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profusion

a very large quantity of something

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Breathalyse, -ing

breathe into a breathalyzer in order to measure the amount of alcohol inyour blood

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abstemious

not allow yourself much alcohol or food

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4

Teetotal

never drinking alcohol

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5

Duly

In the correct and repected manner

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Remedial

connected to school students who are slower at learning than others

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On a whim

spontaneously, a sudden wish

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Spuriously

false, fake, not genuine

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Vanquish

defeat

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Integral

essential

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Edgy

provocative, something that pushes the boundaries

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12

Patois

a variety different from the standard

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13

Ardently

very enthusiastically

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Confound

confuse and surprise

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Moronic

very stupid

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16

Frontal lobotomy

an operation on the front part of your brain

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17

Abhor

hate

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18

Spectacular

very impressive

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19

Hence

for this reason, therefore

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20

Correlation

a mutual connection between two entities

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21

Disenfranschisement

deprive sb of his/her rights

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22

Immense

very big

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23

A penchant for

have a special liking for

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24

Ubiquitous

seeming to be everywhere, very common

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Ephemeral

something that does not last very long

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