SAT Words. McGraw- Hill's Flashcards

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Witticism

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A witty remark or sentence

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Stingy; frugal

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A sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring

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Of or pertaining to religious devotion

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To become aware of; to recognize

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To cheer or salute

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To flow backward; to decline

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A sign of something about to happen

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Praising tribute

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Sleepy; drowsy

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To swindle; to steal

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Cruel and unusual

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A person who violates the law

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The study of human social behavior and social institutions

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To clear of wrongdoing

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To defraud; to cheat

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Showy; strikingly bold

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Lacking or having lost life

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An opinion at variance with the accepted doctrine

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Shortsighted

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A sense of lack or need of something

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Dexterous; nimble; skillful

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Hardworking

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A walk or strut with a defiant air

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Wealth; riches; affluence

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Having the power to see objects or actions beyond the normal human vision

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A humorous imitation of a serious work

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To expose as false

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One who goes against the accepted norm

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Commonplace

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Allowing the possibility of several different meanings

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Inclined to quarrel or fight

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Capable of walking

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A shy person

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To wander aimlessly

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Without interest or concern

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Hardened and insensitive

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To persuade by flattery

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Of great volume

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To change continually

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Lack of interest or concern

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To clear of empty

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Strong and healthy; vigorous

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Agreeable; pleasant in nature

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An excessive supply

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A lack; scarcity

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The appearance of the truth

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Claiming or demanding a position of merit, especially when unjustified

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Inclined to silence; quite

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Something that interferes with/ discourages an action or progress

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A fake face | Buildings or people A superficial appearance or illusion of something

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To transform | From one substance to another

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To revoke; to repeal | Legal implication

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Someone who makes charitable donations to improve human well-being

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To feel or express sorrow or regret

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Vague; indistinct

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To treat as a celebrity

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Unyielding; unstoppable

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Blameworthy; worthy of criticism

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To throw overboard

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To alter or modify

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Characterized by joking

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To regard or treat with respect

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To hold back

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Hardworking; diligent

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To describe or advertise boastfully

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Rebellion; revolt

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Adhering to accepted standards of conduct or taste

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A sign of something about to happen

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Sluggish in action or motion; inactive

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The study of man; or human culture

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To decrease in strength

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To tear down completely

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Deceitfulness in speech or conduct

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Shockingly obvious

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Prediction

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Revolt against authority

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To find out definitely

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Overly submissive

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A fragment or scarp

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To wipe out; to do away with

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A person who does a lot of boasting

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Pompous; using inflated language

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To deceive with charm

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Excessively elaborate

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The study of disease

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Free or unreserved in speech

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The study of word origins

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To criticize severely

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Unrestrained; extending unchecked

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A clever or witty remark

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Not meant to be taken serious

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Evaporating rapidly; explosive

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Deliberate breach of trust; betrayal

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Fierce; savagely brutal; argumentative

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Customary or conventional; strictly traditional

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To give up or put aside voluntarily

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Small; tiny

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Offensive or disgusting

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Pompous in speech

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Argumentative

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Harsh collection of noises

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Meticulous; careful

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A long, angry tirade

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To take for one's own in violation of a trust; stealing from your own company/ clients.

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A personally offensive word or action

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To consider or plan beforehand

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Not easily understood

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Severely critical or sarcastic

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To waver in mind or opinion

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Excessively sweet or rich

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Lying; untruthful

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Deficient in quantity

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Restricted

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To eliminate completely

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To obstruct

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Fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age or wear

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Informal; conversational style

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Known widely and usually unfavorable

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Strong and brave

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A person engaged in promoting human welfare

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Capable of being touched

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To shorten

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A deception stratagem or device

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Pertaining to smell

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Crafty or artful deception

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Stubbornly tenacious; persistent

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To bring to a state of peace, to appease

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Of little value

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Sterile; unproductive

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Causing fear

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Something that soothes; soothing

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Able to be felt

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To oppose successfully; to prevent from accomplishing a purpose

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Perceptible to the touch

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Frail; physically weak

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Quarrelsome

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Lavish; plentiful

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To energize

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Barely sufficient

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Fake or counterfeit

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Cleverly skillful

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Disobedient

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To clear of an accusation

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Attentive to detail

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To give up or renounce

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To bring about by force

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Rebellious

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To belittle

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Lack of respect

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Laughter; jollity

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Sternly disciplined

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Nimbleness

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Spiritless; indifferent

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To find fault with

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Timid; shy

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To calm or quite

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No longer in general use

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Lasting only a short time

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Overblown; more elaborate than necessary

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To cut down; to reduce

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Sluggishness

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Antiquated

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One who goes against the accepted norm

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To make weak or feeble

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Passing swiftly

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Abundantly provided

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Walking or traveling about

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The study of insects

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Icily unsympathetic

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A perk; a benefit

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Expert skill or knowledge

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One who serves or works merely for monetary gain

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Extremely irritable or easily angered

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To render or declare legally void

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Having deep insight or understanding

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Extraordinary in size

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To alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of a person

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To bring about by force

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The study of statistics relating to human populations

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To criticize or correct

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The intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings of another

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Lacking in imagination

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The study of and philosophy of moral choice

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To discourage

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Gloomy or dismal

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A person guilty of an offense

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Economical in use or expenditure; not wasteful

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The study of ancestry

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Charitable

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To urge forward; to incite

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One who is easily deceived

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Not clear or plain; hard to follow

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Not clearly stated or expressed

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A maneuver or stratagem

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Obsolete; no longer used

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No longer in effect or use

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Frivolously disrespectful

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Ability; capability

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Lasting only a short time

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A sharp or virulent satire directed against someone or something

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Showy; elaborate

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Likely to change; unstable

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Grossly irrelevant to what is held to be sacred

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Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose

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To deflect

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Showing sincere remorse

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Dull; uninteresting

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Warlike; aggressively hostile

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Short; to the point

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Quite; keeping to oneself

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Straight to the point; direct

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Crafty scheme

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A state or feeling of weariness

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A feeling of anticipation of a future event

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To speed up the process of

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Pertaining to taste

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Extravagantly ornate, florid, or convoluted in style

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Damaged by blows or hard usage

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Flagrant, brazenly obvious

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To indicate strong disapproval of

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Showing sudden or impatient irritation

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To deviate or wander away

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A fortified place

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Words or charges that are false

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Arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner

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To follow the rules or customs of a group

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To move by persuasion or influence

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Showing good judgment

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Resistance to authority

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Famous for bad things

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Shamelessly bold

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To accuse of wrongdoing

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Extremely attentive to accuracy and detail

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False but plausible

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Using few words

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Showing a lack of experience

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A person who deserts one cause for another

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Knowledge of things before they happen

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To portend; to announce beforehand

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To make or declare sacred

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A false or malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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Persistence

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Sharply affecting the organs of taste and smell

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Muscular strength

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To irritate or vex

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To express sharp disapproval of

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Understood only be a select few who ha especial knowledge

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Not easily controlled

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An obstruction

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To give the appearance of; to pretend

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Penniless; poor

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One who gives

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Harsh words or behavior

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To reprimand severely

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A complete change of form or appearance

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Solitary; barren or laid waste

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Boldly rude

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Timid, shy

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To avoid; to shun

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A person's manner of speaking

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Pertaining to hearing

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A bad-tempered, cranky person

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To clear or suspicion; to provide support for

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To urge by annoying

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Marked by a state of quite rest

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Abundant; ample

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Not capable of being understood

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To terminate

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Refusing to give up despite opposition

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Failing to provide for the future; wasteful

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Cheating; dishonest

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Lacking food, clothing, and shelter

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The prediction of what's to come

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Something that gives strong support

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Unconquerable

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Wandering; roaming

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Extremely stingy; poverty; poor

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To bring to a state of peace

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To predict

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Tending to complain

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To incite to strong anger

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Disagreeable to deal with

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To study of religion

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To softening feeling or temper; to pacify

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Changeable in moods; volatile

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Pertaining to money

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Gruesome; horrible

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A riddle; something that puzzles

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Perceptive

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To urge to action

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Cruel; merciless

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Limber; bending readily

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Friendly; easy to talk to

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Word for word

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Incline to dispute or disagree

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The study of fossils and ancient life

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No longer fashionable

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To study of past cultures

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Impossible to understand

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Well-advances or competent in an art, subject, or science; expert

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To win over; to placate (to make peace)

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Economical in use or expenditure; not wasteful

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Refusing to compromise

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Unpleasantly sharp

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The overthrowing or destroying of a government from within

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Proficient; expert; very skilled

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Truthfulness

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Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing

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A person who does not accept a particular faith

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To obtain by artful persuasion

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Working diligently

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Prevalent; abundant

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Lightness of mind and character

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Without refinement; gross

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Intricate; complex

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Undeviatingly accurate

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To hold oneself back voluntarily from something regarded as unhealthy or improper

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Commanding respect

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To free from guilt or blame

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Unmannered; crude

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To act in accordance with

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Having sufficient skill or knowledge

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Overused to the point of being worn out

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A person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

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Supremely skilled

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Weakened by old age; feeble

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Easily angered

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Something burdensome

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Traveling from place to place

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Not easily understood

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Unfriendly; hostile

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Characterized by abundant production

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Complicated; intricately involved

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Mysterious in meaning

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To remove or destroy totally

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A person who dissents- (hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed).

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To persuade not to do something

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To put on the appearance of; to represent fictitiously

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A roundabout expression

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To criticize in a derogatory way

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Set in purpose or opinion; determined

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Reserved; disposed to be silent

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Distasteful

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Ostentatious in one's learning

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A very poor person

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To cast off publicly

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A lack; scarcity

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A model or pattern of excellence

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To reduce in degree or intensity

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Without emotion

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Unchangeable

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Detestable

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To lessen the force of

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One who hates or mistrusts mankind

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Thinly scattered or distributed

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To urge into action

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Happening at irregular intervals

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To waste away from disuse

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Shockingly bad

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Shrewd; observant

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Caustic; sharply pungent

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Pertaining to hearing

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A reduction in number or strength

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A representative or perfect example of a type

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To depart or swerve

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To free from blame

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An artistic work in which human folly is attacked through wit or sarcasm

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Showing strict regard for what one considers right

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To bring a formal accusation against

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From a much earlier time

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Sluggish; apathetic

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To pacify by conciliatory gestures

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A person who wanders

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Empty; lacking ideas

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The study of the meanings of words and symbols

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To examine closely

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Approval; commendation

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Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

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A flat, dull, or trite remark

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Affecting or moving to the emotions

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Acting in opposition

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Tending to hold persistently to something

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An excessive amount

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Feeling or showing haughty disdain

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Commanding respect

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Vanishing; fading away

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Able to be bribed

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Expressed in few words

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A bitter, sharply abusive attack

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Ostentatiously lofty; characterized by excessive self-esteem

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Skillful in the use of the hands

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To give urgent advice or warning

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To be seemingly unaffected by joy, pain, grief, etc.

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A flamboyant deceiver; a con artist

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To indicate in advance

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To speak in a pompous manner

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Falsely pious

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Firm in purpose, resolution, or faith

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To express strong disapproval

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Without logical connection; disjointed

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Offensively bold

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Unconquerable

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A person who practices deception under an assumed character

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Payment for goods or services

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Impenetrable

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Intrusive; rude

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Obtained by stealth or sneakiness

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Disparaging; belittling

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To express earnest disapproval of

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A surviving memorial of something past

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To restore to youthful vigor

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To abstain from an impulse to say or do something

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Irritable; spiteful

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Worthy of several disapproval

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To exhaust the supply of

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Enjoyment of cruelty

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Cautious; watchful

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Careful and diligent effort

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A strong expression of disapproval

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Utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion

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Keen discernment or perception

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Cheerful readiness; liveliness

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Lasting only a short time

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Characterized by great initiative and imagination

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Deserving or causing hatred

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A drug that cause temporary loss of bodily sensations

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Friendly; sociable

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Elaborately adorned

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