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beneficent

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kindly, doing good

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bypasses

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avoided, finds a way around

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intellect

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higher mental powers, person of great intellectual ability

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affability

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friendliness, cheerfulness

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obsolete

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outmoded, no longer used

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gruffaw

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boisterous laughter

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ante mortem

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before death

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exporpriate

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v. take possession of

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adulation *

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flattery, admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved

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unimpeachable

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that cannot be impeached, beyond doubt or question

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industrious

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diligent, hard-working

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maim

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to injure permanently or handicap

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misogynist

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hater of woman

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bristling

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rising like bristles, showing irritation

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impart

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grant a share of, make known

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interjection

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exclamation

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lucid

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clear, easy to understand

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gauge

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to measure, to estimate

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far-fetched

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improbable, highly unlikely

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tepid

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lukewarm, slightly warm, half-hearted, not eager

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antique

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made in an earlier period

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proletarian

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member of the working class

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brim

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uppermost edge of a cup, projecting rim as on a hat

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amputate

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cut off part of body

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misadventure
mischance, ill luck
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farish
flashy, overly colorful, ostentatious
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shove
push forward, push roughly
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season
enhance the flavor of by adding a spice
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euphemism *
a kinder term
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thicket
clump of shrubs
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encroachment
gradual intrusion
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termination
end
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bravado
swagger, assumed air of defiance, false show of bravery
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insomnia
cannot fall asleep
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frieze
ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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thunderous
angry, stormy looking
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blight
plant disease v. infect with blight, ruin, destroy
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vernal
pertaining to spring
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sebaceous
relating or appearing like fat
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elaborate
work out carefully, add more detail or information
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subtlety
perceptiveness, ingenuity, delicacy
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appall
dismay, shock deeply
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accoutre
equip n. accoutrement
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ecclesiastical
relating to religion
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podium
pedestal, raised platform
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monopoly
an exclusive right to something
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archaism
outdated or obscure saying
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tainted
contaminated, stained
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indifferent *
unmoved or unconcerned by, having no interest in
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glutinous
sticky
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gamut
range
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picturesque
beautiful, like a picture
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legion
multitude, huge number
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grotto
small cavern
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muted
silent, muffled, toned down
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denizen
inhabitant, resident
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berate
to scold strongly
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idle
not working, not employed or busy, lazy, without purpose
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matriculate
to enroll in a school or class
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polarized
divided into two extremes
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cacophony
noise, din
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illusive
deceiving, based on illusion
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cipher
secrete code
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tain
to hold
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sectarian
of a religious or intolerant group
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acidulous
slightly sour in taste or manner, sharp
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devilry
evil or cruel mischief
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polychromatic
many colors
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subvert
to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
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defect
shortcoming v. desert in order to join the opposite one
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militant
combatant, bellicose, aggressive
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precursor
fore-runner, earlier version
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over saturate
fill to excess
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forthwith
immediately
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consternation
great shock, dismay
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eu
good, sweet
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pulse
rhythmical throbbing of arteries, brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity
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beam
ray of light, long piece of metal or wood, course of a radio signal v. smile radiantly
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polemic
attack or defense of an opinion, controversy or refutation
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pathological
mentally disturbed
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doddering
shaky, infirm from old age
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ceed
go, yield
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bewilder
confuse
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noose
loop formed in a rope
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bovine
cow like
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prognosticator
a person who makes predictions based upon current information and data
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justify
to make excuses or reasons for
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entourage
group of followers
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anthem
song of praise or patriotism
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contrite
sorry, apologetic
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shack
crude cabin
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fauna
animal life
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unrefined
crude, boorish, 정제되지 않은
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commemorate *
honor the memory of, serve as a memorial to
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directive
order, instruction
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tedium
boredom, weariness
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rightful
legally correct
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incredulous
unwilling to believe, disbelieving
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slink
move furtively; 살살 걸음
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atheist
one who does not believe in God

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