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Adjourn(v)

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to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another

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Alien(adj)

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foreign strange

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comely(adj)

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having a pleasing appearance

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Compensate(v)

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to make up for

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dissolute(adj)

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loose in one’s morals or behavior

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Legacy(n)

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a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier

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ambivalent(adj)

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not sure whether you want or like something or not

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malign(v)

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to say or write unpleasant and untrue things about someone

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lexicon(n)

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all the words in a language or by people in a particular group or profession

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render(v)

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

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illegible(adj)

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difficult or impossible to read

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jeer(v)

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to make fun of rudely or unkindly

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lucrative(adj)

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bringing in money, profitable

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mediocre(adj)

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average,ordinary,undistinguished

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proliferate(v)

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to reproduce,increase or spread rapidly

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subjugate(v)

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to conquer by force

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sully(v)

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to soil, stain, torrish, defile, besmirch

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tantalize(v)

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to tease, torment by teasing

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terse(adj)

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brief and to the point

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unflinching(v)

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firm,showing no signs of fear

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admonish(v)

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to caution or advise against something;

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breach(n)

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an opening, gap

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brigand(n)

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a bandit

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circumspect(adj)

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careful,cautions

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commandeer(v)
to seize for military of official use
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cumbersome(adj)
clumsy, hard to handle
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deadlock(n)
a complete standstill
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debris(n)
scattered fragments
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dilemma(n)
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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diffuse(v)
to spread or scatter freely or widely
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efface(v)
to wipe out to keep yourself from being noticed
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muddle(v)
to make a mess of
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opinionated(adj)
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas
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perennial(adj)
lasting for a long time, pesistent
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predispose(v)
to incline to before hand
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relinquish(v)
to let go, give up
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Salvage(v)
to save from fire or shipwreck
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Spasmodic(adj)
sudden and violent, but brief
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Spurious(adj)
not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled(adj)
Uncontrolled lacking in restraint
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abridge(v)
to make shorter
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adnerent(n)
a follower, supporter
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altercation(n)
an angry arguement
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cherubic(adj)
resembling an angel
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condone(v)
to pardon or overlook
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dissent(v)
to disagree
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eminent(adj)
famous,outstanding
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exorcise(v)
to drive out by magic
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fabricate(v)
to make
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irate(adj)
angry
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marauder(n)
a raider
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obesity(n)
extreme fatness
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pauper(n)
an extremely poor person
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pilfer(v)
to steal in small quantities
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rift(n)
a split, break
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semblance(n)
a likeness
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surmount(v)
to overcome
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terminate(v)
to bring to an end
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trite(adj)
commonplace
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usurp(v)
to seize and hold a position
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abscond(v)
to run off and hide
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access(n)
approach or admittance to places
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anarchy(n)
a lack of government and law
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arduos(adj)
hard to do
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auspicious(adj)
favorable
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biased(adj)
favoring one side unduly
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daunt(v)
to overcome with fear,intimidate
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disentangle(v)
to free from tangles or complications
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fated(adj)
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink(v)
to mislead by a trick
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inanimate(adj)
not having life
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incinerate(v)
to burn to ashes
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intrepid(adj)
very brave,fearless
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larceny
theftpre
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pliant(adj)
bonding,readily
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pompous(adj)
overly self important in speech or manner
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precipice(n)
a very steep cliff
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rectify(v)
to make right
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reprieve(n)
a temporary relief of delay
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revive(v)
to attack with words

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