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Vagary

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Noun.

An erratic , unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion

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Strive/strove

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Present/Past

To try very hard to do or achieve something

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Versatility

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Suitable for a variety of endeavors.

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Waft

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To move lightly through the air

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Reeled

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Faltered, sway, stagger, wobble, totter,

Lose one’s balance and stagger or lurch violently.

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Intermediary

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Coming between two things.

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Derision

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The feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way
- the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

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Morose

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Very sad or unhappy, very serious , unhappy & quiet.

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Predicates

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Declares, asserts.

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Billowed

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Bulged

Fill with air and swell outward

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Disaffected

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Discontented

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Consigned

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Committed

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Palpable

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Obvious and noticeable

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Dubious

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Unsure or uncertain, feeling doubt about something.

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Carapace

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A hard shell on the back of some animals.

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Wrought

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Carefully formed and worked into shape

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Brash

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Confident and aggressive in usually a rude or unpleasant way , very strong or harsh.

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Anarchic

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Not following or having any laws or ruled ; wild and uncontrolled

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Ineptitude

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Clumsiness or incompetence

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Hauteur

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Excessive pride

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Clement

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Not too hot or too cold

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Indispensable

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Extremely important and necessary

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Languish

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To continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation.

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Incendiary

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Adj

Containing chemicals that explode boy flame; producing a fire ; causing anger

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Patently

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Obvious or clear

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Lofty

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Of imposing height,

A lofty tower…..

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Calamity

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

She had survived more calamities in the past 3 months than most people experience on a lifetime

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Veneer

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A way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation

A thin decorative covering of gone wood applied to a boarder wood or other material

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Disparity

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Unequal

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Allusion

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Indirect reference

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Partition.

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A wAll or screen that divides one area from another

Show biased

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Plausible

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Seeming reasonable or probable

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Priggish

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Self righteously moralistic and superior.

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Stalwart

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Loyal, reliable, hardworking

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Steadfast

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Resolutely or dutifully and unwavering.

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Blunt

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Having a worn down edge

Uncompromising forthright

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Refulgent

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Shining brightly

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Atavistic

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Relating or characterized by reversion t something ancient or ancestral

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Simulacrum

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An image or representation of someone or something.

An unsatisfactory imitation or substitute.

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Roguish

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Characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person

Playfully mischievous , especially in a way that is sexually attractive

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Romana a clef

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A novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise

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Lore

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A body of traditional knowledge on. Subject or held by a particularly group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.

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Append

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Add (something ) as an attachment or supplement

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Regent

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A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated

A member of the governing body of a university.

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Bistro

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A small restaurant.

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Primacy

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The fact of baring primary, preeminent, or more important

The office , period of office, or authority of a primitive of certain churches .

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Acerbic

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Shape and forthright.

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Beleaguer

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Lay siege to.
He is leading a relief to the aid of the beleaguered city

Beset with difficulties
The board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation.

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Beget

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To father, site, spawn
We hoped that the king might beget an heir by his new queen

Give rise, bring about.
Success begets further success

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Interdict

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An authoritative prohibition.

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Minaret

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A tall slender tower , typically part of a mosque , with a balcony from which mueZzin calls Muslims to prayer

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Impromptu

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Done without plan , organization , or rehearsed

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Co-opt

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Appoint to membership of a committee

Divert to or use in a role different from he usual or original one

Adopt an idea for ones own use

To cause or force someone or become part of your group , movement, ect. To use it take control of something for your own cause

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Intifada

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Arabic word meaning shake/shaking as in uprising, resistance, or rebellion

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Tit for tat

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An equivalent given in return

You scratch my back, I scratch yours.

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Op-Ed

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Opposite the editorial page

Usually express opinions not affiliated with publication.

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Clout

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A heavy blow with the hand or hard object

Influence of power , especially in politics or business

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Loath

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Reluctant , unwilling.

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Swooning

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To faint, lose consciousness

To enter a state of hydtericsl rapture or ecstasy

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Commentariat

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Members of the news considered as a class

Pundits and commentators of the news media

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Befuddlement

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Muddle, stupefying, confusing, perflex

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Languished

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Weakened

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Fidelity

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Accuracy in details

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Insinuation

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Subtle suggestion

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Lugubrious

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Depressed

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Ersatz

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Substitute

Fake, imitation ,synthetic, faux , simulated, mock,

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Presage

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Predict

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Elucidate

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Explanation

Make something clear

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Derision

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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Flippant

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Lacking appropriate respect or seriousness

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Oft

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Often, usually

Oft-admonished (frequently scolded)

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Indelible

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Making marks hay cannot be removed

Not able to be forgotten or removed

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Addles

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Confuses

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Entreaties

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An earnest and humble request

Appeal, request, petition, prayer.

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Decamp

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Abscond, flee, bolt, vamoose, etc

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Gumption

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Courage and confidence

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Disquiet

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Make someone worried or anxious

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Underwhelming

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Disappointing

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Inscrutability

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An inability to understand

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Prescience

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Foresight

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Dispelled

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Driven away

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Flippancy

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Inappropriate levity

Levity- humor or frivolity

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Intimating

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Imply or hint

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Hinder

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Create difficulties

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Skewer

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A long piece of of metal or wood that is pushed through pieces of food to keep them together of hold them in place for cooking

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Tussle

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A vigorous struggle or scuffle , typically I order to achieve something

…. Legal tussle…..

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Audacious

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Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Showing an impudent lack of respect

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Flurry

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A small swirling mass of something , esp. snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

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Berth

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A ship’s allotted place at a wharf of dock

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Trove

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A store of valuable or delightful things

The world’s largest trove of natural gas…..

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Accord

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To bring into agreement

To grant or give especially as appropriate , due, or earned

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Errant

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Doing wrong

Misbehaving

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Errand

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Short trip to take a message , get or deliver goods

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Privy

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Sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private

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Heed

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Give give careful attention to

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Trifle

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An article or thing of little value

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Vapid

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Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

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Carpe diem

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Enjoyment without concern for the future

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Seethe

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To feel or show strong emotion ( such as anger)

To be in a state of constant activity

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Emphatic

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Said or Done in a forceful or definite way

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Teeming

Be full of , swarming with

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The warehouse is teeming with life

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Trove

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A store of valuables or delightful things.

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Facsimile

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An exact copy esp. written or printed material

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Gilded

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Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint

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Sententious

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Having or expressing strong opinions about what people should and should not do

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Volte- face

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An abrupt and complete reversal of attitude, opinion, of position

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Omniscience

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Mainly in religion , in the capacity to know everything that there is to know

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Steadfast

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Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

Steadfast loyalty

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Inept

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Lacking skill or ability

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Well- heeled

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Having plenty of money

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Graft

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Obtain money dishonest or questionable ways

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Quasars

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Very bright object in space (similar to stars) gives off powerful radio waves

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Languid

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Showing or having little strength , energy, or activity

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Plank

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One of the official beliefs and goals of an org. ( such as a political party)

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Forestall

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To stop something from happening

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Heave

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Lift, pull, throw( something) with effort

Breathe in and out slow or loudly

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Post- hoc

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Formulated after the fact

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Quants (plural)

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An expert at analyzing and managing quantitative data

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Malaise

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A problem of condition that harms of weakens a group. Society, etc

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Rupiah

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Currency of Indonesia

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Ructions

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A disturbance or quarrel

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Remittance

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A dim of money sent , esp. Bob mail. In payment for goods or services or as s gift

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Impose

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Force(something u welcomed of unfamiliar) to be accepted of put in place

Foist. Force, inflict, urge

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Dispel

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Make ( a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

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Offset

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Counterbalance, redeem , etc.

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Woolly

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Made of wool

Vague or confused in expression or character, hazy, nebulous

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Deregulation

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Info or repeal of gov. regulation of he economy

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Posture

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Behave I. A way that is intended to impress or mislead others

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Swooned

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An occurrence of fainting, ebb

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Renminbi

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China’s currency

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Purge

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To clear of something unclean or unwanted

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Yarmulke

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A small round cap that is torn by some Jewish men

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Emblazon

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To write or draw ( a name , picture, etc) on s surface, go bed seen clearly

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Vet

Vetting

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Careful and critical investigation , evaluation

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Devaluation

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Reduction in the exchange value o s currency

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Doldrums

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A state of period of sadness or depression Period of no activity or improvements

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Perilous

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Full of danger of risks

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Unbridled

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Uncontrolled, undo strained

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Annals

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Historical records

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Rout

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Defeats overwhelminly

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Distend

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(Medical) to become larger and rounder b/c of pressure from inside.

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Ubiquitous

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Seeming to be seen everywhere

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Tongue and cheek

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With ironic or flippant intent , sly, humorous, meant serious but its sarcastic and subtle

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Addle

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Make unable to think clearly , confused , fuzzy , woozy, muddled, fuddled, befuddled, dazed.

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Palpable

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Capable of being touched or felt , tangible, easily perceptive , noticeable

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Mete

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Distribute or apportion by measure , allot

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Chutzpah

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Audacity, nerve, gall, unmitigated effrontery or impulse

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Ostensibly

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Apparent, evident, or conspicuous

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Adduce

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Cite as evidence

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Probate court

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Also called surrogate court deals with matters of private and administration of estates

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Foisting

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Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

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Pinioned

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Tie or hold the arms or legs (someone)

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Rearguard

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Soldiers at the rear

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Glad -handing

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Warm greet or welcome or the appearance of

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Brunt

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The worst part or chief impact of a specific thing.

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Vaunted

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Boast about or praise, esp. Excessively

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Annuity

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A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their lives.

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Herald

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A person of thing views as a sign that done thing is about to happen.
An official messenger bringing news

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Wanton

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Deliberate and unprovoked

Sexually immodest or promiscuous

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Brinkmanship

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Practice if pushing events to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome

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Spectre

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A mental image of something unpleasant or menacing.

A ghost

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Mien

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A person’s look or manner, esp. One of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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Gleam

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To appear suddenly and clearly like a flash of light

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Dogged

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Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

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Cherub

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An innocent looking chubby and rosy person

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Bloviator

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To discourse in a pompous or boastful manner

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Metonym

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Word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something de which is closely related

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Madrasas

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A college for Islamic instruction

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Commutation

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Action or the process of commuting a judicial sentence.

Changing of a prison sentence or other penalties to another less severe

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Succotash

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A dish of corn and Linz beans

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Melange

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A mixture medley

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Digression

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Away from the norm , tradition/convention Etc

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Opus

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A literary work or composition ad a book, music composition

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Besiege

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To lay siege to, to crowd around, to assail, ply.

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Emphatic

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Placing emphasis

Expressing forcibly and clearly

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Fraught

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Causing if affected by great anxiety or stress

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Rebuff

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Reject in an abrupt and ungracious manner

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Drubbing

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A beating , a thrashing

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Drum up

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To bring about by persistent effort

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Perforate

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Pierce and make a hole or holes in

Penetrate, prick, pierce

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Ominously

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Portending evil or harm, inauspicious, foreboding, threatening

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Drove(s)

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A herd or flock of animals

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Biopic

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A biographic movie

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Abrogate

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Officially revoked

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Stalwart

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Stronger courage a, resolute, doughty

Not stubborn and argumentative

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Incessantly

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Without interruption , constantly, fleetingly

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Yenta

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A women who is a gossip or a busybody

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Slough

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A condition of degradation , despair, or helplessness

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Eunuchs

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A man who has been castrated, esp in he past. One employed to guard the women’s living areas at an oriental court

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Servitude

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The state of being a alive or completely subject to someone more powerful

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Indentured servitude

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A person who is bonded or contracted to work for another for a specific time, in exchange for learning a trade or for travel expenses ( as to America)

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Emir

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A chieftain, prince , commander, or he’d of state in some Islamic country

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Disquieting

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Inducing feeling of anxiety or worry

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Bureaucratic

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Relating to the business of running an organization , or government

Overly concerned with procedure at the expense of efficiency or common sense

195
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Flog

A

Sell or offer for sale

196
Q

Marques

A

A model of brand of a manufactured product, especially an automobile

197
Q

Skimp

A

Expend or use less time , money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize

Don’t skimp on insurance when you travel overseas.

198
Q

Tout

A

Attempt to sell something , typically by pestering people in an aggressive
manner

199
Q

Spat

A

A petty quarrel

200
Q

Cabals

A

A small group o secret plotters, as against a gov or person in authority

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