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odious
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hateful, distasteful
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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herbivorous
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plant eating
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pacific
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peaceful, serene
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potable
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fit to drink
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voracious
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extremely hungry, greedy
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inexorable
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Adj. Relentless; Unyielding.
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imbibe
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to drink
absorb; take in
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appease
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to calm, satisfy; relieve
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extraneous
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coming from outside foregin
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travesty
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an absurd or inferior imitation
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precocious
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Showing unusually early development, especially mentally
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domain
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range of one's control; territory
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dilatory
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tending to delay or postpone
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pathological
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the study of disease
abnormal in behavior
caused by disease
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deluge
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downpour; a great flood
to flood
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covet
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to crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else
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subvert
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to upset to overthrow to ruin
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effrontery
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N. Flippant or insulting boldness; Audacity.
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divest
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to take away something belonging to someone, especially a right title
property
disposses
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vestment
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a garmet that indicates position or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy
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defer
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to postpone to delay to yield respectfully to the will or opinion of another
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proponent
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on who agrues in support of something
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medium
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a substance or element through which something is transmitted person to have thought to have communications with the dead
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elation
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excited feelings of pride triumph or happiness
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trident
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N. A long three-pronged fork or weapon.
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allude
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V. To make an indirect reference to.
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mellifluous
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Adj. Sweet as honey (referring to voice or words)
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abulation
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washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification
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vested
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a concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benefit
dressed, especially in vestments
absolute, without question
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contend
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to engage in a quarrel struggle or rivalrly
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collusion
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N. A secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; Conspiracy
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gargoyle
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N. A grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rain spout carrying water clear of a wall.
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xenophobia
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fear or hatrid of what is strange or foreigners
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infer
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to use available evidence to draw to a conclusion
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precipitate
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Tr. V. To throw down from a great hieght. 2. To make happen suddenly or quickly. Adj. Speeing along headless; Headstrong.
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