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Vigilant

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Ready to act quickly

S: Watchful, alert

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Brawny

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muscular or strong

S: sinewy

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Candid

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Open and honest in what one says or does

S: frank, outspoken

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Chide

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Scold

S: reprove, reproach

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Counterfeit

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Fake

S: forged, bogus, sham

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Culprit

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Guilty person

S: offender, malefactor

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Defraud

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Cheat

S: bilk

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Flaw

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Weakness

S: defect, imperfection, blemish

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Goad

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Proud

S: spur, urge, incite, impel

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Maul

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beat

S: batter, mangle

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Neglect

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ignore

S: disregard

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Novice

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noob or beginner

S: apprentice, neophyte, tyro

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

S: intransigent, unyielding, inflexible

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Peer

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equal or classmate

S: match

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Proficient

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skilled

S: adept

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Prohibit

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ban

S: outlaw, interdict

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Sleuth

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detective

S: blood hound, investigator

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Truce

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temporary agreement to end fighting

S: cease-fire, armistice

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Wan

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pale, as from sickness or anxiety

S: ashen, pallid

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Wrath

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Intense anger

S: ire, rage, fury, indignant

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Antagonistic

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against

S: opposed, hostile, inimical

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Botch

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Mess up

S: ruin, bungle

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Death of

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inadequate supply

S: scarcity lake (phrase: “death of”)

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Dire

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arousing fear or deep stress

S: dreadful, ominous, threatening

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Dolt
Stupid person | S: dunce, oaf, clad, blockhead, buffoon
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Fraught with
Full of S: filled, laden charged (phrase: "fraught with")
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Gult
oversupply | S: surplus, superabundance
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Humane
Kind and generous | S: Charitable, allruistic
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Intrude
enter without invitation | S: encroach, trespass
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Loath
dislike | S: unwilling, reluctant, hesitant
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Novelty
Something new | S: newness, change, innovation
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Prach
dry | S: scorch, dehydrate
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rue
regret | S: deplore, lament, mourn
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Sparse
few and far between | S: Scattered, meager, scanty
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teem
plentiful | S: abundant, around, swarm
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Tractable
obedient | S: Compliant, docile
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trite
common and overused | S: Cliché
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Unruly
Resistant to discipline or control | S: rowdy, fractious, recalcitrant
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Wharp
where ships load and unload | S: dock, pier
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Wilt
droop | S: winter, shrivel
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Abate
diminish in intensity, let up | S: recede, subside, taper off
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Cower
crouch in fear | S: Cringe, quail
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crest
highest part | S: top, summit, peak
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Devise
create | S: Concoct, formulate
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Din
steady loud noise | S: uproar, clamor, tumult
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Entreat
beg | S: beseech, implore
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Feasible
possible, doable | S: practical, viable
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Groundless
false and illogical | S: baseless, unfounded, unwarranted
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Horde
large moving crowd | S: multitude, throng, mob
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Loom
appear, often imposingly | S: appear, emerge
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Patron
regular customer | S: client, supporter
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persist
go on despite difficulty, refuse, to give up | S: persevere, endure, grind
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Prone
predisposed to a type of behavior | S: inclined, disposed, apt
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Prudent
showing good judgment, wise | S: Sensible, judicious, discreet
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Rouse
wake up | S: stir, activate
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Scoff
mock or sneer | S: jeer, gibe, belittle, ridicule
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Hoax
fraud | S: dupe, hood wink, sham
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Spurn
reject, turn down | S: decline, refuse, snub
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Timid
afraid or fearful | S: timorous
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Unkempt
not neat | S: uncombed, disheveled, untidy, slovenly
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Civil
polite | S: mannerly, genteel, courteous
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codense
make smaller | S: compress, abridge, summarize
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Culpable
deserving blame | S: guilty, reprehensible
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Delectable
yummy and delightful | S: savory, palatable, exquisite
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Edible
eatable | S: Comestible
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Garrulous
talkative about unimportant matters | S: loquacious
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Gist
main point | S: essence, core, theme
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Insolent
insulting | S: offensive, impudent, disdainful
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Irk
irritable | S: peeve, exasperate, vex
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knack
special skill | S: talent, flair
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Literate
able to read and write
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Mock
ridicule, taunt, deride
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Obliging
ready to do favors | S: agreeable, amiable, accommodating
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Prevail
be victorious | S: triumph, predominate, domineer
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Quell
put an end to | S: suppress, crush, extinguish
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Queue
a line of people or vehicles
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Relish
like, enjoy | S: savor
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Resolution
firmness of purpose | S: determination, resolve
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verge
point beyond which something happened | S: edge, brink, threshold
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Whim
sudden idea or desire | S: caprice
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Abet
aid or support | S: Incite, instigate
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Astute
clever | S: shred, sagacious, crafty
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Intricate
complicated
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Conjecture
guess work | S: supposition, theorizing, surmize
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Deter
discourage | S: dissuade, inhibit
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Elude
escape | S: evade, flee
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Eon
extremely long and indefinite period of time | S: age eternity
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Exonerate
free from blame or responsibility | S: advisable
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Expire
die | S: cease, terminate

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