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Crest
-n- a tuft or ridge on top of the head of a bird or other animal a plume used as a decoration on the top of a helmet a device placed above the shield on a coat of arms or its representation the top, as of a hill or wave; the highest or culminating point; the peak, summit or ridge -v- to reach a crest or highest point
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Versatile
-adj- competent in many things; capable of motion in any direction
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Renege-
v- fail to carry out a promise or commitment (followed by on)
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Cessation
-n- a ceasing; a stop; the act of discontinuing motion or action of any negative kind, whether temporary or final; an armistice or truce agreed by the commanders of armies
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Incantation-
n- the chanting of magical words or a formula in casting a spell or performing magic
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Acrid
-adj- sharp, bitter, tart, pungent; sharp or biting to the taste stinging, sharp, bitter, or caustic of temper, speech, etc.
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Acrimonious
-adj- bitterly sharp, biting, or rancorous in relations with another
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Acrimony
-n- bitter and sharp animosity, esp. exhibited in speech or behavior
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Ensconce
-v- to cover or shelter; to protect; to hide to place comfortably, snugly or securely
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Precocious
-adj- developed earlier than usual, as a child’s mentality showing premature development
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Ubiquitous-
adj- present or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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Poignant-
adj- sharply painful to the feelings; deeply moving, heartfelt
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Pretense
-n- the act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive; a professed but feigned reason or excuse, a pretext (under false pretenses); a right asserted with or without foundation; a claim
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Prentious
-adj- making claims, explicit or implicit, to some, distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence; showy, ostentatious
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Pretentiousness
n- a false assumption of excellence
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Opulence
-n- wealth, riches, abundance (refers to things, not people)
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Opulent
-adj- wealthy, rich, affluent; having a large estate or property
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Eschew
-v- to avoid; to shun; to stay away from
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Pomp
-n- a stately or brilliant display; splendor; magnificence; pageantry
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Pompous
-adj- having or exhibiting marked self-importance; ostentatious, boastful, arrogant, haughty
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Precarious
-adj- liable to be lost or changed at the pleasure of another dependent upon circumstances; uncertain; insecure; risky, dangerous, doubtful
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Tenuous-
adj- physically thin, slender or fine (as in an object) insubstantial, slight, flimsy (as in a condition, plot, etc.)
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Sanguine
-adj- of the color of blood, ruddy cheerful, confident, optimistic, hopeful, animated, lively
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Skirmish-
n- a brief fight or encounter carried on between small groups usually part of a battle or war; a slight conflict; a contention
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Contend-
v- to strive in opposition or combat; to fight, struggle, dispute to compete; vie
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Contention
-n- verbal strife; argument; controversy; dispute; quarrel alteration; dissension, feud, discord
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Contentiousness
adj- argumentative; quarrelsome; controversial
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Amenity
-n- pleasantness or attractiveness; a desirable feature of a place, climate, etc. p. courteous, acts, civilities
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Palpable-
adj- that which can be touched, felt, or handled; tangible; easily perceived by the senses; clear to the mind; obvious, evident
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Exuberance
-n- a great abundance; an overflowing quantity; richness, plenty actions or speech showing high spirits
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Exuberant
-adj- growing profusely; luxuriant; prolific; superabundant overflowing with good health and spirits; said of a person
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Prolific
-adj- very productive or fruitful; fertile, fecund
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Deviate
-v- to turn away or wander from the common or right way or course to divulge; to digress
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Deviant
-adj- abnormal by society’s accepted standards; divergent
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Deviation
-n- an abnormality; a departure; a divergence; a difference
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Differentiate
-v- to make unlike; to distinguish between (with from or between)
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Placate-
v- to calm, soothe, or appease, especially by offering to “be nice” or to do someone a favor
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Implacable
-adj- that which cannot be appeased or pacified; relentless inexorable
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Facetious
-adj- highly joking; esp. at any inappropriate time; witty; jocular
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Culpable-
adj- blameworthy; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong; guilty or at fault for a crime
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Sate
-v- to satiate; to gratify with more than enough or so as to weary or disgust; to glut; to satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full
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Insatiable
-adj- incapable of being satisfied or appeased very greedy; voracious; ravenous; rapacious
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Succulent
-adj- full of juice; juicy
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Coquette
-n- a vain female who endeavors to attract amorous advances and rejects them when offered; a flirt
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Pragmatic-
adj- practical, not idealistic; sensible
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Exemplify
-v- to illustrate by example; to serve as an example; to typify
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Exemplary-
adj-adj- serving as an example of; commendable, audible, praiseworthy
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Caprice
-n- a sudden change of opinion or humor; a whim or particular fancy
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Capricious
-adj- fickle; whimsical; fanciful; changeable; unsteady (temper)
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Tenet
-n- a major belief, principle, or doctrine of a group
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Tenable
-adj- capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an attack (a position or argument) or attempts to take it (a fortress)
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Untenable
-adj- indefensible; unable to be occupied (by a tenant)
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Periphery
-n- the surrounding space or area; environs; a perimeter
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Peripheral-
adj- around the edge or periphery auxiliary; or minor; not central, importance
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Gregarious
-adj- fond of the company of others; sociable; convivial
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Steadfast
-adj- not apt to change; steady, faithful, loyal
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Fastidious-
adj- extremely careful, particularly in regard to small details fussy, meticulous
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Potent
-adj- strong; powerful; effective; influential (an argument, a remedy)
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Potentate
-n- ruler; a monarch potency-n- strength; power
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Impotent
-adj- lacking effectiveness; weak; lacking strength
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Omnipotent
-adj- all-powerful; almighty
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Protract-
v- to draw out or lengthen in time; to continue; to prolong
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Miniscule-
adj-very small; tiny; minute
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Zany-
adj- wacky, absurd, ludicrous, clownish, buffoonish, bizarre
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Capitulate
-v- to give in; yield; surrender; acquiesce capitulation-n-
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Stagnate
-v- to cease to flow; to be motionless; to become dull or inactive
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Stagnant-
adj- unmoving or not flowing (water); stale or foul (air); inactive lacking vitality or briskness; dull or sluggish (a stagnant mind)
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Urbane
-adj- smooth and sophisticated (often said of men); suave
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Stigma
-n- a mark of disgrace or reproach; something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, group, etc.
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Stigmatize-
v- to brand; to characterize or mark as disgraceful
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Quagmire
-n- soft, wet, miry ground that shakes or yields under the feet like quicksand; a difficult position, as of one sinking or stuck
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Mire
-n- deep mud, slimy soil -v- to cause to get stuck (like in problems)
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