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1
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buffoon

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n. a clown or fool

2
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iota

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n. a very small amount

3
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anecdote

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n. a short incident or story

4
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dupe

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n. one who is easily tricked or taken advantage of

5
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fledgling

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n. a young bird; a beginner

6
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perjury

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n. the act of lying under oath

7
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malignant

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adj. tending to produce death or deterioration or evil

8
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sodden

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adj. soaked through

9
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fallible

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adj. not perfect, capable of making mistakes

10
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utmost

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adj. the highest or the most

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inimitable

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adj. not able to be imitated or reproduced

12
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marginal

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adj. on the edges or margins of something

13
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flagrant

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adj. very obviously offensive

14
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prudent

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adj. wise and careful

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disputatious

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adj. having the tendency to argue

16
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entreat

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v. to beg

17
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consolidate

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v. to organize parts into a whole, to put or bring together

18
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eradicate

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v. to eliminate

19
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ordain

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v. to establish by order, degree, etc.

20
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validate

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v. to establish as true, to check to find out if something is true