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adept |
(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert |
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bleak |
(adj.) bare, dreary, dismal |
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chide |
(v.) to blame; scold |
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despicable |
(adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible |
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aspire |
(v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
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emancipate |
(v.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
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erroneous |
(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes |
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exploit |
(v.) to make use of , develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed |
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impair |
(v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm |
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invincible |
(adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
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languid |
(adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish |
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obtrusive |
(adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
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preamble |
(n.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
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render |
(v.) to cause to become; to preform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
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rugged |
(adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
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skeptical |
(adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true |
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concise |
(adj.) expressing much in a few words |
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demure |
(adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest |
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depreciation |
(n.) a lessening in value; a belittling |
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deteriorate |
(v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away |
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divulge |
(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public |
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forestall |
(v.) to prevent by acting first |
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proponent |
(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
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quaver |
(v.) to shake, temble; to trill |
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recoil |
(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back |
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recoup |
(v.) to make up for, regain |
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reek |
(n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression |
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relentless |
(adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity |
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squander |
(v.) to spend foolishly, waste |
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statute |
(n.) a law |
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