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convalesce

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to recover from illness

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abate

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lessen in amount

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truckle

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to submit in a subservient manner to a superior

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careen

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to lean on one side or swerve while in motion

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partisan

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a strong supporter

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disarming

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reducing or preventing criticism woth charm

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bereaved

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suffering lost of a loved one

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carouse

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to participate in a loud, drunken party

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underscore

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emphasize

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accost

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to approach and speak to, usually aggressively

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arrogate

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to claim for one’s self unjustly

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vitiate

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to make faulty or impure

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adamant

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unyielding

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encomium

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high praise

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posit

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to assume as a fact or principle

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turpitude

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immoral behaviour

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bivouac

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temporary encampment, often in an jnsheltered area

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exculpate

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to clear from blame or guilt

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baleful

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harmful or threatening harm or evil

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upshot

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the decisive or final result

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laity

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all the people not belonging tk a given profession

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altercation

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a heated or noisy argument

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succulent

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full of juice ; highly enjoyable

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obeisance

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a gesture that expresses respect or obedience

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firebrand
someone who stirs up trouble
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provation
lack of basic necessities
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compendium
a short, complete summary
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fiat
an authoritative order; an arbitrary decree
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pandemonium
a situation of great confusion
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quaint
odd
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mores
accepted rules of behaviour
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ignominy
shame
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invective
language that abuses or denounces
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dote
to show excessive love or fondness
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cornucopia
an abundance
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innuendo
an indirect suggestion
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penitent
feeling regret
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caliber
degree of worth
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inchoate
at an early stage of development
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gamut
an entire range or series
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purvey
to supply
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lambent
flickering
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recidivist
one who returns to criminal habits
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lacuna
an empty space or missing portion
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opine
to express an opinion
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jeremiad
an elaborate and lengthy tale of sadness
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venal
capable of being bribed or corrupted
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hirsute
having excessive body hair
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preponderance
superiority in weight, force, importance or influence
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abeyance
a suspension of activity
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blase
indifferent or bored with life
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stultify
to make abdurdly useless
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sodden
drenched
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deplore
to feel or express strong disapproval of
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wayward
stubbornly goig against what us expected