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Discrepancy
[N] Lack of agreement; difference
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Viable
[Adj] Able to live; capable of success
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Insipid
[Adj] Uninteresting; having no flavor
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Paternal
[Adj] Relating to or characteristic of a father
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Cabal
[N] A small group of secret plotters, i.e., against a government or authority
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Indigenous
[Adj] Native, occurring naturally
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Repudiate
[V] To reject as invalid or untrue
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Decisive
[Adj] Conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
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Behoove
[V] To be necessary or proper for
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Deleterious
[Adj] Harmful; destructive
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Radical
[Adj] Favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or orgins
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Lurid
[Adj] Causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze
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Inexorable
[Adj] Impossible to stop or resist; incapable of being persuaded; unyielding; unalterable
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Broach
[V] To raise for discussion
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Improvident
[Adj] Not preparing for the future; incautious
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Profound
[Adj] Very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial
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Vacillate
[V] To swing back and forth
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Promulgate
[V] To make known by official announcement
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Construe
[V] To interpret
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Ilk
[N] Kind; sort; class
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Expatriate
- [V] To send into exile
- [N] One who has moved to a foreign country
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Emollient
- [Adj] Having a softening, soothing effect
- [N] An agent that softens, esp. the skin
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Doctrine
[N] A set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
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Preclude
[V] To make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of
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Expunge
[V] To erase; to eliminate completely
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Fluent
[Adj] Easy; graceful
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Abet
[V] To encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing
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Comprehensive
[Adj] Complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively
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Protocol
[N] The customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior; the plan for carrying out a scientific study
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Replicate
[V] To copy, reproduce, or repeat
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Gender
[N] Sexual identity, es. in relation to society or culture
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Adverse
[Adj] Opposed, difficult
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Adumbrate
[V] To give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow
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Enumerate
[V] To count off or list
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Matriarchy
[N] A society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother's side of the family
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Doctrinaire
[Adj] Inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practically
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Feastible
[Adj] Capable of being done
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Venerable
[Adj] Worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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Connote
[V] To imply something beyond a literal meaning
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Forge
[V] To give form or shape to; to advance gradually
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Veer
[V] To change direction
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Posit
[V] To assume as a fact or principle
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Paradigm
[N] An example; a model
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Enmity
[N] The bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies
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Flaunt
[V] To display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast
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Empathy
[N] Ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions
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Adduce
[V] To show as an example or means of proving something
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Halcyon
[Adj] Calm; peaceful
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