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Vocab Unit 1 Syn. and Ant.
Sadlier-Oxford Level G
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English
11th Grade
09/17/2006
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Term
S: greedy
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acquisitive
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S: grasping
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acquisitive
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S: avaricious
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retentive
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S: retentive
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acquisitive
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A: altruistic
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acquisitive
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A: unretentive
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acquisitive
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S: expropriate
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arrogate
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S: usurp
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arrogate
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S: commandeer
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arrogate
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A: relinquish
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arrogate
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A: renounce
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arrogate
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A: abdicate
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arrogate
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A: abandon
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arrogate
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S: hackneyed
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banal
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S: trite
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banal
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S: commonplace
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banal
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S: stale
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banal
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S: insipid
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banal
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A: fresh
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banal
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A: novel
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banal
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A: original
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banal
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A: new
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banal
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S: overwork
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belabor
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S: nit-picking
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carping
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S: caviling
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carping
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A: approving
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carping
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A: uncritical
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carping
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S: comprehensible
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coherent
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S: meaningful
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coherent
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S: connected
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coherent
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S: unified
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coherent
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S: consistent
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coherent
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S: cohesive
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coherent
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A: muddled
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coherent
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A: chaotic
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coherent
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A: disjointed
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coherent
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S: thicken
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congeal
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S: harden
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congeal
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S: jell
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congeal
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S: coagulate
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congeal
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S: solidify
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congeal
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A: melt
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congeal
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A: liquefy
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congeal
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S: copy
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emulate
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S: mimic
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emulate
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S: rival
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emulate
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S: match
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emulate
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S: measure up to
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emulate
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S: panegyric
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encomium
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S: eulogy
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encomium
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S: commendation
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encomium
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S: condemnation
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encomium
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S: castigation
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encomium
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S: criticism
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encomium
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S: avoid
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eschew
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S: shun
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eschew
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S: keep away from
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eschew
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S: abstain from
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eschew
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S: steer clear of
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eschew
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S: forgo
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eschew
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A: embrace
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eschew
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A: adopt
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eschew
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S: relevant
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germane
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S: appropriate
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germane
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S: apropos
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germane
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S: fitting
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germane
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S: pertinent
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germane
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A: irrelevant
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germane
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A: extraneous
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germane
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A: inappropriate
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germane
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S: unquenchable
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insatiable
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S: ravenous
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insatiable
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S: voracious
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insatiable
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S: irreconcilable
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intransigent
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S: uncompromising
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intransigent
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S: unyielding
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intransigent
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S: obdurate
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intransigent
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A: lukewarm
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intransigent
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A: halfhearted
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intransigent
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A: yielding
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intransigent
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S: offensive
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invidious
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S: hateful
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invidious
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S: malicious
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invidious
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S: spiteful
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invidious
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S: prejudicial
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invidious
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S: prejorative
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invidious
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A: complimentary
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invidious
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A: flattering
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invidious
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A: ameliorative
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invidious
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S: liberality
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largesse
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S: munificence
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largesse
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S: bounty
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largesse
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A: stinginess
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largesse
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A: miserliness
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largesse
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A: niggardliness
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largesse
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S: scouting expedition
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reconnaissance
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S: prove
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substantiate
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S: verify
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substantiate
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S: confirm
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substantiate
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S: validate
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substantiate
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S: authenticate
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substantiate
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A: refute
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substantiate
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A: disprove
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substantiate
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A: invalidate
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substantiate
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S: tight-lipped
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taciturn
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S: uncommunicative
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taciturn
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S: laconic
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taciturn
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A: garrulous
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taciturn
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A: loquacious
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taciturn
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A: prolix
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taciturn
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A: verbose
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taciturn
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S: compromise
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temporize
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S: hedge
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temporize
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S: dillydally
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temporize
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S: procrastinate
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temporize
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S: defensible
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tenable
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S: justifiable
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tenable
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S: maintainable
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tenable
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A: indefensible
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tenable
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A: unjustifiable
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tenable
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