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having to do or inflicted on the body
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Eviscerate
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remove the guts, intestines, or entrails from; disembowel
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Genuflect
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bend the knee, as in reverence or worship
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Lachrymose
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tearful; mournful
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Olfactory
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concerned with the sense of smell
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Prone
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1) Lying face downward 2) Predisposed
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Sanguinary
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bloody; bloodthirsty
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Supine
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1) Lying on the back, face upward 2) Lethargic; listless
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Biopsy
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removal and diagnostic examination of bits tissues, cells, or fluids living in the body
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Coeval
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contemporary
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Expatriate
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one who lives in a foreign country
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Extant
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still in existence
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Exurbanite
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former city dweller that lives in an exurb but continues to earn a living in the city
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Macrobiotic
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consisting mainly of whole grains and vegetables whose consumption is thought to promote health and long life
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Troglodyte
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living in seclusion
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Viable
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able to live
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Vita
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a brief outline of ones life and experience
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Viviparous
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giving birth to living offspring from within the mothers body, rather than from eggs
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Abiogenesis
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theory that life can originate from nonliving matter; spontaneous generation
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Agnostic
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person who is not committed to believing in either the existence or nonexistence of God or a god
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Amnesty
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general pardon for an offense, including a political offense against a government
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Amorphous
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shapeless
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Anodyne
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drug that relieves pain
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Anomaly
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irregularity; abnormality
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Aphasia
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partial or complete loss of the power to use and understand words
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Asphyxiation
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loss of consciousness due to lack of oxygen or presence of poisonous gases
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Atrophy
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wasting away or decrease in in size of a body organ or tissue
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Acronym
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word formed from first letter or letters of other words
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Argot
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slang
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Concrete
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tangible; not abstract
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Diatribe
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bitter spoken; angry criticism
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Epithet
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word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing disparingly
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Euphemism
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mild expression substituted for one that may be harsh or unpleasant
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Glib
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having a ready flow of words but lacking accuracy; superficial
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Logorrhea
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talkativeness; excessive flow of words
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Maxim
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concisely expressed statement of a general truth or rule of conduct
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Metonymy
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naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name
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Pejorative
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having a derogatory meaning or effect
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Shibboleth
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password; saying; slogan
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Cariogenic
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causing the development of tooth decay
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Comestibles
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edibles
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Eleemosynary
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supported by alms; charitable
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Extrapolate
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to estimate unknown information by extending or projecting known information
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Hawk
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person who advocates immediate firm action to resolve international crisis
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Incendiary
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arsonist
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Interpolate
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insert between other parts or things
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Polemic
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attack on or refutation of another's opinions
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Pugilist
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professional boxer
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Ubiquitous
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existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
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guttural
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produced in throat; harsh; rasping; throaty
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spleen
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1) organ
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subcutaneous
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situated, occurring, applied beneath the skin
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vascular
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having to do with blood vessels
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visceral
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having to do with the viscera (internal organs)
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abyss
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seemingly bottomless pit or gulf
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Baedeker
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guidebook; handbook
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bowdlerize
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expurgate; clear of words or passages thought to be objectionable
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chauvinist
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fanatical patriot
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cicerone
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guide who explains to tourists the history and special features of a place
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damiclean
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involving imminent disaster
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error
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philippic
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bitter denunciatory speech; tirade
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quisling
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traiter; collaborator
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quixotic
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impractically idealistic
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stentorian
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very loud
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antecedent
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word that a pronoun refers to
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antediluvian
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very old; primitive
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antemeridian
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occurring before noon
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anterior
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situated before or toward the front
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metastasis
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spread of malignancy from its orginal site to other parts of the body
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metempsychosis
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supposed after existence, or pass of the psyche at death into another body
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posterior
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coming after; situated behind or towards the back
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posterity
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those born after a person; descendents; future generations
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posthumous
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born after the death of one's father; published or occurring after one's death
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postprandial
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occurring after a meal
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prescient
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seeming to have knowledge of events before they occur
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presentiment
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feeling that something unfortunate is going to happen before that event occurs
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prophesy
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foretell; predict
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prophylaxis
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preventive treatment against disease
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry concerned with finding a way to change base metals into gold and a single cure for all diseases; hence, magic, or magic power
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baksheesh
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gift of money; tip; gratuity
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bellicose
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inclined to fight; pugnacious; warlike
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carp
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find fault unreasonably; complain in a petty, nagging way
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collation
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light meal
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cull
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select; pick out; choose
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demur
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object; take exception
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desuetude
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condition of no longer being used
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divert
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amuse; entertain; give pleasure to
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dun
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make repeated, insistent demands for payment
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empirical
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relying solely on observation and experience
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equivocate
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deliberately ambiguous; use misleading terms so as not to commit oneself
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imprimatur
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authorization; sanction; approval
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ingenuous
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innocent and simple; artless; naive
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mendacious
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lying; untrue; deceitful
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panegyric
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formal speech or piece of writing in high praise of a person or thing; tribute
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preen
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dress oneself carefully or smartly
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pusillanimous
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lacking in courage; cowardly
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quagmire
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1)wet, boggy ground that gives way under foot
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taciturn
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habitually disinclined to talk
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amble
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walk unhurriedly
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concomitant
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accompanying; concurrent
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founder
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come to grief; go to bottom; sin; collapse
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incursion
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sudden, brief invasion; inroad; raid
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labyrinth
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place full of confusing interconnecting passageways and blind alleys; maze; anything extremely intricate and perplexing
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meander
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follow a winding intricate course
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obsolescent
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going out of use; becoming obsolute
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peregrination
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travel; journey
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peripatetic
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walking about from place to place; itinerant
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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wanderlust
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strong, restless longing to travel
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yaw
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deviate abruptly from a straight course; swerve; veer
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charlatan
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person who fraudulently claims to have expert skill or knowledge; fake; quack; imposter
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exculpate
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free from blame
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extradition
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surrender of an alleged criminal by one state or country to jurisdiction of another
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inculpate
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incriminate
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larceny
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unlawful taking of another's property; theft
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penal
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involving punishment
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recidivist
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person with a tendency to relapse
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venue
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locality from which a jury is drawn and in which the trial is held
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altruistic
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concerned with welfare of others
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captious
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quick to find fault, esspecially over petty matters
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contrite
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sorrowful for a misdeed that one has committed
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diffident
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lacking confidence; timid; shy
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gregarious
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seeking or enjoying the company of others; sociable
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impassive
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feeling or revealing no emotion
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impetuous
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acting suddenly without forethought
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indolent
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inclined to avoid work
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intrepid
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not afraid; bold
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obsequious
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much too attentive; excessively submissive; servile; fawning
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obstreperous
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excessively noisy; boisterous; unruly
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parsimonious
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frugal; miserly; stingy
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sanguine
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confidently optimistic
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supercilious
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showing haughty contempt; disdainful
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vindictive
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inclined to seek vengence; inforgiving; spiteful
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