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Downtown David Brown
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11th Grade
10/26/2011
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Byzantine
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intricate
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double entendre
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an expression with two interpretations, one usually risque
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pedestrian
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commonplace, unimaginative
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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self-effacing
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making oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous
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roiling
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turbulent, agitated
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deferential
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showing esteem or respect due to a superior or elder
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peripheral
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of secondary importance
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acolyte
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an attendant, assistant, follower
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wane
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to grow gradually less
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guile
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craftiness
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mortifying
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humiliating, shameful
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chintzy
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cheap, stingy, petty
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guffaw
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to laugh loudly and coarsely
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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discrete
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separate and distinct
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disinterested
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indifferent, unbiased
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pathos
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pity, sorrow
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glower
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to scowl
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Machiavellian
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relating to Machiavelli and his principles of conduct marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith
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capitulate
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to yield, give up
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feign
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to invent
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oblivion
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forgetfulness
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malleability
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adaptability
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machination
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an artful or secret plow with evil intent
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innocuous
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harmless
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promiscuous
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copulating with many persons
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eschew
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to shun, avoid
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collude
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to act in agreement with
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rescind
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to revoke, repeal
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unretractable
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that cannot be withdrawn
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reticent
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reserved, taciturn
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nebulous
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unclear, vague
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rapport
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relationship
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incarnation
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appearance in human form
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exacerbate
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to make more intense
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amorphous
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shapeless, vague
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demure
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shy, reserved
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exonerate
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to absolve
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incisive
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cutting, sharp
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ravenous
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greedily or wildly hungry
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explicit
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clearly stated
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tenuous
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slight, flimsy
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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plaintive
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mournful, sad
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disingenuous
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insincere
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indecorous
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conflicting with standards of good conduct
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disheveled
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untidy, rumpled
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cerulean
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sky-blue
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contrite
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repentant
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foibles
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small weakness
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acquiesce
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to agree or consent quietly without enthusiasm
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hiatus
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any gap or break
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complicit
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showing partnership in wrongdoing
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ostensible
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apparent, seeming
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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lascivious
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characterized by lust
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circumspect
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careful
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vehement
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violent, fervent
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feral
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wild, brutal
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enigmatic
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perplexing, baffling
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glom
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to take and hold
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anthropological
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of the scientific study of humans
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obsequious
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showing a will to serve
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truculent
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fierce, cruel
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punitive
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concerned with punishment
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fin de siecle
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end of the century
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titillate
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to tickle
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unrequited
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not returned or repaid
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benign
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good-natured or favorable
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opine
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to express an opinion
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intractable
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hard to manage
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oblique
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indirect, evasive
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unequivocal
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unquestionable
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pundit
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one who professes to have great learing
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beneficent
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doing good
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maniacal
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wildly insane
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incredulous
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doubting, skeptical
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dupe
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to fool or cheat
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jaunty
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lighthearted, perky
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emanate
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to come forth or issue from
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oblivious
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forgetful
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cajole
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to coax with flattery
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cede
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to surrender formally
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quantify
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to measure
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dithering
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fidgeting, wavering
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self-deprecating
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tending to belittle one's self
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stilted
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pompous
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cipher
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a nonentity
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fervor
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great emotion, zeal
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explicit
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distinctly expressed
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din
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confused clamour
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anomaly
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abnormality
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seemliness
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a pleasant or suitable appearance
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indignance
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anger or scorn at an unjust action
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rancid
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rank, putrid
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apoplectic
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on the apparent verge of a stroke
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ludicrous
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absurd, ridiculous
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repugnance
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extreme dislike or distaste
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rectify
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to set right
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pique
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to arouse
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rivulet
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a little stream or brook
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mercenary
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motivated by money
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en masse
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prep phrase: in a group
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wick
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to absorb by capillary attraction
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inexplicable
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unexplainable
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fraught
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filled; emotional
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innuendo
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insinuation
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infinitesimal
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too small to be measured
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enclave
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a minority group within a larger group
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awry
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wrong, askew
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vet
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to examine properly
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pretentious
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making grand claims in a showy manner
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palpable
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tangible, evident
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dubious
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doubtful, vague
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insatiable
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cannot be satisfied
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approbation
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approval,praise
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emanate
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to emit
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reprehension
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voiced dissaproval
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incontrovertible
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not open to question
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incommode
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to disturb
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sepulchral
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solemn, suited to tomb-like conditions
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potation
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an alcoholic drink
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taciturn
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silent, disinclined to talk
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antipodes
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the exact opposite
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inebriety
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drunkedness
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cachinnation
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immoderate or loud laughter
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fain
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gladly, by preference
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vagary
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an erratic action or notion
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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meridian
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noon, midday
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singularity
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peculiarity
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obliquity
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a perpendicular angle
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inclemency
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lack or mercy
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pertinacious
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unyielding, obstinate
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ostentatious
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pretentious, showy
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sagacious
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shrewd, discerning
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hoary
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white with age
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votary
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enthusiast, devotee
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swain
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a male admirer or suitor
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ineffaceable
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cannot be eliminated or worn away
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inexorable
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cannot be moved or stopped
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boudoir
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a woman's bedroom or sitting room
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recondite
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hard to understand
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nostrum
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a secret medicine; panacea
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verdure
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health and vigor
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vicissitudes
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alternating changes
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sallow
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of a grayish, greenish yellow color
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sedulous
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diligent
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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lurid
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sensational, shocking
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ebullition
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outburst
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vacuity
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empty space
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sophistry
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false argument
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obtuse
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stupid, blunt, dull
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