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Acclaim (v)

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to praise in a very strong and enthusiastic way

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Bastion (n)

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a place or system in which something continues to survive

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Contrite (adj)

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feeling or showing regret for bad behavior

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Efface (v)

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to cause to fade or disappear

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Extol (v)

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to praise highly

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Genial (adj)

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warmly and pleasantly cheerful

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Humane (adj)

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characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed

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Innocuous (adj)

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not harmful or injurious; harmless

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Hamper (v)

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to hold back; hinder; impede

to interfere with

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Fraudulent (adj)

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characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains
tricking to get something of value

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Languish (v)

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to be or become weak from inactivity

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Insipid (adj)

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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities

Lacking Flavor

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Impugn (v)

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to challenge as false; cast doubt upon

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Augment (v)

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to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent

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Banal (adj)

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devoid of freshness or originality

boring

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Expedite (v)

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to speed up the progress of…

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Diminish (v)

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to make or cause to seem smaller or less important

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Garner (v)

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to gather or deposit in for oneself

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Implication (n)

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something suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood

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Impasse (n)

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a position or situation from which there is no escape

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Accord (v)

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to be in agreement or harmony

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Acquiesce (v)

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to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying quiet or by not arguing

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Benevolent (adj)

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Benign (adj)

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showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness, harmless

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Enthrall (v)
to hold the attention of someone by being very exciting, interesting, or beautiful
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Exemplary (adj)
extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied
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Infamous (adj)
having an extremely bad reputation
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Gratis (adv)
without charge or payment
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Ghastly (adj)
shockingly frightful or dreadful
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Glutton (n)
a person who eats and drinks excessively
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Loathe (v)
to feel disgust or intense aversion for
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Morbid (adj)
relating to unpleasant subjects
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Atrophy (n)
wasting away muscles
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Caustic (adj)
sharp, hateful or malicious
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Desiccate (v)
to remove moisture from
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Disdain (v)
to harbor string negative feelings and follow with action
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Bypass (n)
a road that goes around a blocked or very crowded area
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Curb (v)
to restrain or control
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Disperse (v)
to drive or send off in various directions
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Engender (v)
to produce, cause, or give rise to
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Enhance (v)
to raise to a higher degree
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Covert (adj)
made, shown or done in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
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Facade (n)
a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings
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Elaborate (adj)
made or done with great care and much detail
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Diverse (adj)
of a different kind
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Enigma (n)
someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain
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Ephemeral (adj)
lasting a very short time
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Amass (v)
to gather for oneself
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Conspicuous (adj)
easily seen or noticed
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Contempt (n)
a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval
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Distort (v)
to change the natural, normal, or original shape, appearance or sound of something in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing
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Flagrant (adj)
shockingly noticeable or evident, very bad
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Flout (v)
to break or ignore without hiding what you are doing or showing fear
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Inclement (adj)
having rain or storms
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Meander (v)
to proceed by or take a winding or indirect coarse
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Fictitious (adj)
created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment
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Innate (adj)
existing form the time a person or animal is born
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Judicious (adj)
having or showing good judgment
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Lavish (adj)
giving or using a large amount of something
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Prudent (adj)
having or showing careful good judgment
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Virulent (adj)
full of hate or anger
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Philanthropy (n)
the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people
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Mitigate (v)
to make less severe or painful
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Lucid (adj)
very clear and easy to understand
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Replete (adj)
having much or plenty of something
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Ameliorate (v)
to make (something, such as a problem) better
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Prim (adj)
formally precise or proper | *behavior*
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Quack (n)
a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill
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Stringent (adj)
very strict or severe
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Venerate (v)
to feel or show deep respect for (someone or something that is considered great, holy)
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Quip (n)
a clever remark
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Paltry (adj)
very small or too small in amount
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Platitude (n)
a remark or state of being dull or insipid
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Mortified (v)
to cause to feel very embarrassed and foolish
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Vexing (v)
to irritate, annoy
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Lax (adj)
not careful enough: not strict enough
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Novel (adj)
new and difficult from what has been know before
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Luster (n)
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light
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Juncture (n)
an important point in a process or activity
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Propensity (n)
a strong natural tendency to do something
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Indigenous (adj)
produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment
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Ramshackle (adj)
in a very bad condition and needing to be repaired
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Sustenance (n)
something (such as food) that keeps someone or something alive
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Scrupulous (adj)
having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right
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Zeal (n)
a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something
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Subjugate (v)
to defeat and gain control of by use of force
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Reprehensible (adj)
very bad | deserving very strong criticism
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Peripheral (adj)
not relating to the main or most important
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Levity (n)
a lack of seriousness
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Profound (adj)
having or showing great knowledge or understanding
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Apathy (n)
the feeling of not having much emotion or interest
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Upshot (n)
the final issue, the conclusion, or result
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Prodigious (adj)
amazing or wonderful, very impressive
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Premeditated (adj)
done or made according to a plan
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Scrutinize (v)
to examine carefully especially in a critical way
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Rigorous (adj)
very strict and demanding
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Vilify (v)
to say or write very harsh and critical things about someone or something
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Prolong (v)
to make last or continue for a longer time
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Deplete (v)
to use most or all of (something important)
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Assuage (v)
to make less painful or severe

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