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ALLUSION
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A HINT ABOUT
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ALTRUISTIC
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UNSELFISH
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APPEASE
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TO CALM
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ARBITRARY
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IMPULSIVE
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ASSAIL
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TO ATTACK
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BANAL
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UNORIGINAL
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EUPHEMISM
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A TERM THAT DOESNT OFFEND
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MERCENARY
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GREEDY
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SYNDROME
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A GROUP OF SYMTOMS
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TAINT
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TO DAMAGE
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CALAMITY
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A TRAGEDY
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COMPREHENSIVE
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COMPLETE
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CONVENTIONAL
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USUAL
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FLAGRANT
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OBVIOUS
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FLUCTUATE
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TO VARY
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PERSEVERE
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TO KEEP GOING
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PONDER
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TO THINK ABOUT
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REHABILITATE
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TO RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE
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TURMOIL
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DISORDER
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VENTURE
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TO DARE
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enigma
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a mystery or puzzle
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dispatch
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to send to a spcific place or on specific business
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nocturnal
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of, about, or happening in the night, active at night
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attest
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to make statement about something on the basis of personal experience, testify
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orient
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to determine ones location or direction
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discern
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to recognize, detect
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enhance
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to improve, add to the strength or beauty
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mobile
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moving or able to move from place to place
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attribute
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a quality or feature of a person or thing
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exemplify
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to be an example of, represent be typical of
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constitute
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to make up be the parts of
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default
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to fail to do something required
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predominant
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most common or most noticeable
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prerequisite
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something required beforehand
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confiscate
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to seize with authority: legally take possession of
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decipher
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to interpret or read something hard to make out
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nominal
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slight, very small compared with what might be expected
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concurrent
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happening or existing at the same time
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recession
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a temporary decline in business
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hypothetical
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supposed for the sake fo argument or examination
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intricate
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having many parts arraned in a complicated way

 
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suffice
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to be good enough
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degenerate
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to worsen, deteriorate
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sanctuary
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a place of safety, protection or relief
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intercede
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to make a request or plead
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vulnerable
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open to damage or attack
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implausible
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difficult to believe, unlikely
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sinister
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evil, wicked
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scruting
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close inspection, careful examination
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incoherent
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unable to speak in an orderly, logical way
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qualm
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an uneasy feeling about how right
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garble
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to mix up or confuse
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gloat
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to feel or express delight
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blight
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something that weakens, damages, or destroys
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plagiarism
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using someone else's writigs or ideas
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contrive
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to plan cleverly
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retaliate
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to return an inury for an injury
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blatant
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obvious
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immaculate
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perfectly clean
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adamant
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not giving in , stubborn
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amoral
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lacking a moral sense
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eccentric
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differing from what is customary
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absolve
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to find innocent or blameless
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encounter
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a brief or an unexpected meeting
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epitome
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a perfect or tyical example
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antagonist
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one who opposes or competes
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animosity
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bitter hostility
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malign
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to make evil and often untrue statements
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amiable
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good natured, friendly and pleasant
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elicite
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to draw forth
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terminate
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to stop bring to an end
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methodical
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orderly, systematic
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adjacent
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close, near
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tangible
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able to be touched, having form and matter
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obsolete
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no longer , out of date
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escalate
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to increase or intensify
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acclaim
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great praise or applause
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engross
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to hold the full attention
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exploit
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take unfair advantage of
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