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11th Grade
08/25/2006

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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other; apathetic; mediocre
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obscure
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unknown; hard to understand; dark
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impartial
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fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased
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objective
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without bias (as opposed to subjective)
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revere
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to respect highly; to honor
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discriminate
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to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
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denounce
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speak out against; to condemn
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innovate
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to be creative; to introduce something new
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relevant
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important; pertinent
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candid
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honest; frank
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discernment
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insight; ability to see things clearly
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disdain
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arrogant scorn; contempt
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abstract
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theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)
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temperate
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mild; moderate; restrained
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enigma
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a mystery
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inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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eccentric
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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apathy
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lack of interest; lack of feeling
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provincial
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limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world
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futile
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useless; hopeless
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diverse
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varied
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benevolent
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generious; kind; doing good deeds
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pious
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reverent or devoted; outwardly; reverent or devoted hypocritical
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conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)
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resolute
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determined; firm; unwavering
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servile
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submissive; firm; unwavering
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acute
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sharp; shrewd
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reticent
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quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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anarchy
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absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
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scrutinize
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to examine very carefully
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discord
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disagreement (the opposite of concord)
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repudiate
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to reject; to renounce; to disavow; to have to do with
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diligent
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hardworking
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superficial
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on the surface only; shallow, not thorough
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contempt
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reproachful disdain; extreme dislike
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty
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prodigal
Definition
wastefully extravagant
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augment
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to add to; to increase; to make bigger
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complacent
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self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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guile
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cunning; duplicity
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squander
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to wate
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incessant
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unceasing
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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deter
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to prevent; to stop; to keep from dong something
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redundant
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unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy
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infamous
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shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
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provocative
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exciting; attracting attention
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depravity
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extreme wickedness or corruption
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gravity
Definition
seriousness (secondary meaning)
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banal
Definition
unoriginal; ordinary
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extol
Definition
to praise
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euphony
Definition
plesant sound (the opposite of cacophony)
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deride
Definition
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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insipid
Definition
dull; bland; banal
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austere
Definition
unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess
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expedient
Definition
to make faster or easier
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heresy
Definition
any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
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novel
Definition
new; original
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philanthropy
Definition
a love of mankind, especially by doing good deeds
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tentative
Definition
experimental; temporary; uncertain
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deference
Definition
submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
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vacillate
Definition
to be indecisive; to waver
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fervor
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passion
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dispassionate
Definition
without passion; objective; neutral
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pragmatic
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practical; down- to earth; based on experience rather than theory
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rigorous
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strict; harsh; sever
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solemn
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serious; grave
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solemn
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serious; grave
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alleviate
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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
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negligence
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carelessness
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conspicious
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standing out; obvious
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advocate
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to speak in favor of; to support
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ascetic
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hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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profound
Definition
deep ( in several senses)
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ironic
Definition
meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean
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dogmatic
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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (offten a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
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condone
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to overlook, to permit to happen
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dissent
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disagree
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volition
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will; conscious choice
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voluntary
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willing; unforced
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didactic
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intending to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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disparate
Definition
different; incompatible; unequal
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disparage
Definition
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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compliant
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yielding; submissive
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prosaic
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dull; unimagiative; like prose (as opposed to poetry)
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profuse
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folowing; extravagant
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expedient
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provide an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest; practical
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fastidious
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meticulous; demanding; finicky
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belligerent
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combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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astute
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shrewd, keen in judgment
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languish
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to become week, listless, or depressed
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censure
Definition
to condemn severely for doing something bad
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stagnation
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motionlessness; inactive
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mitigate
Definition
to lesson the severity for doing something bad
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reprehensible
Definition
worthly of blame or censure
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engender
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to bring into existence; to create; to cause
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exemplary
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outstanding; setting a great example
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neutral
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unbiased; not taking sides; objective
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relegate
Definition
to banish; to send away
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anecdote
Definition
a short account of a humourous or revealing incident
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scanty
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inadequate; minimal
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fallacious
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not true; false
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acclaim
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praise; applause; admiration
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uniform
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consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
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incoherent
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jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand
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repress
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to hold down.
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condescend
Definition
to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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orthodox
Definition
conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, esspecially in religion; by the book
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indolence
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laziness
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congenial
Definition
agreeable suitable; pleasant
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preclude
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to prevent something from ever happening to make im possible; to shut out
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apprehension
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worried; anxious
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elaborate
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detailed; careful; through
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arrogant
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feeling superior to others; snooty
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elusive
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hard to pin down; evasive
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efface
Definition
to erase; to rub away the feature of
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taciturn
Definition
not talkative by nature
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ameliorate
Definition
to make better or more tolerable
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acquiesce
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to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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flagrant
Definition
glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous; shocking; outstandingly bad
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