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affinity

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n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

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solicit(or)

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v. To persistently try to obtain an object, or bring about an event

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discretion

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n. freedom to act or judge on one's own; the trait of judging wisely and objectively

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ruminate

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v. to contemplate; to consider at length

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bliss

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n. a state of extreme happiness

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resolve(d)

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v. decide; bring to an end; settle conclusively

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surmise

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v. infer from incomplete evidence; suspect

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vehement

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adj. determined and intense

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scarce

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adj. in short supply

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shrewd

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adj. clever or sharp, particularly in practical affairs

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discern

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v. To see something that is not very clear or obvious.

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paradox

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n. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true

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malice

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n. The desire to injure another person; active ill-will or hatred.

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apt

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adj. Exactly suitable; appropriate

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discord

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n. lack of agreement or harmony

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pestilent

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adj. tending to cause death; deadly

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obscure

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adj. not clearly understood or expressed

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egregious

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adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad; glaring, appalling

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censure

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n. severe disapproval; harsh criticism

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imperious

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adj. having or showing arrogant superiority over others; domineering, bossy, arrogant

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evade

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v. to avoid, to escape

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preferment

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n. promotion, advancement

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obsequious

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adj. servile, obedient

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profane

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adj. lewd, vulgar, obscene; showing contempt or disrespect for religion

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delude

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v. to deceive, to mislead, to beguile

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apprehend

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v. to take into custody; capture or arrest

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iniquity

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n. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.

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deficient

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adj.Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense.

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beguile

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v. to fool, trick, or deceive with slyness; to charm, bewitch, or captivate

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reverend

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adj. worthy of respect

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imminent

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adj. About to occur; impending, threatening, expected, looming

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alacrity

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n. cheerful willingness; quickness

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demoralize

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v. to corrupt morally

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rhetorical

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adj. used for persuasive effect

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elaborate

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v. to express in greater length or greater detail

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dormant

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adj. sleeping

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intuition

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n. the ability to perceive or know things without conscious reasoning

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vignette

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n. a short scene or incident, as from a movie

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deface

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v. to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of

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subconscious

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adj. acting or existing without one's awareness

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accessible

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adj. easily approached or entered

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indeterminate

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adj. not yet settled, concluded or known

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intimidate

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v. to make timid, fill with fear

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eccentric

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adj. deviating from the norm, as in conduct; odd; unconventional

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homophobia

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n. an irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals or homosexuality

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homo

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same, equal

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vague

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adj. not clearly or precisely expressed or stated

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anthropologist

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n. a person who specializes in the study of human characteristics, relationships, and culture

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anthrop

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human being, mankind, people

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ology

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any branch of knowledge, any science

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covet

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v. to long for with envy

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distraught

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adj. extremely troubled

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spontaneous

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adj. arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from external causes

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anglophile

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n. a person who admires England, its people, and its culture

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scintillate

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v. to throw off sparks; flash; to sparkle or shine; to be animated and brilliant:

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ancillary

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adj. supplementary, secondary

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posterior

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adj. coming after in order; following, subsequent

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polyester

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n. A wrinkle-resistant fabric of fibers made from a synthetic chemical compound

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monotonous

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adj. dull and tedious, unvarying in pitch or cadence

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repress

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v. To hold back by an act of volition:

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susceptible

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adj. prone, vulnerable, sensitive

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shroud

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n. something that protects, covers, shelters

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brawl

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n. noisy quarrel or fight

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decrepit

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adj. weakened, worn out, broken down

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interrogate

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v. to examine by questioning formally or officially

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translucent

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adj. allowing light to pass through partially; semitransparent

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impend

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v. to be about to occur; to be threatening to happen

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articulate

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adj. characterized by the use of clear, expressive language

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tautology

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n. useless repetition, redundancy

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redundancy

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n. something repetitive

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plaintively

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adv. sadly, mournfully

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fatigue

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n. physical or mental exhaustion

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avarice

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n. greed or a great desire to be rich

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subsequent

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adj. following or coming after something or someone else

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misshapen

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adj. badly shaped or deformed

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recede

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v. to go or move back; to withdraw from; to become less

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stern

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adj. hard; severe; unyielding; strict

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judicious

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adj. having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful

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semblance

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n. outward form or appearance; aspect

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e, ex

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out of, from, away from

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fer, ferous

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(L) to bring, to place, to carry

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lud, ludi, lus

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play, to make sport of

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de

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to reverse

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labor

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work, toil

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sub

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under, beneath, below

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phil

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love, loving, friendly, fondness for

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post

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after, behind

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poly

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many, much, too many, too much

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mono

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one, alone, single

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ton

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sound, tone

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ible, able

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able to or ability

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ing

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present participle

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trans, tran

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across, through, over, beyond

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in, im

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into, onto

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pend, pens

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hanging, weighing

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re

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back, backward, again

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ly

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adverb (almost always)

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sub

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under, beneath, below

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cede, ceed, cess, cease

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to be in motion

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simal, simil, simul, semble

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same, like, alike

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mal

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bad, badly, harsh, wrong; ill; evil; abnormal, defective (used primarily as a prefix)

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para

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by the side of, beside, past, beyond; contrary, wrong, irregular, abnormal

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dis, di, dif

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separation, apart

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assuage

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v. to soothe, to relieve, to calm

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persecution

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n. abuse, maltreatment, or oppression based on beliefs that differ from the persecutor

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taciturn

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adj. habitually untalkative, reserved

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imprudent

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adj. unwise, foolish, rash, irresponsible, reckless, careless

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profound

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adj. showing intellectual or emotional depth; far-reaching, extensive

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vapid

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adj. lacking taste or flavor; boring, dull, or lifeless

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concede

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v. to give up; to reluctantly admit

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illicit

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adj. illegal, unlawful

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vexation

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n. source of irritation or annoyance.

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erratic

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adj. acking consistency, regularity, or uniformity

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condescend

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v. lower oneself

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diminutive

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adj. extremely small in size; tiny

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auspicious

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adj. favored by fortune; successful

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evasion

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n. the act, an instance, or a means of avoiding

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aloof

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adj. not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: distant, standoffish, reserved, withdrawn

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inquisitive

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adj. curious

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perpetual

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adj. lasting for eternity

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adjacent

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adj. next to; adjoining

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ingenuous

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adj. characterized by an inability to mask one's feelings or emotions

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subdue

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v. conquer, defeat, control, discipline, tame, suppress

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obstreperous

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adj. noisily aggressive

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jubilant

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adj. feeling or expressing great joy

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melancholy

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adj. affected with or marked by depression of the spirits or sadness

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degeneration

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n. deterioration, decline in physical or mental state or health

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acquisition

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n. the act of acquiring or gaining; something or someone acquired or gained

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rectitude

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n. strict honesty; uprightness of character

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palliation

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n. to lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing

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reconnaissance

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n. A preliminary inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information

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propensity

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n. a natural inclination or tendency

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cantankerous

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adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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in-, il-, ir-, im-

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not or opposite of

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mini, minor, minut

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small, little, less

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quir, quis, que, quest

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to ask, to seek

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per

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through, across, over; beyond, by means of

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palli-, pallio, pallit-

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covering, cloak

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cogni-, cogn-, cognosc-

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to know, to learn

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