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words to watch out for: assimilate v acquiesce v concede, reprieve v respite, concise v succinct

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assimilate

to take in or to absorb something

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concede

to acknowledge or accept something

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3

dissipate

to lessen or disappear altogether

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4

erratic

unpredictable

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5

flourish

thrive or to prosper

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6

render

to give or to provide something

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7

rueful

to show sorrow or regret

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8

sublime

something that inspire awe or admiration

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9

tarry

to linger or to delay

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transgression

to break a rule or a law

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audacious

to be bold or daring

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12

concise

clearly expressed in a few words

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13

elusive

hard to grasp or understand

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14

exasperate

to frustrate or irritate

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15

indefatigable

doesn’t get easily tired or wear out

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16

pensive

to be in deep or serious thought

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17

reprieve

a lucky break/delay from something mentally

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18

shrewd

very clever or intelligent

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19

succinct

very brief, to the point

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20

tedious

very monotonous or boring

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21

acquiesce

reluctantly accept something

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22

bombastic

highly overblown or exaggerated

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23

curtail

to cut back on something

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24

heed

pay attention or take notice of something

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lampoon

sarcastically criticize or make fun of something

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26

oblivious

to be unaware of something

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respite

to take a rest or relief from something unpleasant physically

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tenuous

very weak or flimsy

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terse

very business like, no nonsense

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abscond

to get away or to escape

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