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admonish |
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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breach |
(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
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brigand |
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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circumspect |
careful, cautious |
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commandeer |
to seize for military or official use |
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cumbersome |
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
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deadlock |
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
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debris |
scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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dilemma |
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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efface |
to wipe out; to keep one's self from being noticed |
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muddle |
(v.) to make a mess of; to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
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opinionated |
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose |
in incline to beforehand |
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relinquish |
to let go, give up |
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salvage |
(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
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spasmodic |
sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
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spurious |
not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
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adjourn |
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
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alien |
(n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange |
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comely |
having a pleasing appearance |
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compensate |
to make up for; to repay for services |
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dissolute |
loose in one's morals or behavior |
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erratic |
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
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expulsion |
the process of driving or forcing out |
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feint |
(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
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fodder |
(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
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fortify |
to strengthen, build up |
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illegible |
difficult or impossible to read |
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jeer |
(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark or derision |
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lucrative |
bringing in money, profitable |
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mediocre |
average, ordinary, undistinguished |
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proliferate |
to reproduce, increase, or sperad rapidly |
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subjugate |
to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
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sully |
to sil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
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tantalize |
to tease, torment by teasing |
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terse |
brief and to the point |
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unflinching |
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
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abridge |
to make shorter |
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adherent |
(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to |
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altercation |
an angry argument |
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cherubic |
resembling an angel portrayed as little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
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condone |
to pardon or overlook |
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dissent |
(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement |
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eminent |
famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
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exorcise |
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
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fabricate |
to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
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irate |
angry |
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marauder |
a raider, plunderer |
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obesity |
excessive fatness |
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pauper |
an extremely poor person |
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pilfer |
to steal in small quantities |
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rift |
a split, break, breach |
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semblance |
a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparation |
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surmount |
to overcome, rise above |
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terminate |
to bring to an end |
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trite |
commonplace; overused, stale |
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usurp |
to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
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abscond |
to run off and hide |
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access |
(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain |
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anarchy |
a lack of government and law; confusion |
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arduous |
hard to do, requiring much effort |
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auspicious |
favorable, fortunate |
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biased |
favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
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daunt |
to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
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disentangle |
to free from tangles or complications |
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fated |
determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
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hoodwink |
to mislead by trick, deceive |
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inanimate |
not having life; without energy or spirit |
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incinerate |
to burn to ashes |
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intrepid |
very brave, fearless, unshakable |
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larceny |
theft |
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pliant |
bending readily; easily influenced |
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pompous |
overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
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precipice |
a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
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rectify |
to make right, correct |
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reprieve |
(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement |
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revile |
to attack with words, call bad names |
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accomplice |
a person who takes part in a crime |
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annihilate |
to destroy completely |
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arbitrary |
unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
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brazen |
shameless, inpudent; made of brass |
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catalyst |
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
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exodus |
a large-scale departure or flight |
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facilitate |
to make easier; to assist |
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incorrigible |
not able to be corrected; beyond control |
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latent |
hidden, present but not realized |
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militant |
(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist |
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morose |
having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
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opaque |
not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
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paramount |
chief in importance, above all others |
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prattle |
(v.) to talk in an aimless, fooish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk, babble |
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rebut |
to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
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reprimand |
(v.) to scold, find fault with; (n.) a rebuke |
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servitude |
slavery, forced labor |
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slapdash |
careless and hasty |
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stagnant |
not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
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succumb |
to give way to superior force, yield |
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atone |
to make up for |
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bondage |
slavery, any state of being bound or held down |
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credible |
believable |
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defray |
to pay for |
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diligent |
hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
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doleful |
sad; dreary |
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ghastly |
frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
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hamper |
to hold back |
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hew |
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
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impoverished |
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
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incessant |
never stopping, going on all the time |
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intricate |
complicated; difficult to understand |
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lucid |
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
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posthumous |
occirring or published after death |
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prim |
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
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sardonic |
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
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superfluous |
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
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supplant |
to take the place of, supersede |
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taunt |
(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark |
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tenacious |
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
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