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acquiesce
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v. to consent, yield
resist, protest |
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allure
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v. to tempt
repel |
think of to lure somebody/thing
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askew
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adj. cockeyed
straight |
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blithe
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adj. cheerful
glum |
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome
agreeable |
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covet
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v. crave
despise |
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crestfallen
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adj. discouraged
cheerful |
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disheveled
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adj. untidy
tidy |
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exponent
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n. defender
critic |
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garrulous
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adj. talkative
taciturn |
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insuperable
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adj. invincible
conquerable |
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lamentable
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adj. regrettable
commendable |
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misnomer
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n. misnaming
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profess
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v. to assert
disclaim |
think of a professor- he speaks a lot
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respite
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n. interval
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retribution
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n. repayment
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sinuous
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adj. twisting
straight |
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sonorous
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adj. resonant
harsh |
think of the o in res-o-nant
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vanguard
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n. trailblazers
stragglers |
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wastrel
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n. squanderer
miser |
think wasting
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