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sand

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vt. to make smooth

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grandstand

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to play or act so as to impress onlookers

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descend

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downward

pass by inheritance

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transcend

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beyond the limits of

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reprehend

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to express one’s unfavorable opinion

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commend

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to mention with approbation, praise

entrust for care or preservation

to recommend

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rend

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to tear or split apart

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distend

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to swell out or expand

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rescind

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to make void

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abscond

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depart secretly

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moribund

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approaching death, about to die

obsolete

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fecund

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fruitful in offspring or vegetation

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rubicund

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inclined to a healthy rosiness

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jocund

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sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character or quality

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bound

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a point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

to set limits

fully committed to

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hidebound

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tending to favor established ideas

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confound

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mental uncertainty

fail to differentiate

prove to be false

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compound

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something composed of

consisting of two or more substances

to put or bring together

to make greater in size

to agree for a consideration not to prosecute

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sound

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withstand stress without structural damage

free from injury

valid reasoning

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slipshod

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marked by carelessness or indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy

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plod

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walk heavily

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falsehood

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a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

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prod

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to try to persuade through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

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disregard

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to pay no attention to

lack of interest or concern

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sluggard
lazy person
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diehard
strongly determined or devoted/someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas
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dullard
stupid or unimaginative person
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canard
an unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story
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aboveboard
free from deceit or duplicity
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hoard
keep hidden
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retard
to cause to move or proceed slowly, delay or impede
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awkward
lacking dexterity or skill marked by a lack of skill and tact lacking ease or grace causing embarrassment difficult to use or operate
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untoward
not favorable, unpropitious given to resisting control or discipline by others
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haphazard
lack of plan, order or direction
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undergrid
support or strengthen from beneath
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concord
harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord
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discord
lack of agreement or harmony
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chord
to be in accord; agree
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foreword
preface
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shroud
something that conceals, protects or screens to shut off from sight; screen
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shrewd
showing a practical cleverness or judgment causing intense discomfort to one's skin
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imbibe
to take in (something liquid) through small openings
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gibe
deride or tease with taunting words
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jibe
to be in accord; agree
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bribe
to give something such as money or a favor, to a person in a position of trust to influence that person's views or conduct
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circumscribe
to limit narrowly; restrict to surround by or as if by a boundary
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proscribe
to prohibit; forbid
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diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding ironic or satirical criticism
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xenophobe
one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin
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probe
a penetrating or critical investigation
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efface
to eliminate or make indistinct
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solace
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress to comfort, cheer or console
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grimace
a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, disgust or disapproval
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menace
to make a show of intention to harm; to place in danger
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embrace
to take up willingly or eagerly to surround or cover closely
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jaundice
to affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice; bias
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cowardice
lack of courage or resolution
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edifice
a large or massive structure the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
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splice
to unite by interweaving the strands, or to join as the ends
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rejoice
to feel joy
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precipice
a very steep or overhanging place
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avarice
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
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caprice
an impulsive change of mind an inclination to change one's mind impulsively
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entice
to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire; tempt; lure
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arrogance
overbearing pride
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allegiance
devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
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countenance
to put up with to have a favorable opinion of evenness of emotions or temper
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dissonance
a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds, discord, lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict
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forbearance
tolerance and restraint kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment
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remonstrance
expression of protest, complaint or reproof
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entrance
means of entering or participating in vt. to fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment
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obeisance
a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission
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puissance
power
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impuissance
lack of power
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pittance
small portion, amount or allowance
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nuance
subtle distinction or variation
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abeyance
temporary inactivity
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decadence
a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; a change to a lower state or level
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credence
firm belief in ...
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resurgence
a restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor
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prescience
knowledge of actions or events before they occur
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resilience
the property of a material to resume its original shape the ability to recover quickly
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somnolence
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep
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eminent
exhibiting eminence standing above others in some quality and position
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deference
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
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confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
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consequence
结果 importance
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mince
to cut or chop into small pieces to walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness
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evince
to make known through outward signs
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wince
to shrink back involuntarily as from pain

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