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Impede

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(v) hold back, obstruct the progress of

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Skirt

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(v) border, lie along the edge of , go around; evade

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Fathom

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(v) measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

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Figurative

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(adj) metaphorical, based on figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy-sounding writing); related to portraying human or animals figures

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complacent

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(adj) self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

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Fallacious

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(ad) containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive

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Inadvertent

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(adj) unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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Pronounced

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(adj) distinct, strong, clearly indicated

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Polarized

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(adj) divided into sharply opposed groups

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balk

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(v) refuse to proceed or to do something

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aggrandize

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(v) make greater; exaggerate

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Offhand

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(adj) casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

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Remedial

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(adj) providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

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Orthodox

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(adj) adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted

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deflect

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(v) cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid

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Precarious

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(adj) unstable, insecure, dangerous

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Principled

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(adj) having high moral standards

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acme

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(n) summit, peak, highest point

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belie

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(v) contradict or misrepresent

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chronological

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(adj) arranged in or relating to time order

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Egalitarian

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(adj) related to the belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

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Enhance

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(v) raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.

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Abdicate

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(v) formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)

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Satiate or Sate

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(v) to fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)

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Inchoate
(adj) just begun, undeveloped, unorganized
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Respectively
(adv) in the order given
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confer
(v) consult, compare views; bestow or give
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Stingy
(adj) not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give
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Subside
(v) sink, settle down, become less active; return to a normal level
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corroborate
(v) support, add evidence to
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Foreshadow
(v) indicate or suggest beforehand, presage
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Fringe
(n, adj) on the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun)
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austere
(adj) severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious
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aggregate
(v, adj) gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)
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decorous
(adj) behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
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Paradigm
(n) model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.
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Spartan
(adj) very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the ancient Spartans
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Phony
(adj) fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine
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Supersede
(v) replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete
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anomaly
(n) deviation from what is common; inconsistency
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dismiss
(v) allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, esp. after only a brief consideration
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disposition
(n) a person's general or natural mood; tendency
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Torrid
(adj) very hot, parching, burning; passionate
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Occult
(n, adj, v) the supernatural (noun); pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.; mysterious, secret or hidden (adj); to hide, to shut off from view
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Recluse
(n) person who lives in seclusion
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Foment
(v) incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part
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Ingenuous
(adj) genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive
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bygone
(adj, n) past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)
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Substantiate
(v) support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to
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avid
(adj) enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous
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Nevertheless/Nonetheless
(adv) however, even so, despite that
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caustic
(adj) capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
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Prologue
(n) introductory part to a book, play, etc.
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Timorous
(adj) fearful, timid
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Ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
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Ponderous
(adj) heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored
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Impair
(v) make worse, weaken
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Placid
(adj) peaceful, calm, tranquil
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diatribe
(n) bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant
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Incorporate
(v) combine, unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to
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Gawky
(adj) physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)
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Peccadillo
(n) small sin or fault
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compliant
(adj) obeying, submissive; following the requirements
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craven
(adj) very cowardly, lacking courage
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debase
(v) degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality
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Innocuous
(adj) harmless, inoffensive
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ambiguous
(adj) not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations
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culminate
(v) reach the highest point or final stage
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abjure
(v) give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)
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countenance
(n, v) facial expression or face (noun); approve or tolerate (verb)
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diverge
(v) differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path
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console
(v, n) lessen the suffering or grief of (verb); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (noun)
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counterintuitive
(adj) against what one would intuitively expect
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autonomous
(adj) self-governing, independent
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construe
(v) interpret or translate
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Fidelity
(n) faithful, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image
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augment
(v) make larger
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Abhor
(v) detest, regard with disgust
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Officious
(adj) excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy
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Scathing
(adj) severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)
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buttress
(v, n) support or encourage (verb); a support or prop, esp. projecting from and supporting the wall of a building (noun)
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din
(n) loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time
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Makeshift
(n, adj) a temporary, often improvised, substitute (noun); improvised for temporary use (adj)
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Intelligible
(adj) able to understood, clear
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Incipient
(adj) just beginning; in a very early stage
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delineate
(v) mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail
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Negate
(v) deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective
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disperse
(v) scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish
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Standing
(n, adj) status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)
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deference
(n) respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another
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Germane
(adj) relevant and appropriate, on topic
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Hyperbole
(n) deliberate exaggeration for effect
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Optimal/Optimum
(adj) best, most desirable or favorable
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abrasive
(adj) rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance
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Libertine
(n) morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker (regarding religion)
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debunk
(v) expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims
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Divest
(v) deprive or strip of rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (opposite of invest)
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deride
(v) mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously
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Sap
(n, v) the inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb)
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Gauche
(adj) tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

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