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AP English III
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119
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11th Grade
11/29/2011
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Feckless
 Definition
Weak, ineffective
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Articulate
 Definition
Express well in words
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Cavort
 Definition
Romp around, jump around
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Decry
 Definition
Condemn, disapprove of
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Credence
 Definition
Belief
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Distraught
 Definition
Upset, agitated
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Eulogy
 Definition
Statement of praise
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Evince
 Definition
Display clearly
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Ex tome
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Remove from grave
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Murky
 Definition
dark, gloomy
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Nefarious
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evil, wiked
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Piquant
 Definition
Spicy (smell/taste)
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Primordial
 Definition
Created at the beginning (of time)
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Propinquity
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Nearness in time or place
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Unwonted
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Unexpected
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Utopian
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Ideal society
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Verbiage
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Too wordy
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Verdant
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Green
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Viscous
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Gluey, gummy, sticky
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Dissemble
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To disguise or conceal
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Overt
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Open
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Myopic
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Narrow-minded, small-minded
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Banal
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Boring, ordinary, uninteresting
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Brackish
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Salty, not appealing in taste
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Avid
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Very eager
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Taciturn
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Temporarily quiet, shy
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Insatiable
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Incapable of being satisfied
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Germane
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Relevant, appropriate
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Acquisitive
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Strong desire to posses something, greedy, envy
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Celerity
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Rapid speed, swiftness
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Undulate
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Move in waves, up and down
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Histrionic
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Melodramatic
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Maelstrom
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Whirlpool
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Devious
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Evil, trickster
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Largess
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Generous
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Incendiary
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Inflame, fire
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Halcyon
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Peaceful, calm
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Reconnaissance
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Spy, secret
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Carping
 Definition
Finding fault
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Talisman
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Charm, believed to hold power
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Suppliant
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Humble, asking earnestly
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Eschew
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To avoid
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Pejorative
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Offensive (statement)
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Intransigent
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Stubborn
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Gambit
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Opening move
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Congeal
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To become thick
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Summarily
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Immediate, without question
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Accost
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Aggressive, offending
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Sacrilege
 Definition
Disrespect of something holy
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Temporize
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Undecided, stall in order to avoid decision making
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Substantiate
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To prove
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Encomium
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Praise
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Emulate
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Imitate
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Animadversion
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Criticism
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Arrogate
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Steal, seize without approval
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Belabor
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Excessive
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Coherent
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Easy to understand
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Invidious
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Unpleasant, cause upset with others
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Tenable
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Capable of being defended
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Atrophy
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To waste away
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Bastion
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A fortified place
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Concord
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Agreement, harmony
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Consummate
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State of completion
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Disarray
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Disorder, confusion
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Exigency
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Urgency
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Flotsam
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Floating debris
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Frenetic
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Highly agitated, irritated
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Glean
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Gather bit by bit
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Grouse
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To complain
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Incarcerate
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Put in prison
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Incumbent
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One who is in office
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Jocular
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Humorous, joking
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Ludicrous
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Ridiculous
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Mordant
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Sharp/bitterly harsh
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Nettle
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A stinging plant, to annoy
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Pecuniary
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Related to money
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Pusillanimous
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Cowardly
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Recumbent
 Definition
To recline/lay down
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Stratagem
 Definition
Scheme, strategy, plan
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Allay
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To calm or pacify one's fears
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Bestial
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Beast like, beastly
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Convivial
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Festive, sociable
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Coterie
 Definition
Circle of friends (group of people)
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Counterpart
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Person or thing resembling another
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Demur
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To object to
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Effrontery
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Shameless boldness, rudeness
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Embellish
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To decorate, exaggerating (hear BS)
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Ephemeral
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Lasting only a short time
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Felicitous
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Marked by good fortune, happiness
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Furtive
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Done secretly, slyly
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Garnish
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Tastelessly showy, over the top
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Illusory
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Misleading or deceptive
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Indigent
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Needy, in poverty
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Jettison
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To cast overboard, get rid of
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Misanthrope
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Person who hates people
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Pertinacious
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Persistent
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Picayune
 Definition
Of little value, small mined
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Raiment
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Clothing, garments
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Inordinate
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Far too great, not ordinary
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Acuity
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Sharpness of the mind
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Delineate
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To sketch or describe in detail
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Depraved
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Lack of morality (evil, corrupt)
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Enervate
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To weaken or lessen
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Esoteric
 Definition
Understood by only a few
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Fecund
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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation
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Fiat
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Order or decree
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Figment
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Fabrication, make up of something else
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Garner
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Gather and store
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Hallow
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To make holy or sacred
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Idiosyncrasy
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Peculiarity, something peculiar
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Ignominy
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Shame or disgrace
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Mundane
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Ordinary, practical
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Nuance
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Slight/subtle variation
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Overweening
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Conceited
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Penchant
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Strong attraction/inclination
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Reputed
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According to reputation or general opinion/belief
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Sophistry
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Reasoning that seems sound but is not
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Sumptuous
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Positive, rich, magnificent (food)
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Present, existing everywhere
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