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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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