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dubious
causing doubt; questionable
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truckle
to submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn
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trenchant
keen and forceful; caustic
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verity
a widely-accepted truth
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affable
friendly; easy to take to
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vex
to disturb; to distress
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engross
to occupy completely
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accost
to apporach and speak to, usually aggressively
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conjure
to summon or influence by, or as if by, magic
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finite
measurable; having an end
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agenda
a list of things to be done
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ameliorate
to improve; to become better
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garner
to get or earn; collect or gather
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abase
to lower in rank or prestige
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revel
to delight, to enjoy
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hapless
unfortunate; unlucky
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acronym
a word created by initials
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venturesome
adventuruous, risky, daring
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vivacious
full of animation
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boisterous
noisy and wild; unruly
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feud
a bitter, prolonged quarrel
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abate
to lessen in amount, intensity or strength
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vignette
a small design or portrait; a brief scene or literary sketch
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unwieldy
hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight
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delve
to look for; to search; to investigate
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dogged
refusing to give up despite difficulties
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careen
to lean to one side or swerve while in motion
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trove
a collection of valuable items
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adament
stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason
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emissary
a person sent on a mission to represent another
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bawdy
indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
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byzantine
highly complicated or intricate; characterized by devious plotting
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upshot
the decisive or final result
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imposing
impressive by virtue of size power, or manner
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allure
the power to attract with something desirable
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laity
all the people not belonging to a given profession, esp. the clergy
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baleful
harmful or threatening harm or evil
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regress
to return to a previous state
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altercation
a heated or noisy argument
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partisan
a strong, often militant, supporter
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aspersion
a remark that attacks one's reputation
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troupe
a group of touring actors, singers or performers
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captivate
to capture the attention of affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.
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unfledged
not yet grown; immature; undeveloped
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turpitude
immoral behavior
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vigilant
alert and watchful, esp. for what is dangerous
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retrospect
the consideration of past events
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coterie
a small, often exclusive group of people who associate with one another frequently
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anesthesia
unawareness of pain or other sensation; drugs that cause this state
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exculpate
to clear from blame or guilt
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bifurcate
to divide into two parts
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discreet
careful about what one says or does; prudent
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avarice
excessive desire for wealth
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embellish
to decorate; to add ornamental or fictitious details to
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abrogate
to cancel or repeal by authority
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gargantuan
of huge size or capacity
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debunk
to expose the falsehood of
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corps
a group of persons working together or related by a common association
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wizened
wrinkled from aging
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realm
a region; a kingdom
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quiver
to shake; to tremble from fear or cold
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frolic
to behave playfully and without inhibition
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orient
to establish one's location; the east
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convalesce
to revocer from illness; to recuperate
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impending
about to happen
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corroborate
to strengthen; confirm; support a belief
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fabricate
to make, build; to lie
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zephyr
a gentle, soft breeze
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dissuade
to discourage from a course of action
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elated
in high spirits; joyful
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conceit
a fanciful idea or image, esp. an exaggerated poetic comparison; an extravagant construction
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catastrophe
disaster; sudden misfortune
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variegated
distinctly marked with different colors; diverse
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carouse
to participate in a loud, drunken party
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vertiginous
causing dizziness, as from spinning or heights
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expound
to explain in detail
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dogma
a specific set of ideas or leiefs, esp. religious or asserted to be absolutely true
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bereaved
sufferning the loss of a loved one
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predilection
a preference
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tumult
a great commotion or uproar
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effervescent
giving off gas bubbles; showing high spirits or excitement
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outmoded
no longer in fashion
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defunct
having ceased to exist or live
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vindictive
seeking revend; marked by a desire to hurt
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calamity
an event causing extreme trouble and misery
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contentious
always ready to argue; quarrelsome
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rationalize
to come up with self-satisfying but incorrect excuses
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vitiate
to make faulty or impre; to spoil
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wallow
to roll about lazily, in or as if in water, snow or mud; to revel
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ostensible
outwardly appearing as such
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agitate
to move violently; to disturb
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perennial
lasting through the years
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transcend
to exceed to go beyond or above the limits
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arrogate
to claim for one's self unjustly
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levitate
to rise or cause to rise and float in the air
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allude
to refer to indirectly
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quirk
a rapid twist and turn; an individual mannerism
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vacuous
lacking substance or intelligence
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watershed
a critical point that marks a division
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posit
to assume as a fact or principle
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bivouac
temporary encampment, often in a unsheltered area
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immerse
to cover completely in a liquid; to engage wholly
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acerbic
sharp in smell and taste; harsh in tone
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waver
to be uncertain or something; to sway
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euphoria
a feeling of great happiness
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delude
to make someone believe something that is untrue; to deceive
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disarming
reducing or preventing criticism with charm
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epitome
a representative example of a type
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juxtapose
to put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast
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holistic
dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts
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cultivate
to promote growth, to nurture
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futile
having no useful result
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vituperative
harshly critical
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prototype
the original model; someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualitites of a class
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cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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