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Vocab words for advanced english 11 at stevens hs
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English
11th Grade
03/21/2010

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probity
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honesty
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usurp
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to seize and hold without legal right
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dilapidated
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fallen into a shabby and neglected state
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mutinous
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characterized by revolt or rebellion against authority
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recompense
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repayment; something given or done in return for something else
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sagacity
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wisdom
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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guile
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crafty or artful deception, duplicity
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ratify
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to confirm by expressing formal approval
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contentious
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quarrelsome, tending to argue
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lugubrious
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sad and mournful,usually exaggerated
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deferentially
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showing respect or deference; respectfully
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insidious
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treacherous or intended to entrap or beguile
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despotism
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absolute power or control; tyranny
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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ignominy
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shame or dishonor
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persevere
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to persist in anything despite difficulty or obstacles
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adamant
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firm, unyielding
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salutary
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beneficial, healthful
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enfranchisement
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the act of giving right to, exp. the right to vote
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manifest
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clear, obvious
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enumerate
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to count or name things one by one
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amnesty
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pardon, or an act of forgiveness for past offenses
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vitriolic
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bitter or scathing
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size or force, also wonderful or of great importance
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supple
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able to bend and move more easily and nimbly
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vestiges
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traces
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declivity
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downward slope
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egregious
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outstanding for undesirable qualities, remarkably bad
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listed
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tilted, inclined
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avarice
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extreme desire for wealth; greed
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cosmopolitan
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at ease in all countries or places
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obstinate
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stubborn
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sallow
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sickly, pale yellow
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dissuade
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to convince someone not to do something
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docile
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obedient, easy to direct or manage
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insurrection
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an act of open revolt against authority or government
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sublime
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noble, inspiring
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licentious
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immoral, unrestrained by law or society
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ameliorate
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to make better or improve
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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collusion
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secret agreement between parties for illegal or deceitful purposes
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proletarian
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member of the working class
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ominous
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threatening, sinister
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craven
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cowardly
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quell
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to put an end to, extinguish (not applied to people)
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redundant
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repetitious
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vex
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to irritate, or to trouble or distress
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ensue
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to take place next; to follow
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misconstrue
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to take something the wrong way; misunderstood
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relinquish
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to let go or give up
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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pompous
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overly self important in speech or manner
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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logorrhea
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excessive talkativeness
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malinger
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pretend to be sick
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genocide
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deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or ethnic club
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beseech
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to beg
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impudence
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offensive boldness
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tempest
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violent storm
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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sordid
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filthy or dirty
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pugilist
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boxer (ie Russell Crowe...)
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bucolic
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suggesting an idyllic rural life
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affability
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friendliness
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firmament
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sky
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oration
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a formal, public speech
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appeasement
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calmed, soothed, or satisfied
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throng
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bunch of people crowded together
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feign
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to pretend
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chasm
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a deep hole
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untenable
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impossible to maintain or defend
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peruse
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to read
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terse
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brief and to the point
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preclude
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to make impossible or prevent
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fetid
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having an offensive smell
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dolt
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stupid person
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respite
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brief period of rest or relief
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denigrated
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attacked or belittled
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gregarious
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social, enjoys the company of others
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enmity
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hatred
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inert
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motionless
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purury
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extreme poverty
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elegy
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poem lamenting a persons death
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miscreant
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evil person or criminal
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defer
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to put off or postpone
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or molded
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sycophant
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one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people (suck up)
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convivial
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friendly, agreeable, or festive
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indictment
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any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for blame
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platitude
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a flat, dull, or trite remark; cliche
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place; journeying
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cynic
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skeptic, pessimist
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matriarch
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female head of a family or founder of a group
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apellation
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a name, title, or designation
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iota
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a small quantity or degree
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germane
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appropriate or fitting; relevant
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abject
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hopeless, miserable, humiliating, contemptible
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affluence
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abundance of wealth
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analogous
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similar, corresponding in some element
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arbitrary
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determined by chance OR dependent on individual judgment
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cognizant
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fully informed, aware
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied or appeased
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destitute
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poor, impoverished, left with nothing
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth, as a pendulum does
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prerogative
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right or privilege
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stringent
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strict, severe, constraining, or convincing
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occult
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pertaining to magic, mysterious
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hermetic
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isolated; not affected by outward influence
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equanimity
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calmness
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bellicose
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quarrelsome
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recumbent
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resting
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remonstrance
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an expression of protest
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conflagration
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large destructive fire
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aggrieved
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offended, wronged
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unscrupulous
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without conscience or principles
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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mundane
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commonplace, ordinary
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palpable
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able to be touched or felt
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martyr
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a person who is put to death or endures suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause
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legacy
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anything handed down from the past (from an ancestor or predecessor)
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approbation
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formal or official approval or praise
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veritable
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real, true, genuine
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penchant
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a strong liking
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draconian
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excessively harsh or severe
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caveat
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warning or caution (often in writing)
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rue
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to regret
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archaic
Definition
old fashioned
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perpetuity
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eternity
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raucous
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loud and boisterous
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theologian
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scholar of religious doctrine
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lucidity
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clarity of thought, rationality
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cupidity
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eager or excessive desire, esp. for wealth
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duplicity
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deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
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aplomb
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confidence, coolness
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relegate
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to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position
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chimerical
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imaginary, fanciful
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malaise
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a condition of uneasiness or lack of well-being
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histrionic
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theatrical or theatrics like dramatic acts
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hoary
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white or gray w/ age (hence extremely old)
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fractious
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irritable, cranky
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banal
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commonplace, trivial
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segue
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to proceed without interruption
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eclectic
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varying in style
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magnanimous
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generous and noble
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provincial
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unsophisticated
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prowess
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superior strength, courage, or daring
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verbatim
Definition
word-for-word
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