ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Abduct
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To kidnap or carry off by force
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Abound
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To be plentiful
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Acclaim
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Enthusiastic public praise and approval
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Adage
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A short traditional saying; a proverb
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Adjacent
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Adjoining, next to; near or close
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Afloat
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A floating condition; awash, flooded
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Aghast
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Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
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Agility
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To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
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Allude
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To refer to casually or indirectly
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Amble
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To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
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Anguish
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Strong physical or mental pain
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Aqueduct
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A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location
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Armada
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A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of something
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Attract
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To cause to draw near by some quality or action
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Avert
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To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
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Awe
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Wonder, respect, fear
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Awry
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Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
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Behoove
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To be necessary or proper for
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Belittle
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To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
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Bilk
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To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
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Bliss
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Great happiness; joy
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Buffoon
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A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous person
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Bulletin
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A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published regularly
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Burden
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To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured
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Calamity
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An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
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Capsize
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To overturn; upset
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Carp
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To complain
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Catamaran
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A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together
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Climate
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Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude
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Collapse
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To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength
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Collide
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To come or strike together in a violent manner; to disagree forcefully
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Colossal
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Enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree
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Commuter
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A person who travels from home to work and back
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Compatible
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Suitable; capable of living or existing together in agreement and harmony
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Compile
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To gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book
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Conceal
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To keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden
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Cram
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To force into a tight place; to study hastily
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Crevice
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A crack forming an opening
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Culprit
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A person guilty of doing something wrong
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Culture
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Products of human work at a particular time
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Daze
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A stunned or confused condition, as with a blow, shock, or surprise
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Delectable
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Pleasant, delightful, savory, delicious
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Derelict
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Deserted, abandoned, neglected
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Despite
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In spite of, notwithstanding
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Detain
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To keep from proceeding; delay, retard; to keep in custody, confine
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Detest
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To dislike intensely; to hate
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Dismantle
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To take apart, pull down, disassemble
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Dispute
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To argue; to question the validity of; a verbal controversy; to resist
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Diverge
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To go in different directions from a common point
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Divulge
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To make known; reveal, tell
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Douse
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To immerse in liquid; to drench
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Dovetail
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To combine or unite into a unified whole; fit together harmoniously
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Dread
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To be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance
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Drench
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To wet thoroughly; to soak
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Ductile
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Capable of being formed or shaped without breaking
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Elegant
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Characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent
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Embark
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To go aboard some means of transportation; to set out on a venture
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Embed
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Firmly fixed in a surrounding mass
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Enamor
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To inspire with love; captivate
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Encroach
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To intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass
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Encumber
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To weigh down unnecessarily; to burden; to impede action
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Endorse
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To give approval or support
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Enroll
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To make or become a member; to sign up for something
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Entrap
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To catch in or as if in a trap
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Erode
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To wear away or become worn away; to eat away
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Expedite
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To speed up the progress of something
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Explore
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To search for or travel for the purpose of discovery; to investigate carefully
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Extremely
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The outermost part or edge, the greatest degree
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Facade
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The front of a building; a false appearance or illusion of something
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Falter
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To become weaker; to be unsteady
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Famine
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A drastic, wide-reaching shortage of food
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Feat
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An outstanding accomplishment
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Felon
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A person convicted of a serious crime
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Fertile
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Able to reproduce children, seeds, or fruits; highly productive
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Fervor
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Ardor; zeal; earnestness
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Fetch
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To go after and bring back; to get as in a price
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Flee
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To run away from danger or trouble; to escape from
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Fleet
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A group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels
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Flounder
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To move clumsily; to struggle or proceed with difficulty; also a flat fish
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Fowl
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Any bird raised or hunted for food; the meat of that bird
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Frenzy
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A state of wild excitement
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Fret
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To be troubled or worried
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Frugal
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To be saving
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Fruitful
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Producing something in abundance; good results, beneficial, profitable
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Fumble
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To mishandle something; to feel around awkwardly while searching
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Futile
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Having no useful result; not successful; of no importance
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Gall
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To irritate
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Gape
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To become widely open; separated; to stare in amazement
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Garble
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To confuse, to jumble
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Genteel
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Polite; refined
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Glower
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To look or stare with dislike
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Goad
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Anything that pricks, prods, or urges
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Gorge
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To stuff oneself with food; also a steep narrow passage with steep sides
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Graph
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A drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things
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Graph
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A drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things
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Guerrillas
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Members of an irregular military force operating in small bands behind enemy lines
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Harsh
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Unpleasant to the senses; unpleasant conditions
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Hoax
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A practical joke; something intended to deceive
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Horizontal
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Parallel to level ground; at right angles to vertical
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Hospitable
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Receiving guests warmly; having an open mind
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Hypnotize
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To put into a sleep-like state
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Ideal
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A person or a situation said to be perfect; the best result or goal of something
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Impale
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To pierce through with any sharp pointed object
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Income
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Money received from work or from investments
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Inept
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Awkward or clumsy; lacking in ability or competence
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Inert
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Inactive, sluggish
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Inhabit
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To live or dwell in
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Innate
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Possessed at birth, inborn; a natural characteristic
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Intuition
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Knowledge gained without reasoning or proof
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Jar
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To bump or shake; to have an irritating effect
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Jocular
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To be jolly; fond of joking or jesting
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Latitude
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Distance from north or south pole; permitting freedom or action or thought
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Limber
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Flexible; exercise so as to become limber
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Literate
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Having the ability to read and write
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Lull
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Temporary period of calm; lessening of noise; to cause to sleep or rest
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Magnate
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A rich, powerful, or successful business person
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Mar
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To render less attractive, less useful; to spoil to a certain extent
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Mentor
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A trusted advisor who is experienced and is teaching an inexperienced person
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Mettle
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To have courage
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Miniscule
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Very small
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Neophyte
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A beginner, a novice
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Nimble
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Quick and light in movement; clever and quick in thought
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Nourish
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Help grow or develop; to feed and provide the other things necessary for life and growth
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Novelty
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Newness
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Obscure
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Hard to understand; not clear or distinct; hidden; not well known
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Obsolete
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Out of date; no longer in use or in fashion
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Obtain
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To gain possession of; to acquire
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Occupant
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Condition of inhabiting
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Outfox
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To outwit; to overcome by cunning or cleverness
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Pacify
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To have a calming effect
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Paltry
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Insignificant; of little value
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Parallel
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Running alongside; similar; comparable
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Parapet
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A low wall or railing
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Passive
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Inactive; acted upon but not acting in return
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Peril
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Something dangerous or risky; the condition of being in danger or at risk or harm
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Perturb
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To make uneasy; to upset
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Plumb
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Straight up and down, vertical; completely, utterly
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Porous
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Filled with holes
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Prance
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To act or walk about in a lively manner
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Prevail
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To be victorious; to persuade
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Probe
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An exploratory action; an expedition
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Prone
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Tending or inclined to something; lying flat
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Prototype
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An early or original example upon which later examples are based
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Quack
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One who pretends knowledge or skills that they do not possess
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Qualm
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A feeling of illness; a disturbing feeling
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Rage
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Violent, explosive anger; a fad or craze
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Rakish
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Dashing or stylish in manner; having a streamlined appearance
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Ratify
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To approve something formally; to confirm
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Raze
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To level to the ground; to tear down or demolish
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Recite
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To speak aloud before an audience; to tell in detail
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Refrain
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To keep oneself from doing, saying, or thinking something
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Remainder
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What is left when a part is taken away; those left behind
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Resident
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One who lives in a place
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Retrieve
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To recover; to find and bring back; to get back
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Robust
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Full of health and strength; vigorous
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Rue
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To feel regret or sorrow
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Runt
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Undersized; a small animal or person
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Ruthless
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Having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless
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Salient
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Prominent; something that sticks out
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Scamper
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To run; to go hastily or lightly
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Scowl
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An angry frown
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Scurry
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To go or move quickly in a hurried manner
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Senile
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The weakening of mental or physical abilities due to old age
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Shackle
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To restrain or confine someone or something
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Shamble
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A scene or condition of disorder or destruction; to walk or go awkwardly
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Shoddy
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Of poor quality or make; dishonest
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Shun
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To keep away from; to take pains to avoid
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Skimp
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To be stingy or sparing; to deal with hastily or with poor material
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Sleazy
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Of cheap quality; of low character
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Smitten
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Very much in love
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Solitude
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Being alone or isolated from others; a lonely or secluded place
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Splice
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To join or unite together
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Stifle
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To hold back
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Strut
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A vain, pompous way of walking
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Succor
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Help; relief; assistance
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Summit
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The highest point; the highest level
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Supple
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Easily bent or folded; moving or changing easily
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Survive
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To remain alive, to continue living or existing
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Swelter
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Oppressed by heat
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Throttle
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To strangle; a valve or peddle that regulates the flow of a fluid
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Timid
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Shy, hesitant, fearful
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Tirade
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A long, angry, or scolding speech
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Topic
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A subject of discussion
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Toxic
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Having the effect of a poison
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Transpire
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To happen; to become known
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Trek
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A journey, or the leg of a journey especially long and difficult
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Turncoat
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A person who goes over to the other side; a renegade; a traitor
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Underdog
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A loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
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Unruly
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Difficult or impossible to control; disobedient
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Unwieldy
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Hard to handle or manage; clumsy
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Utter
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To speak; absolute; complete
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Vast
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Very large in intensity, degree, or size
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Vegetate
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To lead a life characterized by little physical or mental effort
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Vertical
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Straight up and down; a direction at right angles to the horizon
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Vex
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To annoy; to pester; to puzzle
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Vocation
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An occupation; a job; what a person does for a living
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Wad
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A small mass of soft material squeezed into a ball
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Waddle
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To walk with short steps swaying from side to side
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Waft
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Moved gently by wind or waves; something conveyed through the air; a gentle breeze
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Wail
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To cry out loudly
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Warble
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Sing or whistle in a special way; to babble
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Wary
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To be alert, cautious; on guard, watchful
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Wean
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To withdraw from any type of habit
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Whet
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To sharpen as a knife; to make keen or eager
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Whimsical
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Erratic in behavior; unpredictable; having a quaint or fanciful quality
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Wilt
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To become limp, to droop down; to be deprived of energy
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Windfall
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Unexpected good fortune; something blown down by the wind
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Wrench
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To pull or turn suddenly; a tool used for holding or turning an object
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Zany
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Silly, funny; crazy but likable
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Zeal
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Showing great enthusiasm or devotion to a goal
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Zigzag
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A series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction
