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avid: adj: having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
adj: eager; enthusiastic
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brusque: adj: abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
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brusqueness: noun: the quality of state of being brusque
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concise: adj: short and to the point
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crux: original meaning - in Roman times people were sentenced to death by crucifixion. Since the pain was extreme, the word came to mean "very painful" or agonizing
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demean: verb: to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
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demean: original meaning - to conduct oneself - suggested neither good nor bad behavior
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demeaning: adj: degrading
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despicable: adj: deserving contempt or scorn
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emulate: verb: to try to equal; to imitate
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evocative: adj: creating something again, especially though the imagination
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evoke: verb: to call forth; to produce
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excruciating: adj: very painful
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inaugurate: verb: to install in office with a formal ceremony
verb: to begin officially or mark the opening of
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inauguration: noun: the act of installing in office
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onuma: original meaning - name
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pervade: verb: to spread throughout
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pervasive: adj: spreading throughout
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proprietor: noun: an owner of a store or other business
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pseudo: original meaning - false
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pseudonym: noun: a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
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rebuff: verb: to reject bluntly.
verb: to drive back
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rebuff: noun: a blunt rejection
noun: an abrupt setback in progress
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resilience: noun: the ability to recover
noun: the ability to spring back
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resilient: adj: capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
adj: returning quickly to an original shape or condition
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turbulence: noun: great distrubance or agitation
noun: rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere.
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turbulent: adj: chaotic; unruly
adj: stormy, tempestuous