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Defer
To delay; to put off.
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Rancid
Spoiled or rotten (especially oils or fats).
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Lineaments
Any of the features of the body, usually the face.
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Bowdlerize
To censor prudishly.
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Svelte
Slender and graceful in outline.
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Promonition
A sense of a future event; a warning in advance.
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Apprehension
Worry or unease.
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Voracious
Devouring; extremely hungry.
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Endow
To provide with material goods, talents, or qualities.
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Mortal
Subject to death; causing death.
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Lenient
Inclined not to be strict.
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Couch
To phrase in a particular way.
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Reluctant
Unwilling; disinclined.
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Unkempt
Sloppy; messy; unclean.
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Scintillate
To give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant.
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Sarcasm.
Harsh, often ironic ridicule, intended to hurt.
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Embroil
To engage in trouble; to complicate.
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Deviate
To depart from the norm.
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Extrotion
Taking property or money by force or threat of force.
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Malaise
A vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness.
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Placid
Calm, undisturbed.
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Reminisce
To recall the past, especially formally.
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Cadaver
A dead body, especially a human body to be dissected.
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Quip
A remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic.
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Malinger
To act sick in order to avoid work.
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Crux
An essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty.
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Gradient
A ramp or slope.
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Bedlam
Any place or condition of noise and confusion.
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Ravine
A deep, narrow gorge, especially one worn down with running water.
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Acme
The highest point, as of perfection.
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Occult
Relating to the supernatural; beyond human comprehension; mysterious.
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Lineage
Direct descent from an ancestor; derivation.
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Queasy
Sick to one's stomach, nauseated.
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Tangible
Able to be touched or treated as real.
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Rouse
To wake or provoke.
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Consul
Official residing in a foreign country.
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Skirmish
A minor conflict.
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Remonstrate
To make objections.
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Anonymous
Having an unknown or unacknowledged name.
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Warren
An enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous; any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren.
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Chauvinism
Unreasoning and boastful devotion to one's country or sex.
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Superlative
Excellent; of the highest quality.
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Claustrophobia
Fear of confined spaces.
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Comely
Attractive or pleasing in appearance; pretty; handsome.
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Sullen
Showing silent angre and unwillingness to be pleasant to people.
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Banal
Dull or stale; commonplace.
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Protean
Easily taking on different forms.
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Mien
Bearing or manner, especially as revealing one's inner state of mind.
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Lassitude
A feeling of weakness.
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Kindling
Dry sticks of wood used to start a fire.
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Filament
A fine wire or thread.
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Recede
To go back, to withdraw.
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Flower
To reach the best or most vigorous stage.
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Knoll
A small rounded hill.
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Recur
To repeat, to occur again.
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Candor
Frankness or sincerity of expression.
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Euphony
Pleasing sound, especially of words.
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Melange
A mixture, a hodgepodge.
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Indulgent
Lenient; giving in to the desires of others.
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Obsequious
Showing too great a willing to serve or obey.
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