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1
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Assuaged

A

make less intense

2
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Apothecary

A

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

3
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Taciturn

A

reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

4
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Chattel

A

a personal possession

5
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Unsullied

A

not spoiled or made impure

6
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Dictum

A

a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

7
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Strictures

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a restriction on a person or activity

8
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Dispatched

A

send off to a destination or for a purpose

9
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Ambled

A

walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

10
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Detention

A

the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner

11
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Detachment

A

the state of being objective or aloof

12
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Repertoire

A

a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform

13
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Malevolent

A

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

14
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Vapid

A

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

15
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Morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

16
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Nocturnal

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done, occurring, or active at night

17
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Stealthy

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behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard

18
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Mutilated

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inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

19
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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

20
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Domiciled

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the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with

21
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Flivver

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a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition

22
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Intimidation

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the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated

23
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Nebulous

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in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

24
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Transition

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the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another

25
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Concession

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a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded