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Weak Words 33-37 Flashcards

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auditory

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pertaining to the sense of hearing

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curator

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manager

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blandishment

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flattery

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conclusive

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decisive, ending all debate

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blare

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a loud, harsh noise

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disavowal

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denial, disclaiming

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bogus

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counterfeit, not authentic

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abnegation

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self-sacrifice

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buffet

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slap, strike

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frustrate

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thwart, defeat

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forebears

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ancestors

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interrogate

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question closely

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beseige

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surround with armed forces

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genealogy

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lineage

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ambience

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atmosphere, environment

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girth

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distance around something

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barterer

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trader

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infusion

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act of introducing a quality

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incriminate

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accuse

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ignoble

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not worthy

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cant

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insincere expressions of piety

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22
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disarray

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untidy state

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allay

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calm, pacify

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cordon

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extended line of fortifications to prevent access

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balk

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foil or thwart

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boycott

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refrain from buying or using

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desecrate

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profane

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definitive

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final, complete

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decollete

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having a low-necked dress

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controvert

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oppose with arguements

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exodus

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departure

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32
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enumerate

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list, mention one by one

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33
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check

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stop motion

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34
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bode

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foreshadow

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feral

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not domestic, wild

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contrived

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obviously forced,, planned

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creed

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system of religious or ethical belief

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delve

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dig, investigate

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hoard

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stockpile

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don

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put on

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embargo

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ban on commerce

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impartial

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fair

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43
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apprehend

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arrest

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44
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wither

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shrivel , decay

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brandish

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wave around

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stem

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check the flow

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47
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rebuff

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drive away

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48
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unfathomable

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incomprehensible

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pungent

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sharp in taste, caustic

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recourse

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resorting to help when in trouble

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momentum

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quality of motion of a moving body

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52
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recrimination

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countercharges

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53
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orthodox

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traditional

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54
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foster

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encourage

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slough

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cast off

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unerringly

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infallibly

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57
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mortify

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humiliate

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lope

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gallop slowly

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solioquy

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talking to oneself

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castigate

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criticize severely

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heedless

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disregarding

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invective

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abusive expression

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commiserate

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feel sympathy for

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exceptionable

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objectionable

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bohemian

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unconventional

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scurvy

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despicable

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perverse

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wicked and perverted

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repulsion

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distaste

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stricture

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restriction

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checkered

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marked by charges in fortune

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inarticulate

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speechless

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atavism

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reversion to an earlier type

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visceral

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felt in one’s inner organs

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vacuous

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empty

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75
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salvage

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rescue from loss

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perjorative

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negative in connotation

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singular

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unique, odd

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milieu

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environment

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jargon

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language used by a special group

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retrench

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cut down

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incubate

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hatch

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hoary

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white with age

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jaded

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fatigued

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innuendo

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hint

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indignity

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offensive treatment

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regime

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method or system of government

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gall(n)

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bitterness

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grimace

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facial expression showing pain

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exude

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give forth

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poignancy

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keenness of emotion

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remonstrance

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protest, objection

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rapacious

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excessively greedy

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importune

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beg persistently

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proponent

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supporter, backer

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tendentious

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having an aim

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officious

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meddlesome

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fugitive

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fleeting or transitory

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defray

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pay the costs of

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pellucid

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transparent, limpid

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provocative

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annoying

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rapport

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emotional closeness

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discursive

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digressing

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scad

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a great quantity

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sanctimonious

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feigning piety

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quorum

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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gall (v)

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annoy, chafe

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succor

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aid, assist, comfort

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remunerative

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compensating, rewarding

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salvo

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military salute

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valedictory

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pertaining to farewell

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tenet

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doctrine, dogma

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regiment

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prescribed diet

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tender

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offer, extend

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viscous

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sticky, gluey

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propound

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put forth for analysis

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musty

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stale

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polarize

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split into opposite camps

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nebulous

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vague, hazy

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plaintive

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mournful

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founder(n)

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person who establishes

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inclined

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tending towards, bent

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atheistic

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denying the existence of God

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optimum

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most favorable

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optimum

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most favorable

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assert

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declare with confidence

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assert

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declare with confidence

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diversion

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act of turning aside

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diversion

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act of turning aside

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cavalier

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haughty

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cavalier

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haughty

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ferment

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agitation, commotion

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ferment

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agitation, commotion

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concoct

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prepare by combining

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concoct

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prepare by combining

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calamity

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disaster, misery

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calamity

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disaster, misery

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cavil

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make frivolous objections

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cavil

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make frivolous objections

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adage

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wise saying

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adage

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wise saying

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vestige

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trace, remains

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vestige

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trace, remains

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cite

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quote, command

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cite

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quote, command

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generality

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vague statement

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generality

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vague statement

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foreboding

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premonition of evil

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foreboding

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premonition of evil

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angular

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sharped-cornered

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angular

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sharped-cornered

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compound

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combine, increase

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compound

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combine, increase

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concomitant

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that which accompanies

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concomitant

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that which accompanies

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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commodious

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spacious and comfortable

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commodious

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spacious and comfortable

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ferret

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drive out of hiding

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ferret

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drive out of hiding

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inveigle

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entice, persuade

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inveigle

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entice, persuade

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cataclysm

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violent upheaval

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cataclysm

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violent upheaval

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hallowed

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blessed

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hallowed

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blessed

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crest

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highest point of a hill

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crest

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highest point of a hill

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conscientious

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careful

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conscientious

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careful

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waylay

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ambush

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waylay

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ambush

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founder (v)

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fail completely

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founder (v)

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fail completely

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venial

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forgivable, trivial

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venial

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forgivable, trivial

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circumvent

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outwit, baffle

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circumvent

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outwit, baffle

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optimum

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most favorable

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assert

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declare with confidence

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diversion

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act of turning aside

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cavalier

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haughty

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ferment

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agitation, commotion

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concoct

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prepare by combining

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calamity

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disaster, misery

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cavil

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make frivolous objections

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adage

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wise saying

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vestige

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trace, remains

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cite

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quote, command

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generality

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vague statement

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foreboding

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premonition of evil

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angular

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sharped-cornered

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compound

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combine, increase

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concomitant

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that which accompanies

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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commodious

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spacious and comfortable

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ferret

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drive out of hiding

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inveigle

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entice, persuade

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cataclysm

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violent upheaval

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hallowed

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blessed

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crest

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highest point of a hill

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conscientious

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careful

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waylay

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ambush

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founder (v)

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fail completely

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venial

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forgivable, trivial

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circumvent

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outwit, baffle

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