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abet

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to support something wrong

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acute

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sharp, severe

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agnostic

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someone unconvinced about the existence of a god

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anciliary

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providing assistance; subordinate; auxiliary

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apposite

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distinctly suitable; pertinent

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ascendency

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supremacy, domination

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avert

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to turn away

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benign

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not harmful

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broach

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to open a subject

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careen

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to swerve; to lean to one side

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chronicle

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history

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commemorate

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to honor the memory of

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confidant

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a person with whom secrets are shared

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contrived

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labored (done in a way that seems artificial)

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crestfallen

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dejected; dispirited

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defame

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to libel or slander (damage the reputation)

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depose

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to remove from office or position

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discomfit

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to frustrate; to confuse

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diurnal

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occurring everyday; occurring during the daytime

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effigy

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a likeness of someone

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engender

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to produce; to cause to exist

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euphemism

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inoffensive substitute term

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extort

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to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation

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figment

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something made up or invented; a fabrication

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fruitful
productive; producing good or abundant results; successful
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halcyon
peaceful; carefree; sincere
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imminent
just about to happen
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incendiary
used for setting a property on fire; tending to arouse passion or anger; inflammatory
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infringe
to violate; to encroach or trespass
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intersperse
to place at intervals; to scatter among
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laconic
using few words
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malaise
depression
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milieu
environment
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noisome
offensive or disgusting; stinking; noxious
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ordinance
law; regulation; decree
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partisan
a supporter of a cause
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peruse
to read carefully
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pragmatic
practical
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proclaim
to announce; declare; make known
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prowess
exceptional skill or strength; uncommon bravery
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rapacious
greedy
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remuneration
payment; recompense
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revile
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language/ criticize
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scorn
open or unqualified contempt; disdain
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solictious
eager and attentive
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strife
bitter conflict
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susceptible
vulnerable
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tirade
bitter speech
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unilateral
involving one side only; done on behalf of one side only; one-sided; not mutual
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vindictive
seeking revenge
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abeyance
suspension; temporary cessation
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adage
a proverb; a traditional saying
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agrarian
agricultural
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anecdote
episode, amusing account
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appraise
to estimate the value of; to judge
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ascertain
to determine with certainty
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avert
to turn away; to prevent
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bequest
something left in a will
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bromide
a dull, obvious, overfamiliar saying
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caricature
cartoon
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churl
a rude person; a boor
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commensurate
proportionate
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configuration
arrangement
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contumely
rudeness; insolence; arrogance
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crevice
a narrow split, crack, or fissure
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deference
respect
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depravity
extreme wickedness
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disconcert
to upset; to ruffle; to perturb
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divine
of or pertaining to a god
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effusion
pouring forth
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enigma
mystery
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evabnescent
fleeting; ephemeral
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extraneous
unnecessary
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figurative
based on figures of speech
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fuel
something that gives nourishment; food
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hapless
unlucky
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immutable
unchangeable
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incense
to make very angry
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infuse
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill
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intervene
to come in between opposing groups; to mediate; to take place; to occur
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lament
to mourn
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malapropism
humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended
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milennium
a period of 1,000 years; a thousandth anniversary
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nomadic
wandering place to place; no permanent home
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orthodox
conventional/common (what is generally accepted as true)
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partition
division; dividing wall
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pervade
to spread throughout
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prattle
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way
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procure
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means
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proximity
nearness
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rapture
ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy
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renaissance
rebirth
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revulsion
loathing, repugnance, disgust
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scrupulous
strict
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solidarity
sense of unity; a sense of sharing a goal or atttitude
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stringent
strict
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sweeping
far-reaching; extensive; wide-ranging
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titillate
to excite; to stimulate; to tease
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unremitting
unceasing
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virtuoso
masterful musician

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