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adversity
life challenges
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aesthetic
The mechanics of beauty
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amicable
friendly, agreeable
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7. anachronistic – old fashioned
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8. anecdote – short story
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9. anonymous – unknown identity
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10. antagonist – the bad guy
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12. assiduous – persistent, hard working
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13. asylum – sanctuary, shelter
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14. benevolent – friendly, helpful
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15. camaraderie – sociable, companionship
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16. censure – to criticize
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17. circuitous -- indirect
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18. clairvoyant –insightful, foreseeing the future
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19. collaborate – to cooperate, coordinate
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20. compassion -- sympathy
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21. compromise – to settle differences agreeably
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22. condescending – talk/behave in superior tone
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23. conditional – to apply rules or expectations
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24. conformist – someone who follows the rules
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25. congregation – gathering of people or things
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26. convergence – the point where things meet
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27. deleterious -- destructive
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29. digression – to stray from an idea or direction
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30. diligent – hard working
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36. enervating --irritation
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38. ephemeral -- fleeting
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39. evanescent -- short-lives
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40. exasperation -- intensify
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41. exemplary -- outstanding
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42. extenuating – the varying sides of truth
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43. florid – ornate or fancy
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44. fortuitous -- fortunate
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46. hackneyed -- overused
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48. hedonist – pursuit of please w/out morals
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49. hypothesis – a theory
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50. impetuous – rash impulsive
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51. impute – giving credit to someone else
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52. incompatible – not in agreement
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53. inconsequential -- trivial
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54. inevitable -- unavoidable
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57. intuitive -- instinctive
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58. jubilation -- celebration
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59. lobbyist – person who seeks to influence
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60. longevity – to last a long time
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61. mundane – ordinary, boring
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63. novice -- beginner, newbie
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64. opulent – wealthy, extravagant
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66. ostentatious – showy, over done
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68. perfidious – untrustworthy
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69. precocious -- advanced/skilled at early age
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70. pretentious -- faking who you really are
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71. procrastinate -- delay, postpone
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72. prosaic -- ordinary, commonplace
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73. prosperity -- success, developing wealth
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74. provocative -- doing things to evoke a response
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76. querulous -- to argue
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77. rancorous -- to argue and complain
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78. reclusive -- choosing to be alone
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79. reconciliation -- to resolve
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80. renovation -- making something new
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81. resilient -- to bounce back
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82. restrained -- controlled
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83. reverence -- deep respect
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85. scrutinize – to observe carefully
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86. spontaneity -- impulsive
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87. spurious -- false or fake
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88. submissive -- to submit
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89. substantiate – to verify or support
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90. subtle -- hard to detect
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91. superficial -- little substance
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92. superfluous -- unnecessary
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93. suppress -- abolish or stop
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94. surreptitious – to obtain things secretively
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95. tactful -- diplomatic
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96. tenacious -- aggressive or driven
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97. transient -- things or people that don’t last
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98. venerable -- highly respected
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99. vindicate – cleared of accusation
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100. wary – tired and cautious
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