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11/19/2008
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buwark
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n. strong support or protection
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cognizant
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adj informed aware
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duress
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n compulsion by threat
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affluent
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j richad
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alacrity
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adj cheerful readiness
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anathema
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n one who is intensely disliked or loathed
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covert
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not openly engaged in. secret
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cryptic
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intended to be obscure or mysterious
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interpid
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bold, fearless
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dregs
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least disirable part, lasst remaining part
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duplicity
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deceptiveness
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elussive
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difficult to comprehend
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extort
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v obtain from a person by force
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dour
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gloomy sullen
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cache
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n a storage or hiding place
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cessation
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n a stop
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effigy
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n image of a hated person
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extant
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adj currently existing
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infamous
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notoriously bad
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progeny
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n offspring
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inherent
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ADJ INvolved in the essential nature of something
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obviate
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v to make unnecessry
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invective
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n VERBAL ABUSE OR INSULT
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irascable
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adj irritable
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symbol
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word, action, object suggesting a greater meaning
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