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03/03/2013
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peripheral
 Definition
on or having to do with the outer edge
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proclivity
 Definition
tendency, leaning
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recalcitrant
 Definition
disobedient; resisting authority
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undulating
 Definition
moving in a wavelike manner
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volatile
 Definition
unstable; highly changeable; explosive
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ambiguous
 Definition
having more than one meaning
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tolerance
 Definition
respect for the ways and views of others
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embellish
 Definition
to decorate; to add ficitious details to
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efface
 Definition
to erase; to make less noticeable
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conform
 Definition
to fit in; to act in agreement with
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virtue
 Definition
good quality; moral excellence
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fundamental
 Definition
major, basic
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acquiesce
 Definition
to give in
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competent
 Definition
capable; sufficiently skilled
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censor
 Definition
to prevent publication of
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contempt
 Definition
strong dislike, scorn
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buoyant
 Definition
cheerful; capable of floating
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prodigal
 Definition
wasteful of money
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tact
 Definition
sensitivity, consideration, courtesy
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sluggish
 Definition
lazy, slow-moving
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enlighten
 Definition
to instruct, to inform
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indulge
 Definition
to give in to (a desire)
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dawdle
 Definition
to waste time
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recant
 Definition
to take back (a statement)
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parsimony
 Definition
extreme stinginess
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platitude
 Definition
a dull, overused remark
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desultory
 Definition
aimless, unconnected, haphazard
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partisan
 Definition
strongly supporting one party of cause
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vigor
 Definition
strength, energy
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compatible
 Definition
capable of working in harmony
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extol
 Definition
to praise highly
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petulant
 Definition
irritable, touchy
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acrimony
 Definition
bitterness
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cultivate
 Definition
to grow; to improve
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disparage
 Definition
to put down, to belittle
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erratic
 Definition
wandering, inconsistent
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beneficial
 Definition
helpful, good
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levity
 Definition
excessive lightness of behavior or feeling
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ameliorate
 Definition
to make better; to improve
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deride
 Definition
to laugh at, make fun of cruelly
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bane
 Definition
something that harms or destroys
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anarchy
 Definition
disorder, absence of government control
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provincial
 Definition
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
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arrogant
 Definition
overly proud; contemptuous of others
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conspicuous
 Definition
obvious, readily apparent
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consolidate
 Definition
merge; to join together
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extraneous
 Definition
not a necessary part of, not related to
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expunge
 Definition
to remove, erase
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trifiling
 Definition
unimportant
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objective
 Definition
not affected by personal feeling
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plausible
 Definition
believable, reasonable
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vacillate
 Definition
to change ones mind continually
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steadfast
 Definition
firm, sure
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castigate
 Definition
to criticize or punish severely
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unwitting
 Definition
not aware, not knowing, unintentional
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decisive
 Definition
conclusive; definite
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elucidate
 Definition
to make clear
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revise
 Definition
to change in order to correct or improve
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comprehensible
 Definition
capable of being understood
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ascetic
 Definition
rejecting physical comfort
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cryptic
 Definition
secret, mysterious
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venerate
 Definition
to respect
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ostentatious
 Definition
showy; intended to impress
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bias
 Definition
tendency; preference
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augment
 Definition
to add to, increase
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vivid
 Definition
lifelike; intense
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pessimism
 Definition
a tendency to expect the worst
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assess
 Definition
to evaluate, estimate
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repudiate
 Definition
to reject
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endure
 Definition
to last; to hold out against
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reprove
 Definition
to scold
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vigilant
 Definition
watchful, alert
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raze
 Definition
to demolish
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trivial
 Definition
of little importance or significance
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defame
 Definition
to harm the reputation of
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depravity
 Definition
wickedness, perversion
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disseminate
 Definition
to spread widely
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corrugated
 Definition
covered with grooves or ridges
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dogmatic
 Definition
stubbornly certain in a belief
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induce
 Definition
to cause
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affable
 Definition
friendly; pleasant
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fetter
 Definition
to bind, restrain
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paucity
 Definition
scarcity, fewness
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indigenous
 Definition
native, originally from
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meticulous
 Definition
extremely careful and precise
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candor
 Definition
honesty, openness
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dormant
 Definition
asleep, inactive
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fortuitous
 Definition
accidental and lucky
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inundate
 Definition
to overwhelm; to flood
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten, condense
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prevalent
 Definition
widespread, commonly accepted
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cordial
 Definition
warmly pleasant
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misanthrope
 Definition
a person who hates mankind
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appeal
 Definition
attraction
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appease
 Definition
to pacify, to clam
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othodox
 Definition
traditional
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facilitate
 Definition
to make easier
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terse
 Definition
brief, stated without wasted words
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desecrate
 Definition
to violate the sacredness of
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fallow
 Definition
inactive, not in use
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