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1
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Fug

A

Run way

2
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Subterfuge

A

(N)A cleaver trick to escape a rule

3
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-IZE

A

To make or cause

4
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Aggrandize

A

(V)To make great or better

5
Q

Luc

A

Light, shine

6
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Elucidate

A

(V)To make clear or explain

7
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Nepo

A

Nephew

8
Q

Nepotism

A

(N)Favoritism shown on the basis of family

9
Q

Opia

A

Sight

10
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Myopia

A

(N)Nearsightedness; narrow mindedness,

11
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Pusill

A

Lacking courage or resolution, cowrdly

12
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See/Sid

A

Sit

13
Q

Sedentary

A

Characterized by or requiring much siting

14
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Thanatos

A

Death

15
Q

Euthanasia

A

The actor putting to death painlessly or allowing to die an animal or person suffering from an incurable condition.

16
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Vac

A

Empty

17
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Vacuous

A

Without content or empty; lacking in ideas or intelligence.

18
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Viv

A

Life

19
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Bon vivant

A

A person who enjoys luxurious and social lifestyle