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Prod

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V.
Poke someone with a finger, foot, or pointed object
Stimulate or persuade

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Rancor

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N

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

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Ballyhoo

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N. Informal
Extravagant publicity or fuss
V.
Praise or publicize extravagantly

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Ennui

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N.

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

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Alms

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N.

Money and food given to poor people

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Pretentious

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Adj.

Attempting to impress by affecting greater cilture, importance, talent than is actually possessed

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Sate

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V.
Satisfy to the full
Supply someone wish more of something than is desired or can be managed

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Exchequer

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N. Brit

A royal or national treasury

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Kowtow

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V.

Act in an excessively subservient manner

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Intransigent

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Adj.

Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

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Burnish

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Polish esp. Metal by rubbing

Enhance or perfect (something such as a reputation or a skill)

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Exonerate

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V.

Esp of an official body) absolve from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp after due consideration

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Raunchy

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Adj.
Earthly, vulgar, and often sexually explicit
US
Slovenly

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Romp

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V.

Frolic, play loudly

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Consecrate

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V.

Make or declare sacred

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Flabbergast

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Adj.
Amazed, astounded, dumbfounded
Ошеломленный, изумленный

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Guffaw

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N.

A loud and boisterous laugh

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Boisterous

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Noisy, energetic and cheerful; rowdy

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Convivial

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Adj.

Friendly, lively, cheerful, jovial

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Doodad

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Штуковина

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Derive

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V.

Obtain something from

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Ream

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N.

Stopa, massa, stopka bumagi, ogromnoe kolichestvo

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Antics

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Pl.n

Foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior

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Concatenation

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N.
A series of interconnected things or events
Взаимная связь, каскадное соединение, цепь

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Septuagenarian

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N.

A person who is from 70-79 years old

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Camaraderie

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N.

Friendship, fraternity

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Vicarious

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Замещающий другого, заменяющий, сделанный за другого; косвенный, чужой

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Knee-jerk

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Adj.
of a response) automatic and unthinking
Person) responding in an unthinking way

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Equestrian

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Adj.

Of or relating to horse riding

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Hermit

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A person living in solitude as a religious discipline

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Arbitrary

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Adj.

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

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Hemorrhage

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N.
An escape of blood from ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse
A damaging loss of valuable people or resources suffered by an organization, group or country

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Gritty

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Adj.

Tough and uncompromising

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Underdog

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N.
A competitor thought to have little chance of winning
little status

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Relish

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N.
Great enjoyment
Liking for or Pleasurable anticipation of something

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Sultry

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Znoiniy, dushniy

Hot stuffy

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Belligerent

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Adj.
Hostile and aggressive
Engaged in war or conflict

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Eschew

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V.

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from

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Diatribe

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N.

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against smn or smt

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Quintessential

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Adj.
Purest, most refined
Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

41
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Mercurial

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Of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

42
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Enamor

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V.

Be filled with a feeling of love for( be enamored with/of/by)

43
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Minnow

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A small freshwater fish

A person or organization of relatively small size, power or influence

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Vagrancy

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N.
Condition of having no permanent home.
Бродяжничество, выходка, причуда

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Aver

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V.
Declare, state
Dokazivat

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Slovenly

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Neryashliviy, nebrejniy k rabote, careless, negligent

Sdelanniiy koe kak

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Upbraid

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V.
Criticize; scold, reproach severely
Pridiratsya

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Inversely

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Adv.

Contrarily, conversely, in reverse, the other way around

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Commandeer

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V.
Draft into active military service; take possession for military purposes, take command of
Prisvaivat

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Dud

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Adj.
Useless, unsuccessful, counterfeit, cannot be used
Negodnii

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Attrition

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N.
Gradual reduction of strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure
Wearing away

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Snare

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Lovushks, zapadnya, trap

Capture, Entangle, entrap

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Rook

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N.
Cheat, moshennik, shuler
V.
Cheat, swindle,deceive

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Solace

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N.
Consolation, relief from distress; source of comfort
Uteshenie, uspokoenie

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Dicker

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V.

Bargain, haggle

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Auger

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N.

Drill, burav sverlo bur

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Perennial

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Adj.
Lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years, everlasting
Mnogoletnii

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Sop

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N.
Smth given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns are not being met
Bread dipped in gavy, soup
V.
Sop something up: he used some bread to sop up the sauce
Soak up liquid

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Obsequious

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Adj.

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

60
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Moribund

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Adj.
Person)At the point of death
Thing)In terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor

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Desolate

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V.

Make miserable, abandon, neglect, deprive of inhabitants

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Despondent

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Adj.
Depressed, dejected, gloomy, hopeless
Otchayavshiisya, podavlenni

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Chagrin

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N.

Annoyance; disappointment

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Ignoramus

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Ignorant uneducated person

Nevejda, neuch

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Supposition

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Assumption, comjecture, speculation

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Voracious

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Adj.

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food

67
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Verbiage

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N.
Wordiness, style of verbal expression
Mnogoslovie, pustoslovie

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Replete

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Adj.
Brimming, teeming, full, abundant, plentiful
Nasyshenni

69
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Concurrently

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Adv.

Simultaneously, synchronously; accordantly

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Perseverance

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N.
Diligence, industriousness
Uporstvo, nastoichivost

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Unrelenting

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Bezjalostnii, jestokii, neoslabivaushii

Ruthless, pitiless, relentless, unremitting, unabating

72
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Sundry

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Adj.
Of various kinds; several
Pl.n sundries
Various Items not important enough to be mentioned individually

73
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Inculcate

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V.
Instill ( an attitude, idea or habit) by persistent instruction
They will try to Inculcate you with a respect for culture

74
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Interlocutor

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N. Formal

A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

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Venal

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Adj.
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
Their generosity had been at least partly venal.

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Galling

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Adj.
Annoying; humiliating
N. Gall
Annoyance, irritation

77
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Acquiesce

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V.
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
She ACQUIESCED IN his decision.

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Tantamount

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Adj.

Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same

79
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Overwrought

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Adj.
In a state of nervous excitement or anxiety
Too elaborate or complicated

80
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Antithetical

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Adj.

Contrary, opposed unambiguous

81
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Latent

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Adj.

Concealed, hidden, dormant

82
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Affix

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V.
Attach, add,
Prikreplyat

83
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Woo

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V.
Try to gain love
Seek favor

84
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Mammon

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N.

Wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of devotion

85
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Compulsory

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Adj.

Required by law or rule; obligatory

86
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Condone

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V.

Accept and allow ( morally wrong and offensive) to continue

87
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Inscrutable

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Adj.
Not easily understood, enigmatic, mysterious; impenetrable
Nepostijimiy, zagadochni

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Ethereal

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Adj.
Heavenly, light, airy, delicate
Nezemnoi

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Tempest

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N.
A violent windy storm
A tempest in a teapot

90
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Inundation

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N.
An overwhelming abundance
Flooding

91
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Goad

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V.
Provoke or annoy so as to stimulate some action or reaction 
Goaded her ON
N.
a thing that stimulates smn into action
92
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Schism

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N.

A split or division between strongly opposed parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief

93
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Propensity

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N.
An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
A propensity FOR

94
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Denizen

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N. F

An Inhabitant of a particular place

95
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Smorgasbord

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N.

A wide range of something; a variety

96
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Glib

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Adj.
(Of words and P speaking them)
Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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