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Week 3 (7/8) Vocab
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10th Grade
07/09/2011
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ineptitude (n)
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unskillfulness
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adept (a), (n)
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(a) skillful
(n) an expert
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tyro (n)
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a beginner
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neophyte (n)
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a beginner
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fledgling (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. a beginner, 2. a young bird just about to fly
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fledge (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. begin, 2. to cover the body with feathers
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greenhorn (n)
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a beginner with no experience
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inductee (n)
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a beginner
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novice (n)
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a beginner
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newcomer (n)
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a beginner
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virtuoso (n)
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a great expert in art, music, etc.
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virtuosity (n)
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great skill
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finesse (n)
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great skill
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virtue (n)
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goodness
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virtuous (a)
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of goodness
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maestro (n)
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an expert
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guru (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. a religious teacher or leader in Hinduism, 2. an expert
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veteran (n)
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an expert
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verdant (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. inexperienced, new, 2. fresh and green
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verdancy (n)
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being new and inexperienced
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callow (a)
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young and inexperienced
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fallow (a)
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not cultivated, not fertile, idle
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ambidextrous (a)
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able to use both hands (right and left-handed)
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infallible (a)
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always certain; without error
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infallibility (n)
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being certain; being without error
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certitude (n)
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being certain; being without error
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inerrancy (n)
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being certain; being without error
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err (v)
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to make an error
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erronious (a)
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false
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lapse (n)
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a slight error
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blunder (n), (v)
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(n) foolish mistake
(v) to make foolish mistakes
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gaff (n)
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a social mistake
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pliant (a)
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flexible; easily influenced
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pliable (a)
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flexible; easily influenced
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lithe (a)
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flexible; easily influenced
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supple (a)
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flexible; easily influenced
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susceptible (a)
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easily influenced by feeling
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porous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. easily influenced, 2. having many holes
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nonporous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. not easily influenced, 2. having no holes
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malleable (a)
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easily influenced
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impervious (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. not easily moved or influenced, 2. not allowing water,gas, etc. to pass through; impermeable
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obstinate (a)
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stubborn
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obdurate (a)
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stubborn
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dogmatic/dogged (SAME DEFINITION) (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. forcing to accept without questioning, 2. stubborn
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dogma (a)
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a dogmatic belief or teaching
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headstrong (a)
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stubborn
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tenacious (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. holding firmly, 2. stubborn
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persistent (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. recurring again and again, 2. stubborn
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tentative (a)
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temporary for trial
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ephemeral (a)
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temporary
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evanescent (a)
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short-lived
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fleeting (a)
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temporary
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fleeting (a)
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temporary
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transient (a)
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temporary
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transitory (a)
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temporary
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soporific (a), (n)
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(a) producing sleep
(n) something that produces sleep
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insomnia (n)
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inability to fall asleep
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somnolent (a)
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sleepy; almost asleep
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somnambulate (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. to sleep walk, 2. to distract
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ambulant/ambulatory (a)
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able to walk; moving around
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somnambulist (n)
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1. a sleepwalker, 2. a distracted person
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ambition (n)
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aspiration
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distraugh (a)
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distracted
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abstracted (a)
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distracted
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abstract (a), (v) DOUBLE MEANING, (n)
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(a) difficult to understand in concept
(v) 1. to distract, 2. to outline
(n) an outline
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lowbrow (n)
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one who does not have knowledge in art, music, etc.
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bluestocking (n)
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a woman with literary taste
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elegy (n)
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sad music or literature
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elegiac (a)
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sad; of elegy
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pathetic (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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dolorous (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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lugubrious (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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plaintive (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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plaintiff (n)
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one who sues
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defendant (n)
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one who is sued
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doleful (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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mournful (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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wistful (a)
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longing for; sad
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woeful (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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lamentable (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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gloomy (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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glum (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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somber (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. dark-colored, 2. sad
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murky (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. dark, 2. glum
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overcast (a)
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1. darkened by a cloud, 2. gloomy
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dismal (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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melancholy (a)
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sad; sorrowful
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lachrymose (a)
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tearful, sad
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lachrymal (a)
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of tears
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fastidious (a) QUADRUPLE MEANING
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1. quick in finding faults, 2. hard to please, 3. neat, 4. picky
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finnicky/finicky (a)
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picky
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dainty (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. neat; pretty, 2. picky
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censorious (a)
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fault-finding
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submissive (a)
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obedient
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subordinate (a)
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obedient
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ruly (a)
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obedient
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docile (a)
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obedient
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tractable (a)
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easily managed or controlled; obedient
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comply (v)
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to act in accordance with
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compliant (a)
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obedient
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conformity (n)
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compliance
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amenable (a)
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willing to be guided or controlled; responsive; obedient
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subservient (a)
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obedient to a flattering degree
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insubmissive (a)
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disobedient
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insubordinate (a)
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disobedient
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unruly (a)
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disobedient
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indocile (a)
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disobedient
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intractable (a)
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disobedient
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defiant (a)
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disobedient
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restive (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. refusing to move forward, 2. disobedient
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wayward (a)
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disobedient
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insurgent (a), (n)
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(a) rebellious
(n) rebel
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mutinous (a)
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disobedient
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recalcitrant (a)
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disobedient
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contumacious (a)
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disobedient
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obstreperous (a)
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disobedient
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timid (a)
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easily frightened; shy
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pusillanimous (a)
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easily frightened; shy
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timorous (a)
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easily frightened; shy
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tremulous (a)
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easily frightened; shy
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blithe (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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effervescent (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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effervesce (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. to be gay, 2. to give off bubbles of gas
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buoyant (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. floating, 2. cheerful
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exultant (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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exult (v)
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to rejoice greatly
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jocose (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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jocund (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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jovial (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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jaunty (a)
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cheerful, merry, gay
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convivial (a)
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fond of drinking and chatting cheerfully
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rejoice (v)
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to be joyful
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rejoin (v)
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to respond, to answer
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enjoin (v)
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to command; to order
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exalt (v)
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to praise highly
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gaiety (n)
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cheerfulness; merriment
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mirth (n)
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cheerfulness; merriment
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revelry (n)
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noisy merriment
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jollity (a)
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cheerfulness; merriment
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revel (v)
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to be merry
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reverie (n)
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a daydream
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distort (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. to misrepresent, 2. to twist
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convolute (a), (v) DOUBLE MEANING
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(v) 1. to make complicated, 2. to twist
(a) complicated
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warp (v)
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to twist
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gnarl (v)
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to twist
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squirm (v)
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to twist
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writhe (v)
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to twist
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labyrinthine (a)
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complicated
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intricate (a)
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complicated
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complex (a)
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complicated
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circuitous (a)
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complicated
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labyrinth (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. a maze, 2. confusion
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fallacious (a)
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misleading
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obsequious (a)
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flattering
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categorical (a)
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absolute
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lucid (a)
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clear
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limpid (a)
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clear
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perspicuous (a)
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clear
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diaphanous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. clear, 2. transparent
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explicit (a)
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clear
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pellucid (a)
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very clear and easy to understand
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elucidate (v)
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to make clear for better understanding
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perspicuity (n)
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clearness
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perspicacious (a)
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quick, keen in judging/understanding
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perspicacity (a)
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ability to judge/understand quickly and keenly
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conspicuous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. easily seen, noticed, or distinguished, 2. intended to show off or be noticed
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ambiguous (a)
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unclear
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ambivalent (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. having two opposite/contrary meanings or feelings, 2. unclear
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vague (a)
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unclear
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nebulous (a)
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unclear, hard to understand
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implicit (a)
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unclear
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equivocal (a)
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questionable, unclear
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cloudy (a)
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unclear
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foggy (a)
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unclear
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turbid (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. thick, muddy, 2. unclear
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translucent (a)
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semi-transparent
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translucent (a)
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semi-transparent
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opaque (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. not allowing lights to pass through, 2. difficult to understand
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opacity (n)
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noun for opaque
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sanction (v) DOUBLE MEANING, (n) DOUBLE MEANING
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(v) 1. to punish, 2. to approve
(n) 1. punishment, 2. approval
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equivocate (v)
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to use equivocal language
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turbidness (n)
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unclearness
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torpid (a)
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dull, slow
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torpid (a)
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dull, slow
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torpor (n)
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dullness, slowness
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turgid (a)
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swollen
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turgidity (n)
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swollenness
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bloated (a)
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swollen
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inflated (a)
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swollen
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distended (a)
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swollen
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wheedle (v)
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to flatter
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coax (v)
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to flatter
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fawn (v)
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to flatter
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toady (v)
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to flatter
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cajole (v)
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to flatter
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blandish (v)
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to flatter
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ingratiate (v)
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to flatter
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adulate (v)
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to flatter
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adulatory (a)
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flattering
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obsequious (a)
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flattering
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subservient (a)
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flattering
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sycophantic (a)
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flattering
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servile (a)
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flattering
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toadyism (n)
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flattery
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blandishment (n)
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flattery
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ingratiation (n)
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flattery
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adulation (n)
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flattery
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obsequiousness (n)
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flattery
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subservience (n)
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flattery
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sycophancy (n)
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flattery
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servility (n)
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flattery
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soft soap (n)
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flattery
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sinuous (a) DOUBLE MEANING
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1. winding, 2. complicated
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