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BBA Vocab 6-10
Mr. Hunters Class
137
English
11th Grade
05/03/2011

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admonish
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warn; reprove
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adroit
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skillful
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adversary
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opponent
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of an appreciation of the beautiful
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affable
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courteous
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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belligerent
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warlike; quarrelsome
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bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
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blessing
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benign
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favorable; non malignant
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benovolent
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kind; generous; charitable
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bequeath
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bilk
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swindle; cheat
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blasphemy
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cursing; irreverence; sacrilege
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carping
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finding fault
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censure
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blame; criticize
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chagrin
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vexation; disappointment
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charlatan
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quack; pretender to knowledge
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denounce
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condemn; criticize
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deplore
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regret; disapprove of
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depravity
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corruption; wickedness
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elaboration
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addition of detail; intricacy
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elated
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overjoyed; high in spirits
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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embellish
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adorn
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embryonic
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undeveloped; rudimentary
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emulate
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rival; imitate
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fervor
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glowing ardor
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fetid
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malodorous
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fictitious
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imaginary
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filch
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steal
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flagrant
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conspicously wicked
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frugality
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thrift; economy
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furtive
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stealthy; sneaky
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futile
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ineffective; fruitless
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy
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gauche
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clumsy; boorish
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generic
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characteristic of a class or species
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genteel
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well-bred; elegant
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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glutton
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someone who eats too much
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goad
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urge on
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gravity
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seriousness
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance
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hedonism
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belieft that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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heinous
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atrocious; hatefully bad
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief opinion contrary to the accepted religion
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heterogeneous
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dissimilar
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hew
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cut to pieces with ax or sword
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heyday
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time of greatest success; prime
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hiatus
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gap; pause
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impassive
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without feeling; not affected by pain
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impede
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hinder; block; delay
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kaleidoscope
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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc., produce symmetrical effects
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kleptomaniac
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person who has a compulsive desire to STEAL
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knavery
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rascality
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knead
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mix; work dough
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knell
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tolling of a bell at a funeral; sound of the funeral bell
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labryinth
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maze
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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lethargic
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derowsy; dull
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levity
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treating a serious subject lightly
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lewd
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lustful
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methodical
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systematic
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meticulous
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excessively careful
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misconstrue
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge
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miserly
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stingy
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misgivings
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doubts
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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nepotism
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favoritism (to a relative)
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nettle
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annoy; vex
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nexus
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connection
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nihilism
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denial of traditional values; total skepticism
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onerous
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burdensome
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opaque
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dark; not transparent
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opportunist
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individual who sacrifices principles for expendiency by taking advantage of the circumstances
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opulence
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wealth
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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peripheral
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marginal; outer
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perturbation
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agitation
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pervasive
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spread throughout; permeating
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quack
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charlatan; imposter
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quadruped
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four-footed animal
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quaff
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dring with relish
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quagmire
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bog; marsh
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quail
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cower; lose heart
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redundant
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superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious
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refute
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disprove
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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relegate
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banish; consign to an inferior position
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relevancy
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pertinance; reference to the case at hand
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scrupulous
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conscientious; extremely thorough
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scrutinize
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examine closely and critically
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seclusion
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isolation; solitude
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sectarian
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relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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sedate
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composed; grave
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tentative
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provisional; experimental
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tenure
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holding of an office; time during which such an office is held
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tepid
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lukewarm
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termagant
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shrew; scolding, brawling woman
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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unkempt
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disheveled; with uncared for appearance
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unmitigated
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harsh; severe; not lightened
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not blatant
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unprecedented
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novel; unparalleled
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unruly
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disobedient; lawless
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vacuous
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empty; inane
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vagabond
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tramp
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vagrant
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homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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excessively boastful
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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valid
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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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validate
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confirm; ratify
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valor
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bravery
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance forces
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waft
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moved gently by winds
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waggish
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mischievous; humorous; tricky
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waive
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give up temporarily; yield
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wallow
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roll in; indulge
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wan
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having a pale or sickly color; pallid
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wane
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grow gradually smaller
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wangle
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wiggle out; fake
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wanton
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unruly; unchaste; excessive
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yen
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longing; urge
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yield
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give in; surrender
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yoke
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join together; unite
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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yore
Definition
time past
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zany
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crazy; comic
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zenith
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point directly overhead in the sky; summit
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zephyr
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gentle breeze; west wind
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