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520 sanli_intl Flashcards

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aloof

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emotionally distant

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indifferent

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showing no interest or concern

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sentimental

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overly emotional

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hysterical

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having excessive and uncontrollable emotion

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benevolent

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kind and generous

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compassionate

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kind and sympathetic

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charismatic

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charming

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cordial

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polite and warmly friendly

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tact

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consideration and sensitivity in dealing with others

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fidelity

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faithfulness, loyalty

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headstrong

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stubborn and disobedient

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exasperate

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to annoy and irritate

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indignant

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outraged, angry at something unjust

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malicious

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intending to har or cause suffering

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exploit

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to take unfair advantage of

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jeer

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to laugh at with scorn

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snub

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behave coldly and ignore

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admonish

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to scold or warn strongly

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reprimand

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to scold or warn strongly

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vivacious

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lively, spirited, animated

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timid

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lacking confidence

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sky

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lacking confidence

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meek

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humble

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tame

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humble

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submissive

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giving in orders, obedient

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cynical

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believing the worst about people or events, choosing to be negative

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dejected

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depressed, sad

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feeble

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weak, faint

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resolute

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determined, firm

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resilient

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recovering quickly, standing up again well

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robust

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strong, sturdy

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pragmatic

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practical, useful

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adversity

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hardship, difficulty, misfortune

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strenuos

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requiring hard effort or energy

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memento

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souvenir

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fiasco

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total failure

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pathos

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a quality that evokes pity/sadness

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encumber

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burden

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callow

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unsophisticated

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lore

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traditional knowledge

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aboriginal

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indigenous, native, original, first

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inarticulate

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not clearly expressed

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simonize

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polish (a vehicle)

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precocious

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advanced (prematurely smart of a child), having certain abilities faster than others-at a younger age

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perforated

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with holes in it

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cache

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treasure

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loquacious

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talkative

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perturb

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to make anxious/unsettled

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avid

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having an eager desire for something

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keen

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showing enthusiasm

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cagey

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reluctant to give information (unwilling to share)

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reluctant

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unwilling, hesitating

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shrewd

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having sharp powers of judgement, sharp, intelligent in a way

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squat (n)

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a building occupied by people living in it without the legal right to do so

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insipid

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lacking flavor, vigor, or interest

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arrest

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stop or check, and attract the attention of

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prodigious

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very great

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bestow

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present to, give (e.g. I bestow you to this award)

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confer

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grant, give. present to, bestow (eg. I confer praise on you)

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largesse

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generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others (e.g. donation, handouts)

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decant

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to pour from one container to another without disturbing the sediment (sediment-remains, matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid)

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relish

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great enjoyment

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ordain

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to make someone officially a priest or a leader

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sultry

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hot and humid

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protuberance

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something that sticks out of a surface

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insolence

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rude and disrespectful behavior

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receding

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to go or move back from a previous position

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preceding

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to go or move forwards from a previous position

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superfluous

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unnecessary, usually because there is more than enough

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germinal

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relating to or the nature of a germ cell or embryo

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revert

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to return to normal

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emigrate

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to leave one’s country to settle in another

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endorse

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declare one’s approval of

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deferential

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showing humble and respect behavior

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inoculated

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to vaccinate

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integral

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necessary to make a whole complete

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petulant

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childishly misbehaving or bad-tempered

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sulky

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bad tempered, uncooperative

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resentful

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feeling bitterness or anger for getting treated unfairly

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indignation

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anger about a situation you think is unfair

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sullen

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bad-tempered, gloomy

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conceit

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excessive pride in oneself

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delude

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make someone believe something, that is not true

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colloquial

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(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing:

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distorted

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twisted out of shape

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domicile

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the country that a person treats as their permanent home

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dogmatic

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certain that you are right, and everyone else is wrong

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incontrovertible

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impossible to doubt because it being obviously true

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reprieve

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an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner

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rebuke

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express sharp disapproval or criticism of against someone’s actions or saying

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dismal

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depressing

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devise

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plan

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reproach

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to criticize someone, especially for their failure in something

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torrent

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a sudden large amount, seemingly uncontrollable

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quota

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a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things

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vocation

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regular work a person does to earn money

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matrimony

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marriage

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supplicate

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ask or beg for earnestly and pleadingly

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smut

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sexual

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lascivious

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sexual

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apoplectic

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extremely angry

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curt

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rude, as a result of being too quick

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gaily

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cheerfully, happily

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suffuse

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spread through and influenced

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spasmodic

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happening suddenly, but irregularly

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indissoluble

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unable to be destroyed, everlasting

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asunder

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forcefully separated

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warranted

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to make a particular activity or something, necessary

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officious

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bossy, telling people what to do

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snigger

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to laugh at someone in a silly and an unkind way,

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