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decadent

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decaying, deteriorating

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recidivist

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one who has repeatedly relapses into crime

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enchant

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to charm

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incantation

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series of words said as magical spell or charm

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recant

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to withdraw or disvow a statement

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emancipate

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to free from restraint

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percipient

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having a good understanding of things

Question 8

precept

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commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct

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capitulate

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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms

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disciple

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follower of teacher or leader

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precipice

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a cliff with vertical face

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discord

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lack of harmony between persons or things

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carnage

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slaughter of a great number of people

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cast

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throw

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caste

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hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank

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castigate

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punish in order to correct

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chaste

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not having had sex

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chastise

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to discipline

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caustic

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burning

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cauterize

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to burn

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cautery

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instrument used for branding

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accede

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to agree to a demand; to reach office

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concede

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to acknowledge as true; admit

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celerity

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speed, quickness

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bicentennial

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two-hundreth anniversary

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centrigrade

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temperature system with 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling of water

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centipede

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creature with many legs

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centrifuge

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a machine that rotates at high speed and seperates substances of different densities using centrifugal force

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centrist

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having moderate political views

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chromatic

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having to do with colors

Question 31

chrome

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metallic element used to make vivid colors or something plated with chromium

Question 32

anachronism

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something that is out of date or belonging to the wrong time

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circuitous

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roundabout, indirect

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circumspect

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cautious; watching all sides

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incisive

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penetrating, cutting

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cloister

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courtyard bordered with covered walks (religious institution)

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preclude

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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of

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clamor

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loud and confused noise (people shouting)

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disinclination

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lack of enthusiasm

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proclivity

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inclination (predisposition towards a particular thing), bias

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recline

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to lean back

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commensurate

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in proportion (corresponding in size)

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conciliate

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make someone less angry

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counterfeit

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fake, false imitation, made to look like the original of something usually for dishonest or illegal purposes

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countermand

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to retract an order

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corps

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organized group of troops

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corpulent

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obese

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cosmonaut

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astronaut

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microcosm

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small system that reflects a larger whole

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concur

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to agree

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cursory

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superficial, not detailed

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excursion

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short journey or trip

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incursion

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invasion or attack, hostile entrance into a place (especially suddenly)

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accretion

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increase by natural growth

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accrue

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to increase over a period of time

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excresence

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outgrowth

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increment

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something added or gained; addition or increase

Question 58

credentials

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anything that provides the basis for belief

Question 59

credit

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trustworthiness

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credo

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set of beliefs that influence the way you live

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credulity

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willingness to blieve or trust too readily

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apocryphal

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made up

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crypt

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underground room or vault

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cryptography

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procedures of making and using secret writing

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cryptology

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science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers...

Question 66

incubate

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bird sitting on eggs

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incumbent

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officially having a named position

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recumbent

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lying down

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succumb

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to give away to superior force

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culpable

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deserving blame

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culprit

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person guilty of an offense

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inculpate

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accuse, blame

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mea culpa

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my fault