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vitality

Definition
the property of being able to survive and grow
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virtue

Definition
the quality of doing what is right
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vexed

Definition
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
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verge

Definition
the limit beyond which something happens or changes
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vacate

Definition
leave behind empty; move out of
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unprecedented

Definition
novel; having no earlier occurrence
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truancy

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failure to attend, especially school

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trickle

Definition
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
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transcend

Definition
go beyond the scope or limits of
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timid

Definition
showing fear and lack of courage
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sustain

Definition
lengthen or extend in duration or space
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steadily

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at a continuous rate or pace
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stagnate

Definition
stand still
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smother

Definition
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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seductive

Definition
tending to entice into a desired action or state
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reprimand

Definition
an act or expression of criticism and censure
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reprieve

Definition
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
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regulate

Definition
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
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regretfully

Definition
with sadness
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recollect

Definition
recall knowledge from memory
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reassure

Definition
cause to feel confident
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provoke

Definition
provide the needed stimulus for
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protrude

Definition
extend out or project in space
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prostrate

Definition
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
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prognosis

Definition
a prediction of the course of a disease
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profusely

Definition
in an abundant manner
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profound

Definition
situated at or extending to great depth
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prevailbe

Definition
larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
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prerogative

Definition
a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
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precede

Definition
be earlier in time
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poignant

Definition
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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plight

Definition
a situation from which extrication is difficult
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plaintive

Definition
expressing sorrow
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perfunctory

Definition
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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ordeal

Definition
a severe or trying experience
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melancholy

Definition
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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maul

Definition
injure badly
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lottery

Definition
a game in which players buy chances to win
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liberty

Definition
freedom of choice
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laden

Definition
filled with a great quantity
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jovial

Definition
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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intervention

Definition
the act of interposing one thing between or among others
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interminable

Definition
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
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insist

Definition
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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insensitive

Definition
not noticing or caring about the feelings or needs of others
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inheritance

Definition
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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infiltrate

Definition
pass through an enemy line in a military conflict
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indifference

Definition
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
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harrowing

Definition
causing extreme distress
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grasp

Definition
hold firmly
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forsake

Definition
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
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flimsy

Definition
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
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flamboyant

Definition
tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
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feeble

Definition
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
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famine

Definition
a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
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extortion

Definition
unjust exaction, as by the misuse of authority
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execute

Definition
put in effect
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ensue

Definition
take place or happen afterward or as a result
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emaciated

Definition
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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elicit

Definition
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
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disengage

Definition
release from something that holds fast or entangles
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din

Definition
a loud harsh or strident noise
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diction

Definition
the manner in which something is expressed in words
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devious

Definition
deviating from a straight course
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despair

Definition
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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deprive

Definition
take away
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depot

Definition
a station for loading and unloading passengers or goods
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deny

Definition
declare untrue; contradict
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defiantly

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in a rebellious manner
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decisive

Definition
characterized by resoluteness and firmness
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cynic

Definition
someone who is critical of the motives of others
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culprit

Definition
someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
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crucible

Definition
a vessel used for high temperature chemical reactions
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cower

Definition
crouch or curl up
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contemplate

Definition
to think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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consolation

Definition
the act of giving relief in affliction
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consequence

Definition
a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
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complacent

Definition
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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compassion

Definition
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
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clique

Definition
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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benefit

Definition
something that aids or promotes well-being
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ballistic

Definition
of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum
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available

Definition
of use to, be useful to
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arcane

Definition
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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apathy

Definition
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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anguish

Definition
extreme distress of body or mind
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allure

Definition
the power to entice or attract
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abstraction

Definition
the process of formulating general concepts
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abandon

Definition
forsake; leave behind
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