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bicameral

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having two chambers

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debreif

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to question someone

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superannuated

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obsolete

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profound

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deep

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prodigious

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huge

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unabashed

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not embarrassed

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semiannual

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twice a year or half yearly

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symbiotic

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mutually beneficial

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acute

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sharp

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condescend

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to patronize

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circumvent

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to get around

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posterior

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at the back, later

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anterior

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in the front, earlier

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clamor

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outcry

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tremulous

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quivering

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aquamarine

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light bluish-green

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proscribed

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forbidden

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incised

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cut in

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singular

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unique

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incredulous

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skeptic/skeptical

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credo

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a set of beliefs

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regicide

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killing of a king

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antebellum

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from before the war

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visage

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the face

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abate

to lessen

sub rosa

done in secret

preexist

existing beforehand

countenance

facial expression

manifest

obvious

languor

weakness

interdict

a prohibition

disarray

disorganization

serene

calm

grotesque

distorted

odious

hateful

maladroit

clumsy, bungling

equitable

fair, impartial

exquisite

beautifully made

sublime

lofty

allude

indirectly refer to

audible

able to be heard

concede

surrender, admit defeat

placid

calm

amiable

friendly

perplex

confuse

emissary

a messenger

edict

an official order

melancholy

sadness

venerate

to respect

repose

resting

vulgar

common

traverse

to cross

undulate

to wave

vivid

light

pallor

paleness

wistful

yearning

subtle

slight

sagacity

wisdom

remonstrate

to object

tedious

boring

benediction

blessing

novice

a beginner

dissonant

lacking harmony

sanguinary

bloody

introspective

inward-looking

omnibus

containing many items

exemplar

an excellent example

append

to attach

reiterate

repeat, restate

dormant

inactive

aver

to assert

abject

miserable

magnate

a powerful person

impute

to attribute

vex

to irritate

abyss

a bottomless depth

oligarchy

government by a few

autocrat

a ruler with absolute power

decimate

to kill a large percentage

articulate

to express clearly

prostrate

lying down

martyr

someone who suffers

biome

a large habitat

chronological

from first to last