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accessible

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ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT : easy to approach, reach, enter,

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aversion

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STRONG AVERSION TO SNAKES : firm dislike

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debilitate

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DEBILITATED BY OLD AGE : weaken; enfeeble

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elaboration

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ELABORATE ON THE IDEA : addition of details

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fervor

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FERVOR OF THE PROTESTERS : glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

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incorrigible

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INCORRIGIBLE HABIT : not correctable

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materialism

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MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY : preoccupation with physical comforts and things

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pitfall

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PITFALLS OF LIFE : hidden danger

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reprove

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REPROVE THE UNRULY STUDENT : censure; rebuke

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superfluous

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SUPERFLUOUS DETAILS : unnecessary; excessive; overabundance

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acclaim

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ACCLAIM THE HEROES : applaud

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banal

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BANAL ESSAY : hackneyed; commonplace; trite

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decorous

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HER DECOROUS BEHAVIOR WAS PRAISED (DECORUM) : proper

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elated

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ELATED CHILD AT DISNEYLAND : overjoyed

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fitful

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SEVERAL FITFUL ATTEMPTS : spasmodic; intermittent

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indefatigable

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INDEFATIGABLE MARATHON RUNNER : tireless

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meager

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MEAGER EARNINGS : scanty; inadequate

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pithy

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PITHY REMARK : concise; meaningful

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repudiate

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REPUDIATE ALL DEBTS : disown; disavow

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surpass

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SURPASSED HIS RIVAL : exceed

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acknowledge

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ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRUTH : admit to be real or true

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barren

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BARREN DESERT : desolate; fruitless and unproductive

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defame

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DEFAMED MY CHARACTER : harm someone’s reputation

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elegy

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ELEGY FOR THE DEAD : poem or song of lamentation

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# Say the phrases out loud! flagrant
FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF THE RULES : blatant
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# Say the phrases out loud! indelible
INDELIBLE INK : not able to be erased
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# Say the phrases out loud! meander
MEANDER THROUGH THE PARK : wind or turn in its course
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# Say the phrases out loud! placate
PLACATE THE ANGRY CUSTOMER : pacify; conciliate
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# Say the phrases out loud! rescind
RESCIND THE CONTRACT : cancel
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# Say the phrases out loud! surreptitious
SURREPTITIOUS PEEK : secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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# Say the phrases out loud! acquiesce
ACQUIESCE TO THE DEMAND : submit or comply silently or without protest
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# Say the phrases out loud! beguile
BEGUILED BY THE DEVIL : mislead or delude
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# Say the phrases out loud! deference
SHOW DEFERENCE TO ELDERS : respectful submission to opinion of others
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# Say the phrases out loud! elicit
ELICIT ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS : draw out by discussion
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# Say the phrases out loud! florid
FLORID COMPLEXION : ruddy; reddish; flowery
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# Say the phrases out loud! indict
INDICT THE SUSPECT : charge
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# Say the phrases out loud! mercenary
SELFISH AND MERCENARY : interested in money or gain
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# Say the phrases out loud! ponderous
PONDEROUS LECTURE; PONDEROUS BURDEN : weighty; unwieldy
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# Say the phrases out loud! reserve
JUDGE'S AIR OF RESERVE : self-control
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# Say the phrases out loud! susceptible
SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLDS : impressionable; easily influenced
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# Say the phrases out loud! acquire
ACQUIRE WEALTH : to gain for oneself
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# Say the phrases out loud! belie
HIS SIZE BELIES HIS STRENGTH : contradict; give false impression
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# Say the phrases out loud! degrade
MOVIES DEGRADE THE MINORITIES : lower in rank; debase
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# Say the phrases out loud! eloquence
ELOQUENCE OF THE SPEAKER : expressiveness
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# Say the phrases out loud! foolhardy
DON'T BE FOOLHARDY : rash, bold
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# Say the phrases out loud! indifferent
FEEL INDIFFERENT TOWARD THE POOR : unmoved or unconcerned by
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# Say the phrases out loud! methodical
METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM : systematic
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# Say the phrases out loud! pragmatic
PRAGMATIC CONSIDERATIONS : practical
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# Say the phrases out loud! resigned
RESIGNED TO DIE : accepting one's fate
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# Say the phrases out loud! sustain
SUSTAIN AN INJURY / SUSTAIN LIFE : experience; support; nourish

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