Vocabulary Workshop Level D Units 1-7 – Flashcards
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adieu
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Farewell, to say bye
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advent
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an arrival
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apex
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the highest point
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assimilate
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to make ones own
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bogus
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false;incorrect
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exorbitant
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unreasonably high;extreme
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interim
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temporary
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inundate
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to flood,overflow
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malign
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evil in nature or effect; malevolent
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meander
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to wander at random; follow a winding course (n.) a winding curve or bend of a river or road
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metropolis
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a large city
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momentous
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very important, significant
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obstreperous
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noisy,rude,uncontrolled, unruly, rowdy, disruptive
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pensive
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thoughtful
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perilous
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dangerous,risky
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shoddy
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poor quality,cheap
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sprightly
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livley,flavorful
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surly
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bad-tempered and unfriendly, moody, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, cranky
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tirade
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a long angry speech
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vagrant
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wanderer,tramp,hobo
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Admonish
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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 of infraction;(v) to create an opening
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Brigand
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
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careful, cautious
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Commandeer
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to seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
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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 such a stand still
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Debris
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scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj) long-winded, unfocused
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Dilemma
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(v) to make a mess of, to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
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Opinionated
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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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to incline to beforehand
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Relinquish
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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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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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Unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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Adjourn
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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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having a pleasing appearance
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Compensate
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to make up for; to repay for services
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Dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior
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Erratic
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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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Expulsion
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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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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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Fortify
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to strengthen; build up
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Illegible
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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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bringing in money; profitable
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Mediocre
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
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Proliferate
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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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Subjugate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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Sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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Tantalize
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to tease, torment by teasing
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Terse
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brief and to the point
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Unflinching
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firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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Abridge
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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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an angry argument
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Cherubic
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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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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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famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
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Exorcise
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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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Fabricate
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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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Irate
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angry
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Marauder
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a raider, plunderer
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Obesity
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excessive fatness
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Pauper
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an extremely poor person
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Pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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Rift
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a split, break, breach
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Semblance
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a likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition
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Surmount
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to overcome, rise above
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Terminate
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to bring to an end
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Trite
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commonplace; overused, stale
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Usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force
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Spurious
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not genuine, not true not valid
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Abscond
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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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a lack of government and law; confusion
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Arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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Auspicious
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favorable, fortunate
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Biased
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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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Daunt
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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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Disentangle
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to free of tangles or complications
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Fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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Hoodwink
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to mislead by trick, deceive
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Inanimate
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not having life; without energy or spirit
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Incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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Intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
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Larceny
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theft
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Pliant
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bending readily; easily influenced
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Pompous
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overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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Precipice
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a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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Rectify
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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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to attack with words, call bad names
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Accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
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to destroy completely
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Arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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Brazen
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shameless, impudent; made of brass
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Catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any ag
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Exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight
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Facilitate
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to make easier; to assist
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Incorrigible
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not able to be corrected; beyond control
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Latent
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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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having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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Opaque
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not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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Paramount
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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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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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slavery, forced labor
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Slapdash
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careless and hasty
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Stagnant
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not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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Succumb
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to give way to superior force, yield
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Atone
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To make up for
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Bondage
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Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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Credible
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Believable
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Defray
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To pay for
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Diligent
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Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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Doleful
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Sad; dreary
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Ghastly
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Frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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Hamper
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To hold back
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Hew
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To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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Impoverished
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Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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Incessant
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Never stopping, going an all the time
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Intricate
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Complicated; difficult to understand
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Lucid
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Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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Posthumous
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Occurring or published after death
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Prim
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Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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Sardonic
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Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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Superfluous
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Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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Supplant
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To take the place of, supersede
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Taunt
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To jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
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Tenacious
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Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
