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abridge
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to shorten
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abide by
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to follow
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access
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a way of entering
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acute
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sharp
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adjoining
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connected
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affable
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likeable
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aggravate
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to make worse
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ailing
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sick
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alias
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false name
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ally
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friend
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ambitious
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desire to achieve a lot
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amplify
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to make louder
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anguish
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pain; misery
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antiquated
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very old
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appease
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to calm; to soothe
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aptly
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appropriately
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arid
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dry
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assess
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to measure
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atlas
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book of maps
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authenticity
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realness
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ballad
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song that tells a story
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base
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low; immoral
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benefactor
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a kindly helper
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blaring
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loud
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bluff
to fake
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bondage
slavery
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branded
labeled
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broadminded
not prejudiced; tolerant
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by-line
writers name at the beginning of an article
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calf
baby animal
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capsize
to tip over
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celebrity
famous person
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champion
winner
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chronological
arranged in order of time
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climax
high point
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color
to shade the meaning of
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compel
to force someone to do something
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complimentary
praising
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composure
calmness
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conceal
to hide
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condemn
to disapprove; to find guilty
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confirm
to make sure
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consciousness
awareness
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conservatory
school of music or art
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constitution
document by which a government is run
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contempt
hatred
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contradict
to go against
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convex
curved like the outer surface of a globe
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corrupt
immoral; wicked
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courier
messenger
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credible
believable
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crude
rude
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curb
edge of a sidewalk
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dazzling
brilliant; shiny
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deception
fraud or trick
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defame
attack someones reputation
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degenerate
to get worse and worse
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delineate
to outline
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deport
to send an unwanted person out of the country
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desolate
isolated
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detour
a path off the main road
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diehard
stubborn person
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dilute
to make weaker; to add water
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discard
to throw away
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discontended
unhappy
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discreet
not obvious; subtle
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disentangle
to untangle
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disintegration
breaking into small pieces
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disperse
to scatter
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dissection
process of taking apart
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distillation
purification
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divergent
separating
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drastic
extreme
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dumbfound
to surprise; to stun
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dweller
one who lives in a particular place
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economy
careful spending
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embezzler
one who steals money entrusted to him
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emend
to correct a text
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endearment
affection
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enfeeble
to weaken
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enrich
to add to; to improve
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epic
a long narrative poem about heroes
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erosion
the wearing away of
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eternal
never-ending
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evolve
to develop gradually
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execute
to kill; to carry out
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exile
removal from ones home
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expulsion
removal
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exuberant
enthusiastic
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facilities
things built for a particular purpose
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fell
to knock down
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fluctuate
to rise and fall; to shift
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forgery
the act of creating fake documents
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frail
weak
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fret
to worry
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gauge
to measure
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giddy
silly
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goblet
large cup
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graphic
described in clear detail
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grimy
dirty
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gullible
believing everything
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hail
frozen rain
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harvest
to gather crops
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hearten
to chear up
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heralded
announced
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hilarity
lightheartedness
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horticulture
gardening
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hydraulic
operated by water pressure
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hysterical
having uncontrollable emotion
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illicit
illegal
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immobilize
prevent from moving
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impassive
showing no feeling; calm
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implant
to put into something
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impound
seize and keep by law
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inadvertent
unintentional
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incentive
reward; encouragement
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incongruous
strange; out of plae
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indebted
owing money or gratitude
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indiscriminate
random making no distinctions
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indulgent
pampering
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infamous
famous in a bad way
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inhibit
to hold back
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inpatient
a person who stays overnight in a hospital for treatment
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insolvent
having no money
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instruental
helpful; important
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intelligible
understandable
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intriguing
very interesting
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invert
turn upside down or inside out
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itinerant
traveler
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jocular
joking
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juvenile
immature
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kinsfolk
relatives
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lapse
slight error; passage of time
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leash
device for controlling a dog
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linguistics
study of language
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lubricant
something that makes a surface slippery and smooth
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lure
bait; temptation
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manipulate
to make things happen as one wishes
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meddling
interfering
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mendable
fixable
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meteorologist
scientist who studies the weather
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migratory
moving from one place to another
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minuscule
tiny
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mitt
glove to wear while playing baseball
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mosaic
a richly decorated picture made from small tiles
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muted
lowered; softened
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nonentity
a nobody
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noxious
harmful
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obscure
unclear
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opaque
hard to understand
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optimum
best
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overcome
to beat
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paranoia
irrational belief that everyone is out to harm you
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passive
not active
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pending
undecided
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persecute
to treat poorly because of religious or political beliefs
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philanthropic
promoting social good; generous
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plagiarism
stealing someone elses work or ideas
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polo
game played on horseback
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practitioner
one who practices a particular profession
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predator
an animal that kills for food
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premature
happening before expected time
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prescriptive
giving directions or instructions
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pretext
pretense
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procrastinate
to delay
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promiscuous
not choosy
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prosper
to succeed
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purposeful
determined
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quantitative
describing in terms of number or quantity
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ramble
to talk in a disconnected manner
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raucous
harsh sounding
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reckless
very careless
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recollect
to remember
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referee
official at a sports match
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regal
fit for a king
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regulate
to control
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relevant
important
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remote
distant
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repentance
expression of guilt or sorrow
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reserved
quiet
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resolve
to settle
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resume
to continue
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righeousness
more correctness or justice
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rout
to force out
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saturate
to soak thoroughly
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sedative
tranquilizer
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serviceable
ready for service
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shabby
of poor quality
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singular
individual
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smug
pleased with oneself
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soluble
able to be dissolved
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spectrum
the entire range of something
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sprint
to run fast for a short distance
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stalemate
a draw
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stern
strict; harsh
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subdue
to bring under control
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suffocation
choking from lack of oxygen
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surpass
to exceed
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syllabus
a list of assignments for a class
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systematic
organized
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talisman
magical charm
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taper
to become narrower
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tentacles
animal limbs used to feel or grab
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theoretical
in the realm of ideas
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tranquil
calm
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treadmill
exercise device used for walking
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turbulent
stormy
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umpire
official in a baseball game
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unconscionable
morally shocking
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unfounded
without basis
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unprecedented
new; occuring for the first time
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urban
from the city
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vague
unclear
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velocity
speed
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vessel
boat or ship
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vigilant
alert
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welfare
well-being
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zest
enthusiasm
