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abrasive
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rough
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abhor
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to hate
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accelerate
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to speed up
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accord
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agreement
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adjacent
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next to
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adverse
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opposing
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agenda
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list of things to do
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agony
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extreme pain
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akin
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similar to
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allot
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to give out
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ambiguous
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unclear
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ample
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plentiful
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anesthetic
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painkiller
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anticipate
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to except
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appeal
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attractiveness
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appropriate
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proper
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arbitrary
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random
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ascertain
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find out by making inquiries
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atheist
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one who does not believe in God
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audible
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able to be heard
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baffle
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to fool
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barren
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infertile
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benchmark
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a standard for measuring something
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bizarre
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strange
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blueprint
plan
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bonanza
huge unexpected profit
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braggart
one who brags a lot
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brittle
easy to break
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burly
muscular
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calamity
disaster
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capacity
available space
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cease
to stop
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census
official population count
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chronicle
story
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cliche
overused phrase
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colleague
co-worker
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compatible
able to get along well together
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complementary
completing
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composite
made up of separate parts
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compromise
settlement in which each party surrenders something it wants
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concussion
head injury
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confinement
imprisonment
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conscientious
careful
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conservative
traditional seeking to preserve the past
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constituents
voters
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contemporary
of the same time; present
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contract
to shorten
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conversion
change
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correspondence
similarity
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counterfeiter
one who makes fake money
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creases
wrinkles; folds
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critic
a reviewer
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cunning
sly; devious
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dam
a barrier that holds back water
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decelerate
slow down
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decomposition
process of falling apart
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deflect
to block
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deliberate
intentional
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deplete
to use up
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desertion
abandonment
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deteriorate
to decay
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diction
choice of words
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diligent
hard working
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disbar
to expel a lawyer from law practice
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disclosure
something revealed
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discredit
to disbelieve
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disengagement
separation
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disinclination
unwillingness
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dismiss
to send away
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disrobe
to take off ones clothes
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distasteful
unlikable
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divergence
separation
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downheartedness
sadness
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dubious
doubtful
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dutiful
obedient
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economize
to save
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elongate
to make longer
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embroidery
needlework decoration
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empathy
sympathy
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endure
to tolerate
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enmesh
to catch
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entrepreneur
an independent businessman
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eradicate
to get rid of
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essence
basic nature
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everlasting
lasting forever
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exclaim
to cry out in surprise
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exhilarating
exciting
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explicit
clear; obvious
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extroverted
outgoing; friendly
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facilitate
to make easier
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feasible
possible
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flower
blossom
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forge
to copy something illegally
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fragrant
pleasant-smelling
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frenzy
temporary madness
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garland
a circle of flowers
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gibberish
nonsense
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goal
score in soccer
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grant
gift
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grim
terrible; stern
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gulf
huge gap
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haggard
looking tired
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harbor
place where ships dock
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headstrong
determined
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hemorrhage
heavy uncontrollable bleeding
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high-minded
showing high morals or feelings
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homogeneous
the same throughout
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hybrid
a blend of two things
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hypothetical
theoretical
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idiom
an expression of language
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immaculate
clean; pure
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impartial
neutral; not biased
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imperious
bossy; acting like a king
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imposition
burden
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inaccesssible
not able to be reached
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incarcerate
to imprison
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inconclusive
without final results
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incurious
not curious
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indigenous
native
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induced
brought about
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inevitable
unavoidable
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inhabit
to live in
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innumerable
countless
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insistent
demanding
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instigate
provoke
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integrity
honesty
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intimate
close as in relationships
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inventory
a list of goods a business owns
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irretrievable
impossible to bring back
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jeopardy
danger; risk
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junction
where two things meet
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kindle
to start a fire
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landslide
rocks and earth suddenly falling down a mountain
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lax
careless; lazy
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linger
to hang around
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loiterer
one who hangs around
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luminous
full of light
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mandatory
required
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meager
thin; not enough
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megaphone
device used to make ones voice louder
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metaphor
literary comparison
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migrant
one who often changes his or her place of living
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minnow
small fish
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mishap
accident
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monotony
boredom
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mutability
changeability
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nick
to cut slightly
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novel
new
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oblige
to do a favor
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oceanographer
one who studies oceans
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optimism
positive attitude
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outcast
someone not accepted by society
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paradox
an apparent contradiction
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passable
able to be traveled through
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an equal
peer
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perplex
to confuse
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phenomenon
occurrence
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pittance
small amount
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polarize
divide into opposing groups`
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postscript
a not added to a finished letter or book
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precursor
one who comes before someone else
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preeminent
superior
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prescribe
to lay down as a rule
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pretentious
pretending you're someone you are not
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probing
exploring
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prominent
standing out
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prose
ordinary language
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pseudonym
false name
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qualitative
relating to quality
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radical
extremist
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rational
logical; reasonable
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recital
musical performance
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recoil
to draw back in alarm
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red tape
official routines that delay action
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refugee
one who needs protection
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regressive
going backward
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rejuvenate
to bring back the youthful strength or appearance
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remorse
regret
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repel
to force back; to reject
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resent
to feel angry or bitter toward
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resolution
settlement of a problem
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restrain
to hold back
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rift
to divide
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robust
strong
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ruthless
cruel
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sage
wise
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seasonal
periodic
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serene
calm
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severity
harshness
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shunned
rejected
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smirk
to smile in a self-satisfied way
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solitude
isolation
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span
the distance between two items
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spouse
husband or wife
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stale
old
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stereotype
oversimplified opinion; generalization based on perceived pattern
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stubble
short, unshaven hairs
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suburbanite
one who lives outside of a city
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surge
to increase suddenly
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sycophant
asskisser
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synthetic
artificial
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taint
trace of something bad
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tangible
touchable
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tenacious
firm; persisting
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terse
short and to the point
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toxic
poisonous
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treachery
deceitfulness
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turbulence
storminess
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ultramodern
very new; very modern
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unconditional
without conditions
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unfashionable
not stylish
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unmask
to reveal
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uproarious
extremely funny
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vaccinate
to give a shot that protects against disease
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veil
to hide
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verify
to prove
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vibrant
lively
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weld
to join metals by heating
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yielding
giving in
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zeal
enthusiasm
