| Term | Definition |
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Abscond |
To run off and hide |
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Access |
Approach or admittance to places, persons, things |
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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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Biased |
Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
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Disentangle |
To free from tangles or complications |
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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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Pompous |
Overly self-important in speech and manner |
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Rectify |
To make right, correct |
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Reprieve |
A temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement |
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Accomplice |
A person who takes part in a crime |
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Arbitrary |
Unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
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Catalyst |
A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
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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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Paramount |
Chief in importance, above all others |
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Prattle |
To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble |
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Rebut |
To offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion |
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Slapdash |
Careless and hasty |
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Stagnant |
Not running or flowing; foul from standing still |
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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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Defray |
To pay for |
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Diligent |
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
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Doleful |
Sad; dreary |
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Hamper |
To hold back |
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Hew |
To shape or cut down with an ax |
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Incessant |
Never stopping, goign on all the time |
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Lucid |
Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
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Posthumous |
Occurring or published after death |
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Prim |
Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
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Taunt |
To jeer at, mock |
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Tenacious |
Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
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Apex |
The highest point, tip |
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Bogus |
False, counterfeit |
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Exorbitant |
Unreasonably high; excessive |
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Interim |
The time between; temporary, coming between two points in time |
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Inundate |
To flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
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Meander |
To wander about, wind about |
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Pensive |
Thoughtful, melancholy |
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Perilous |
Dangerous |
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Sprightly |
Lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
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Surly |
Angry and bad-tempered; rude |
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Tirade |
A long, angry speech, usually very critical |
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Vagrant |
An idle wanderer, tramp |
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Console |
To comfort |
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Dilate |
To make or become larger or wider |
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Dwindle |
To lessen, diminish |
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Immunity |
Resistance to disease |
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Institute |
To establish, set up |
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Liability |
A debt; something disadvantageous |
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Preposterous |
Ridiculous, senseless |
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Rabid |
Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme |
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Realm |
A kingdom |
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Rejuvenate |
To make young again; to make like new |
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Sparse |
Meager, scant; scattered |
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Warp |
To twist out of shape |