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01/11/2012
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lickspittle
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noun, kiss up
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volatile
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adj, unpredictable
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flaunt
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verb, show off obnoxiously.
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acquiesce
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verb, give in reluctantly.
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culpable
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adjective, guilty.
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pensive
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adj, deep in thought about negative things.
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hinder
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verb, to cause difficulties
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esprit de corps
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noun, group spirit.
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bibliomaniac
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noun, someone who REALLY loves books.
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ad nauseam
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adverb, to a sickening degree.
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tittup
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verb, to skip or prance about.
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undermine
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verb, to weaken or wear away.
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meticulous
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adjective, careful about details.
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futile
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adj, not having a positive outcome.
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laudable
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adj, worthy of praise.
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incorrigible
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adj, incapable of being corrected or reformed.
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flamboyant
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adj, bold, flashy, vivid.
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philanthropist
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noun, someone who loves humans and give money to help them.
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eloquent
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adj, gifted in using words, speak or written.
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squander
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verb, to waste oppurtunity.
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Throttlebottom
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noun. a clueless politician.
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inadvertently
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adverb. Accidently.
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facade
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noun, a false impression.
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calamity
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noun, a disaster.
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equitable
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adjective, fair.
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succinctly
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adverb, briefly stated
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serene
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adjective, calm, peaceful.
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raze
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verb. destroy or demolish something huge. Cities.
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consummate
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adjective. Perfect in everyway.
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suffice
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verb, to be enough.
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horripilation
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noun. goose bumps.
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commiserate
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verb. to sympathize.
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incense
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verb, to make very angry.
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fatuous
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adjective. foolish or silly.
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aberration
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noun. something unexpected.
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writhe
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verb, to twist and turn.
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slovenly
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adjective. Sloppy, messy, untidy.
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accolade
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noun. a praise.
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relegate
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verb. to place in a less desirable place.
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paroxysm
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noun. a sudden outburst. sneezing, laughing.
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gewgaw
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noun. a showy trinket. Cheap, breaks.
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archaic
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adjective, ancient.
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rectify.
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verb. to make right.
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protracted.
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adjective, overly long,
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lackadaisical
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adjective. lacking enthusiasm or energy.
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surreptitiously.
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adverb. done secretly.
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fluctuate
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verb. to change.
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aloof
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adjective. emotionally distant.
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destitute
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adjective. lacking the necessities of life.
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imperative
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adjective. cruical, vital.
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kerfuffle
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noun. a commotion.
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parsimonious
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adjective. cheap, stingy.
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deface
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verb. to mar the surface of something.
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unflappable
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adjective. Calm under pressure.
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exacerbate
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verb. to make worse.
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ambiance.
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noun. the mood of a location.
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loathe.
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verb. to hate.
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onslaught
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noun. a intense attack.
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deplete.
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verb. to use up. a amount of something.
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implore.
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verb. to beg.
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