| Term | Definition |
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Admonish |
warn |
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Cumbersome |
hard to handle, clumsy |
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Predispose |
(v) to incline to beforehand |
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Relinquish |
to surrender |
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Spurious |
False |
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Unbridled |
uncontrolled |
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compensate |
to pay back, make up for |
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Erratic |
irregular |
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fortify |
to strengthen |
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lucrative |
gainful, moneymaking |
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proliferate |
multiply |
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subjugate |
vanquish, master |
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tantalize |
to tease |
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abridge |
to make shorter |
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condone |
ignore |
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eminent |
distinguished |
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fabricate |
to make, put together |
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irate |
angry |
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surmount |
to overcome or rise over |
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trite |
corny or overused |
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usurp |
supplant |
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abscond |
skip town, to run off and hide |
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arduous |
difficult, hard to do |
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auspicious |
favorable |
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daunt |
intimidate, to overcome with fear |
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intrepid |
fearless |
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precipice |
cliff, on the edge |
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rectify |
correct |
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reprieve |
postpone, temporary relief |
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annihilate |
to destroy completely |
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brazen |
shameless, bold |
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facilitate |
to make easier |
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incorrigible |
brat, annoying |
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succumb |
expire, yield |
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tenacious |
holding fast, not giving up |