 | Term | Definition |
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admonish |
to caution or advise against |
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breach |
an opening, a gap |
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brigand |
a bandit,robber |
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circumspect |
careful,cautious |
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commandeer |
to seize for military use |
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cumbersome |
clumsy, hard to handle |
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deadlock |
a standstill resultion from the oppposition of two eaual forcer or factions |
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debris |
scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
to spread or scatter freely or widely |
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dilemma |
difficult or perplexing problem |
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efface |
to wipe out |
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muddle |
to make a mess of |
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opinionated |
stubborn and ofter unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
lasting for a long time |
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predispose |
to incline to beforehand |
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relinquish |
to let go, give up |
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salvage |
to save from fire or shipwreck |
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spasmodic |
sudden and violent, but brief |
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spurious |
not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
uncontrolled |
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adjourn |
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
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alien |
a citizen of another country |
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comely |
having a pleasing appearance |
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compensate |
to make up for;to reapy for services |
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dissolute |
loosing in one's morals or behavior |
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erratic |
not regular or consistent |
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expulsion |
the process of driving or forcing out |
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feint |
trick |
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fodder |
food for horses or cattle |
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fortify |
to strengthen, build up |
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illegible |
difficult or impossible to read |
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jeer |
to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
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lucrative |
brining in money; profitable |
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mediocre |
average |
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proliferate |
to reproduce |
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subjugate |
to conqure by force |
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sully |
to soil |
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tantalize |
to tease, torment by teasing |
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terse |
breif and to the point |
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unflinching |
firm, unwavering |
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abridge |
to make shorter |
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adherent |
a follower, supporter |
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altercation |
an angry argument |
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cherubic |
angelic |
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condone |
to pardon or overlook |
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dissent |
disagree |
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eminent |
famous |
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exorcise |
to drive out by magic |
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fabricate |
to make, manufacture |
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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 |
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semblance |
a likeness |
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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 |
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usurp |
to seize and hold posiiton by force or without right |
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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 |
lack of government and law |
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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 |
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daunt |
to overcome with fear |
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disentangle |
to free from tangles or complications |
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fated |
determinded in advance by destiny or fortune |
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hoodwink |
to mislead by trick;decieve |
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inanimate |
not having life |
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incinerate |
to burn to ashes |
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intrepid |
very brave, fearless |
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larceny |
theft |
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pilant |
bending readily |
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pompous |
over self-improtant in speech and manner |
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precipice |
very steep cliff |
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rectify |
to make right, correct |
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reprieve |
temporary relief or delay |
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revile |
to attack with words |
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accomplice |
person who takes part in crime |
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annihilate |
to destroy completley |
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arbitrary |
unreasonable |
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brazen |
shameless;made of brass |
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catalyst |
subatance that caouses chemical reaction |
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exodus |
large-scale departure of flight |
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facilitate |
to make easier |
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incorrigible |
not able to be corrected |
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latent |
hidden |
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militant |
given to fighting |
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morose |
having gloomy or sullen manner |
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opaque |
not letting light through |
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paramount |
chief in importance |
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prattle |
to talk in an aimless, foolish way |
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rebut |
offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion |
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reprimand |
to scold |
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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 |
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succumb |
to give way to superior force |
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atone |
to make up for |
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bondage |
slavery |
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credible |
believable |
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defray |
to pay for |
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diligent |
hardworking |
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doleful |
sad |
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ghastly |
frighful, deathly pale |
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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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impoverished |
poor |
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incessant |
never stopping |
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intricate |
complicated |
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lucid |
easy to understand,clear |
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posthumous |
occurring or published after death |
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prim |
overly neat, recide, proper |
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sardonic |
grimly or scornfully mocking |
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superfluous |
exceeding what is sufficient or required;excess |
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supplant |
to take the place of |
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taunt |
to jeer to mock at |
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tenacious |
holding fast |
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adieu |
farewell |
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advent |
an arrival |
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apex |
the highest point, tip |
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assimilate |
to absorb fully or make one's own |
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bogus |
false |
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exorbitant |
unreasonablt high;excessive |
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interim |
the time between |
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inundate |
to flood; overflow |
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malign |
to speack evil of |
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meander |
to wander about, wind about |
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metropolis |
large city |
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momentous |
very important |
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obstreperous |
noisy, unruly |
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pensive |
thoughtful |
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perilous |
dangerous |
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shoddy |
of poor quality |
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sprightly |
lively, full of life |
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surly |
angry and bad-tempered |
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tirade |
long, angy speech |
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vagrant |
wandering aimlessly |
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assurance |
pledege; freedom from doubt |
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asylum |
institution for the care or people |
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console |
to comfort |
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dilate |
to make or become larger or wider |
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dross |
refuse,waste products |
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dwindle |
to lessen, diminsh |
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flippant |
lacking in seriousness |
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immunity |
resistance to disease |
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institute |
found, bring about; academy |
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liability |
debt |
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preposterous |
ridiculous |
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pugnacious |
quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
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rabid |
furious |
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realm |
kingdom;region of study |
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rejuvenate |
to make young again |
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remunerate |
to reward, pay; reimburse |
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sparse |
meager, scant |
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sterling |
genuine, excellent |
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venture |
risky or daring undertaking |
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warp |
to twist out of shape |
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auxiliary |
giving assistance or support |
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candid |
frank, sincere |
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cubicle |
small room or compartment |
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drudgery |
work that is hard and tiresome |
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envoy |
representative or messenger (government) |
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escalate |
to elevate; to increase in intensity |
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expedient |
a means to an end |
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feign |
to pretend |
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flair |
natural quality, talent, skill |
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grievous |
causing sorrow or pain; serious |
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heterogeneous |
composed of different kinds; diverse |
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horde |
vast number |
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impel |
to force, drive forward |
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incredulous |
disbelieving, skeptical |
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inscribe |
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
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monologue |
a speech by one actor |
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prognosis |
forecast of probable course and outcome of disease or situation |
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rasping |
with harsh, grating sound |
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repugnant |
offensive, disagreeable |
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scuttle |
to sink a ship by cutting hole in it; abandon |
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adept (edept) |
thoroughly skilled |
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adept |
an expert |
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aspire |
to have ambitious hopes or plans |
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bleak |
bare, dreary, dismal |
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chide |
to blame, scold |
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despicable |
worthy of scorn |
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diminutive |
small, smaller than most others of same type |
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emancipate |
to free from slavery |
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erroneous |
incorrect, containing mistakes |
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exploit |
to make use of |
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extemporaneous |
made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
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impair |
to make imperfect, damage, harm |
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invincible |
not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
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languid |
drooping; without energy; sluggish |
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mire |
mud, wet |
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obtursive |
forward |
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preamble |
introduction to speech or piece of writing |
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render |
cause to become; perform |
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rugged |
rough, irregular |
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skeptical |
inclined to doubt |
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slipshod |
untidy in dress, personal habits; careless, sloppy |
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brevity |
shortness |
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comport |
to conduct or bear oneself; behave |
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concise |
expressing much in few words |
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demure |
sober or serious in manner, modest |
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depreciation |
lessening in value |
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deteriotate |
lower in quality or value; wear away |
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divulge |
to tell, reveal, to make public |
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enlightened |
free form ignorance and false ideas |
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forestall |
to prevent by acting first |
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garbel |
to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible; scramble |
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proponent |
one who puts forward a proposal |
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quaver |
to shake, tremble; to shrill |
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recoil (rikoil) |
to spring back, shrink |
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recoil |
the act of springing back |
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recoup |
to make up for, regain |
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reek |
an unpleasant smell |
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relentless |
unyielding, harsh, without pity |
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rivulet |
small stream |
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squander |
to spend foolishy; waste |
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staccato |
detached or disconnected in sound or style |
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statute |
law |
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appreicable |
sufficient to be noticed or measured |
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autorcratic |
absoulute in power or authority |
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blanch |
to remove color from |
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blasphemy |
act, untterance, writing showing contempt for something sacred |
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brawny |
strong, muscular |
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concerted |
planned or performed in cooperation with others |
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contend |
to fight, stuggle |
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humane |
kind, merciful |
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illustrious |
very famous, distinguished |
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intolerable |
unbearable |
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irreernt |
disrespectful |
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laborous |
not easy, requiring hard work |
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lithe |
bending easily;limber |
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maltreat |
to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
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ponder |
to consider carefully, reflect on |
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subversive |
intended to undermine or overthrow |
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synthetic |
made or put together by people |
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temperate |
poisonous, spiteful, mean |
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wily |
sly, shrew, cunning |
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ad infinitum |
endlessly |
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apportion |
to divide and give out in shares |
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bona fide |
genuine; sincere |
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buoyant |
able to float easily |
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clique |
small, exlusive group of people |
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concede |
to admit as true; to yield, submit |
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congenial |
getting on well with others |
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lofty |
very high; noble |
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migration |
movement from one country or region to another |
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perceive |
to be aware of through senses |
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perverse |
inclinded to go against what is expected; stubborn |
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prelude |
an introduction |
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rancid |
stale, spoiled |
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rustic |
country-like, simple plain |
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sever |
to separate, divide into parts |
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sordid |
wretchedly poor |
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untenable |
not capable of being held or defended |
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versatile |
able to do many things well |
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vindicate |
to clear form hint or charge of wrongdoing |
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wane |
to lose size, strenght, power |
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annex |
to add to, attach; an attachment or addition |
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cleave |
to cut or spilt open; to cling to |
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cordial |
in a friendly manner, hearty, cheery |
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cornerstone |
starting point of a building; fundamental principle or element |
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debacle |
overwhelming defeat; rout |
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devitalize |
to make weak or lifeless |
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embroil |
to involve in a conflict or difficulty |
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exonerate |
to clear from a charge or accusation |
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glib |
ready and fluent in speech ; thoughtless |
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haphazard |
by chance, not planned, lacking order |
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improvise |
to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials |
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improvise |
to compose or perform without preparation |
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incite |
to rouse, stir up, urge on |
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infux |
a coming in, inflow |
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pallor |
an exterme or unnatural paleness |
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pedigree |
list of ancestors, family tree |
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preciptious |
very steep |
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profuse |
very abundant, given or flowing freely |
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reconcile |
to restore to freindship |
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shackle |
to put into chians; chain |
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threadbare |
shabbe, old and worn |
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abase |
to lower in esteem, degrade |
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actuate |
to move to aciton |
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avert |
to trun aside, turn away |
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boorish |
rude, inrefined; clumsy |
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brunt |
the main impact, force, burden |
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combatant |
a fighter; engaged in figting |
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dormant |
inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping |
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dubious |
causing uncertaninty or suspicion |
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harangue |
to deliver a loud, ranting speech |
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harry |
to make destructive raid on; to torment, harass |
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impenitent |
not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses |
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knave |
tricky, unprinciple, or deceitful fellow |
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legion |
large military force |
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liberality |
generostiy, geneerous act |
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plaintiff |
one who begins lawsuit |
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probe |
to examine, investigate thoroughly |
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protract |
to draw out or lengthen in space or time |
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quarry |
to cut or take from; place form which a stone is taken from |
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spurn |
to refuse with scorn, disdain |
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subterfuge |
excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something |
