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11th Grade
01/12/2012
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aberration
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abnormal
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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acuity
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sharpness or clearness of vision
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admonish
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to caution or advise against something
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adroit
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expert or nimble in the use of hands or body
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aesthete
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sensitive toward beauty of art or nature
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altruistic
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unselfish concern for others
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ameliorate
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to improve/ become better
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amorphous
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lacking definite form or structure
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antediluvian
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before the flood
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apocryphal
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doubtful of authenticity
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arable
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suitable for farming
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ascetic
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extreme deprivation for religious purposes
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe
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acerbic
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sour in taste/ harsh or severe
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atrophy
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deconstruction of cells, wasting away
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avarice
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greed
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aviary
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where birds are kept
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avow
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acknowledge or confess
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bilk
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cheat
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broach
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approach
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buttress
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prop
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celerity
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speed/swiftness
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charlatan
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someone who claims to have abilities or knowledge which they do not posses.
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cherubic
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angelic
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churlish
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rude
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circuitous
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roundabout
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clandestine
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done in secrecy or deception
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commensurate
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proportionate, adequate
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concomitant
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occurring at the same time
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confluence
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joining, meeting
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conjugal
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the relationship between married couples
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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conundrum
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a riddle or puzzle
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copious
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abundant, plentiful
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corpulence
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excessively fat
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coterie
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exclusive group
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credulous
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gullible
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cryptic
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hidden/ concealed
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curmudgeon
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bad tempered person
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dearth
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shortage
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demagogue
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gains power by arousing emotions and prejudices of the people
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desecrate
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dishonor
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diatribe
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bitter denunciation, attack, or criticism.
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diffidence
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lacking confidence
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dilatory
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tending to procrastinate
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disaffected
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discontented and disloyal to the government or authority
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discursive
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rambling
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dissemble
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conceal the truth
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disparge
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belittle
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dispassionate
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calm/impartial/unaffected by passion
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dissonant
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discordant
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dissuade
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persuade not to
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divination
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prophecy
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dotard
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weak-minded or foolish old person
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duplicity
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double-dealing/ trickery
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egregious
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extraordinary in a bad way
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elgiac
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expressing sorrow
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eludicate
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to make clear
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emanate
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to issue, send forth
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emulate
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to be equal to or to surpass
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enigmatic
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puzzling or ambiguous
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ennui
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listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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epicure
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picky eater, devoted to sensual pleasures.
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equivocate
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using vague language to avoid speaking directly or honestly
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erudition
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educated
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esoteric
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private, intended for a minority
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ethereal
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delicate, light, or spiritual
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extol
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to praise lavishly
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fatuous
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foolish or insane
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espouse
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to adopt or give support to/ marry
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fecund
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productive
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felicity
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happiness
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fetid
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nauseating smell
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flippant
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frivolous and offhand
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florid
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red complextion
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foible
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minor weakness
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furtive
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sly and secretive
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garnish
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to decorate
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garner
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to gather or store
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guile
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clever or crafty character
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hedonism
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idea that pleasure = highest good
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heretic
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unorthodox opinions, disagrees with church
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hiatus
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a break or gap
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histrionic
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overdramatic/ fake
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hoary
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having grey or white hair due to old age
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iconoclasm
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the attack of traditional ideas or religion.
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immutable
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unalterable, ageless
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impervious
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impenetrable
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impregnable
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unable to be taken by force
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Impugn
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criticize
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inauspicious
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unfavorable, unlucky
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incipient
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beginning
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incorrigible
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beyond correction, reform, or alteration
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indecorous
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improper or ungraceful; unseemly
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indefatigable
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unable to be tired out; unflagging
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innocuous
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harmless
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inscrutable
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incomprehensible
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insipid
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lacking spirit; boring
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intonate
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to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice
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intractable
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difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure
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intrinsic
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the essential nature of a thing
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inveigh
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to speak with violent language
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inveterate
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deep-rooted or ingrained
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inauspicious
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unlucky
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irascible
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irritable
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jettison
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to throw away
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juncture
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critical point in time
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juxtapose
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to place close together or side by side
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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lampoon
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to attack or satirize
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largess
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generous bestowal of gifts
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lassitude
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physical or mental weariness
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lethargy
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an abnormal lack of energy
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lithe
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flexible or supple
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lurid
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vivid in shocking detail
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malevolent
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malicious
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maudlin
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foolishly tearful or sentimental
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meander
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to wander without definite aim or direction
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Meticulous
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precise
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mire
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swampy area
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multifarious
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having many parts or forms
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mundane
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boring
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nefarious
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evil/wicked
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obsequious
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submissive
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odious
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offensive
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opaque
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not transmitting light, no luster
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ostentatious
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vulgar display
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palpable
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obvious
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paragon
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n- model of excellence
v- to match or surpass
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pariah
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outcast
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parochial
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narrow in outlook
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paucity
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insufficiency
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pedantic
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overly concerned with small details
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pejorative
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unpleasant connotation
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philistine
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smug person,hostile to the arts and culture
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pique
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resentment due to wounded pride
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pithy
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full of substance
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poignant
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piercing feelings
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polemical
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controversial argument
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precocious
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early bloomer
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proclivity
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tendency or inclination
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progeny
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immediate descendants
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prolific
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producing in abundance
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prosaic
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lacking imagination
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protean
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taking on various shapes and forms
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protract
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lengthen or extend
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pugnacity
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ready to fight
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pulchritude
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formal, literary, or physical beauty
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rancorous
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hostility or spite
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quixotic
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unrealistically optimistic
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rarefy
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thin out, make less dense
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raze
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demolish, level
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority
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recant
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to publicly withdraw (statement?)
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reprobate
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morally unprincipled/going to hell
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ribald
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humorously obscene
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ruminate
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to chew or ponder
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saccharine
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excessively sweet
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savant
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man of learning
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stultify
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to make someone seem foolish and incapable
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supercilious
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arrogant scorn, pride, or indifference
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surfeit
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overindulgence/ an excessive amount
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surly
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ill-tempered/ rude
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taciturn
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silent/ reserved
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tantamount
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"as good as"
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tenuous
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insignificant/ flimsy
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trepidation
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fear/ anxiety
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turgid
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swollen/ congested
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turpitude
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base character
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undulate
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move in waves
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unwieldy
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unable to be easily handled
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veracity
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consistent honesty
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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capable of becoming useful
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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vociferous
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making loud noises
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vouchsafe
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permit graciously or condescendingly
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zenith
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peak, highest point
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