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abrupt
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sudden
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Abode
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home
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accessory
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addition
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addictive
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habit-forming
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adoration
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worship
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affinity
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attraction
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aggregate
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gather
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ailment
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sickness
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alibi
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excuse
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aloof
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distant
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amenity
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something
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analogy
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comparison
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angular
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sharp
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antisocial
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unfriendly
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appraisal
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estimate
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aquatic
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in water
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arrogant
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acting superior
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astonishment
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surprise
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attend
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to be present
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authoritarian
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dictatorial
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balm
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soothing lotion
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bedridden
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stuck in bed
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benign
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kind
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bleak
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depressing
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blunder
to make a foolish mistake
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bounty
reward
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brawl
fight
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bulge
to stick out
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bypass
to avoid
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callous
hard
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captivating
fascinating
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cement
concrete
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chaos
complete disorder
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clarify
to make clear
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clog
to block
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combatant
fighter
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compensate
to give equal value to
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comply
to follow
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compound
to add to
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conceit
thinking you're great
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condense
to make shorter
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conform
to do as others do
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consecutive
in a row
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conserve
to preserve
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constrain
to limit ones movement
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contented
happy
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controversial
provoking debate
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convey
to send
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cosmetic
surface appearance; makeup
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cower
to shrink back in fear
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credulous
believing everything
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cultivate
to develop or improve
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cyclical
moving in cycles
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deadpan
without emotion
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decipher
to decode
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default
to fail to do what is required
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dehydrate
to lose water
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delinquent
a person with bad behavior
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derive
to deduce
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despairing
hopeless
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detrimental
harmful
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differentiate
to distinguish
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diminish
to reduce
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discharge
to send away
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discord
disagreement
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discrepancy
inconsistency
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disfigure
to ruin the appearance of
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dislodge
to knock something out of place
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dispirited
depressed
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dissipate
to scatter
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distinction
difference
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diverse
different
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drawback
disadvantage
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dune
hill of sand
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dwindle
to decrease
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ecstasy
great happiness
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embitter
to make angry or bitter
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emergence
coming foward
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endeavor
task
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engage
to involve
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enroll
to sign up
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epidemic
disease that spreads quickly
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erratic
unsteady
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ethnic
having to do with a particular race
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exasperate
to frustrate
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exertion
a lot of effort
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exotic
unusual in an exciting way
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extensive
far-reaching
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fallacy
false idea
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fickle
often changing
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foremost
first
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formidable
strong
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franchise
right to sell a manufacturers product
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friction
pressure
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gender
sex
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glaucoma
an eye disease
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gorge
a deep canyon
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grasp
to hold
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grisly
horrifying
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gully
trench or ditch formed by rain
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halve
to divide in halves
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hasten
to speed up
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hedge
a row of bushes
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hermit
loner; one who lives away from society
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hinder
to get in the way of
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humane
kind; good-hearted
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hydrophobia
fear of water
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illuminate
to shed light on
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immoderation
extreme behavior
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impeach
to accuse a public official of a crime
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implausible
unbelievable
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impregnate
to make pregnant
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inaudible
too quiet to be heard
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inclined
favoring a certain point of view
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inconsequential
unimportant
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indent
to make a dent in
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indispensable
necessary
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industrious
hard-working
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infer
to conclude from the evidence or facts
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initiate
to begin
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inquisitive
curious
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insomnia
inability to sleep
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insupportable
impossible to justify
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intensify
to strengthen
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intrinsic
inherent
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invigorate
to give energy to
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itinerary
outline of a journey
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jollity
being jolly
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knit
to sew
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larceny
stealing
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legacy
a lasting result
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liquidate
to destroy
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lucid
clear
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lush
luxurious
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mannerism
an affected gesture or habit
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mediator
one who settles differences between people
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mere
insignificant
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meticulous
very neat
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milestone
an important event
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minute
very small
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modify
to change
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mourn
to grieve
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mutual
common
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nontransferable
unable to be given to another
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nurture
to nourish
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obsession
extreme fascination
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opportunist
one who takes advantage of opportunities
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orgy
a wild party where people overdo it
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overdrive
beyond normal limits
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parasitic
living off of others without giving them anything in return
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patchwork
something made up of unrelated pieces and parts
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perceptive
observant
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persistence
continuous existence
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pictorial
relating to pictures
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playwright
one who writes plays
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pompous
acting self-important
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precede
to come before
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predecessor
someone who comes before another in a position
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premise
a statement upon which a conclusion is based
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preside
to lead
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prevalent
widespread
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prodigy
genius
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propagandist
one who spreads false or exaggerated ideas
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proverb
a short saying that expresses an obvious truth
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pushover
one who is easily defeated
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quenching
satisfying
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random
without order
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recede
retreat
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reclaim
to bring back
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reconcile
to make up with someone
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refinement
improvement
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regenerate
to grow back
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rehabilitate
to restore to previous or good condition
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reliance
trust; dependence
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render
to give
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repetitious
saying or doing the same thing over and over
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reside
to live in or at
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resourceful
clever; able to get out of difficulties
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retaining
containing
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rigid
stiff; inflexible
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rumpled
wrinkled
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scarcity
shortage
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seductive
attractive
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servile
acting like a servant
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shackle
chain
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skeptical
unbelieving
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sober
not drunk; serious
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sonic
involving sound
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speculative
questioning
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sprout
to begin to grow; young plant
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stanza
a section of a poem
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stimulation
motivation
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submissive
obedient
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summons
an order to show up
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suspect
to be suspicious
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symmetry
balance
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tally
to keep score
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tedious
boring
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tentative
subject to change; uncertain
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thrive
to be successful
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transition
change from one stage to another
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trench
a long narrow ditch
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tyranny
cruel rule
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unaccountable
not responsible for
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uncork
to remove the top from
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unify
to bring together
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unsolicited
not asked for
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urgency
the need for immediate action
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vain
conceited
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venom
poison
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veteran
former soldier; experienced person
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virtue
good quality
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wit
cleverness
