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Adroit
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adj. clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful
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Affront
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v. to insult or to offend deliberately
n. a deliberate insult or offensive act |
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Avocation
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n. An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.
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Crusade
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n. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.
v. To engage in such a struggle. |
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Definitive
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adj. supplying a final answer; conclusive
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Demeanor
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n. behavior; bearing
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Erudite
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adj. Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.
n. erudition |
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Induct
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v. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony.
v. To admit to a society or to military service. n. induction |
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Lapse
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v. to fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
v. to come to an end; to expire n. a minor msitake; a slip n. a pause or interval |
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Militant
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adj. ready to fight, especially for a cause
n. one who is ready to fight for a cause |
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Pariah
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n. a social outcast
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Prodigy
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n. a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
n. an amazing or extraordinary thing or event |
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Protege
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masc.n; protegee, fem. n.
one whose training or career is helped along by another |
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Raucous
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adj. rough and unpleasant to the ear
adj. boisterous and disorderly |
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Tacit
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adj. expressed without words; implied
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Lesson 8
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Lesson 8
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