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WL10 Flashcards

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abode

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the house or place where one lives

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abyss

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a very large and deep chasm; hell

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acute

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keen, good or sharp; penetrating

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alibi

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a plea of being somewhere else when a crime was committed. an excuse

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alien

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foreign

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alter

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to change; to become, or make different

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analyze

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to examine carefully and in detail

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antidote

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a drug, that counteracts or prevents the action of a poison

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apologist

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someone who formally defends a belief or cause

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apparatus

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a machine with a specified purpose; an organization or system

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arduous

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difficult; needing a lot of work, effort or energy

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augment

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to make or become greater in size, number, strength, amount

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awkward

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clumsy and ungraceful

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banish

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to send someone away from a place

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benign

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kind; gentle

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bounteous

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generous; beneficent; plentiful

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brazen

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bold; impudent; shameless

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caucus

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a small dominant group of people taking independent decisions

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certainty

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something that cannot be doubted

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chagrin

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strong feelings of embarrassment; annoyance

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chastise

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to punish someone severely; to scold

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cherish

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to care for lovingly; to take great care to keep

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clandestine

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concealed; furtive; sly; surreptitious

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classify

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to put into a particular group or category

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clemency

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the quality of being clement; mercy

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collate

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to study and compare; to check and arrange

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complimentary

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paying a compliment; admiring or approving; given free

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conjure

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to perform magic tricks; to summon; to beg

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conscious

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awake, alert and aware of ; knowing

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consist

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to be composed of several elements; to be contained

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correlated

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to have a connection or correspondence

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crisis

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a crucial or decisive moment; a turning-point, a time of difficulty or distress

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debilitated

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to make someone weak or weaker

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decipher

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to translate; to work out the meaning of something

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dedicate

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to give or devote

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deferential

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showing deference or respect

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deflect

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to turn aside from the correct or intended course or direction

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delegate

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a person designated to represent; deputy; representative

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diagnosis

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identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

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disclosure

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the act of making something known; revelation

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discontent

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dissatisfaction; lack of contentment

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dispersal

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distribution; the act of diffusing

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diverge

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to separate and go in different directions

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doze

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to sleep lightly

45
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duplicate

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to make or be an exact copy; to reproduce

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edible

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fit to be eaten; suitable to eat

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elastic

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able to be changed; flexible; able to return to formal status

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elegy

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a mournful or thoughtful song or poem

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emphasize

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to put emphasis on something; to stress

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eruption

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a sudden and violent break out

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evade

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to escape or avoid

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evict

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to put someone out of a place by force of law

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exacting

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rigid or severe in demands or requirements

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exclusive

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involving the rejection or denial of something else

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expedient

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suitable or appropriate; practical or advantageous

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extent

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amount, scope or degree

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fertile

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producing or capable of producing and developing

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flaw

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fault, defect, imperfection or blemish

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fling

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to throw something, especially violently or vigorously

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forebode

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to foretell; to prophesy

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flounder

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to sink

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fractious

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cross and quarrelsome; inclined to quarrel and complain

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frugal

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thrifty; economical; not generous

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harass

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to pester, torment or trouble someone

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humongous

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huge or enormous

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idiosyncrasy

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a personal peculiarity or eccentricity

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impoverish

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to make poor or poorer; to reduce the quality

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incorrigible

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not able to be improved, corrected

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incumbent

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imposed as a duty or heavy responsibility

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instigate

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to urge someone on or incite them

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instinctive

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prompted by instinct or intuition; involuntary; automatic

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laudable

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worthy of praise; commendable

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liaison

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communication or co-operation between individuals or groups

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lore

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the whole body of knowledge on a particular subject

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lurk

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to lie in wait, especially in ambush

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malignant

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feeling or showing hatred; malicious or malevolent

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massive

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very big, bulky, solid and heavy; of great size or power

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mutinous

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rebellious; difficult to control

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nonchalant

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calmly or indifferently unconcerned

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ornamental

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serving as an ornament; decorative

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ostentatious

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pretentious, showy

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outlandish

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very strange; odd; bizarre

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parallel

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alongside and never meeting or intersecting

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patter

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to move with light rapid footsteps

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perseverance

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continued effort to achieve something

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phlegmatic

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calm; not easily excited

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precede

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to go or be before someone or something

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proportion

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a comparative part of a total; size; dimensions

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prose

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dull and uninteresting discussion or speech

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qualm

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sudden feeling of nervousness or apprehension; conscience

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raze

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to destroy or demolish

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recede

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to go or move back or backwards

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recline

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to lean or lie on one’s back or side

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sage

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someone of great wisdom and knowledge

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scrawl

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to write or draw illegibly, untidily or hurriedly

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sonnet

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a short poem

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sovereign

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a supreme ruler or head

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stanza

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a verse in poetry

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stipend

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a salary or allowance

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tender

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soft and delicate; fragile

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thesis

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an idea or proposition to be supported or upheld in argument

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trait

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an identifying feature or quality

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treason

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disloyalty to or betrayal

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unruly

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disobedient or disorderly

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unswerving

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not deviating from a belief or aim; steadfast

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validate

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to confirm the validity of something

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valor

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courage; bravery; boldness

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venerate

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to revere; to respect

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virulent

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having a rapidly harmful effect; highly poisonous

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