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obsequious

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too eager to serve or obey someone

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augment

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Increase

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Condense

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make (something) denser or more concentrated

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Unscrupulous

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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

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conscientiousness

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the quality of wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly

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superfluous

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unnecessary, especially through being more than enough, surplus, redundant

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Tranquil

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Peaceful, calm

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unruffled

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Calm

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Perpetual

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Everlasting, never-ending

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temporal

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relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular

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abrupt

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sudden and unexpected

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accelerate

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begin to move more quickly

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Descent

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an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling

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Hog

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Piggy

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scripture

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the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible

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adulation

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excessive admiration or praise, hero worship, worship

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Deterred

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discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences, putoff

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Lapped

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overtake

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inept

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Unskillful

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amateur

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Non professional

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ambivalent

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Uncertain, having mixed feelings

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accomplice

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a person who helps another commit a crime

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Arsonist

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A person who deliberately sets fire to a building

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Extortionist

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a person who tries to obtain something through force or violence; a racketeer, blackmailer, racketeer

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Nymphomania

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uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman

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Inevitable

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That which cannot be avoided

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Restrained

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controlled

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Amateur

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a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis, non-professional

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Anarchist

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One who believes in destruction of all forms of government who rebels against any authority, nihilist, insurgent

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Arbitrator

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One who is appointed to settle disputes between two parties adjudicator, arbiter, judge

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Bigot

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One whose religious view is very narrow a person who has strong, unreasonable idea, dogmatist, partisan, racist, sexist

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contemporary

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living or occurring at the same time

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cosmopolitan

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including people from many different countries

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Emigrant

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a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another

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extempore

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spoken or done without preparation, impromptu, spontaneous

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Efficacious

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effective, successful

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Effeminate

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having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly, effete

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Fatalist

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One who believes in fate

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Prodigal

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spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant, wasteful

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illegible

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not clear enough to be read, indecipherable

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Fratricide

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the killing of one’s brother or sister

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Sororicide

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the act of killing one’s sister

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honorary

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Unpaid

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Fastidious

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giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect, very choosy and hard to please

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homicide

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the killing of one person by another

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Gratis

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without charge; free

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inexplicable

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unable to be explained or accounted for

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indelible

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making marks that cannot be removed, ineradicable

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indispensable

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absolutely necessary, that which cannot be done without

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Irrevocable

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not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final, irreversible

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Inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable

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Inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret

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Unscrupulous

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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

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Idler

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a person who avoids work or spends time in an aimless or lazy way, loafer, layabout

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Infallible

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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

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Monogamy

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the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time

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Martyr

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a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs, one who dies for one’s country or for others

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Matricide

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a crime in which a person kills their mother

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thwart

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prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

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enmity

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A feeling of hate

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scoundrel

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a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue

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annihilate

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destroy utterly; obliterate

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conjecture

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Guess, speculation

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Verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real

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grotesque

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malformed, deformed

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complacent

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Self-satisfied, smug

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opulent

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luxurious, sumptuous, affluence

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visceral

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felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body, innate, bodily

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solemn

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Sincere, honest, formal and dignified

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Devout

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Pious, having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment, dedicated

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predilection

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a preference or special liking for something

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Whim

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a sudden desire or change of mind, notion, urge, impulse

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scorn

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to treat with a great lack of respect, or to refuse something because you think it is wrong or not acceptable, contempt, disdain

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Splendid

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magnificent; very impressive, sumptuous

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centenary

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the hundredth anniversary of a significant event

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Matrimony

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the state of being married; marriage

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Andry

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Male

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Gamy

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Marriage

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Polyandry

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Customs of having several husband’s at the same time

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polysexual

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sexually attracted to more than one gender

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Polyglot

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knowing or using several languages

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Polygamy

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Custom of having many wives

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recoil

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suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust, draw back

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Elixir

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a magical or medicinal potion

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Panacea

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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Marvel

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be filled with wonder or astonishment, be amazed

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ante-mortem

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occurring or performed before death

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Autopsy

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a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease

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morgue

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place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy

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Extempore

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spoken or done without preparation

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Hoary

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greyish white

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Gaudy

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extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

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Mortuary

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a room or building in which dead bodies are kept, for hygienic storage or for examination, until burial or cremation

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Solemn

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formal and dignified

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Sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

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Posthumous

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occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

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Sacrilege

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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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Maiden

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an unmarried girl or young woman

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Vulnerable

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exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, scrupulous

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Tetra

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4

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Trilogy

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a group of three related novels, plays, films, etc

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Tetralogy

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a group of four related literary or operatic works

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Triumvirate

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a group of three men holding power

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scrutiny

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critical observation or examination

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strife

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conflict

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summit

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Top, peak

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Colossal

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Huge

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Tedious

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Boring, dull, monotonous

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Tumult

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a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people, commotion

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solicit

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ask for, request, urge, plead

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vice

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immoral or wicked behaviour, evil

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vigour

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physical strength and good health

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Vigilant

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Cautious

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Withhold

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hold back

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Wrech

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Destruction, ruin

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balderdash

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nonsense

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Fostor

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promote, nurture

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Soldiered on

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Continued bravely

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Buoyed

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Keep afloat

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Sapped

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Drain away

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picturesque

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Vivid

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marvellous

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amazing, admirable

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recompense

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compensate, reward, reimburse

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coercive

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relating to or using force or threats

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revile

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Criticize

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Breach

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Break

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pedantic

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excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous

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Obnoxious

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unpleasant

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frugal

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careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary, extravagant

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copious

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Abundant

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insipid

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Tasteless

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Sedative

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promoting calm or inducing sleep, tranquilizing, calming

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mount

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climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface)

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oncology

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the study and treatment of tumours, cancer

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obstetrics

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the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and midwifery

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paediatrics

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the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases

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geriatric

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relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare

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nipper

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a child

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Changeling

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a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents’ real child in infancy

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Toddler

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a young child who is just beginning to walk

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Tyke

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a small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one

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Prophet

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a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

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Mystic

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a person who tries to communicate directly with God or other forces controlling the universe

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Seer

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Prophet, a person of supposed supernatural insight who sees visions of the future

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Utopia

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an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect, paradise

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Sensation

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a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body

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depose

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remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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Juxtapose

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place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

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Envy

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Jealousy

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onus

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Responsibility

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Adamant

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Stubborn, resolute, stickler

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benevolent

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Kind

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guile

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Cunning, crafty

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serenity

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Calmness

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Serfdom

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Slavery

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niggard

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a mean or ungenerous person; a miser

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avaricious

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लालची

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perilous

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dangerous

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minuscule

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Tiny, minute

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Opulent

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Rich

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Pawn

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A pawn is also a person who is controlled by others and used for their own advantage

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scrounge

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Beg, borrow, sponge

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chastise

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rebuke or reprimand severely, scold, upbraid

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profound

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intense, heartfelt

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Superficial

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surface, exterior

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menial

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Unskilled, humble, lowly

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wary

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cautious, careful

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowels

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Anaphora

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Repetition of words

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Euphemism

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Negative is covered with positive

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Recluse

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One who lives alone and avoids people

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Futility

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Uselessness

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Repeal

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Revoke, annul, cancel

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Arduous

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Difficult, taxing

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Perilous

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Dangerous

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emit

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produce and discharge, release

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Ecstasy

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Joy

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Eclipse

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Blocking, covering, hiding, concealing

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Brittle, ductile

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Liable to be easily broken

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To save one’s face

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To evade disgrace, to avoid having other people lose respect for oneself

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To talk shop

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To talk about business

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To strike one’s colors

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To surrender, To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate

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Seldom

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Rarely

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pedant

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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning, dogmatist

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Exhibitor

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a person who displays works of art or other items of interest at an exhibition

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Altruist

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an unselfish person whose actions show concern for the welfare of others

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Hermit

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a person living in solitude as a religious discipline, recluse, solitary, loner

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hagiography

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the writing of the lives of saints.

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Manuscript

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a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed

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Malicious

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characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm

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Languish

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Weak, lose or lack vitality; grow weak

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Incredible

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impossible to believe

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Curator

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a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection

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jailer, jailor

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a person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it

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Wardon

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one having care or charge of something

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Mint

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Place where money is coins specially under State authority, coinery

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Intricate

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Complex

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Exile

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the state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons

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circumlocution

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the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive, periphrasis, circuitousness

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congregate

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gather into a crowd or mass, assemble, collect

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Conglomerate

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a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together, mixture

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Cajole

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persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery, persuade, wheedle, coax

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Dexterous

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showing or having skill, especially with the hands, adroit, adept, deft

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Inadmissible

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not accepted as valid

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expatriate

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a person who lives outside their native country

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Demogogue

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a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument

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Plagiarism

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the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own

209
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nimble

A

quick and light in movement or action; agile

210
Q

Pacify

A

Console

211
Q

Litotes

A

understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

212
Q

Epigram

A

concise, clever, and sometimes paradoxical statement or line of verse

213
Q

Anthesis

A

a contrast or opposite

214
Q

Climax

A

a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance

215
Q

Descent

A

The act of moving downwards, ancestry, parentage

216
Q

conscientiousness

A

the quality of wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly

217
Q

Superfluous

A

Surplus, abundance, rebundant

218
Q

Immaculate

A

perfectly clean, neat, or tidy

219
Q

Filthy

A

disgustingly dirty, mucky, grimy

220
Q

Concede

A

admit, acknowledge

221
Q

All moonshine

A

Nonsense

222
Q

Perforate

A

pierce and make a hole or holes in.

223
Q

penetrate

A

go into or through (something), especially with force or effort, pierce

224
Q

Exuberance

A

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience

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