Vocabulary Workshop Level D Units 1-6 – Flashcards

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admonish
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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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breach
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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
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brigand
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(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
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commandeer
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(v.) to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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deadlock
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(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill
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debris
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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
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diffuse
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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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dilemma
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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
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(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
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(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess
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opinionated
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
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perennial
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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years
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predispose
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(v.) to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
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(v.) to let go, give up
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salvage
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(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved
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spasmodic
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
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spurious
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(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
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(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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adjourn
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(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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alien
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(n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange
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comely
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(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
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(v.) to make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
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(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
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(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
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(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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fodder
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(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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fortify
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(v.) to strengthen, build up
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illegible
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(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
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(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision
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lucrative
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(adj.) bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
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(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
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(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
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(v.) to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
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(adj.) brief and to the point
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unflinching
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(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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abridge
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(v.) to make shorter
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adherent
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(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to
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altercation
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(n.) an angry argument
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cherubic
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(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
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(v.) to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement
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eminent
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(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
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exorcise
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(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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fabricate
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(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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irate
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(adj.) angry
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marauder
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(n.) a raider, plunderer
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obesity
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(n.) excessive fatness
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pauper
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(n.) an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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(v.) to steal in small quantities
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rift
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(n.) a split, break, breach
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semblance
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(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
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(v.) to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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(v.) to bring to an end
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trite
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(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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(v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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abscond
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(v.) to run off and hide
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access
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(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain
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anarchy
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(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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(adj.) favorable, fortunate
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biased
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(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle
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(v.) to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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(v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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(v.) to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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(n.) theft
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pliant
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(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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(v.) to make right, correct
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reprieve
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(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement
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revile
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(v.) to attack with words, call bad names
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accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
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catalyst
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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exodus
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(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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(v.) to make easier; to assist
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incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist
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morose
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(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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opaque
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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prattle
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(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble
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rebut
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
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reprimand
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(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
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servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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stagnant
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(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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succumb
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(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
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atone
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(v.) to make up for
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bondage
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(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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credible
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(adj.) believable
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defray
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(v.) to pay for
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diligent
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(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
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(adj.) sad; dreary
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ghastly
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(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
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(v.) to hold back
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hew
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(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
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(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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incessant
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
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(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand
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lucid
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(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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posthumous
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(adj.) occurring or published after death
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prim
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(adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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sardonic
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(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant
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(v.) to take the place of, supersede
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taunt
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(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
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tenacious
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(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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