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acquiese/E

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accept reluctantly without protest

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a stitch in time saves nine

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PROVERB:
If you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later.

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fauna/E

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the animals of a particular region

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remonstrate/E

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to make a forcefully protest

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sordid

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morally base; vile

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proclivity

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inclination, tendency

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inimitable/E

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surpassing imitation; matchless.

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insipid

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without distinctive, interesting qualities

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congenial

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agreeable, pleasing

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congenital

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a condition present at birth

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foment/E

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to instigate, stir up

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aphorism/E

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a terse statement of a truth or sentiment

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enervate

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to reduce the mental or moral vigor

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abet/E

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encourage, assist

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repast/E

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meal (formal)

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veritable/E

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being truly so

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vested

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secured in the possession

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lascivious

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filled with or showing sexual desire

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wanton

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merciless, inhumane

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impinge

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encroach, infringe

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encroach/E

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to enter into the possessions or rights of another

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compendium

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a collection, especially one systematically gathered

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amalgamation/E

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merging of two or more things (corporations, etc.)

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vicissitude/E

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change in circumstances (often with negative connotation)

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premonitory
warning in advance
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mausoleum
building that containing tomb/s
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dearth/E
scarcity, lack of
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erudite
learned
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compunction/E
uneasiness caused by guilt
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whittle
cut off chips of wood with a knife
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derisive/E
expressing contempt or ridicule
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lurid/E
harsh color, explicit
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advent/E
arrival of a notable person or event.
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leer (v)
to look in an unpleasant, malicious way.
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relegate/E
to assign to a place of insignificance
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base (a.)/E
having no honor
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postulate
to assume, speculate
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portent
omen, sign
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incisive
acute, penetrating
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edifice
large building, well established system
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regimental/E
overly strict
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chagrin/E
distress, embarrassment
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rotund
plump (person)
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incipient
just beginning
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splint
device to protect and immobilize an injured body part
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perfidy/E
disloyal
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mirth/E
laughter, humor
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forestall/E
to prevent
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incongruous
out of place, inappropriate
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harangue/E
ranting speech
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quotient
a particular degree or amount of something
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plutocracy
government by the wealthy
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apogee
the highest point 
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rout
disorderly retreat of defeated troops
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hydrocephalus
Medical condition where a build-up of fluid puts pressure in the brain.
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ostensibly/E
apparently, seemingly
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enjoin/E
to direct/require someone to do something
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entreat/E
to ask someone earnestly to do something, to beg
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probate
official proving of a will
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approbation/E
approval, praise
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recapitulation/E
to summarize, restate
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phoneme/E
smallest unit of speech sound
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syntax/E
arrangement of words
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pernicious/E
harmful
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bivalent
double
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progenitor/E
ancestor, originator
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subsistence/E
basic necessities of life
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quorum/E
group, the minimum number of members of an assembly that must be present to make that meeting valid
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osteoporosis
condition where bones become fragile and more likely to break/fracture
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facet
One part of a subject/situation, small flat space cut on a precious stone
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wee/E
little
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slough/E
to cast off, drop
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morphology
study of the forms of living organism (biology), study of the forms and construction of words (linguistic)
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malign/E
say false and unpleasant things about someone
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docility
quiet and easy to control
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adulation/E
excessive admiration, flattery
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pummel/E
pound, beat
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disinclined/E
unwilling, reluctant

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