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Set 2
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30
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02/19/2011

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abate
Definition
subside
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aberration
Definition
out of mind. Dad on pills
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extenuate
Definition
mitigate. lessening the severity
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enervating
Definition
debilitating. UFC fighter
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insidious
Definition
harmful yet enticing. Fast Food
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Incessant
Definition
continuous without break. Enumclaw winds.
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impetuous
Definition
marked by force and violence.
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concede
Definition
give up
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injunction
Definition
ruling/sanction
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imperishable
Definition
everlasting
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impending
Definition
in the near future
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rebuff
Definition
to criticize sharply
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revamp
Definition
restore
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emanated
Definition
to bring forth
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unequivocal
Definition
clear statement
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dissipate
Definition
to break up or drive off. dissipated his guts all over the road.
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dissipate
Definition
to break up or drive off. dissipated his guts all over the road.
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solidarity
Definition
unity as a group. There is now solidarity in the streets.
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heuristic
Definition
work of trial and error. Heuristic techniques.
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contentious
Definition
debatable
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gamut
Definition
and entire range of series. "ran the gamut from praise to contempt"
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qualm
Definition
uneasiness. No qualms about chopping off their heads.
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Quandary
Definition
plight or predicament
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quell
Definition
to extinguish
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quarrel
Definition
argue. "In a false quarrel there is no true valor. In a false quarrel there is no true valor".
"Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you".
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quantify
Definition
to determine, define or measure.
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quarrel
Definition
argue
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exasperate
Definition
to drive mad, piss off
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harbinger
Definition
one that foreshadows what is to come. "Virtue is the root of good fortune, and evil the harbinger of calamity".
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conducive
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