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abduction

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kidnapping

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abound

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to be present in great quantity

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absurd

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ridiculous

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accomplice

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helper

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adhere

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to stick firmly

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adversary

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enemy

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afoot

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in motion; in progress

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agitate

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  1. to disturb; to trouble

2. to shake an object

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airtight

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perfect; without weakness

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allegiance

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loyalty

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amass

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to collect a lot of

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amity

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friendship

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anchor

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to hold in place

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anonymous

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without a name

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apparel

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clothes

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apprehend

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  1. to catch and take into custody

2. to understand

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arbiter

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one who settles a dispute

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ascending

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going up

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asylum

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shelter; refuge

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auctioneer

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one who sells goods at an auction

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avert

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to avoid

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babble

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to talk foolishly or too much

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barbaric

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primitive; uncivilized

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belittle

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to criticize

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bid

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  1. to make an offer

2. to order or command

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bloated

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swollen

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bogus

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gake

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brace

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to support

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breadth

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how broad something is

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buoyant

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  1. happy

2. able to float

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byway

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side road

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cadet

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military student

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candid

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honest; open; outspoken

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carnivorous

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meat-eating

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censure

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to criticize harshly; to blame

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chronic

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constant

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cleanse

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to clean; to purify

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collage

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a collection of pictures or images

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compassionate

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kind; sympathetic

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complacent

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self-satisfied; smug

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composer

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one who writes music

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compress

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to press together

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conclusive

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definite; proven

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confectioner

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maker of candy

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connoisseur

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expert

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consequential

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  1. important

2. resulting

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conspiracy

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a secret plan to do something unlawful; a plot

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consumer

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buyer

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contour

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curve; shape

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converge

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to come together

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cordial

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polite; friendly

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counsel

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to guide; to advise

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crave

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to want a lot; to long for

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criterion

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factor or quality used to judge something

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cumulative

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including everything from the beginning

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dabble

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to take a mild interest in something

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decay

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to rot

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decode

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to translate a code into understandable language

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deflate

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  1. to remove air from something

2. to discourgae

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delete

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to remove; to erase

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demote

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to lower in rank

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descendant

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relative from a younger generation

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detect

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to notice

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devise

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to plan; to design

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dignity

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honor

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directory

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a book of names, addresses

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discipline

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  1. ability to practice regularly

2. to punish

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discourse

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speech; conversation

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discriminate

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to notice differences

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dishearten

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to discourage

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dismay

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sadness; disappointment

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disrepute

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having a bad reputation

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distant

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unfriendly

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distress

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worry; unhappiness

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document

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to support with evidence

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drought

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severe dryness

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duration

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how long something lasts

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dynamics

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the study of motion (in physics)

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eccentric

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strange; unusual in an interesting way

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egoist

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one who pays too much attention to the self

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embrace

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  1. to hug

2. to accept

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emotive

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emotional

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endow

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  1. to give a talent or quality to someone

2. to give money (ex: to an institution)

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enlighten

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to inform; to make clear

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entity

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  1. object; thing

2. living being

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equilibrium

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balance

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error

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mistake in baseball

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evade

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to escape from; to avoid

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excerpt

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a part of a quote or passage

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exhibitionist

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one who enjoys showing off

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expertise

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skill

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extravagance

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wasteful spending

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fabricate

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  1. to create

2. to lie

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farfetched

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unbelievable

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flourish

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to grow; to be successful

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forethought

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thinking beforehand

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fragment

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  1. a broken piece

2. to break into pieces

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fraudulent

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fake

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fumble

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mistake in football

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galaxy

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a group of stars

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ghastly

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horrible

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glutton

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one who eats too much

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grandiose

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  1. magnificent

2. showy

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gregarious

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sociable; friendly

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grove

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small forest or field of trees

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guzzle

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to drink quickly

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habitable

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fit to be lived in

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hangar

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shelter for airplanes

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haze

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fog; mist

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heir

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a person who inherits

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hibernation

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in animals, the state of sleeping through the winter; inactivity

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home run

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score in baseball

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hurl

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to throw forcefully

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hypothesis

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assumption; possible explanation

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ideology

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set of ideas typical of a social or political group

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illustrious

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famous

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impair

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to make worse

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imperceptible

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not able to be seen or heard

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impose

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to force on others

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impulse

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sudden urge

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incapacitated

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lacking physical or legal powers

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incompetence

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inability to function properly

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incriminate

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to show proof of involvement in a crime

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indifferent

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lack of interest or feeling; apathetic

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indistinguishable

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identical; hard to tell apart

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inert

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lacking the power to move; inactive

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infinite

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unlimited

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innovate

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to be creative; to do something new

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insight

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a sudden understanding

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instantaneous

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immediate

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integral

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important

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intervention

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interference

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intuition

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a hunch or feeling about something

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irreparable

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unfixable

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jack

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device for lifting something heavy

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judicious

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wise

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kernel

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the central or important part

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labored

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done with great effort

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lavish

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  1. extravagant

2. to give away in large amounts

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lethargic

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tired; lazy

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lofty

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  1. very tall or high in the air
  2. noble in thoughts or aims
  3. acting with a superior attitude
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lull

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  1. a quiet pause
  2. to soothe
  3. acting with a superior attitude
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luxuriant

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  1. richly decorated

2. growing abundantly

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malice

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hatred

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matriculate

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to enter or to enroll (usually to a college)

146
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medley

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group of songs strung together

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meritorious

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having value; deserving praise

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microbe

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tiny, microscopic organism

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mine

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  1. place where metal is found

2. to dig for metal

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miser

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a person who hates to spend money

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monarchy

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a state ruled by a king or queen

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multiplicity

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involving more than one

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negligence

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carelessness; oversight

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notorious

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famous for being bad

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objective

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  1. goal

2. neutral; impartial; without feelings

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obstinate

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stubborn

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optician

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eye doctor

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oscillate

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to move back and forth

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painstaking

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very careful

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partisan

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supporter of an idea or a cause

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pedestrian

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  1. one who travels by foot

2. commonplace; ordinary; banal; unimaginative

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perpetual

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everlasting; continuing forever

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petty

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of little importance; trivial

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pitiable

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worthy of sympathy

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poised

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  1. ready

2. in control of one’s emotions and behavior

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portfolio

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a set of pictures or documents

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preconceived

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planned in advance

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predicament

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problem situation

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prescience

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foresight; ability to predict the future

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presume

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to take for granted; to believe without reason

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principled

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moral; ethical

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progressive

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moving forward

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prophet

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  1. one who predicts future events

2. messenger from God

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prudent

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careful

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quake

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to shake or tremble

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radiate

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to give off

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rash

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hurried; without thinking

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recipient

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one who recieves

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reclusive

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living alone; secluded

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recurrent

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repetitive; happening again

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refuge

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a shelter from danger

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regional

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of a particular geographic area

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reinstate

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to restore; to put back into a former position

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remission

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temporary weakening of force (ex: like a disease)

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renovate

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to repair; to restore

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reputability

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being well thought of; respectability

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resist

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to fight against

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restore

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to bring back to a former or normal condition

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revive

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to bring back to life

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ripple

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small wave on the surface

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rural

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from the country

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saccharine

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overly sweet; falsely kind

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scrutinize

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to examine carefully

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sentiment

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feeling or emotion

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sever

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to separate; to cut

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shrug

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to raise one’s shoulders

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sluggish

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slow-moving

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solidarity

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togetherness

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spacious

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roomy

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spontaneity

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suddenness; impulsiveness

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stained

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  1. discolored

2. dishonored

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static

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not moving; not changing

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stroke

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a single deliberate movement or action

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subtle

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not easily seen; difficult to understand

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suppress

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to keep down by force; to keep secret

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sustain

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to maintain; to keep up

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synthesis

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combination of parts to create a whole

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tact

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ability to do or say the right thing at the right time

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tangent

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sudden change of topic

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temperament

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mood, character

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terrestrial

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of the earth

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touchdown

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score in football

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trawler

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fishing boat

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troupe

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a group of performers

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ultimate

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  1. final

2. best

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unbounded

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without limits

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unethical

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immoral

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universal

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widespread

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uphold

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to enforce; to support

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utterance

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something spoken

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vacant

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  1. empty

2. without expression

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vandal

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one who damages property

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verbose

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using more words than are necessary

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veto

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to forbid; to prevent by vote

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vulgar

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crude; lacking culture

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weary

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tired

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witticism

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clever remark; witty comment

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zany

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crazy

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