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alliance: join together for a common purpose
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anecdote: story, short account of someone's life, tale
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anonymous: unknown, nameless, lacking individuality
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bewilder: to puzzle
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browse: graze, read casually, skim, scan
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buffoon: a clown, a jester
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controversial: arguable, debatable, something prompting disagreement
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counterfeit: not real, imitation, copy
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disheartened: dismay, demoralize
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docile: obedient, easily led or taught
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dupe: fool, delude, mislead
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dynamic: active, forceful, high-powered
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eradicate: get rid of destroy completely, wipe out
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fickle: faithless, erratic, capricious
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frustrate: disappoint, foil, cause feelings of discouragement
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fugitive: runaway, lasting a short time, difficult to grasp
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grim: stern, savage, cruel, ferocious
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hostile: unfriendly, aggressive, warlike
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inflammable: flammable, easily anger
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iota: smidgen, bit,, small amount
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malignant: evil, spiteful, malicious
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marginal: important enough for the purpose, barely good
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maul: rough up, beat, handle roughly
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mortify: to hurt someone's feelings, embarrass, discipline by self-denial
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potential: possibility, capability, able to happen
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prescribe: specify, order as a rule to be followed
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procure: gain, acquire, obtain, bring out
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quaint: odd, clever, skillfully made, peculiar, curious
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reluctant: hesitant, holding back
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scrimp: economize, supply in scanty ways
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sodden: soaked, spiritless
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substantial: significant, not imaginary
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tactful: diplomatic, discreet, polite, skilled in difficult situations
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ultimate: most important, extreme, basic, fundamental, terminal
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vengeance: unusual force, retaliation
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virtual: so close as to be like the real thing
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void: cancel, completely empty