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1
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Baneful

A

Causing woe; destructive; harmful; deadly

2
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Circumspect

A

Prudent; cautious

3
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Admonish

A

To warn; to cation in council

4
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Tantamount

A

Of equal value or significance

5
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Neologism

A

A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

6
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Respite

A

A period of rest or relief

7
Q

Capitulate

A

To surrender

8
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Aphorism

A

A concise statement of truth or principle

9
Q

Confute

A

To prove wrong; to refute decisively

10
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Dexterous

A

Skillful in the use of hands or body

11
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Entice

A

To lure to attract, to the tempt in a pleasing way

12
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Indolent

A

Lazy

13
Q

Perfunctory

A

UnEnthusiastic; careless

14
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Vapid

A

Without liveliness; dull; spiritless

15
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Visage

A

A face or facial expression

16
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Slovenly

A

Messy; characteristic of a slob

17
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Stolid

A

Showing little emotion or pain

18
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Taciturn

A

Untalkative by nature

19
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Egregious

A

Extremely bad

20
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Turncate

A

To shorten by chopping off the end