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Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards

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abate

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(v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

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diminish

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abate

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decrease

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abate

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subside/let up

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abate

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intensify

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abate ant

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increase

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abate ant

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magnify

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abate ant

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wax

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abate ant

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adulation

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(n) praise or flattery that is excessive

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adoration

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adulation

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idolization

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adulation

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hero-worship

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adulation

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ridicule

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adulation ant

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derision

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adulation ant

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odium

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adulation ant

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anathema

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(n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectival without the article)

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malediction

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anathema

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imprecation

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anathema

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abomination

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anathema

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benediction

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anathema ant

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blessing

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anathema ant

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astute

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(adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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acute

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astute

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sagacious

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astute

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judicious

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astute

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wily

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astute

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obtuse

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astute ant

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doltish

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astute ant

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empty headed, dumb

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astute ant

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avarice

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(n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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cupidity

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avarice

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rapacity

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avarice

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acquisitiveness

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avarice

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culpable

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(adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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guilty

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culpable

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delinquent

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culpable

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peccant

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culpable

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blameworthy

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culpable

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blameless

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culpable ant

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innocent

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culpable ant

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laudable

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culpable ant

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meritorious

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culpable ant

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dilatory

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(adj) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

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stalling

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dilatory

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slow

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dilatory

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tardy

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dilatory

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laggard

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dilatory

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prompt

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dilatory ant

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punctual

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dilatory ant

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speedy

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dilatory ant

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expeditious

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dilatory ant

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egregious

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(adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (unfavorable)

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glaring

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egregious

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flagrant

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egregious

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blatant

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egregious

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unnoticeable

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egregious ant

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paltry

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egregious ant

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piddling

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egregious ant

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equivocate

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(v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

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to talk out both sides of one’s mouth

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equivocate

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palter

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equivocate

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hedge

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equivocate

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to speak plainly

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equivocate ant

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evanescent

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(adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

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ephemeral

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evanescent

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transient

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evanescent

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transitory

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evanescent

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everlasting

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evanescent ant

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immortal

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evanescent ant

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imperishable

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evanescent ant

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irresolute

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(adj) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

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indecisive

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irresolute

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vacillating

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irresolute

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wavering

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irresolute

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determined

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irresolute ant

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decisive

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irresolute ant

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unwavering

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irresolute ant

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nebulous

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(n) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

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hazy/fuzzy

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nebulous

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cloudy

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nebulous

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opaque

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nebulous

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indeterminant

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nebulous

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definite

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nebulous ant

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distinct

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nebulous ant

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clear

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nebulous ant

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sharply focused

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nebulous ant

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novice

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(n) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

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neophyte

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novice

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tyro

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novice

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trainee

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novice

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apprentice

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novice

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veteran

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novice ant

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past master

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novice ant

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pro/expert

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novice ant

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penury

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(n) extreme poverty; bareness, insufficiency

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destitution

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penury

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indigence

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penury

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affluence

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penury ant

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luxury

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penury ant

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pretentious

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(adj) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious

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ostentatious

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pretentious

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inflated

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pretentious

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unaffected

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pretentious ant

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modest

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pretentious and

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recapitulate

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(v) to review a series of facts; to sum up

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review

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recapitulate

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summarize

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recapitulate

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go over

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recapitulate

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resuscitate

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(v) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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revitalize

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resuscitate

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reanimate

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resuscitate

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restore

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resuscitate

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reactivate

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resuscitate

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slovenly

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(adj) untidy, dirty, careless

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unkempt

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slovenly

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slatternly

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slovenly

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lax

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slovenly

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neat

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slovenly ant

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meticulous

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slovenly ant

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supposition

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(n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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assumption

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supposition

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presumption

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supposition

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hypothesis

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supposition

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torpid

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(adj) inactive, sluggish, dull

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lethargic

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torpid

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languid

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torpid

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energetic

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torpid ant

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vigorous

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torpid ant

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