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SAT Shiz 1-2 Flashcards

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Obsequious

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Polite and obedient in order to gain something

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Sagacity

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Wise

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Stoic

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Statue-like; non-emotional

Ryan O’Conner is very stoic.

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Imminent

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Likely to occur

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Edges

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Walk with caution

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Ubiquitous

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Seemingly ominiscent

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

(Mrs. Barcroft teaching methods were abstruse) AP Bio was abstruse.

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Adulation

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Extreme praise

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Reverent

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Deeply respectable

a reverend is respectable

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Pretentious

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Pretend

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Contemptuous

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Rude; disrespectful

Temper

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Despondent

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Hopelessness; discouragement

a dirty pond..desPONDent

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Approbation

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Approval

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Irrevocable

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Incapable of being taken back

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Anecdote

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Short, humorous account

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Apt

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Suitable

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Incessant

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Never ending; constant

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Desolate

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Abandoned

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Jovial

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Happy

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Callous

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Insensitive to the feelings of others

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Adulation

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High praise
(a duel nation)
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Haughty

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Proud to the point of arrogance

the drumline after winning 1st place a lot

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Accost

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To confront verbally

Cedrik ACCOSTa

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Dogmatic

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Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner

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Solemn

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Sad reflection

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Grievous

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Hurtful; injurious

grieving

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Submissive

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Humbly obedient

When around Steve one must be submissive.

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Ornate

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Excessively decorative

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Disaffected

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Rebellious

the ants I spray with my diseffectent spray came back in rebellion

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deference

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Respect; courteous

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Choleric

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To be easily angered

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Teeming

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To be full of

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Laceration

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A cut; tear

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Solicitous

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Attentive; concerned

a solicitor is this

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Transmute

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Change, alter in form

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Tractable

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To get along well

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Contentious

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Ready to argue

ConTENTIO[N]us

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Fathom

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To understand; comprehend

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Rancid

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Terrible smell/taste

rancid raw ranch

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Disdainful

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Scornful

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Effusive

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To pour with emotions

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Espouse

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To support; take up as a cause

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Merit

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Advantage

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Surmise

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To infer with little evidence

chicks do this all the timeee

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Germane

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Relevant; related

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Vocation

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Occupation; vocation

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Fabricate

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To make up or invent

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Contempt

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Disdain; dislike

Have contempt for her temper.

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conciliate

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Become agreeable

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Primeval

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Original; ancient

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Wizen

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Dry; wrinkled

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Aesthetic

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Artistic; related to the appreciation of beauty

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Conventional

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Lacking originality; individualism

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Phlegmatic

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Sluggish; no emotion

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Incongruous

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Does not belong

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Fortuitous

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Unplanned; lucky

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Alleviate

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Improve; relieve

Julia and I alleviated our groups work.

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Affluent

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Rich; wealthy

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Meander

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To wonder around with no reason; kill time

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Inculcate

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Didatic; teach someone; instruct

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; uncertain

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Condescending

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Talk down; feeling of superiority

Blake blehhhshs

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Adversity

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Misfortune

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ambivalence

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Uncertainty

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Cadence

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Rhythm; progression of sound

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Rife

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Abundant

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Vivacious

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Lively

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Complacency

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Feeling of self-satisfaction

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Affable

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Amiable; friendly

Kim is overly affable.

A friendly freak

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Elegiac

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Sorrow; lament

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Epitome

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Perfect example

EPitome

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Jargon

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Certain language/terminology of something

example Medical Jargon

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Benevolent

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Kind

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Eschew

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To avoid; shun (usually because immoral)

They eschewed it because they didn’t want to be chewed out

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Taciturn

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Quiet

sometimes Tori can be taciturn

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; impulsive

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Haphazardly

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Randomly

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Quagmire

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Difficult situation

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; biting

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Aloof

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Reserved; distant

Elspeth at ATC.

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Brash

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Bold

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Sanguinity

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Cheerfully optimistic

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Cynical

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Questioning the sincerity of others

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Polemical

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Controversial

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Esoteric

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Diverse taste

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Adamant

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Unchanging in viewpoint despite other opinions;

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.

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Coup

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Brilliant; unexpected act

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Amenable

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Ready to answer

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Transient

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Passing with time

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Vehement

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Marked by intense force or emotion

similar to a behemoth

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Stupefy

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Astonish

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Onus

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Blame

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Consulate

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To comfort

console

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Abase

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To embarrass; humble

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Acquiesce

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To give in/agree

to acquiesce is to say yes

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Entail

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To include as a necessary step

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Perplex

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To confuse

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Advent

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Beginning

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Harangue

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A ranting speech

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Abhor

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To hate

I abhor horror movies

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Wizen

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Dry; wrinkled

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Dearth

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Scarcity, low supply

dearth of oil in the earth

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Procure

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Obtain; acquire

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Immutable

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Not changeable

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Demean

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To lower the status or stature of

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Perfidious

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Disloyal; unfaithful

Fid

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Cajole

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To flatter

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Amalgamate

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To bring together; unite

when the president is inaugurated it brings amalagation

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Implicit

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Implied

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Retract

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Withdraw

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Assiduous

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Hard-working

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Enmity

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Hatred

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Confluence

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Gathering together

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Asylum

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Sanctuary

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Reproach

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Scold; disapprove

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Manifest

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Easily understandable

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Anachronistic

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Out-of-date

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Censure

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To criticize harshly

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Munificience

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Generousity in giving

efficient

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Buffet

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To strike with force

a buff person

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Dissemble

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To conceal; fake

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Beget

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To cause, produce, generate

better be getting me this

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Vacuous

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Lack of content or ideas; empty

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Benign

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Harmless, mild

just fine, he’s only nine

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Capacious

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Spacious

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Amicable

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Agreeable

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Surreptitious

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Stealthy

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Dilatory

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To cause delay

DILAtory people delay everyone else
(Tori delays my concentration)

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Erroneous

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Inaccurate; false; error

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Erudite

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Smart, educated

very bright!

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Fallacious

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False

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Perpetuate

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To make long lasting

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Placid

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Peaceful; tranquil

keep our stomach placid, avoid the acid

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Vapid

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Lifeless

like vapor

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Virtuoso

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Talented

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable

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Dilettante

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Art lover

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Pilferer

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To steal

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Prevaricator

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Liar

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Supplant

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To replace

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Winnow

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Examine something to remove bad parts

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Overhaul

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To repair

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Finagle

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Trick

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Collude

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To plot

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Swindle

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To cheat; obtain by deceit

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Vicarious

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Experience through another by imagining

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Heedless

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Thoughtlesy

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Heretical

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Too different

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Meticulous

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Overly precise

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Soporific

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Inducing sleep

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Prosaic

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Dull; commonplace

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Mercurial

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Quick and changeable in mood

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Parsimonious

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Frugal to the point of stinginess

me

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Exculpate

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To free from guilt or blame

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Misanthrope

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One who hates mankind

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Belligerent

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Warlike

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Recalcitrant

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Stubborn; disobedient

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Pulchritudinous

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Beautiful

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Nadir

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Lowest point

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Lucid

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Clear to understanding; sane

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Pristine

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Pure

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Feral

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Savage; fierce; untamed

feral pharaoh

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Intrepid

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Brave

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Avarice

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Greed

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Resplendent

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Shiny

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Nefarious

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Mean and wicked

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Aloof

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Uninterested; showing no concern

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Circumvent

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To avoid

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Diffident

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Lack of confidence or faith in oneself

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Ineffable

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Inexpressible

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Acrid

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Bitter

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Beguile

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To influence by trickery; mislead

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Oblique

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Morally wrong

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Denizen

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Inhabitant; citizen

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Deplore

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Strongly regret

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Ludicrous

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Absurd

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Compunction

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Shame

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Affinity

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Attraction

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Cantankerous

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Grumpy

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Curtail

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To lessen; reduce

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Facile

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Easy

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Petulant

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Quickly annoyed or irritable

me

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Prolific

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Produce a lot

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Auspicious

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Promising

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Protitious

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Favorable

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Prospective

A

Future

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