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SAT 16
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20
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01/08/2004
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cantankerous
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difficult; irritating to deal with
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capacious
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spacious or roomy
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circuitous
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indirect route
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circumscribe
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to draw around, hence to restrict
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compendium
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a concise list or summary
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consensus
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a general agreement
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corroborate
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to confirm a claim
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decorum
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conformity to accepted behavior
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defile
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to make unclean or unpure
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demonstrative
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an open display of feelings
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demystify
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to make clear
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desolate
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lonely and uninhabited
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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disabuse
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to rid someone of false ideas
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disdain
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to look-on with scorn
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disingenuous
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a false appearance of simplicity
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disparage
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to belittle or speak poorly of
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diversion
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something that diverts or amuses
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divulge
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to make known; to reveal
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