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vague

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not definite; not clear; not distinct

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elevate

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raise; lift up

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finance

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money matters/ to provide money for

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LOTTERY

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A SCHEME FOR DISTRIBUTING PRIZES BY LOT OR CHANCE

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OBTAIN

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GET/ BE IN USE

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SOAR

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fly upward or at a great height; aspire

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DISCARD

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THROW ASIDE

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EVENT

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happening; important happening; result or outcome; one item in a program of sports

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STATIONARY

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having a fixed station or place; standing still; not moving; not changing in size, number or activity

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SUBSEQUENT

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later; following; coming after

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RELATE

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tell; give an account of; connect in thought or meaning

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CINEMA

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MOVING PICTURE

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HASTY

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quick; hurried; not well thought out

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SCORCH

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burn slightly; dry up; criticize sharply

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PROMPT

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quick; on time; done at once; to cause (someone) to do something; remind (someone) of the words or actions needed

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TEMPEST

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violent* storm with much wind;a violent disturbance

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SOOTHE

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quiet; calm; comfort a. With an embrace

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SYMPATHETIC

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having or showing kind feelings toward others; approving; enjoying the same things and getting along well together

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REDEEM

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buy back; pay off; carry out; set free; make up for

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RESUME

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begin again; go on; take again

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HARMONY

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situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound

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REFRAIN

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situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound

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ILLEGAL

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NOT LAWFUL

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NARCOTIC

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drug that produces drowsiness, sleep, dullness, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves

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HEIR
person who has a right to someone’s property after that one dies; person who inherits anything
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DWINDLE
become smaller and smaller; shrink
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MAJESTIC
grand; noble; dignified; kingly
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person who betrays his or her country, a friend, duty, etc.
TRAITOR
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SURPLUS
amount over and above what is needed; excess, extra
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DELIBERATE
to consider carefully; intended; done on purpose; slow and careful, as though allowing time to decide what to do
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VANDAL
person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or damages beautiful things
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DROUGHT
long period of dry weather; lack of rain; lack of water; dryness
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ABIDE
accept and follow out; remain faithful to; dwell; endure
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unite; make or form into one
UNIFY
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SUMMIT
highest point; top
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HEED
give careful attention to; take notice of; careful attention
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DRENCH
wet thoroughly; soak
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BIOGRAPHY
the written story of a person’s life; the part of literature that consists of biographies
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WOBBLE
move unsteadily from side to side
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SWARM
group of insects flying or moving about together; crowd or great number; to fly or move about in great numbers
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TUMULT
noise; uproar; violent* disturbance or disorder
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go down on one’s knees; remain on the knees
KNEEL
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DEJECTED
in low spirits; sad
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OBEDIENT
doing what one is told.; willing to obey
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VERDICT
decision of a jury; judgment
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CHARITY
generous giving to the poor; institutions for helping the sick, the poor, or the helpless; kindness in judging people’s faults
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cruel or unjust ruler; cruel master; absolute ruler
TYRANT
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RECEDE
go back; move back; slope backward; withdraw
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UNEARTH
dig up; discover; find out
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COINCIDE
` occupy the same place in space; occupy the same time; correspond exactly; agree
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CANCEL
cross out; mark so that it cannot be used; wipe out; call off `
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LEGIBLE
able to be read; easy to read; plain and clear
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person who owes something to another
DEBTOR
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DEPART
go away; leave; turn away (from); change; die
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PLACARD
a notice to be posted in a public place; poster
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spreading by contact, easily spreading from one to another `
CONTAGIOUS
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SCALD
pour boiling liquid over; burn with hot liquid or steam; heat almost to the boiling point
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TRANSPARENT
EASILY SEEN THROUGH/ CLEAR
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CUSTOMARY
USUAL
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persons prepared for religious work; clergymen as a group
CLERGY
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EPIDEMIC
an outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly* so that many people have it at the same time; widespread
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MAGNIFY
cause to look larger than it really is; make too much of; go beyond the truth in telling
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a person who treats ailments by massage and manipulation of the vertebrae and other forms of therapy on the theory* that disease results from interference with the normal functioning of the nervous system
chiropractor
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NEGATIVE
saying no; minus; showing the lights and shadows reversed
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JEOPARDIZE
RISK; ENDANGER
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VENTILATE
change the air in; purify by fresh air; discuss openly
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anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction
OBSTACLE
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ORAL
spoken; using speech; of the mouth
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MUNICIPAL
of a city or state; having something to do in the affairs of a city or town
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VITAL
having to do with life; necessary to life; causing death, failure or ruin; lively
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PENSION
regular payment that is not wages; to make such a payment
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OBESITY
EXTREME FATNESS
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REHABILITATE
restore to good condition; make over in a new form; restore to former standing, rank, reputation, etc.
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WASP
an insect with a slender* body and powerful sting
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a great number; a crowd
MULTITUDE
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name as a candidate for office; appoint to an office
NOMINATE
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POTENTIAL
possibility* as opposed to actuality; capability of coming into being or action
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MORGUE
place where bodies of unknown persons found dead are kept; the reference library of a newspaper office
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VERTICAL
straight up and down with reference to the horizon, for example, a vertical line
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PAROLE
word of honor; conditional freedom; to free (a prisoner) under certain conditions
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PREOCCUPIED
took up all the attention
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UPHOLSTERY
coverings and cushions for furniture
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INDIFFERENCE
lack of interest, care, or attention
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COMPLACENT
pleased with oneself; self-satisifed
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MAINTAIN
keep; keep up; carry on; uphold; support; declare to be true
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WRATH
very great anger; rage
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SNUB
treat coldly, scornfully, or with contempt; cold treatment
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ENDURE
last; keep on; undergo; bear; stand
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EXPOSE
lay open; uncover; leave unprotected; show openly
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LEGEND
story coming from the past, which many people have believed; what is written on a coin or below a picture
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PONDER
consider carefully
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resign
give up; yield; submit
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piece of paper used in voting; the whole number of votes cast; the method of secret voting; to vote or decide by using ballots
BALLOT
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AMEND
change for the better; correct; change
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WHARF
`platform built on the shore or out from the shore beside which ships can load or unload
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DRASTIC
acting with force or violence*

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