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Vocab Semester 2
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English
10th Grade
02/04/2009
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose
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ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned
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assiduous
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persistent
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brash
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prone to act in a hasty manner
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capricious
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flaky, ever-changing mind
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chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
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copious
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abundant; wordy, verbose
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deviate
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to turn aside, to stray from a norm
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin
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exult
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to rejoice greatly
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gnarled
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knotted, twisted
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indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss
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inkling
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a hint, a vague notion
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limpid
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clear, transparent
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omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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palatable
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agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities
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poignant
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deeply affecting touching
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rancor
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bitter resentment
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sophmoric
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immature and overconfident
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spontaneous
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arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance
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exalt
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to praise
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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to elude
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to escape
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to allude
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to reference something
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acquiesce
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to accept without protest
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allure
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to entice
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askew
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crooked
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blithe
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cheerful, lighthearted, unconcerned
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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dejected
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dishelved
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mussed, rumpled
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exponent
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one who advocates
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garrulous
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chatty
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pitied
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misnomer
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an unsuitable or misleading name
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profess
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to affirm openly

or to pretend
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respite
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a period of rest or relief
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retribution
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a repayment; a deserved punishment
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retribution
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a repayment or deserved punishment
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sinuous
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winding, having many curves, flexible
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sonorous
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full deep or rich in sound
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vanguard
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the foremost part of an army
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wastrel
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a wasteful person,
someone who wastes money (spendthrift)
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animosity
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hostility
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apathy
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lack of feeling or interest
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apprehensive
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fearful or anious
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commend
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to praise or express approval
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compatible
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able to get along or work well together
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred or to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
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old and feeble, worn out, ruined
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deride
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to ridicule laught at with contempt
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ingenuous
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innocent; frank, sincere
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multifarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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out of date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
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eating evry kind of food; eagerly taking in everything
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for injury (payback)
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revel
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to take great pleasure in
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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allude
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to refer to casually or indirectly
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clairvoyant
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supernaturally perceptive

one who posesses supernatural powers
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conclusive
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serving to settle an issue; final
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disreputable
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not respectable
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endemic
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native or confined to a particular region or people
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
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fathom
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to understand , get to the bottom of
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guile
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deceit
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integrity
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honesty, high moral standards
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placate
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to appease, soothe pacify
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placid
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calm peaceful
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potent
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powerful, highly effective
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pretext
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a false reason, deceptive excuse
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protrude
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stick out, thrust forth
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stark
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harsh , unrelieved desolate
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superficial
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on or near the surface, shallow
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abjure
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to renounce, abstain from
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acrid
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harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper
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august
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majestic, inspiring admiration
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callous
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emotionally hardened
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clandestine
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secret concealed
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compunction
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remorse regret
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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elated
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jubilant
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indelible
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not able to be erased or removed
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indulgent
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yielding to the wishes of others
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inveterate
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long standing
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irrelevant
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not to the poin
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nocturnal
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of ocurring in the night
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platitude
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a cliche
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quell
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put down by force
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quiescent
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inactive, at rest
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ruminate
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ponder
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tacit
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unspoken implied
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tangible
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concrete, able to be touched
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trenchant
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incisive, cutting, forceful, effective
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antipathy
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a strong dislike
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applicable
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capable of being applied
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asset
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something of value
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beset
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to attach from all sides (v)

harassed troubled (adj)
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compassion
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sympathy for another's suffering
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decorum
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proper behavior
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duress
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compulsion by threat
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exuberant
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high spirited
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facsimile
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an exact copy
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imbibe
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to drink in, absorb
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implacable
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not to be satisfied or pacified
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infinitesimal
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so small as to be almost immeasurable
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innocuous
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harmless
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militate
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fight against
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patent
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plan, open to view
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prowess
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distinguished bravery
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sedate
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quiet settled
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stipulate
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to arrange specifically
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ultimatum
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a final proposal or statement of conditions
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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alleviate
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to relieve, make more bearable
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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apall
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to fill with dismay or horror
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bellicose
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warlike
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disparage
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to belittle, to undervalue
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dissonant
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not in harmony
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droll
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amusingly odd
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edict
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an order issued by someone in authority
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elucidate
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to clarify explain
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laud
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to praise
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loll
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to act in a lazy manner
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loquacious
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talkative wordy; fond of talking
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving; above small meanness
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mandatory
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required, obligatory
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nondescript
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ordinary
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phlegmatic
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slow moving
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rescind
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to repeal, cancel
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vivacious
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lively, sprightly , full of energy
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whet
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to sharpen
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abrasive
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causing irritation
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acclimate
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to adapt to
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chagrin
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(n) humiliation
(v) to cause humiliation
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complacent
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self satisfied, overly confident
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concur
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to express in agreement
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defamation
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slander

celebrities sue tabloids for defamation.
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explicate
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to make plain or clear
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racas
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a noisy quarrel or brawl
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grotesque
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bizarre
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pandemonium
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commotion
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raucous
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disagreeably harsh-sounding
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receptive
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open and responsive
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renounce
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to give up or resign to something
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repress
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to hold back,
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reticent
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reserved
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savory
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inoffensive, respectable , tasty
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somnolent
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sleepy, drowsy
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vehement
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intense, powerful
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voluble
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loquacious
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zealous
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devoted, ardent, passionate
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