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12/04/2008
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indifferent
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not caring
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obscure
 Definition

unclear clouded
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revere
 Definition
to worship to honor
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denounce
 Definition
to speak against condem
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candid
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honest frank stright up
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ironic
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satiric unexpected
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abstract
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not concrete theatrical
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enigma
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mystery mysterious
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benevolent
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kind good hearted
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conciliate
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to end a dispute to sooth
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eccentric
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odd unusually quirky
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servile
 Definition
overly submissive servent
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anarchy
 Definition
lack of government; chaos
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scrutinize
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to examin closley
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repudiate
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to reject; to deny
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aesthetic
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dealing with art or beauty
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augment
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to add ; to increase
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eloquent
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fluent and graseful in speach
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incessant
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never ending; unceasing
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laud
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praise
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euphony
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plesant sounding
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insipid
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boaring; stupid;bland; dull
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expidite
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to make faster or eayser
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tentative
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not final
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pragmatic
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pratical
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profound
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deep insightsfu
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didactic
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instructive to insrruct
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profuse
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flowing
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fastidious
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finicky overly critical
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belligerent
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argumentive
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languid
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slow tired
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mitigate
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to lesson the severity of something
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apperhension
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fearful woried
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scanty
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minimal; inadiquence
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incoherent
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jumbeled; chaotic
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solicit
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to seek; to ask for
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condescend
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to talk down to
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kinsenthetic
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movement of the body
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acquiesce
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to give in; to agree
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taciturn

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quiet; saying little
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flagrant
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shocking; very bad
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esoteric
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understood by a select few
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cryptic
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mysterious; enigma
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incongruous
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not fitting in
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digress
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to go off the subject
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apathy
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lack of emotion or intress
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ambigious
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unclear in meaning
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discriminate
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to make a distinction between
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subtle
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ont obious
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discern
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to distinguish between
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disdain
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contempt; intense dislike
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inevitible
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unavoidable
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diverse
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varied
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futile
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hopeless useless
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pious
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deeply religiuos
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resolve
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determination
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reticent
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uncommunicative
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acute
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sharp intelligent
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discord
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disagreement
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diligent
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hard working
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prodigal
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extravagant wastefull
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complacent
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self satisfied
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extole
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to praise
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guile
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cunning decetfulness
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banal
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dull; ordinary
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austere
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severe without frills
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philanthropy
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donation to charity
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novel
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new unusual
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vacillate
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waver between two choices
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alleviate
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to lessen something bad
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condone
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to forgive; to overlook
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ephermial
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short lived
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prosaic
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uninsipid dull blands
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astute
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preceptive intelligent
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censure
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to blame
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strangent
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not moveing still
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reprehensible
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shamefull bad
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acclaim
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praise applause
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repress
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to hold dwon
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reproach
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to scold
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speculate
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based on incomplete facts
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arrogant
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acting superior to others
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ameliorate

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to make better; improve
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efface
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to rub out; to erase
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dubious
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doubtful
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credulous
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beliveing gulible
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ambivalent
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undecided; hot and cold
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tedious
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boaring
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innate
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inborne inherited
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appease

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to satisfy; make peace with
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frivolous
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not secerious not solemn
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sage(sagacious)
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a wise person
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indulgent
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pampering oneself
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pivotal
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important; critical; crutial
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stoic
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indefferent to pleasure and pain
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volital
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explosive unstable
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hedonistic
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pleasure seeking
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slander
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to speak or talk badly of someone
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amity
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friendship
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voluminious
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very large; spacious
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fickel
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whimsical unpredictable
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hackneyed
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banal; overused
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bastion
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stronghold fortress
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desocrate
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to profain a holy place
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vehement
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urgaent; passionate
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torpid
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sluggish; lethargic
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prudent
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careful; cautious; wise
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verbose
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wordly; overly talkitive
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enhance
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to make better; augment
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rescind
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to repeal
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benign
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not causing harm
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innumerable
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to many to count
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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contrite
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deeply apoligetic
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hypothetical
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theoretical
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drone
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to talk on and on dully
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marred
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damaged; brused
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tenacious
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tough; hard to beat
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dearth
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a lack
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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to listen to
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propriety
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properness; correctness
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fanatic
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one devoated to a cause
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exemplify
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to serve as an example
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skeptical
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doubting
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assess
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to estimate the value of
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trivial
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unimportant
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impartial
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unbaised netrual
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innovate
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to create something new
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infamous
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famious in a bad way
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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engender
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to create; to produce
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superficial
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on the surface
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grave
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seriousness
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negligence
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carelessness
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instigate
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to cause or start trouble
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tangible
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touchable; signifigant
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remorse
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sadness; regret
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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respite
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a rest or a pause
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peripheral
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on the edge
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benefactor
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a generous doner
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animosity
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hatred
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stringent
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strict; harsh; sever
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auspicious
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favorable; looking up
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lethargic
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tired languid
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amass
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to accumulate
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trepidation
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fear
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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prodigious
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very large
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futive
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scerative
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supercilloius
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arrogant; haughty
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zeal
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enthusiasm; zest
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emulate
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to copy
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innocious
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harmless
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retract
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to take back
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meander
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to wander slowly
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brawn
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bulk muscels
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facilitate
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to mske eayser
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ambulatory
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able to walk;walking
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gulible
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beliving anything
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parsimony
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stinginess
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blith
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free spirited
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divert
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to changethe direction of
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irascible
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irratible
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hinder
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to obstruct to get in the way
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nostalgic
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yearning for the old days
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rejuvinate
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to make younger again
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sacchrin

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falsely sweet
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temper
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to moderate; to soften
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deride
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to ridicule; to make fun of
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heresy
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opposed to established belifes
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provincial
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narrow minded
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provocative
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attracting attention
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virulent
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harmful like a virus
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squander
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to waste
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cacophony
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sounding harsh
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contempt
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disdain
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rigor
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streengh; throughness
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embellish
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to add details; exaggerate
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objective
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without bias
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revelant
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important; pertinent
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deference
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a show of respect
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fervor
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passion
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ascetic
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without luxerise
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dissent
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disagreement
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disparity
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inequality
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disparage
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to speak badly of
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comply
 Definition
to go along with; to obey
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exemplary
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outstanding
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relegate
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to dismiss to a lower position
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anecdote
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a brief entertaning story
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fallcious
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false
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uniform
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constant without varity
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deter
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to prevent to stop
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redundant
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repetitive extra
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depravity
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moral corruption
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articulate
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specking clearly and well
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elusive
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tough to catch; hard to pin down
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preciude
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to prevent; to make impossible; to shut out
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blasphemy
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heretical departure from accepted pratice
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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concise
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breifly stated
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static

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stationary not moving
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dynamic
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moving not stationary
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congenial
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friendly
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lax
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careless
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extraneous
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extra unessisary
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SYCOPHANT
 Definition
a bootlicker a brown-noser
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inavertent
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carless without intention

 
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predecessor
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to come before
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jeopardy
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 danger
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refute
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to desolve
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idiom
 Definition
a peculiar untrasnlatinle expression
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin; false
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assuage
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to sooth
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pedestrian
 Definition
common; ordinary; banal
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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pretentious
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pompous self important
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affirm
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validate confrim
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