Vocabulary for the College Bound Book A
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adjunct
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n. a subordinate; an assistant adj. added or connected
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admonish
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to warn, to caution
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advocate
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to recommend; to speak in favor of
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affiliate
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as associate, partner
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affliction
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anything causing great suffering
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aghast
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feeling great dismay or horror
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alacrity
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liveliness, willingness, eagerness
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alienate
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to make others unfriendly towards you
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allude
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to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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aloof
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reserved, distant
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amalgamate
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to combine
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ambidextrous
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equally skillful with either hand
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anachronism
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something or someone out of its proper time
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animate
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to give life or motion to
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods
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antiquated
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no longer used or useful; very old
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aphorism
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a concise statement of a truth or principle
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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bandy
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to give and take quickly in conversation; to toss back and forth
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bane
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the cause of ruin, harm or distress, death
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beget
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to produce; to be the parent of
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begrudge
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to resent another's success; to give with reluctance
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belated
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delayed
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beleaguer
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to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
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benediction
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a blessing
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beneficiary
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one who recieves benefits
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berate
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to scold or rebuke severly and at length
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berserk
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in a state of violence or destructive rage
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bias
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a prejudiced view
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bibliophile
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a lover of books
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bilk
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to cheat or swindle; to thwart or frustrate
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blatant
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offensively noisy; obvious, too conspicuous
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blight
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anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
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cache
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a hiding place; or things hidden
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cadaverous
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of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
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calumny
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a false or malicious accusation
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careen
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to lean sideways; to lurch from side to side while in motion
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
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carnage
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a bloody and extensive slaughter
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carp
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to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way
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catalyst
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a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change
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catholic
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universal; wide-ranging
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cavort
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to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp
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chafe
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to irritate as if by friction or rubbing
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charisma
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a great appeal or attraction for others; personal magnetism
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chauvinist
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one who has a fanciful devotion to a country, sex or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex or other beliefs
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chicanery
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trickery; the use of clever but tricky talk to deceive or evade
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choleric
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easily angered
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dally
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to waste time; dawdle
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dastardly
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mean and cowardly
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daub
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to paint coarsely or unskillfully
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daunt
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to make afraid or discouraged
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dawdle
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to waste time
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debonair
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carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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declaim
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to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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deify
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to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god
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delete
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to take out; cross out
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delude
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to mislead; to fool
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deluge
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a flood; a great downpour; an overwhelming rush of anything
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demented
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mentally ill; insane
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demise
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death; a ceasing to exist
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denigrate
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to ruin the reputation of; speak ill of
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denizen
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an occupant; inhabitant
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deplete
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to use up gradually
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desecrate
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to damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence
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desist
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to stop; forbear
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desolate
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lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
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despot
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a dictator with absolute power
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edifice
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a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
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educe
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to draw or bring out
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eerie
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weird, mysterious; strange and frightening
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efface
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to obliterate; to wipe out
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effrontery
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unashamed boldness
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effusive
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a pouring out; an excessive display of emotion; overly demonstrative
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egalitarian
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belief in the equality of all people
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egress
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n. the right to go out, or a way to go out v. to go out; emerge
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elated
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to be in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
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elite
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the choice or best of a group
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elude
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to escape notice; to get away from
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embroil
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to draw into a conflict or fight
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emissary
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one sent on a special mission to represent others
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emit
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to send out; to give forth, as in sound
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enmity
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deep-seated hostility, often mutual
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ensue
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to result from
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entice
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to attract by offering reward or pleasure
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entity
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an independent being; a real and independent existence
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envisage
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to form a mental picture
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epigram
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a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
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epitaph
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inscription on a tombstone
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equivocal
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ambiguous; purposely vague
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eradicate
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to wipe out; destroy
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fabricate
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to make, to build; to make up a story in order to decieve
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facade
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deceptive outward appearance; front part of a building
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fallible
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capable of error
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fallow
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inactive; unproductive
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farcical
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absurd; ridiculously clumsy
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fatalistic
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believing that all things in life are inevitable, determined by fate
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fawn
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to act slavishly submissive
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fealty
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loyalty; faithfulness
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feign
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to pretend
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feisty
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agressive; lively, energetic
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felicity
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happiness
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felonious
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of, like, or constituting a felony (major crime)
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fester
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to rot; to form pus; to grow embittered
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fiat
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an official order
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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filch
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to steal
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filial
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due from a son or daughter
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flagrant
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glaringly bad; outrageous
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fluent
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able to speak and/or write easily, clearly
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flux
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state of continual change or movement
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foible
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a minor weakness in character
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fracas
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a loud quarrel
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frivolous
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trivial; silly
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futile
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useless
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gaff
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a large hook
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gait
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manner of walking
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gambit
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an opening maneuver or action one
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gape
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to stare with an open mouth
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garble
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to distort
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genealogy
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family history
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genesis
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beginning; origin
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ghastly
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horrible; frightful
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gird
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to encircle with a belt or band; to dress; to equip
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gist
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main point
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glean
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to collect bit by bit; to gather (grain)
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glutinous
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gluey, sticky
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gorge
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to eat or swallow greedily
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Gothic
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medieval; type of fiction that uses remote, gloomy settings
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granary
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a storehouse for grain
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gratify
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to please
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guile
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slyness and cunning in dealing with others
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gull
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to cheat and/or swindle
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gyrate
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to rotate, spin
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harp
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to persist in talking continuously (on or about something)
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haughty
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arrogant, proud
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havoc
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great destruction
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hilarity
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gaiety, joy
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holocaust
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a great or complete destruction of life (usually by fire)
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homily
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a sermon
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hone
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to sharpen
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hovel
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a dirty, wretched living place
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humane
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kind, compassionate
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imbibe
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to drink (esp. alcoholic liquor)
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imbue
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to fill completely
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immaculate
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spotless
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impede
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to hinder, obstruct
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impel
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push into motion
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impermeable
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not permitting passage (esp. of fluids)
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impertinent
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rude and disrespectful
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imperturbable
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not easily excited, even under pressure
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impervious
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not capable of being affected by
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impetuous
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acting suddenly without thought
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jaded
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worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
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jargon
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vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
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judicious
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showing sound judgement
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kindred
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related by birth; of like nature
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knead
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to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
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lacerate
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to tear (flesh) jaggedly
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lackadaisical
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uninterested, listless
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lackey
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slavish follower
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laggard
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a slow person, especially one who falls behind
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lament
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to mourn
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lampoon
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a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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languish
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to become weak or feeble
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lateral
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to the side
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lax
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careless or negligent
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lethal
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deadly, fatal
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licentious
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morally unrestrained
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macabre
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horrible, grim
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mandarin
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influential person
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martial
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warlike; military
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melee
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noisy, confused fight
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mendicant
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a beggar
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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minion
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a fawning, servile follower
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mitigate
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to make less severe; to become milder
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modicum
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a small amount
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nadir
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lowest point
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narcissistic
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conceited; one having excessive self-love and self-absorption
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nefarious
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very wicked
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nemesis
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someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy
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neophyte
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a beginner
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nepotism
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favoritism by a boss shown toward a relative, esp. in hiring for a job
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numismatist
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coin collector
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obeisance
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a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
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obsequy
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a funeral rite or ceremony
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obtrude
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to force oneself upon others unasked or unwanted; to push out
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ogre
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monster; hideous being
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opiate
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a narcotic; anything causing sleep or bringing relief
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oscillate
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to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum
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ostentatious
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marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
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oust
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to drive out; expel; dispossess
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pacify
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to calm down
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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pall
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something that covers or conceals
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pallid
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pale; faint in color
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palpable
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obvious; capable of being touched or felt
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pariah
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an outcast
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patrician
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a aristocrat
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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pedagogue
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a schoolteacher
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penchant
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a strong liking for
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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penury
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extreme poverty
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personification
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a perfect example; or a figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person
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quaff
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to drink in large quantities; to gulp
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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query
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a question
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queue
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a line of people waiting this turn
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rabid
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intense; violent or raging; affected with rabies
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rambunctious
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unruly; uncontrollable exuberance
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rancid
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having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
