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adroit

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ADROIT HANDLING OF THE BALL : nimble in use hand or body; skillful

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benevolent

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THE BENEVOLENT PRIEST : generous; charitable

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delineate

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DELINEATE THE RIOT IN PICTURES : portray

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elucidate

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ELUCIDATE THE THEORY : explain; enlighten

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frivolous

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FRIVOLOUS POINT / FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT : lacking in seriousness

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indigenous

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THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE : native

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meticulous

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METICULOUS HOUSEKEEPER : excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

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prattle

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BABY PRATTLED ON : babble

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resolution

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION : determination

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sycophant

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I’M SICK OF SYCOPHANTS : servile flatterer; yes man

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adulation

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ADULATION OF THE FANS : flattery; admiration

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benign

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BENIGN SUN; BENIGN TUMOR : kindly; favorable

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denounce

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DENOUNCE THE CRIME : condemn; criticize

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elusive

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ELUSIVE QUARTERBACK : evasive; baffling

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frugality

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THE FRUGAL GOURMET : thrift; economy

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indiscriminate

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YOU SHOULD READ INDISCRIMINATELY : choosing at random; confused

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misanthrope

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EVIL MISANTHROPE : one who hates mankind

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precarious

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PRECARIOUS INVESTMENT : uncertain; risky

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resolve

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A FIRM RESOLVE : determination

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taciturn

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TACITURN COWBOY : habitually silent; talking little

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adversary

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DEFEAT THE ADVERSARY : opponent; enemy; foe

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bequeath

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BEQUEATH THE FAMILY FORTUNE : leave to someone by a will

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deplore

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I DEPLORE LAZINESS : regret; disapprove of

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emaciated

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EMACIATED CHILDREN IN AFRICA : thin and wasted

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# Say the phrases out loud! furtive

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FURTIVE GLANCES : stealthy; sneaky

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# Say the phrases out loud! indolent

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INDOLENT COUCH POTATO : lazy

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# Say the phrases out loud! miserly

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MISERLY OLD MAN : stingy; mean

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# Say the phrases out loud! preclude

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PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY : make impossible; eliminate

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# Say the phrases out loud! respite

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NO TIME FOR RESPITE : interval of relief; time for rest

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# Say the phrases out loud! taint

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TAINTED FOOD : contaminate; cause to lose purity

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# Say the phrases out loud! adverse

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ADVERSE WIND / ADVERSE REACTION : unfavorable or antagonistic

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# Say the phrases out loud! blasphemy

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THOU SHALT NOT BLASPHEME : cursing; irreverence; sacrilege

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# Say the phrases out loud! depravity

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DEPRAVITY OF THE CRIMINALS : corruption; wickedness

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# Say the phrases out loud! embellish

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EMBELLISH THE TRUTH / EMBELLISH THE DRESS : adorn; ornament

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# Say the phrases out loud! garrulous

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GARRULOUS OLD MEN : loquacious; wordy; talkative

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# Say the phrases out loud! induce

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SLEEP INDUCING PILLS : persuade; bring about

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# Say the phrases out loud! misnomer

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'INDIAN' WAS A MISNOMER : wrong name; incorrect designation

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# Say the phrases out loud! precocious

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PRECOCIOUS CHILD : advanced in development

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# Say the phrases out loud! resplendent

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RESPLENDENT NEW CLOTHES : dazzling; glorious; brilliant

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# Say the phrases out loud! tantamount

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STATEMENT TANTAMOUNT TO A CONFESSION : equivalent in effect or value

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# Say the phrases out loud! advocate

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LINCOLN ADVOCATED FREEDOM OF THE SLAVES : speak or write in favor of

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# Say the phrases out loud! blighted

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BLIGHTED BY THE STORM : suffering from a disease; destroyed

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# Say the phrases out loud! deprecate

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THE TEACHER DEPRECATED THE USE OF SLANG : express disapproval of

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# Say the phrases out loud! emulate

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EMULATE THE TUTOR : imitate; rival

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# Say the phrases out loud! glutton

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GLUTTONY IS A DEADLY SIN : one who eats too much

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# Say the phrases out loud! inert

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REMAIN INERT IN BED : inactive; lacking power to move

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# Say the phrases out loud! mitigate

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MITIGATE HIS ANGER : appease; moderate

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# Say the phrases out loud! predator

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PREDATORS OF THE JUNGLE : creature that eats another animal

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# Say the phrases out loud! restraint

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SHOW SOME RESTRAINT : moderation or self-control

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# Say the phrases out loud! temper

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TEMPER YOUR TEMPER : moderate; tone down or restrain