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daily words for ms.reids english class (second semester)
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English
9th Grade
01/23/2007

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gregarious
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fond of company
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haughty
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stuck up
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amiable
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friendly or easy going
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arable
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capable of being farmed
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deplore
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to regret something
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eradicate
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to completly destroy
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fervent
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passionate
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idle
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not currently in use
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mitigate
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to make milder
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peril
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dangerous or risky circumstances
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steadfast
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loyal and unmoving
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vacillate
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to waver or to go back and forth
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resolute
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firmly resolved
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virtuoso
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a person who has mastered a skill
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dilettante
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one who dables
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epicure
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someone with a very refined taste
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aesthetic
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relating to the appreciation of beauty
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distort
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to take out of context
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calumny
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slander
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specious
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sounding true, but being false
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apocryphal
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in authentic, fake
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curmudgeon
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grouchy person
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irascible
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being quick to anger
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querulous
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likely to complain or fight
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contentious
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likely to start controversy
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diffuse
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to spread freely
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voluable
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very talkative, always ready to speak
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laconic
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not using many words, concise
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garrulous
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extreamly talkative, rambling
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debilitate
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to take away strength
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deplete
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to use up, or draw from
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atrophy
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the wasting away of something
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languish
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to lose strength, to fade
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quagmire
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a dangerous or hard situation
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squalor
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a dirty, horrible living condition
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fetter
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something that restrains or hold back
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salvage
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to rescue or save something
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intractable
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difficult to manage, very stubborn
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supplicate
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to ask of something humbly
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intransigent
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refusing to change position, very uncompromising
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obstinate
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firmly sticking to one's, rigid
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exemplar
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someone or something thats so excellent it is worth imitating
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paltry
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having little or no significance
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epitome
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the best example of something
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idolatry
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unreasonable or excessive devotion
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placid
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calm
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termerity
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recklessness
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anxiety
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stressed or nervous about uncertain future events.
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Fortuitous 1
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lucky/fortunate 1
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Cantankerous 2
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Cranky; easily angered 2
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Spurious 3
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fake/ lacking authenticity 3
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Loquacious 4
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very talkative 4
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Enervate 5
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to take away from 5
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Paragon 6
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the very best of something that has no equal 6
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Extricate 7
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to take out of 7
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Inception 8
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when something first came to be 8
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Reprobate 9
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a bad and dishonest person 9
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Discern 10
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to notice subtle differences 10
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Terse 11
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using few words/ mute 11
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Archaic 12
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old and relating to a previous time 12
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Abstruse 13
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hard to understand 13
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Verisimilitude 14
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the probability of being likely or true 14
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Consternation 15
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confusing/ bewilderment 15
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Pervasive 16
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widespread and very common 16
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Expedient 17
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pertaining to one's self interest 17
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Prudent 18
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wise 18
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Pyrrhic 19
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a victory won at a great loss 19
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Taciturn 20
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not inclined to talk 20
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Conflagration 21
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a big fire 21
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Charlatan 22
Definition
someone who fakes knowledge or skill 22
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Complement 23
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to go well with something 23
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Substantiate 24
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to make better 24
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Penitent 25
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feeling sorrow or remorse 25
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Despondent 26
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feeling sad/ especially after a loss 26
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Reticent 27
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inclined to be silent or secretive 27
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Surreptitious 28
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done or made by stealth; subtle or sly 28
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Stymie 29
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to block or to frustrate 29
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Reverence 30
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to show honor or devotion 30
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Florid 31
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lively and colorful 31
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Imperious 32
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arrogant or demeaning 32
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Lavish 34
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excessive 34
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Ingrate 35
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someone who is ungrateful 35
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Impudent 35
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rude; or inappropriately bold 35
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Redundant 36
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repetitive 36
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Decorum 37
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polite behavior 37
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Crass 38
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vulgar and rude 38
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Propriety 39
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the quality of behaving with in the acceptable society norm 39
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Circumspect 40
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action taken with much consideration 40
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Amenable 41
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not rebellious; willing to take order and direction 41
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Genial 42
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friendly and pleasant 42
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Incisive 43
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sharp clear and intelligent 43
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Celerity 44
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swiftness in action or thought 44
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Precarious 45
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unstable and dangerous 45
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Jeopardize 46
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to someone or something at risk 46
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Treacherous 47
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hazardous 47
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Perfidy 48
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disloyalty or breaking of trust 48
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Stalwart 49
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strong and unyielding 49
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Stoic 50
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one who is seemingly indifferent 50
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Itinerant 51
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not fixed; traveling from place to place 51
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Inveterate 52
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firmly established by history or tradition 52
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Dispel 53
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to get rid of/ or to drive something away 53
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Oscillate 54
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to waver and to go back and forth 54
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Erratic 55
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inconsistent behavior 55
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Staunch 57
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firm in a belief or thought 57
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Adamant 58
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unyielding and stubborn 58
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Tentative 59
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not fully worked out or complete 59
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Affirm 60
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to agree or support; to be true 60
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Parch 61
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dried out 61
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Barren 62
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unable to produce or to regenerate 62
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Fecund 63
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very rich and capable of producing in abundance 63
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Fallow 64
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not in use or uncultivated 64
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Deplore 65
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to regret that something has happened 65
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Steadfast 66
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loyal and unwavering 66
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Resolute 67
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certain about doing something 67
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Virtuoso 68
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someone who is the master at a particular skill
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Epicure 69
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fine taste in wine or food 69
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Aesthetic 70
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of or relating to beauty 70
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Distort 71
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to make unclear or to take out of context 71
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Incessant 72
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having just come into existence 72
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Irascible 73
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quick to anger 73
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Censure 74
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to express severe disapproval 74
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Amorphous 75
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without any true shape 75
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Debase 76
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to reduce in quality or value; degrade 76
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Repudiate 77
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to refuse to accept or be associated with 77
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Dogmatic 78
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inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true 78
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Interminable 79
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endless
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Convolute 80
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unclear 80
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Salvage 81
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to save 81
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Intractable 82
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hard to control or to deal with 82
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Supplicate 83
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to ask for something humbly 83
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Intransigent 84
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unwilling to agree or to change one's view 84
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Obstinate 85
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stubbornly refusing to change one's view or chosen action 85
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Exemplar 86
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a perfect example of something 86
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Paltry 87
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small or meager 87
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Epitome 88
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a perfect example of a certain characteristic or thing 88
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Idolatry 89
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extreme worship or admiration of someone or something 89
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Placid 90
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calm 90
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Temerity 91
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excessive confidence or boldness 91
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Affable 92
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friendly and easy to talk to 92
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Complacent 93
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showing smug satisfaction with one's self achievements 93
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Incipient 94
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beginning to happen or to develop 94
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Zenith 95
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the highest point reached 95
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Neophyte 96
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a person who is new to a subject skill or belief 96
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Nascent 97
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just coming into existence 97
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Truncate 98
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shorten by cutting off the top or bottom 98
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Placate 99
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make someone less angry or hostile 99
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Furtive 100
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attempting to avoid being noticed or attention; sneaky
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Antithesis 101
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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of another person or thing 101
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Digression 102
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to go downhill in a conversation or other situation 102
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Zeal 103
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great enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or object 103
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Idiosyncratic 103
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having a peculiar or odd characteristic 103
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Diminutive 104
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extremely or unusually small 104
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Dilatory 105
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slow to act 105
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Brusque 106
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abrupt or off hand in speech or manner 106
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Effervescent 107
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bubbly and fizzy personality 107
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Intrepid 108
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fearless; or adventurous 108
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Vacuous 109
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having, or showing lack of intelligence 109
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Bigot 110
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someone who is not accepting of a different persons/beliefs/lifestyle 110
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Moratorium 111
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an authorized ban/ official notice 111
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Eclectic 112
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deriving ideas from a diverse or broad range of ideas 112
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Opaque 113
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not able to be seen through 113
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Hedonistic 114
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the pursuit of one's self pleasure or gain 114
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Scrupulous 115
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extremely attentive to details 115
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Austere 117
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severe or strict in manner or appearance 117
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