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05/29/2005
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exude
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an obvious display of
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lacerate
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mangle, tear
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enthrall
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to enslave
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contempt
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feelings toward someone or something that a person thinks as low, worthless, or evil; scorn; the state of being despised or scorned
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daunting
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huge, overwhelming
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pervade
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spread through every part of
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alliteration
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repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words
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monotony
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lack of variety
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pensive
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thoughtful
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voracious
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greedy, ravenous
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melee
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a confused, general fight
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iota
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a very small quantity
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elusive
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hard to catch; to escape
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accentuate
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to emphasize
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aspire
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to long, aim, or ease for
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hindsight
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keen understanding of an eventtt after it has occured
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protagonist
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the main character
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impeccable
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faultless
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impervious
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incapable of being affected
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postulate
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to assume the truth of as a basis for reasoning
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anomaly
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something irregular or abnormal
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ideology
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the beliefs that guide a person, institution, or a group
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quandary
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a dilemma
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venue
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the scence of locale of an action or event
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ubiquitous
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present everywhere at the same time
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tirade
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a long, angry outburst
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aloof
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indifferent, at a distance
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sporadic
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occasional, scattered
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interim
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at an intervening time; temporary
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aesthetic
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artistic; of or appreciating beauty
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impetuous
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rash or hasty
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capricious
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unpredictable
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plethora
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an overabundance
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claustrophobia
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fear of being in small places
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heterogeneous
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composed of people or things of different kinds
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poignant
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keenly distressing
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exacerbate
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to make more severe or violent
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preclude
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to prevent or exclude the possibility of
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ambivalent
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with conflicting feeling
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recant
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to retract
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euphemism
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the substitution of a mild expression for one thought to be offensive
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quintessential
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the pure essence or most perfect example of something
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tenacity
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holding fast
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ravenous
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greedy
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intermittent
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alternately ceasing and starting again
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empathy
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identification with the feelings of another
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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abstinence
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abstaining, as from food, alcohol, or sexual activity
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discerning
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exhibiting keen insight and good judgement; perceptive
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