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advocate: verb - support, promote
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alienate: verb - turn away, repel
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allude: verb - refer to, suggest
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amalgamate: verb - unite, merge, blend
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ambidextrous: adjective - two-handed
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animate: verb - enliven, excite
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antiquated: adjective - outdated, obsolete
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bandy: verb - banter, exchange words
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beget: verb - produce, generate, lead to
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begrudge: verb - resent, envy
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belated: adjective - late
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beleaguer: verb - surround, overwhelm
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berserk: adjective - frenzied, crazy
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bibliophile: noun - book lover
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blight: noun - blemish, disease
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cadaverous: adjective - corpse-like
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caricature: noun - exaggeration, cartoon
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chafe: verb - wear or irritate through rubbing
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charisma: noun - charm, magnetism
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chauvinist: noun - hateful towards a group, as in women
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dally: verb - waste time, dawdle
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dastardly: adjective - dishonorable, shameful
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daunt: verb - make afraid, intimidate
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declaim: verb - speak out blusteringly
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delude: verb - mislead, confuse
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demented: adjective - deranged, insane
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denizen: noun - inhabitant
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desist: verb - stop, discontinue
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despot: noun - tyrant, overbearing ruler
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edifice: noun - fortress
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educe: verb - elicit, bring out, deduce
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efface: verb - erase, wipe out
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effrontery: noun - audacity, nerve
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egalitarian: adjective - fair-minded
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egress: noun - way out, exit
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elated: adjective - very happy, ecstatic
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elite: noun - best of the best, privileged
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elude: verb - escape, avoid
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enmity: noun - hatred, antagonism
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entice: verb - tempt, lure
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entity: noun - being
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epigram: noun - witty saying
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fallow: adjective - barren, unproductive, empty
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fatalistic: adjective - fate-oriented
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fealty: noun - a sign of loyalty, allegiance
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feign: verb - fake, pretend
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felicity: noun - happiness, bliss, delight
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felonious: adjective - criminal
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flux: noun - fluctuation, instability
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gaff: noun - fisherman's pole
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gambit: noun - strategy, maneuver
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gird: verb - prepare for, brace
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gist: noun - main idea, essence
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glean: verb - gather, collect, gain information
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glutinous: adjective - glue-like, sticky
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gorge: verb - eat greedily, stuff
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gothic: adjective - medieval, mysterious
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gratify: verb - please, satisfy
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hone: verb - refine, sharpen
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hovel: noun - dirty, wretched living place
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imbibe: verb - drink (often alcohol), indulge
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imbue: verb - instill, inspire, influence
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jaded: adjective - dulled, worn out, wearied
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knead: verb - rub, press, massage
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lackadaisical: adjective - apathetic, disinterested
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laggard: noun - straggler, dawdler
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licentious: adjective - lewd, immoral
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mandarin: noun - influential, learned person
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mesmerize: verb - enchant, hypnotize
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nepotism: noun - cronyism, favoritism
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numismatist: noun - coin collector
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obsequy: noun - funeral rite, prayer
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obtrude: verb - intrude, impose
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ogre: noun - brute, monster, giant
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opiate: noun - drug, narcotic
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ostentatious: adjective - grandiose, showy
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paucity: noun - scarcity, small amount
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pensive: adjective - serious, meditative
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penury: noun - poverty
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quaff: verb - guzzle, gulp