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1
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criterion

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  • standard for judging

- a test

2
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deter

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-discourage, keep someone from doing something

3
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forlorn

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  • left alone and neglected

- unhappy

4
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incipient

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-in an early stage

5
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pique

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  • to hurt the feelings of or to make resentful

- to arouse or excited

6
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profane

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  • not holy
  • not connected with religion
  • irreverent
7
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rebuff

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  • to refuse in a sharp or rude way
  • to snub
  • to beat back
8
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squalid

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  • dirty

- morally repulsive

9
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stagnate

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  • to lie inactive

- to fail to progress or develop

10
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critical

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  • inclined to find fault or to judge with severity

- often too readily

11
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forthright

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  • direct frank without hesitation
  • blunt
  • candid
12
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intimate

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closely acquainted

  • familiar
  • close
13
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optimistic

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  • hopeful
  • cheerful
  • believe the best will happen
14
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pessimistic

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  • seeing the worst side of things
  • tendency to expect only bad outcomes
  • gloomy,joyless,unhopeful
15
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sardonic

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  • scornfully butter and sarcastic

- cynical

16
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abstract

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  • not applied or practical

- hard to understand