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GRE Vocab
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meritorious
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honorable
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abate
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decrease

to become smaller in size, amount, number, etc.
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deleterious
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harmful
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modish
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fashionable or stylish in a modern way
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verdigris
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blue-green

a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate.
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gossamer
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translucent

a very light or delicate material
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attenuated
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constrict

reduced especially in thickness, density, or force
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primordial
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prehistoric

existing from the beginning of time : very ancient
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denouement
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climax

the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)
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calamitous
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disastrous
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invective
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verbal abuse
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eschew
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have nothing to do with
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ennui
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apathy

a lack of spirit, enthusiasm, or interest
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revile
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criticize
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castigated
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berate

to criticize (someone) harshly
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denigrated
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disparage

to say very critical and often unfair things about (someone)
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fangible
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breakable

readily or easily broken
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enmity
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alienation

fashionable or stylish in a modern way
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adamantine
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rigidly firm
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ephemeral
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short-lived

lasting a very short time
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austere
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simple or plain : not fancy
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obstinate
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stubborn
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fettered
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tie up
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sanguine
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cheerful

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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neologisms
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new word
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vacillating
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seesaw

go back and forth
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scion
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descendant
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slovenly
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dirty
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expiate
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make amends for
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malignity
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evil

an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature
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affable
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friendly
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enervated
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exhausted
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portentous
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apocolyptic

giving a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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bijoux
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jewels

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.
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dudgeon
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intense anger
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obfuscated
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baffle

to make (something) more difficult to understand
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vituperative
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abusive
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chastened
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penalized
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inchoate
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undeveloped
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pulverous
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consisting of tiny particles
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cosseted
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care for lovingly
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cerebral
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using one's brain
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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languid
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dull, lustless
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banal
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commonplace
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belied
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contradict
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pecuniary
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financial
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exculpated
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forgive
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paeans
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hymn of praise
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esurient
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desiring excessively
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diatribe
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criticism
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expurgating
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censoring
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dandled
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caress
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abhorred
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regard with disgust
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dogma
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belief
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pellucid
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clear
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salacious
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obscene
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haughty
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arrogant
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panacea
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cure-all
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esurient
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greedy
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indolent
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lazy
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insolent
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rude
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indigent
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poor
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plebians
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low status
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malign
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hurtful
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erudite
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well-educated
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venerate
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cherish
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expatiate
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elaborate
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transient
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temporary
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imperturbable
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calm and collected
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inundate
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overwhelm
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sullied
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stain
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vaunt
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exhibit
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impecunious
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poverty-stricken
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myopic
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short-sighted
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hackneyed
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tired
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quotidian
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ordinary
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laudable
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admirable
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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erudition
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higher education
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implacable
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merciless
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gregarious
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friendly
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hapless
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unfortunate
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dilatory
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procrastinating
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anomalous
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unusual
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munificent
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generous
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bungling
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clumsy
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plucky
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brave
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soporific
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sleepy
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anodyne
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painkiller
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laconic
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short
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taciturn
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uncommunicative
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desultory
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random
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piquant
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flavorful
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pensive
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solumn
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wistful
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daydreaming
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embittered
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resentful
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effluviated
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to give off an odor
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descry
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catch sight of
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rancorous
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resentful
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brusque
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blunt
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mawkish
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emotional
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progeny
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offspring
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profligate
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corrupt
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timorous
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afraid
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slake
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decrease
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surfeit
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excess
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whet
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make sharp
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sycophants
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flatters
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tyro
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beginner
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jounced
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throb
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billowed
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surged
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atrophied
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undernourished
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slipshod
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careless
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protean
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versatile
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occult
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mysterious
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blithe
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happy
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incessantly
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steadily
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aberrant
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abnormal
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apocryphal
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questionable
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rubicund
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flushed
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opulence
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wealth
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valor
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bravery
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treachery
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disloyatly
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voluble
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talkative
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chagrin
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displeasure
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vexation
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annoyance
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pacifism
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abstention from violence
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meliorate
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get or make better
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repudiate
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reject
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exigent
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urgent
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ineffable
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too great for words
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specious
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misleading
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foment
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instigate
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diaphanous
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see-through
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opaque
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clouded, muddy
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ubiquitous
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ever-present
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pragmatic
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study of communication
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pernicious
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hurtful
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contumacious
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headstrong
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endemic
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native
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cabal
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plot
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hegemony
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dominion
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chicanery
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deception
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imprecation
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curse, swearing
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ribald
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vulgar
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traitorous
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disloyal
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