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Question 1

ire

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anger

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travail

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painfully difficult work; pain or suffering from mental or physical hardship

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fractious

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disruptive or irritable

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groggy

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confused, sluggish, or dizzy, as from lack of sleep or drunkenness

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windfall

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unexpected good fortune

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implicate

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to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement

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illict

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unlawful; improper

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haven

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a safe place

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rife

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prevalent, abundant

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predicament

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a troublesome or embarrassing situation

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consolidate

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to combine into a whole; to strengthen

Question 12

compulsion

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irresistible impulse; force

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing, esp. by a public official

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sate

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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully

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implode

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to violently collapse inward

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salient

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important, prominent, most noticeable

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convey

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to carry or transmit; to communicate

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incursion

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an attack or raid; the act of entering another’s territory

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rifle

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to search thoroughly

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jargon

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the specialized terminology of a professional; incoherent speech

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sybarite

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one devoted to luxury

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sloth

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laziness

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asset

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a valuable thing, quality, or resource

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traverse

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to travel over or through

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combustile

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capable of catching fire

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rapport

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concord; a truthful relationship; harmony

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nominal

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appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

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dissuade

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to discourage from a course of action

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effervescent

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giving off gas bubble; showing high spirits or excitement

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defile

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to corrupt; to desecrate or sully

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bulwark

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a wall or embankment used fro defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, often figurative

Question 32

proclivity

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a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

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awry

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away from the correct course; wrong; deviant

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apt

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appropriate; having a natural tendency

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canny

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clever and cautious

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soliloquy

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a dramatic speech delivered by a character to himself

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scapegoat

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one who takes blame

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caveat

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a warning

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haunt

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to visit often or continually OR a place visited frequently

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lament

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to grieve; to regret deeply OR a mournful song

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prattle

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to talk idly or babble OR inconsequential talk

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inclined

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disposed; willing

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panoply

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a splendid array; ceremonial dress with all accessories

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omnivorous

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able to eat any kind of food

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conundrum

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a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

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ruthless

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having no compassion or pity

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interstices

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small spaces between things

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prophecy

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a prediction

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insinuate

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to hint

Question 50

credence

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belief; mental acceptance as true or real