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abacus: a calculating instrument
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abdicate: relinquish formally; renounce
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abdomen: region of an insect's body
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aborigine: one of the native people
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abruptly: in a manner that produces a sudden ending
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absence: a state of not being present
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abysmal: bottomless
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accolade: a bestowal of praise
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acquiescence: implied agreement without verbalization
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acquittal: release or discharge from debt or liability
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adjacent: near or close to another
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agnostic: one who maintains doubt about a god
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ambivalent: exhibiting contradictory emotional attitudes
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antecedent: a word referred to by a pronoun
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aplomb: complete confidence or assurance in oneself
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apothecary: one who sells drugs for medicinal purposes
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appearance: a thing seen or visible to the eye
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definitely: without question and beyond doubt
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discotheque: a nightclub for dancing to recorded music
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disintegration: the act or process of shattering suddenly
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dissuade: divert by advice or persuasion
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docilely: in an obedient or submissive manner
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dumbbell: exercise device
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dungeon: a dark, usually underground, prison or vault
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dyslexia: a disturbance in the ability to read
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effervescent: difficult to restrain or repress
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exaggeration: overstatement
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exultantly: in a manner filled with extreme joy
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fallacy: a false or erroneous idea
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frontiersman: a man living at the edge of known civilization
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ghoulish: suggestive of an evil being
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grammar: a system of rules for writing and speaking
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independent: not relying on another
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knowledgeable: possessing information or knowledge
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mosquitoes: small flying insects known for sucking blood
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personnel: employees; office staff
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psychology: the study of the human mind
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separate: apart from the rest; not connected or attached
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superfluous: unnecessary
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tongue: a fleshy movable muscle on the mouth's floor