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vestige
a trace of something that once existed but has disappeared
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pseudonym
a fictitious name assumed by an author
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itinerary
a route or proposed route for a journey
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veritable
being truly named; real or genuine
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inconsequential
unimportant
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relic
a surviving trace of a culture or period that no longer exists
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litigant
one who is engaged in a lawsuit
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bemuse
to confuse or stupefy
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scaffold
a temporary platform used in work on a building
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mitigate
to improve by lessening the severity of
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stringent
imposing strict standards of performance; constricted
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reprieve
to postpone or cancel punishment
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pore
to read or study carefully (used with "over")
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assiduous
diligent; hard-working; constant
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acquit
to declare free of guilt; to clear
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tightfisted
stingy; miserly
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woe
deep distress or misery; misfortune
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quiescent
inactive, often suggesting a temporary state
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cohesion
the act or state of uniting or sticking together
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utilitarian
stressing practical use over other values
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bandy
to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly
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taciturn
almost always silent; not liking to talk
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dilemma
a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives
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laudable
worthy of praise
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ramshackle
about to fall apart or fall down
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temper
to bring down in tone; to moderate; to soften
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beset
to attack from all sides; to trouble persistently
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excavate
to expose to view by digging out
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tenable
able to be maintained in argument; rationally defensible; able to be held against assault; defensible
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profligate
immorally wasteful
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tact
skill in dealing with others, esp. in difficult situations
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acute
sharp; clever; severe
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travail
painfully difficult work; pain or suffering from mental or physical hardship
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abhor
to detest; to shrink from in disgust
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propitiate
to appease or placate
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upbraid
to criticize sharply, esp. by a figure of authority
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quarantine
- (n) enforced isolation to prevent the spread of disease
- (v) to isolate for such purpose
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ricochet
to rebound at least once from a surface
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salubrious
favorable to good health
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anodyne
a pain-killer or anesthetic
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uncouth
uncultured; crude
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torpid
inactive; sluggish; dormant
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epidemiology
the branch of medicine that studies the causes, spread, and control of disease in populations
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despondent
so sad as to lack all hope
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decimate
to destroy or kill a large part of (a group)
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aggrandize
to enlarge; to increase in size, power, or rank
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