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pore

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to read or study carefully

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bemuse

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to confuse

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acquit

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to declare free of guilt; to clear

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bandy

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to pass (gossip, rumor) about freely and carelessly

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propitiate

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to appease or placate

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anodyne

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pain-killer

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vagrant

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person who wanders from place to place

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specter

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a ghost

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seethe

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to be violently excited; to boil

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transfix

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to pierce as with a pointed weapon

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virulent

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extremely infectious or harmful

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redoubtable

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formidable; fearsome

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senescent

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aging; growing weak with age

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purloin

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to steal oft in violation of a trust

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rampant

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unrestrained

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sylvan

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characteristic of woods or forests

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dilettante

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one who engages an art with only superficil skill; an amateur

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disinterested

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free from bias

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factious

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disagreement

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imbroglio

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a confused misunderstanding ir disagreement

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effigy

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a representatjon of a person or group used especially to demonstrate hatred

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insurrection

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rebellion

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adroit

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naturally skilful

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gainsay

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to deny

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doldrums
an area in the ocean of calm winds; a state of boredom or listlessness
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ineluctable
unable to be avoided; inescapable
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importune
to beg desperately and repeatedly
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bona fide
genuine
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subsume
to include as part of a larger group
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cachet
a mark of distinction
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quintessence
a pure substance or essence of something
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erstwhile
former; of an earlier time
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ire
anger
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excoriate
to denounce sharply; to tear or wear the skin off
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invidious
tending to arouse hostility or resentment
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mordant
bitingly sarcastic
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beget
to produce; to father offspring
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deadpan
showing no expressions
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insouciant
carefree, calm
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flout
unintentionally disobey
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attenuate
to make thin; reduce in force
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iniquity
extreme immorality
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juncture
a point of tome; a concurrence of events
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estrange
to make hostile or indifferent usually between two persons
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eke out
to add to with difficulty; to make just enough to continue
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bask
to enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling
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marshal
to arrange in order
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salacious
lustful; obscene
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thespian
relating to drama
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dross
impurities formed on the surface of metals during melting; trivial
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cavil
to arguenin petty fashion
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fop
a man who is preoccupied with his clothes and manners
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hodgepodge
mixture; combination
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quaff
to drink quickly or with enthusiasm
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veneer
an attractive, midleading outward layer
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eponym
a person after whom a place, people, disease is named
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suave
effortlessly smooth and courteous in social situations
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supplicate
to request with great humility as though by playing
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felicitous
well chosen; appropriate
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philogy
literary study
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prognosis
the anticipated progress of recovery
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miasma
a noxious or poisonous environment
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unconscionable
beyond reason; not restrained by conscience
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welter
a confused mass or jumble
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procrustean
showing merciless disregard for individual differences or special circumstances
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brandish
to shake or wave as of weapon
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escapade
a reckless adventure
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prostrate
lying face down as a sign of humility and worship
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meretricious
attracting attention in a vulgar way
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timbre
the distinghishing quality of a sound
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cavalcade
an order of events; a procession
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compunction
a feeling of uneasiness caused by sense of guilt
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stymie
hinder progress
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tarry
delay; linger
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bustle
energetic; often noisy
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wry
dryly humourous with a touch of irony
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callow
inexperienced
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apocryphal
probably untrue or fake
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exhort
to urge strongly
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plucky
showing courage in unfavourable circumstances
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uproarious
extrmely funny