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03/14/2012
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deduce

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to arrive at a conclusion (by reasoning); infer
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bequeath
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to give (property or money) in a will; to hand down
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protract
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to draw out, esp. in time
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pathos
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the quality or power of arousing pity
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bathos
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change in tone from the important to trivial
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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candor
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frankness
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novice
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beginner; person who just received a religious order
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proletariat
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the working class
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zest
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something adding flavor, interest, etc.
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zenith
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the highest point
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momentous
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important
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audacious
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bold; daring
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perennial
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lasting indefinitely
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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prolific
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highly productive
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meteoric
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sudden and spectacular
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caustic
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corroding; sharply critical or sarcastic
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dispel
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to drive off; scatter
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expel
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to drive or force away
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pervade
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to become spread out throughout all parts of 
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curtail
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to cut short or reduce
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elicit
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to draw forth
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allay
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to quiet or lessen
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unsurp
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to seize (position, power, etc.) by force or without legal right
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motif
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recurring subject or theme
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overture
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orchestral prelude; first move in a relationship, negotiation, etc.
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avarice
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greed
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drudgery
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distasteful, dull, hard work
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stratum
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layer or material
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pensive
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gravely thoughtful
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austere
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severe, as in manner
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inert
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having no inherent power to move, resist, or act
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vagrant
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person who has no home
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condole
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to express sympathy
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subsist
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to continue to exist
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transgress
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to violate a law, moral code, etc. 
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expound
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to explain in detail
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dissension
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strong disagreement; discord
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affront
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insult, offend
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artifice
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clever trick
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purport
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to claim, imply
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contour
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the outline of a figure or body 
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vestige
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trace of something extinct; very small amount of something
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judicious
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wise; prudent
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imperial
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of an empire
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filial
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of or befitting a son or daughter
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martial
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warlike
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rendezvous
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appointment or place to meet
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ethereal
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light or airy; heavenly
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perpetuate
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to preserve from extinction or oblivion
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refute
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to prove wrong
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admonish
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to advise against something
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remonstrate
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to protest; plead in protest
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descry
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to notice; to detect
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espouse
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to adopt or support, as a cause
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propriety
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conformity to establish standards or behavior, manners, etc.
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vicissitude
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change or variation
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solace
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comfort in sorrow
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incessant
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not ceasing
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indomitable
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incapable of being dominated
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impetuous
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rash or hasty
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AAAAffect
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to produce an effect on; act on; move the feelings of

(verb)
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EEEEffect
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result; consequence
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demur
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to raise objections
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extol
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to praise highly
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efficacy
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capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness 
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rudiment
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basic thing to learn
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approbation
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approval
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ferment
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sustance causing fermentation; agitation; excitement
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demur
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to raise objections
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averse
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inwilling
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perverse
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stubbornly determined not to do what is expected; contrary
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fervent
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having or showing intensity of feeling; ardent
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forment
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to foster or instigate
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volatile
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evaporating rapidly; explosive
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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iniquity
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great injustice; wicked act
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revulsion
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strong feeling of disgust
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progeny
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offspring collectively
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infirmity
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physical weakness or ailment; moral
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stagnant
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not flowing; fowl; stale
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bane
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thing causing ruin
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malignant
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causing harm or suffering; cancerous
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