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Assimilate
Definition
To take in and incorporate as one’s own , to absorb
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Begrudge
Definition
To give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment
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Commodious
Definition
Affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use
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Conglomerate
Definition
A mixture of many things
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Dissolution
Definition
Disintegration, decomposition, and dispersion
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Evocative
Definition
Calling to mind
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Impel
Definition
to push or urge forward
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Intercede
Definition
to intervene or act as a mediator
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Lugubrious
Definition
very sad, depressing, or gloomy
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mutinous
Definition
rebellious, disobedient, or unruly
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perennial
Definition
lasting for many years
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Potent
Definition
powerful, effective, strong
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Retrograde
Definition
moving backwards
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Skewed
Definition
crooked, slanting, or otherwise not straight
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Supersede
Definition
to replace or supplant
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Abrogate
Definition
to get rid of or to do away with
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Adamant
Definition
inflexible, immovable
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Colloquial
Definition
Informal (speech)
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Defuse
Definition
to remove or lessen danger or anger
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Egregious
Definition
Very bad or terrible
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Immunity
Definition
Resistance (usually to a disease)
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Impale
Definition
to pierce or stab
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Libertarian

Definition
a person who believes in absolute liberty or free will
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Mire
Definition
Stuck
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Palliate
Definition
to ease or lessen pain, guilt, or intensity
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Pernicious
Definition
Very harmful or deadly
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Skulk
Definition
to move around in a sneaky way
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Tarry
Definition
to linger, loiter, or stick around
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Tawdry
Definition
Cheap and gaudy (tacky) in appearance
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Utopian
Definition
having the characteristics of a perfect place
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Beguile
Definition
to deceive, mislead, or persuade with charm
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Connoisseur
Definition

An expert or authority

 

Someone who would be qualified to judge in matters of art or taste

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Debauchery
Definition
moral corruption
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Diatribe
Definition
Cruel criticism
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Ebulliant
Definition
Overflowing with excitement or enthusiasm
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Foliage
Definition
the leafage or greenery of a plant
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Germinate
Definition

to sprout or begin to grow

 

to evolve

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Gratis
Definition
For free $$
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Lachrymose
Definition
Tearful
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Legerdemain
Definition

"sleight of hand"

 

deception or trickery resulting from the use of the hands

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Lurid
Definition

sensational, gruesome, gory

 

causing shock or horror

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Muse
Definition
to ponder, think about, or consider
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Rectitude
Definition
Moral integrity or virtue
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Rend
Definition
to tear violently or split
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Schism
Definition
the division of a group into 2 opposing groups
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Apprise
Definition

to inform or give notice

 

to notify/explain

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Cloister
Definition
to seclude or confine
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Constrict
Definition
to tighten, squeeze, or make narrow
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Fanaticism
Definition
over-the-top enthusiasm or zeal
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Feint
Definition
a false appearance, trick, or ploy
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Gnarl
Definition
to twist, wind, or coil
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Hoary
Definition
white with age, ancient and old
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Infernal
Definition
having to do with hell or the underworld
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Jaunty
Definition
stylish and lively in manner or appearance
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Malefactor
Definition
a criminal, troublemaker, or rebel
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Obstreperous
Definition
hostile, defiant, or aggressively noisy
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Progeny
Definition
children, descendants, or offspring
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Replicate
Definition
to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate
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Ruminate
Definition
to ponder or think about for a long time
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Unobtrusive
Definition
not easily noticeable, inconspicuous
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