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attempting to impress with big words or grad gestures
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grandiloquent
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a meeting of the members of a political party to make descisons; to assemble in or hold a caucus
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caucus
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a one hunped domesticated camel
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dromedary
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physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings
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noxious
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skillful; to be very good at something
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proficient
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to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech
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harangue
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to wither away
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atrophy
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one who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacty to recieve or withstand something
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glutton
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to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination
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muster
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to give birth to; to create
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beget
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to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from
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curtail
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to make easier, to help bring about
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facilitate
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cowardly
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craven
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pleasant to be around; social agreeable
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congenial
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a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
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fjord
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something that one hopes to achive, goal
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aspire
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a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold
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citadel
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a period or condition of depression or inactivity
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doldrums
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general agreement
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consensus
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to talk nonsensically
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blather
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to libel or slander; take away a good name
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defame
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to pass or go by (said of time)
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elapse
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fate, destiny, to detect good or bad vibes from someone
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karma
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to rise after a defeat
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resurgent
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a worker skilled in a craft
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artisan
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hard, severe, cruel
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draconian
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agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another
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amenable
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unsafe, unsteady, unstable
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precarious
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a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgement
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criterion
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apprearance, semblance
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guise
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wound, injury, especially one created by a disease
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lesion
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to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action
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gird
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an object of unreasonable obsessive reverance or attention
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fetish
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to scatter in various directions; distribute widely
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disperse
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the breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract
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dissolution
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to search or hunt for food and provision
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forage
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to condemn; to expose critically
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denounce
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a turning or twistin force
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torque
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to understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of
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fathom
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easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
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docile
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a small, miserable dwelling, an open low shed
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hovel
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something that soothes, heals or comforts; an oil or ointment
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balm
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to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
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divine
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a person's face, especially the expression
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counteanance
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to tease, annoy, harass persistently
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badger
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to decrease gradually
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wane
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teeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by
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fraught
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a deep opening int he earth's surface; a gorge; differences of opinion, intrests, loyalties
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chasm
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deeply learned, scholarly
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erudite
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one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition;; loser
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also-ran
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small and sprightly; mischevious, fairylike
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elfin
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to exaggerate, to cause to appear greater in power, influence
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aggrandize
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a coordinated outfit or costume; a musical group
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ensemble
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a person making a claim
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claimant
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having an evil reputation; extreme disgrace
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infamy
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favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends
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nepotism
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to defraud, swindle; also the wool of a sheep of similar animal
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fleece
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to ward off a blow; to turn aside; to avoid skillfully, to evade
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parry
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the outer most part within a boundary, the outside edge
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periphery
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the scientific study of insects
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entomology
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often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent
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fickle
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raider, intruder
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marauder
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to send or give out; to express, utter; to put in circulation as money
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emit
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to surround or enclose completely
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engulf
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sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displease
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umbrage
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extreme hatred, loathing; something despised
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abominate
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something that fastens two parts together; sldo to hold the attention of
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rivet
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basic crude, crude, undeveloped; fundamental principles or skills
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rudimentry
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to shortenl to sondense; to diminish; to curtail
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abridge
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to generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation
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fester
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to place in or as if in a tomb
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entomb
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to dig up from a grave; to bring light, uncover
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exhume
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worthy or deserving of praise
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laudable
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to argue vehemently. a heated quarrel
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altercation
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a neglected boy left to run about in the streets
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gamin
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lower in quality, character or value
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debase
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to be fearless; unintimidated
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dauntless
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scold, reprove
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chide
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to reject with disdain
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spurn
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to give a false appearance; to pretend
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feign
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love of mankind, especially through charitable gifts and deeds
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philanthropy
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someone who hates mankind
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misanthropy
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stinking; offensive; disgusting
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noisome
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the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment
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coup
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to accumulate for future use; stockpile
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hoard
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to become week or feeble; sag with loss of strength
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languish
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a trangquil, secluded place
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cloister
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to eject; to force out; to banish
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oust
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a person to whom money is owed
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creditor
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to rob of goods by violent seizure, plunder; to take as spoils
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pillage
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going before; proceeding, an occurence or event preceding another
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antecedent
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to give bodily form to; personify; to make part of a system
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embody
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using exactly the same words, word for word
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verbatim
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to shorten by cutting off
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truncate
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a trong feeling of saddness or guilt for having done something wrong
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remorse
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to abandon, to give up, to renounce
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forsake
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dexterous, skillfull
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deft
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the quality of being everywhere (or seeming to) at the same time
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ubiquitous
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calm and carefree; lighthearted
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insouciant
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various, several, miscellanous
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sundry
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unfeeling, insensitive; having calluses
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callous
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scarcity; lack
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dearth
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to reguard with great devotion or respect, to honor
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revere
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exceptional skill and bravery
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prowess
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general rather than specific; to form a genereal conclusion
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generalize
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something handed down from one who has gone before or from the past; a bequest
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legacy
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a persistent, illogical fear
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phobia
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to come between; to mediate, to occur between times
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intervene
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to make numb with amazement; to stun unto helplessness
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stupefy
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depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
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bleak
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to object,to make exception
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demur
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ane motional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal
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catharsis
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to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen
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alleviate
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a territory over which one rules, has influence or powers
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domain
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truthfulness, sincere honesty
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candor
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events following some occurence; a consequence of
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aftermath
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a natural attraction, kinship, similarity
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affinity
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to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery
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inveigle
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a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of them
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demagogue
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extremely unconventional or far-fetched
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bizarre
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careless, negligent; not tense, slack
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lax
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about; at an estimated historical time period
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circa
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mulit-colored especially of more than one color in patches
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pied
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a substance used to destory plants, especially weeds
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herbicide
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situated in front
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anterior
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to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to
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embellish
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ill humor, irritable, cranky
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petulant
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to soothe, to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lessen
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assuage
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to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrong doing
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castigate
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pull away, take by violence
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wrest
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stubborn, contrary, intractable
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perverse
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snakelike in shape of movementl winding as a snake
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serpentine
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border upon; to adjoin
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abut
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to seperate or keep aparts from others
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segregate
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grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy
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grandoise
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occuring by accident or chance
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fortuitous
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to delight, to thrill or give pleasure
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enrapture
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craft, cunning, deceitfulness, artfulness
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guile
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to assemble together for the purpose of doing something; also an officer in the police or military
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marshal
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to dry out completely; dehydrate
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dessicate
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to give up doing, professing, or intending, to surrender, give in
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relinquish
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a beginner, a novice
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tyro
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a behavioral quirk, a person's idea about behavior different from others
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idiosyncrasy
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something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant
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adjunct
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former days, an era long past
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tore
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bottomless pit, a yawning gulf; a prfound depth or void
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abyss
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to attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation
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emulate
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not typical, abnormal
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atypical
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to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn't want to do
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cajole
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to be left along, especially through the death of another
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bereave
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instead of; in place of
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lieu
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to summon forth, call to mind, awaken, produce, suggest
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evoke
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to disable or disfigure, to cripple
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maim
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to come to a conclusion by reasoning from teh evidence
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deduce
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a dictionary; vocabulary terms used in or of a particular profession, subject or style
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lexicon
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a collection of live wild animals on exhibit
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menagerie
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to flow or spread through; penetrate
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permeate
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to make larger, louder, or more powerful
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amplify
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to confirm formally; verify
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certify
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the division of something into partsl an intereiod structure diving a larger area
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partition
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one that depresses or restrains
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damper
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one who is made an object of blame for others
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scapegoat
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management of resources, especially in agriculture
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husbandry
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to move to action; an incentive
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spur
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inclined toward conflict; eager to fight
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trulucent
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a sudden calamitious downfall; collapse or failure
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debacle
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the most advantageous; the best condition, degree or amount
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optimum
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fashion and fashion designers
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couture
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to take the place of
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supplant
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state of perplexity; difficult or uncertain situation
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quandry
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producing sound, especially deep and rich, resonant
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sonorous
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advocating the doctrin of equal rights for all citizens
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egalitarian
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hardship, restraint, confinement
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duress
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an act of choosing, using one's own will in a conscious choice
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volition
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to ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg
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entreat
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a powerful ruler; an important person
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potentate
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to belittle, say uncomplimentary things; to put down
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disparage
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to harass; to surround
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beset
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to fill with dismay; causing horror or consternation
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appalling
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asleep or inactive
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dormant
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to pnder; mediate; think about at length
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muse
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irritation, resentment stemming from wounded pride, also to arous curiosity
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pique
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to drive away' to dissipate
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dispel
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a branching out; a development growing out of and often comlicating a problem or pain
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ramification
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to entice with something desirable; tempt
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allure
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spacious, roomy, capacious
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commodious
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exhibit affection; seek favor through slave-like flasttery; to suck up to something
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fawn
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laziness, tiredness, languos
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lethargy
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to hate very much, to detest utterly
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abhor
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a condition of situation, especially a distressing one
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plight
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immature and inexpierienced
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callow
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pleasing to the ear
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euphonious
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a peculiarity of behavior; an unaccountable act or event
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quirk
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customeary cultural standards; moral attitudes, manners, habits
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mores
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to consist of; to include, to contain, to be made up of
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comprise
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a hiding place, pr the object hidden in a hiding place
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cache
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rural or rustic in nature, country-like
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bucolic
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sworn written statement
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affidavit
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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at an angle; indirect or evasive
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oblique
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