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acrimonious: marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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annul: declare invalid
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arthritis: a disease of the joints that makes movement painful
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artless: without guile; open and honest
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assented: Agreed
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atone: To apologize, make amends
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Autism: a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.
• a mental condition in which fantasy dominates over reality, as a symptom of schizophrenia and other disorders.
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balky: stubborn
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barterer: a trader who exchanges goods and not money
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belabor: attack verbally with harsh criticism
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bountiful: (adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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boycott: refuse to sponsor, a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
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buoyant: able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
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calabash: lauka in nepali
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callous: emotionally hardened, unfeeling, insensitive
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condescending: displaying superiority; patronizing
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consortium: an association of companies for some definite purpose
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cresendo: a gradual increase in volume and intensity
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decrepitude: state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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delegation: a group of representatives
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demise: Death or downfall esp. of a person from a lofty position
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demurred: To make an objection
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deploy: bring into effective action; utilize
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deranged: mentally disturbed
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diabolical: extremely evil or cruel, fiendish
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discus: a disk used in throwing competitions
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drench: cover with liquid
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endowed: provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
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engender: to cause, to produce, to create
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extradite: the return of someone accused of a crime to the country where the crime was committed
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flux: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
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fraught: full of (unpleasant things such as problems or dangers):
Writing about science at a popular level is a task fraught with difficulty.
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frieze: ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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froth: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
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generic: not specific to any particular thing
Jazz is a generic term for a wide range of different styles of music.
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gruesome: horrible, revolting, ghastly
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guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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haphazard: marked by great carelessness
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hasten: act or move at high speed
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imbued: saturated, permeated
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inadvertent: unintentional, accidental
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infuriated: marked by extreme anger
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intrinsic: Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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iridescent: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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jitter: to be nervous or act in a nervous way
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kamandalu: karuwa in nepali
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leathery: like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible
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lofty: very tall or high
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maneuver: a plan for attaining a particular goal
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mellow: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
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metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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meticulously: very carefully and precisely
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misfits: people who do not seem to fit in with others
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monolithic: characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
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mortar: vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle
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muster: gather; assemble
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noshes: eat a snack
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obliteration: the complete destruction of every trace of something
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obsolete: no longer in use
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ousted: pushed out of a position
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ovation: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
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pall: become less interesting or attractive
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pang: a sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress
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parlance: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
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pasture: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
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peril: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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peripatetic: a person who walks from place to place
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pestle: tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
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petulant: easily irritated or annoyed
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pirogue: a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
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prodigious: enormous
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progenitor: a direct ancestor; an originator of a line of descent
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prolixity: tedious wordiness; verbosity
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redeem: save from sins
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reflective: thoughtful
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refurbish: to renovate
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relent: to become less strict, soften
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relentless: unyielding, harsh, without pity
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repeal: revoke; annul
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rigor: strictness or severity
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scattershot: denoting something that is broad but random and haphazard in it's range
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scrunity: inspection, examination
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scurrilious: (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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searingly: in a burning, blistering hot manner
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skittish: nervous; easily frightened
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spry: (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble
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subversive: tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
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tantalizing: tempting
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tinker: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
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toady: n. a person who flatters others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant
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transpire: to take place; to happen
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trident: a spear with three prongs, trishul in nepali
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ubiquitous: present or existing everywhere
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vehement: intense, forceful, powerful
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vermilion: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
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veteran: someone very experienced in something; expert
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visage: a face, especially one that expresses feelings
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wager: the act of gambling
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warring: fighting
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wunderkind: one who achieves success or acclaim during youth., prodigy
