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grueling
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exhausting
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rhetoric
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language
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putative
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supposed
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scuttle
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sink
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velocity
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speed
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cognizance
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knowledge
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limber
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flexible
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malady
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illness
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unscrupulous
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dishonest
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Antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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gusto
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enjoyment; enthusiasm
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bawdy
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indecent; obscene
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mural
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wall painting
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ratify
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approve formally
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shimmer
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glimmer intermittently
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scurvy
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despicable; contemptible
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holster
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pistol case
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supplant
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replace; usurp
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ovation
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enthusiastic applause
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate
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predilection
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partiality; preference
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insubordination
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disobedience; rebelliousness
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tempered
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moderated, restrained
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palaver
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idle talk
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guile
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trickery, deception
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inter
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to bury
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unequivocal
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absolute, certain
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curtail
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to shorten
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Alibi
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an excuse (noun)
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epoch
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period of time
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spruce
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neat and trim
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pterodactlyl
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extinct flying reptile
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shun
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keep away from
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seismic
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pertaining to earthquakes
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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disengage
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uncouple; separate; disconnect
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ken
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range of knowledge
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vulnerable
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susceptible to wounds
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Bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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prodigious
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vast, enormous, extraordinary
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girth
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distance around something
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integrity
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decency, honesty; wholeness
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abortive
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interrupted while incomplete
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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deduction
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reasoning down from principles
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etymology
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study of word parts
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narcissist
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A conceited, self-centered person
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reactionary
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opposition progress; politically ultraconservative
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scrutinize
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examine closely and critically
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emendation
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correction of errors; improvement
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devise
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think up; invent; plan
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jibe
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agree; be in harmony
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profligate
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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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ominous
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menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
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morsel
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small bit of food
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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impediment
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barrier, obstacle; speech disorder
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august
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dignified, awe inspiring, venerable
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complicity
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knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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harbor
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provide a refuge for; hide
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spatula
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broad-bladed instrument used for spreading, mixing or liftinga material
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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sanctuary
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refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place
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imbroglio
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complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass ( as of papers)
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detraction
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slandering; aspersion ;The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone
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check
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stop motion; curb or restrain
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predicament
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
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transcend
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to rise above, go beyond
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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insinuate
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to suggest, say indirectly, imply
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arid
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extremely dry or deathly boring
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sanction (n)
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permission, support; law, penalty
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stoke
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stir up a fire; feed plentifully
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perspicuity
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clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity
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savor
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enjoy; have a distinctive flavor; small or quality
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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circumscribe
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limit narrowly; confine or restrict; define
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wan
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having pale or sickly color; pallid
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lampoon
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to attack with satire, mock harshly
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precipitous
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hasty, quickly, with too little caution
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inure
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to harden; accustom; become used to
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avert
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to turn (something) away; prevent, hinder
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sublime
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awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
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stupor
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state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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homeostasis
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tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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chisel
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swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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limbo
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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison (slang)
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parasite
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person or animal that lives at another's expense
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feign
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to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely
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spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of light passed through a prism
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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talon
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claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
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loll
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lounge about; To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture:
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