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1
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Bludgeon

A

to hit as with a short, heavy club

2
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Dissension

A

disagreement

3
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Duress

A

threats, violence, or force used to compel one to action

4
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Vie

A

to strive for superiority; to contend

5
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Celerity

A

swiftness

6
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Assimilation

A

act of blending in, becoming similar

7
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Opportune

A

occurring at an advantageous time

8
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Bombastic

A

using elaborate but meaningless leanguage

9
Q

Pinnacle

A

the highest point; peak

10
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Inculcate

A

instill; teach

11
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Cambol

A

to skip about playfully; to frolic

12
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fete

A

a huge party

13
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Sanguine

A

hopeful; optimistic

14
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Iridescent

A

brilliantly colorful

15
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Dearth

A

deficiency or lack

16
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Obtuse

A

lacking quickness of perception or intellect; blunt

17
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Cadence

A

rhythm, in music or poetry

18
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Conjecture

A

guess, speculate

19
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tacit

A

not spoken; implied

20
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Hector

A

to bully; harass

21
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Atrophy

A

to waste away, wither from disuse

22
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Dross

A

trash

23
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Inflammable

A

capable of being burned

24
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Behemoth

A

huge creature

25
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Asylum

A

sanctuary, refuge

26
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Awry

A

crooked, askew, amiss

27
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Conduit

A

duct

28
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Artifact

A

historical relic, item made by human craft

29
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Insurrection

A

revolt; mutiny

30
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ponderous

A

heavy and slow

31
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Salubrious

A

favorable to health; wholesome

32
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Lurid

A

horrible; gruesome

33
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Impute

A

to assign to; to attribute

34
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Effete

A

worn-out; sterile

35
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Corpulence

A

obesity