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05/11/2014
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enfranchise
 Definition
give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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kindle
 Definition
to start a fire
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remuneration
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work for a job done
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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engender
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cause
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knotty
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complex; difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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replete
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full
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abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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reprehensible
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shameful; very bad
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absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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enscounce
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establish firmly in a position
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obdurate
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stubborn
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tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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repudiate
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shun; eschew
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tedium
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boredom
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abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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rescind
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retract; repeal
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temper
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to moderate; soften
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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blunderbuss
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1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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resignation
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acceptance of fate
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tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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accolade
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ribute; honor; praise
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bolster
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support; prop up
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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resolution
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determination
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Acquiesce
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to agree to; give in to
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
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cut short
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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tenuous
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flimsy; not solid
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acrid
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sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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boorish
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ill-mannered
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epistle
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a letter (form of communication)
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lance
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spear; spike; javelin
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poignant
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deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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a break; intermission
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respite
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terse
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concise; to the point
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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epistolary
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concerned with letters; through correspondence
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hiatus
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interruption; pause
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languid
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tired; slow
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resplendid
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shining; glowing
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braggart
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someone who boasts
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hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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obsequious
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servile; submissive
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polemical
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causing debate or argument
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thwart
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prevent; frustrate
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brawny
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muscular
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decathlon
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an athletic competition with ten events
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ponderous
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weighty; slow and heavy
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timorous
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cowardly; fearful
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adroit
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skilful / skillful
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brevity
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being brief
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decorum
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dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
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err
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make a mistake
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largess
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generosity
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pontificate
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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reticent
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restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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tirade
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stream of verbal abuse
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adulation
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strong admiration; worship
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bristle
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to show irritation
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erratic
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wandering; irregular
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histrionic
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theatrical; exaggerated
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laud
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praise
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obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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portend
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foretell
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adversity
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hardship
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broach
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start to discuss; approach
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deference
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respect
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esoteric
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obscure and difficult to understand
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hoary
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old
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obtuse
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mentally dull
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portent
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a warning sign; omen
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revere
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worship
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tome
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large book
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brusque
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blunt; abrupt
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defoliate
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cause leaves to fall off
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espouse
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promote; take up; support
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obviate
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avoid; make unnecessary
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