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English
8th Grade
12/13/2006

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admonish
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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.
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muddle
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(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by. (n.) a hopeless mess.
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alien
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(n.) a citizen of another country.
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tantalize
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(v.) to tease, torment by teasing.
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abridge
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(v.) to make shorter.
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fabricate
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(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent.
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abscond
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(v.) to run off and hide.
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intrepid
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(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakeable.
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accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime.
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latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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atone
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(v.) to make up for.
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hamper
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(v.) to hold back
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tenacious
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(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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malign
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(v.) to speak evil of, slander. (n.) evil.
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surly
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(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude.
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flippant
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy.
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sparse
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(adj.) meager, scant; scattered.
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escalate
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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intesity.
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escalate
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(V.) to elevate; to increase in intensity.
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impel
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(v.) to force, drive forward.
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aspire
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(V.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend.
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obtrusive
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(adj.) forwark; indesirably prominent; thrust out
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debris
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(n.) scattered fragments; wreckage.
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opinionated
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas; having a closed mind
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compensate
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(v) to make up for; to repay for services.
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lucrative
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(adj.) bringing in money; profitable.
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exorcise
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(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome menacin
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pilfer
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(v.) to steal in small quantites.
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anarchy
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(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion.
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larceny
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(n.) theft.
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annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completly.
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militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and affressive in support of a cause. (n.) an activist.
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credible
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(adj.) believable.
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incessant
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time.
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advent
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(n.) an arrival;l a coming into place or view.
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meander
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(v.) to wander about, wind about. (n.) a sharp turn or twist.
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vagrant
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(n.) anidle wanderer, tramp. (adj.) wandering aimlessly.
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liability
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(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous.
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venture
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(n.) a risky or daring undertaking. (v.) to to expose to danger; to dare.
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expedient
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(n.) a means to end. (adj.) advantageous, useful.
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incredulous
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(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical.
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chide
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(v.) to balme; scold.
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render
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(v.) to cause to becomel; to preform; to deliver officially; to process, extract.
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commandeer
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(v.) to seize for military or official use.
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predispose
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(v.) to incline to beforehand.
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dissolute
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(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior.
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mediocre
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(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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altercation
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(n.) an angry argument
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rift
Definition
(n.) a split, break,breach
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort.
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pliant
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(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on one's wishes of whims without regard for reasom or fairness (adj)
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opaque
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not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (adj)
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defray
Definition
to pay for (verb)
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intricate
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complicated; difficult to understand (adj)
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assimilate
Definition
to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully.(verb)
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momentous
Definition
very important (adj)
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assurance
Definition
a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence (noun)
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preposterous
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ridiculous, senseless.(adj)
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warp
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to twist out of shape; an abnormality.(verb)
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feign
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to pretend (verb)
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monologue
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a speech by on actor; a long talk by one person.(noun)
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diminutive
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small, samller than most others of the same type. (adj)
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true.(adj)
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diffuse
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to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordly, long-winded or unfocused; scattered or widely spreads.(verb)
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relinquish
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to let go; give up.(verb)
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erratic
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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable.(adj)
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision. (verb)
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usurp
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to seize and hold a posistion by force or without right (verb)
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semblance
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a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition.(noun)
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fated
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determined in advantage by destiny or fortune.(adj)
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pompous
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overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively.(adj)
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change. (noun)
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paramount
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cheif in importance, above all others.(adj)
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diligent
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy.(adj)
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lucid
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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane.(adj)
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bogus`
Definition
false, conterfeit.(adj)
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obstrepous
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noisy; unruly, disorderly.(adj)
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console
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to comfert; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electric or mechanical devise.(verb or noun)
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting.(adj)
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auxiliary
Definition
giving assistance or support; a helper, aid.(adj)
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flair
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a naturally quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style.(noun)
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prognosis
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a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation.(noun)
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erroneous
Definition
incorrect, containing mistakes.(adj)
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slipshod
Definition
untidy in dress, personable habits, careless, sloppy.(adj)
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dilemma
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.(noun)
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unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restaint.(adj)
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comely
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having a pleasing appearance.(adj)
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subjagate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control.(verb)
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dissent
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to disagree; disagreement.(verb or noun)
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terminate
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to bring to an end (verb)
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick; deceive (verb)
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rectify
Definition
to make right, correct (verb)
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facilitate
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to make easier; to assist (verb)
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts (verb)
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doleful
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sad, dreary (adj)
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posthumous
Definition
occurring or published after death (adj)
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exorbitant
Definition
unreasonably high; excessive (adj)
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pensive
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thoughtful; melancholy (adj)
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dross
Definition
refuse, waste products (noun)
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rabid
Definition
furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad; infected with rabies (adj)
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candid
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frank, sincere (adj)
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grievous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious (adj)
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repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable,distasteful (adj)
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exploit
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to make use of, develop; to make improper user of for personal profit (verb)
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efface
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed (verb)
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spurious
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not genuine; not true, not valid (adj)
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fortify
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to strengthen, to build up (verb)
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terse
Definition
brief and to the point (adj)
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eminent
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famous, outstanding (adj)
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trite
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commonplace; overused (adj)
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inanimate
Definition
not having life; without energy (adj)
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revile
Definition
to attack with words, call bad names (verb)
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incorrigible
Definition
not able to be corrected; beyond control (adj)
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stagnant
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not running or flowing; found from standing still (adj)
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ghastly
Definition
fightful, horrible, deathly pale (adj)
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superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess (adj)
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inundate
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to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size (verb)
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perilous
Definition
dangerous (adj)
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dwindle
Definition
to lessen, diminish (verb)
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remunerate
Definition
to reward, pay, reimburse (verb)
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drudgery
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work that is hard and tiresom (noun)
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heterogeneous
Definition
composed of different kinds, diverse (adj)
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spasmodic
Definition
sudden and violent but brief (adj)
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impair
Definition
to make imperfect, damage, harm (verb)
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