7th Grade Vocabulary List – Flashcards
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Abate
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become less in amount or intensity
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abnormal
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not normal
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abode
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housing that someone is living in
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abrupt
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exceedingly sudden and unexpected
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accelerate
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move faster
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acclaim
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enthusiastic approval
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acknowledge
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accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
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acquire
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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aspire
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have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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acrid
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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addict
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someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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adjacent
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near or close to but not necessarily touching
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admonish
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warn strongly
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affliction
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a cause of great suffering and distress
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agitate
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change the arrangement or position of
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ajar
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partly open
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akin
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related to or alike
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allege
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report or maintain
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annihilate
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kill in large numbers
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anonymous
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having no known name or identity or known source
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antagonize
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provoke the hostility of
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apathy
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
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arbitrate
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act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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astute
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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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authentic
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not counterfeit or copied
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avert
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turn away or aside
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Bellow
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
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beseech
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ask for or request earnestly
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bestow
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present
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bewilder
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be a mystery or bewildering to
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bigot
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a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
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blatant
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conspicuously and offensively loud
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bleak
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offering little or no hope, offering little or no hope
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braggart
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a very boastful and talkative person
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brawl
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a noisy fight in a crowd
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browse
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the act of feeding by continual nibbling
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bystander
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a nonparticipant spectator
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Candid
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openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
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canine
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any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
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canny
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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capsize
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overturn accidentally
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casual
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hasty and without attention to detail
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casualty
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a decrease of military personnel or equipment
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catastrophe
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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cater
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supply food ready to eat
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chorus
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a group of people assembled to sing together
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citrus
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any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp
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clamber
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an awkward climb
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climax
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the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
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compromise
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an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
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concur
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happen simultaneously
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confront
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deal with (something unpleasant) head on
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congested
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overfull as with blood
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conjure
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engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
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consult
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advise professionally
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corrupt
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alter from the original
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counterfeit
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a copy that is represented as the original
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covet
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wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
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customary
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commonly used or practiced
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Debut
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the act of beginning something new
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deceased
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someone who is no longer alive
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dependent
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a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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despondent
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without or almost without hope
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detach
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cause to become detached or separated
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devour
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eat greedily
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dishearten
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take away the enthusiasm of
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dismal
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depressing in character or appearance
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dismantle
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...
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distraught
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deeply agitated especially from emotion
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docile
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willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
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downright
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complete and without restriction or qualification
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drone
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stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
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dumbfound
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be a mystery or bewildering to
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Emblem
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special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
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endure
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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ensue
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issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.)
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enthrall
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hold spellbound
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epidemic
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a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
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erode
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remove soil or rock
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exuberant
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produced or growing in extreme abundance
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Fathom
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(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
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feud
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a bitter quarrel between two parties
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figment
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a contrived or fantastic idea
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firebrand
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someone who deliberately foments trouble
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flabbergast
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overcome with amazement
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flagrant
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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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flaw
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defect or weakness in a person's character
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fruitless
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unproductive of success
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Gaudy
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a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university
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geography
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study of the earth's surface
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gratify
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yield (to)
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gravity
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(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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grim
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shockingly repellent
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grimy
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thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
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grueling
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characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion
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gruesome
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shockingly repellent
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Haggle
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an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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headlong
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with the head foremost
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hilarious
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marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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homage
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respectful deference
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homicide
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the killing of a human being by another human being
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hospitable
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disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
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hurtle
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throw forcefully
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hybrid
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an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
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Illiterate
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a person unable to read
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impede
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block passage through
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implore
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call upon in supplication
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incident
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a single distinct event
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incredulous
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not disposed or willing to believe
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infamous
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having an exceedingly bad reputation
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infuriate
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make furious
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insinuate
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give to understand
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intensified
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made more intense
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inundate
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fill or cover completely, usually with water
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irate
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feeling or showing extreme anger
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Lavish
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very generous
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legacy
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(law) a gift of personal property by will
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legitimate
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authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
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lethal
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of an instrument of certain death
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loath
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unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
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lurk
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wait in hiding to attack
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Magnetic
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possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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mirth
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great merriment
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quench
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cool by plunging into cold water
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magnitude
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the property of relative size or extent
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maternal
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relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
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maul
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a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
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melancholy
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a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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mellow
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make or grow (more) mellow
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momentum
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an impelling force or strength
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mortify
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undergo necrosis
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mull
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an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
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murky
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so shaded as to be dark or gloomy
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Narrative
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consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
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negligent
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marked by insufficient care or attention
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nimble
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moving quickly and lightly
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nomadic
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(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently
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noteworthy
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worthy of notice
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notify
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give information or notice to
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notorious
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having an exceedingly bad reputation
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nurture
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provide with nourishment
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Obnoxious
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causing disapproval or protest
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oration
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an instance of oratory
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orthodox
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adhering to what is commonly accepted
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overwhelm
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charge someone with too many tasks
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Pamper
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treat with excessive indulgence
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patronize
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be a regular customer or client of
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peevish
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easily irritated or annoyed
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pelt
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body covering of a living animal
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pending
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awaiting conclusion or confirmation
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perceived
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detected by means of the senses
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perjury
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criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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permanent
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a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
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persist
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be persistent, refuse to stop
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perturb
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throw into great confusion or disorder
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pique
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a sudden outburst of anger
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pluck
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the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
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poised
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in full control of your faculties
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ponder
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reflect deeply on a subject
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potential
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the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
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predatory
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living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
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presume
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take liberties or act with too much confidence
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preview
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a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
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prior
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the head of a religious order
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prowess
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a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
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Radiant
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radiating or as if radiating light
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random
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lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
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rant
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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recede
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become faint or more distant
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reprimand
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an act or expression of criticism and censure
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resume
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a summary of your academic and work history
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retort
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a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
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robust
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rough and crude
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rupture
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the act of making a sudden noisy break
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Saga
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a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
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sequel
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a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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sham
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something that is a counterfeit
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shirk
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avoid dealing with
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simultaneously
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at the same instant
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snare
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a trap for birds or small mammals
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species
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a specific kind of something
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status
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a state at a particular time
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stodgy
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excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
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substantial
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fairly large
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subtle
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faint and difficult to analyze
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sullen
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darkened by clouds
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supervise
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keep tabs on
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Tamper
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a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
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throb
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an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
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toxic
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of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
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tragedy
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
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trickle
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flowing in drops
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trivial
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not large enough to consider or notice
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Uncertainty
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being unsettled or in doubt
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unscathed
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wholly unharmed
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upright
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in a vertical position
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urgent
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compelling immediate action
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utmost
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the greatest possible degree
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Vengeance
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the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
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vicious
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marked by deep ill will
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vindictive
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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
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vista
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the visual percept of a region
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vocation
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
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void
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an empty area or space
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Wary
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marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
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whim
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an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
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wince
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a reflex response to sudden pain
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wrath
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belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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Yearn
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have affection for
