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implicate

show to be involved in a crime, say something indirectly

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demure

modest

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strewn

scattered

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discourse

conversation

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deviation

something that is different from the normal.

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cerebral

smart

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headlong

headfirst or hurry

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lingo

local dialect

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maxim

short saying

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adage

short saying

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jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

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clairvoyant

see the future

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Burgeon

to grow quickly

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recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient

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aberration

anomaly/ abnormal

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illegible

hard to read

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derelict

neglected

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vacuous

mindless

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abashed

embarrassed

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stymie

prevent or hinder the progress of

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doctrine

a set of beliefs held by a group.

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libel

written defamation

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conflagration

big fire

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compatriot

fellow citizen

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cobbler

fix shoes as a job/ dessert

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temperance

self-control/ not drinking alcohol

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apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

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dissemble

hiding true feelings

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impound

seizing items legally.

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defendant

sued, or accused of something

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ascertain

find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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sequester

isolate or hide away.

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conceive

pregnant, create a plan.

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lethargy

being tired

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comtemporaneous

happened at the same time

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consonant

in agreement or harmony with

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Distemper

a viral disease in some animals, political disorder.

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anachronistic

from a different period of time.

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incorrigible

stubborn

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rapacious

greedy

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tumultuous

making a loud, confused noise; uproarious

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seditious

causing people to rebel against authority

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august

respected and impressive

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deferential

showing respect usually towards an elder

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hitherto

previously

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tightfisted

thrifty, good with money

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impecunious

no money

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Nebulous

confusing

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Diaphanous

lightweight and transparent

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gauzy

translucent

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frangible

very fragile or brittle

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cupidity

greedy

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avarice

greedy

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patent

easily recognizable; obvious

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placid

calm

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germane

relevant

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Pertinent

something relevant

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Jaunt

a short pleasure trip

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banal

unoriginal

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unseemly

inappropriate

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goad

provoke

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nonplussed

perplexed

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apathetic

no interest

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genial

very friendly

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Malaise

discomfort

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quagmire

a swamp or a difficult situation

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quintessential

stereotypical/ most perfect version

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Replete

filled up with

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Spurious

lying

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indubitable

truth

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opine

to state as an opinion

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inter

bury a dead body

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cursory

hasty

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deft

very skillful

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misanthropic

hating humans

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prospective

relating to the future

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pedagogy

teaching

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tribune

defends the right of the commoners

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vignette

brief description of something or black fading border of an only photo

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savant

very smart, but no social skills.

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epicure

likes eating fine foods and drink

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mirage

optical illusion that looks like water or something that appears real but is fake.

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orator

public speaker

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corroborate

to confirm

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prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

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adept

very skilled or proficient at something

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inert

non-moving

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plaintiff

accuser in a court of law

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adroit

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

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awl

tool used by cobblers to fix shoes

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ebb

slowly decreasing

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wheedle/cajole

flattering someone into doing something

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paltry

very little

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larder

a room or large cupboard for storing food

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fowl

a type of bird

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quandary

a difficult situation

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tic

twitching

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bootblack

shoe shiner

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brunt

burden

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unlettered

someone who can't read

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