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lemon vocab final
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9th Grade
05/26/2008

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augur
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someone who predicts future events according to omens
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androgynous
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having features of both sexes; unisex
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maladroit
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not resourceful or cunning;inept
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beatitude
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a state of happiness or joy
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acerbic
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sarcastic in mood, tone, or temper; harsh
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traduce
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to slander someone's reputation
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requiem
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a religious service or song for the deceased
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diaspora
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a dispersion of people from their homeland
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discursive
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jumping from one topic to another without reason or any order
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extemporaneous
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done without planning, spur of the moment; unexpected;makeshift
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politic
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prudent or shredly tactful
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tendentious
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biased in perspective; preferring one view over another
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sinecure
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a job that provides income, but requires little or no work.
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disseminate
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to disperse or scatter
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intractable
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hard to govern or manipulate
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insuperable
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not able to be overcome
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apex
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the highest point of something
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acrid
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marked by a sharp taste or smell; bitter
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fulminate
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to voice dissaproval or protest
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jejune
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without interest; dull
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hegemony
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influence or domination over
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truculent
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marked by ferocity
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credulity
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willingness to believe too readily
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dross
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refuse or waste
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verismilitude
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the appearance of truth
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viscous
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having a thick or sticky consistency
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psychosomatic
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of or rleating to symptoms caused by mental or emotional problems
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abnegation
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unwillingness to admit reality or truth; denial
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polyglot
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someone with knowledge of two or more languages
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gravitas
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seriousness
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incendiary
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causing to excite or inflame
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apotheosis
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the finest example
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contiguous
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making contact or touching at some point; side by side
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auspicious
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signaling favorable or promising results
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vociferous
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marked by noise; loud
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avuncular
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similar to an uncle
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proletariat
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working class or lower class; blue collar
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tenacious
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strongly held; not easy to seperate
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specious
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deceptive or misleading
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refractory
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unmanageable or difficult to control; willful
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inimitable
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can't be imitated
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malfeasance
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poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official
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platonic
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marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction
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pontificate
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speak in a pretentiously dignifed or dogmatic way
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prurient
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given to lustful or lewd thoughts
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sibilant
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a hissing sound BUT THIS IS AN ADJ
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money; financial
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hubris
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excessive pride or self confidence
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ergo
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therefore
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface
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hiatus
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a pause or gap
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ennui
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boredrom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest
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beguile
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to deceive; to charm; to enchant
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coalesce
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to blend, to merge
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pandemic
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general; widespread
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hector
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to bully; to pester
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desultory
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wandering from subject to subject
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sang-froid
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calmness; composure or cool self possession
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nonentity
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a person or thing of little importance
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rebuke
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to scold; to blame
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salacious
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obscene; lustful
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flout
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to ridicule; to show contempt for
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lascivious
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lustful or lewd
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flagellate
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to whip; to lash
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miscreant
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a vicious person
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regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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fiscal
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pertaining to finances
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impalpable
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unable to be felt; intangible
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affinity
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an attraction to
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recreant
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a coward; a trator
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malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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palliate
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to ease; to lessen; to soothe
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jocular
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humorous; lighthearted
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recant
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to withdraw of disavow a statement or opinion
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salient
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significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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foment
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to stir up; to incite
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ratiocinate
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to reason; to think
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egregious
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remarkably bad; outrageous
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hospice
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a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute
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flaccid
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flabby
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querulous
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complaining; grumbling
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meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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germane
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relevant; fitting
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empirical
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based on practical experience rather than theory
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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chaff
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worthless matter
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perdition
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damnation; ruin; hell
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hallow
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to make holy
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orifice
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mouth; opening
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elicit
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to draw forth; to call forth
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shibboleth
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a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
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flaunt
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to show off
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deign
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to lower oneself before an inferior
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aggrandize
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to increase the range of; to expand; to make appear larger
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst; a fit
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obviate
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to prevent; to get around
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mendacious
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lying; false; deceitful
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endemic
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confined to a particular country or area
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saturnine
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gloomy; sluggish
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panache
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self confidence; a showy manner
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recoil
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to retreat; to draw back
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paleontology
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a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
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othography
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correct spelling
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bombast
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impressive but meaningless language
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animosity
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hatred
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cataract
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a large waterfall
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impinge
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to enroach; to respass
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sentient
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conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving
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hoi polloi
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the common people; the masses
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offal
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garbage; waste parts
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redundant
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repetitious; using more words than needed
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obsequious
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excessively submissive or overly attentive
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savant
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a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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brevity
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briefness; short duartion
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empathy
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an understanding of another's feelings
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harlequin
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a clown
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despicable
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contempible; hateful
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salutary
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healthful; wholesome
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nirvana
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a condition of great peace or happiness
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blandishment
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flattery
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gumption
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courage and initative; common sense
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necromancy
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magic, especially that practiced by a witch
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bilious
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bad tempered; crossed
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halcyon
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calm; pleasant
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fastidious
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hard to please; fussy
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badinage
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playful; teasing talk
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malapropism
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a word humorously misused
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garner
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to gather; to acquire
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kismet
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destiny; fate; fortune (one's lot in life)
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hegira
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flight; escape
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paradigm
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a model an example
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debauchery
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corruption; self indulgence
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milieu
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environment; setting
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regress
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to move backward
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libertine
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one who leads an immoral life
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand; deception
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delineate
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to describe, to depict
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languid
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sluggish; drooping from weakness
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epitome
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a typical example
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fissure
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an opening; a groove; a split
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lachrymose
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tearful, weepy
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scintillate
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to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually
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fetish
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an object that receives respect or devotion
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garrulous
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talkative
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kinetic
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pertaining to motion
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juxtapose
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to place side by side for comparison
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cessation
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a stopping a discontinuance
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dessicated
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dried up
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elixir
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a supposed remedy for all ailments
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