List 4 Flashcards
(215 cards)
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abode
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home
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abrupt
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sudden
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accessory
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addition; secondary part
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addictive
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habit-forming
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adoration
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worship
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affinity
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attraction
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aggregate
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to gather
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ailment
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sickness
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alibi
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excuse
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aloof
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distant; unfriendly
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amenity
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something that provides pleasure or convenience
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analogy
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comparison
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angular
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sharp
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antisocial
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unfriendly
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appraisal
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estimate
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aquatic
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in water
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arrogant
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acting superior; conceited
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astonishment
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surprise
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attend
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- to be present
2. to take care of; to pay attention to
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authoritarian
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favoring authority; dictatorial
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balm
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soothing lotion
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bedridden
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unable to move; stuck in bed
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benign
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kind; gentle; harmless
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bleak
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- depressing
2. desolate
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blunder
to make a foolish mistake
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bounty
reward
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brawl
fight
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bulge
1. something that sticks out
| 2. to stick out
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bypass
1. a detour
| 2. to avoid
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callous
unfeeling; hard
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captivating
fascinating
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cement
1. concrete
| 2. to secure; to make solid
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chaos
complete disorder
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clarify
to make clear
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clog
to block
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combatant
fighter
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compensate
to give equal value to
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comply
to follow
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compound
to add to
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conceit
thinking you're great
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condense
1. to concentrate
2. to make shorter
3. to change from vapor to liquid
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conform
to do as others do; to follow established rules
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consecutive
in a row; next in order
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conserve
to save; to preserve
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constrain
to limit one's movement
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contented
happy
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controversial
provoking debate; questionable; arguable
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convey
1. to send
| 2. to carry
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cosmetic
surface appearance; makeup
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cower
to shrink back in fear
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credulous
gullible; believing everything
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cultivate
1. to grow
| 2. to develop or improve
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cyclical
moving in cycles
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deadpan
without emotion; without expression
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decipher
to decode; to figure out
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default
to fail to do what is required
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dehydrate
to lose water
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delinquent
1. a person with bad behavior
| 2. overdue
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derive
1. to arrive at by reasoning
| 2. to deduce
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despairing
hopeless
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detrimental
harmful
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differentiate
to distinguish; to separate
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diminish
to reduce
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discharge
1. to give out
2. to send away
3. to fire
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discord
disagreement
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discrepancy
inconsistency; difference
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disfigure
to ruin the appearance of
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dislodge
to knock something out of place; to remove
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dispirited
depressed; without enthusiasm
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dissipate
1. to scatter
| 2. to use up foolishly
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distinction
1. difference
| 2. quality of being unusual
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diverse
various; different
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drawback
disadvantage; problem
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dune
hill of sand
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dwindle
to decrease
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exstasy
great happiness
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embitter
to make angry or bitter
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emergence
coming forward
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endeavor
1. task; project
| 2. to try
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engage
to involve
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enroll
to sign up
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epidemic
disease that spreads quickly
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erratic
unsteady
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ethnic
having to do with a particular race or population
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exasperate
to frustrate; to irritate
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exertion
a lot of effort
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exotic
unusual in an exciting way
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extensive
far-reaching
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fallacy
false idea
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fickle
often changing; not loyal
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foremost
first; highest rank
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formidable
strong; intimidating
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franchise
1. right to vote
| 2. right to sell a manufacturer's product
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friction
pressure; conflict
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gender
sex
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glaucoma
an eye disease
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gorge
1. a deep canyon
| 2. to eat greedily
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grasp
1. to perceive; to understand
| 2. to hold
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grisly
horrifying
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gully
trench or ditch formed by rain
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halve
to divide in halves
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hasten
to speed up
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hedge
1. a row of bushes
| 2. to avoid a topic
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hermit
loner; one who lives away from society
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hinder
to get in the way of
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humane
kind; good-hearted
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hydrophobia
fear of water
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illuminate
to shed light on; to clarify
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immoderation
extreme behavior
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impeach
1. to accuse a public official of a crime
| 2. to cast doubt on
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implausible
unbelievable; improbable
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impregnate
1. to make pregnant
| 2. to fill or permeate
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inaudible
too quite to be heard
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inclined
1. angled
| 2. favoring a certain point of view
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inconsequential
unimportant
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indent
1. to make a dent in
| 2. to space in from the regular margin
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indispensable
necessary; very important
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industrious
hard-working
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infer
to conclude from the evidence or facts
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initiate
to begin
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inquisitive
curious; asking questions
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insomnia
inability to sleep
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insupportable
impossible to justify
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intensify
to strengthen; to increase
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intrinsic
inherent; natural
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invigorate
to give energy to
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itinerary
outline of a journey
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jollity
being jolly
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knit
1. to sew
| 2. to bring together closely
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larceny
stealing
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legacy
1. inheritance
| 2. a lasting result
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liquidate
to destroy
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lucid
clear; easily understood
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lush
1. rich in vegetation
| 2. luxurious
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mannerism
an affected gesture or habit
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mediator
mere
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mere
insignificant; minor
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meticulous
very neat; paying great attention to detail
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milestone
an important event
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minute
very small
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modify
to change
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mourn
to grieve; to be sorry for a loss or death
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mutual
common
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nontransferable
unable to be given to another
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nurture
to nourish; to help develop and grow
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nontransferable
unable to be given to another
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nurture
to nourish; to help develop and grow
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obsession
extreme fascination
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opportunist
one who takes advantage of opportunities
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orgy
wild party where people overdo it
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overdrive
beyond normal limits
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parasitic
living off of other without giving them anything in return
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patchwork
something made up of unrelated pieces and parts
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perceptive
observant; smart
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persistence
continuous existence; endurance
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pictorial
relating to pictures
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playwright
one who writes plays
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pompous
acting self-important
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precede
to come before
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predecessor
someone who comes before another in a position
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premise
a statement upon which a conclusion is based
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preside
to lead
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prevalent
widespread
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prodigy
genius
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propagandist
one who spreads false or exaggerated ideas
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proverb
a short saying that expresses an obvious truth
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pushover
one who is easily defeated or persuaded
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quenching
satisfying
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random
without direction or order
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recede
to retreat; to move backward
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reclaim
1. to rescue; to bring back
| 2. to make land productive and fertile again
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reconcile
to settle; to make up with someone
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refinement
purification; improvement; sophisticated taste
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regenerate
to grow back
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rehabilitate
to restore to previous or good condition
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reliance
trust; dependence
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render
1. to give
| 2. to perform
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repetitious
saying or doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over
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reside
to live in or at
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resourceful
clever; able to get out of difficulties
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retaining
holding in; containing
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rigid
stiff; inflexible
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rumpled
wrinkled; crumpled
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scarcity
shortage
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seductive
attractive, especially sexually
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servile
acting like a servant; overly submissive
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shackle
chain
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skeptical
distrustful; unbelieving
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sober
1. serious
| 2. not drunk
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sonic
involving sound
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speculative
questioning; guessing
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sprout
1. a young plant
| 2. to begin to grow
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stanza
a section of a poem
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stimulation
motivation; encouragement
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submissive
obedient; following orders
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summons
an order to show up
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suspect
1. to believe
| 2. to be suspicious
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symmetry
balance
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tally
to keep score
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tedious
boring
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tentative
uncertain; subject to change
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thrive
to grow; to be successful
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transition
change from one stage to another
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trench
a long narrow ditch
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tyranny
cruel rule
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unaccountable
1. difficult to explain
| 2. not responsible for
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uncork
to remove the top from; to open or begin
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unify
to bring together
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unsolicited
not asked for
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urgency
the need for immediate action
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vain
1. useless; worthless
| 2. conceited
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venom
poison
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veteran
1. former soldier
| 2. experienced
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virtue
goodness; good quality
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wit
cleverness
