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adept: adj: thoroughly skilled
noun: an expert
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adieu: interjection: "Farewell!"
noun: a farewell
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advent: noun: an arrival; a coming into place or view
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apex: noun: the highest point, tip
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aspire: verb: to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
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assimilate: verb: to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
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assurance: noun: a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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asylum: noun: an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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atone: verb: to make up for
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auxiliary: adj: giving assistance or support
noun: a helper, aid
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bleak: adj: bare, dreary, dismal
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bogus: adj: false, counterfeit
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bondage: noun: slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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candid: adj: frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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chide: verb: to blame; scold
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console: verb: to comfort
noun: the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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credible: adj: believable
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cubicle: noun: a small room or compartment
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defray: verb: to pay for
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despicable: adj: worthy of scorn, contemptible
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dilate: verb: to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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diligent: adj: hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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diminutive: adj: small, smaller than most others of the same type
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doleful: adj: sad; dreary
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dross: noun: refuse, waste products
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drudgery: noun: work that is hard and tiresome
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dwindle: verb: to lessen, diminish
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emancipate: verb: to free from slavery; to release or liberate
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envoy: noun: a representative or messenger (as of a government)
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erroneous: adj: incorrect, containing mistakes
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escalate: verb: to elevate; to increase in intensity
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exorbitant: adj: unreasonably high; excessive
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expedient: noun: a means to an end
adj: advantageous, useful
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exploit: verb: to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit
noun: a feat, deed
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extemporaneous: adj: made or delivered on the spur of the moment
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feign: verb: to pretend
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flair: noun: a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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flippant: adj: lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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ghastly: adj: frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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grievous: adj: causing sorrow or pain; serious
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hamper: verb: to hold back
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heterogeneous: adj: composed of different kinds, diverse
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hew: verb: to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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horde: noun: a vast number (as of people); a throng
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immunity: noun: resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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impair: verb: to make imperfect, damage, harm
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impel: noun: to force, drive forward
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impoverished: adj: poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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incessant: adj: never stopping, going on all the time
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incredulous: adj: disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe: verb: to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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institute: verb: to establish, set up
noun: an organization for the promotion of learning
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interim: noun: the time between
adj: temporary, coming between two points in time
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intricate: adj: complicated; difficult to understand
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inundate: verb: to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
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invincible: adj: not able to be defeated, unbeatable
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languid: adj: drooping; without energy, sluggish
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liability: noun: a debt; something disadvantageous
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lucid: adj: easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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malign: verb: to speak evil of, slander
adj: evil
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meander: verb: to wander about, wind about
noun: a sharp turn or twist
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metropolis: noun: a large city; the chief city of an area
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mire: noun: mud; wet, swampy ground, a tough situation
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momentous: adj: very important
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monologue: noun: a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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obstreperous: adj: noisy; unruly, disorderly
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obtrusive: adj: forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
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pensive: adj: thoughtful; melancholy
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perilous: adj: dangerous
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posthumous: adj: occurring or published after death
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preamble: noun: an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
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preposterous: adj: ridiculous, senseless
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prim: adj: overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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prognosis: noun: a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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pugnacious: adj: quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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rabid: adj: furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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rasping: adj: with a harsh, grating sound
noun: a harsh sound
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realm: noun: a kingdom; a region or field of study
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rejuvenate: verb: to make young again; to make like new
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remunerate: verb: to reward, pay, reimburse
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render: v: to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process; extract
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repugnant: adj: offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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rugged: adj: rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
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sardonic: adj: grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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scuttle: verb: to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry
noun: a pail
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shoddy: adj: of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
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skeptical: adj: inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
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slipshod: adj: untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy
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sparse: adj: meager, scant; scattered
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sprightly: adj: lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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sterling: adj: genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
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superfluous: adj: exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant: verb: to take place of, supersede
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surly: adj: angry and bad-tempered; rude
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taunt: verb: to jeer at, mock
noun: an insulting or mocking remark
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tenacious: adj: holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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tirade: noun: a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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vagrant: noun: an idle wanderer, tramp
adj: wandering aimlessly
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venture: noun: a risky or daring undertaking
verb: to expose to danger; to dare
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warp: verb: to twist out of shape
noun: an abnormality