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bequeath
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pass on, hand down
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berate
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to scold harshly
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bereft
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deprived or lacking of something loved or valued
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bewilder
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to confuse or puzzle
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bilk
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to cheat, to avoid paying
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blaze
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shine brightly, flare up suddenly
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blemish
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imperfection, flaw
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nostalgic
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longing for things of the past
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notion
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idea or concept
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novelty
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something new and unusually
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novice
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beginner, apprentice
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nudge
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push gently
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nullify
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to make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of
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nurture
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to help develop, cultivate
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obdurate
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stubborn, hardhearted; inflexible
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objective
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impartial, uninfluenced by emotion
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preamble
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introductory passage
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precedent
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earlier example of a similar situation
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precept
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principle; law
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precious
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valuable; beloved
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precipitate
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sudden and unexpected; reckless
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preclude
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prevent, exclude
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precocious
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unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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predictable
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expected beforehand
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predominant
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most important or conspicuous
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relish
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to enjoy greatly
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remiss
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negligent or careless about a job
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remnant
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something left over, surviving trace
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remorseful
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feeling sorry for wrongdoing
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remote
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distant, isolated
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remuneration
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pay or reward for work, trouble, etc.
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renew
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revive; make new again; restore to the original state; resume after an interruption
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renovation
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repair, making something new again
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statute
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law, edict
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stealth
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act of moving in a covert way
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stern
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strict, harsh, severe
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stifle
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to smother or suffocate; suppress
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stimulate
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to excite, provoke
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
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stomp
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step heavily
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straddle
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be on both sides of something
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stump
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to challenge; to baffle
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sturdy
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firm, well built, stout
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vacant
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empty, unoccupied
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vacillate
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to waver, show indecision
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variegated
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varied; marked with different colours
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vast
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immense, enormous, great in size or intensity
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veer
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alter direction, turn
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venerable
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respected because of age
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venerate
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respect, admire, reverse
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conduit
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tube, pipe, or similar passage
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configuration
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arrangement of parts or elements
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conformity
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similarity in form or character
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confound
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to baffle, perplex
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confrontational
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eager to defy, expecially in a face-to-face encounter
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congeal
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to become thick or solid, as a solid, as a liquid freezing
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feign
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to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely
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felicitous
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suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
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feral
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wild, brutish
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fickle
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erratically unstable about affections
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fidelity
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loyalty, faithfulness
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figurative
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metaphorical, symbolic
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finite
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having bounds, limited
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firebrand
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one who stirs up trouble
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implement
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carry out, put into effect
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impotent
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powerless, ineffective, lacking strength
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impressionable
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easily influenced or affected
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impugn
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to call into question, attack verbally
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impute
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to blame
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inarticulate
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incomprehensible, unable to speak clearly
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inauspicious
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unfavourable
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incantation
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a verbal spell
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demonize
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to represent as evil
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depose
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to remove from a high position, as from thrown
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derelict
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neglectful of one's obligations; abandoned
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deride
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to mock, ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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copied or adapted; not original
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despot
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a absolute ruler
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destitution
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complete poverty
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detract
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1. reduce, diminish, belittle
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embellish
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to ornament; make attractive with decorations or details; add details to a statement
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embezzle
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to steal money in violation of a trust
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embittered
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resentful, cynical, worsen
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emend
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to correct a text
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emigrate
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to leave one country to live in another
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emissary
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an agent sent as a representative
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emollient
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having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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empathy
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identification with the feelings of others
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emphatic
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forceful and definite
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emulate
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to copy, imitate
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enchant
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attract and delight
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juxtaposition
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side-by-side placement
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larceny
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theft of property
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latent
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present by hidden; potential
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lavish
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extravagant, profuse
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ledger
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a book that tracts finances
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legion
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a great number, a multitude
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lenient
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easaygoing, permissive
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linchpin
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a person/thing vital to an enterprise
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