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amalgam(ate)

combination, blend of different sources together

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torpid

sluggish, lazy

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primeval

ancient, medieval

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promulgate

government official declares something

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precariously/precarious

in the state of almost falling over

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obstinate

bull headed and stubborn

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vindicate

prove yourself right after someone says you’re wrong

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prodigious

remarkable, prestigious

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anamalous

an anomaly, not typical

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vestigial

trace, something that is left over and doesn’t have use anymore

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epitomizes

perfectly captures something

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tumultuous

filed with lots of chaos and upheaval

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veracity

truthfulness

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delineate

describe

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cerebral

brainy

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nebulous

cloudy, hard to understand

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obfuscate

to go out of your way to make something confusing

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contest

to go against, to disagree

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congregate

to come together

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gregacious

animals that like to travel in groups

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empirical

things that can’t be measured, has to do with observation

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corroborate

support

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augment

increase or make larger

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pretense

pretend, false reason for something

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fallacy

mistaken belief, filled with error

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transgress

to commit something illegal

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repudiate

refute, to deny

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radical

extreme

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flaunt

show off

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defiant

bold disobedience, open resistance

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cryptic

purposefully confusing or mysterious

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seminal

first of its kind, pioneer

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fantastical

fantasy-like

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disparity

drastic difference

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parity

the same

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bide

to remain in a condition or state, to wait

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volition

conscious choice or decision

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nascent

coming into being, being born

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lurid

vivd description to create shock or horror

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collude

to plot secretly for illegal purposes

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disarray

confusion, disorder

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tepid

moderately warm, lacking enthusiasm

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conjecture

inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

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pious

piety, deep respect

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abet

to encourage wrongdoings

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interloper

a meddler, interferes with affairs of others

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surmise

to infer

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discern

to recognize as distinct entities

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blight

detrimental effect, spoils or damages something

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voluable

talkative

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premonition

a sense of a future event, warning in advance

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proverbial

something that is commonly spoken of and therefore well-known

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relent

to give in

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cumbersome

clumsy or difficult to manage

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colloquial

informal language

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inept

without skill

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multifarious

having many different parts or forms

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efficacy

the power to produce the desired effect

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dissonant

harsh or disagreeable in sound

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brusque

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

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vanquish

to defeat

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pilfer

to steal a small amount

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disdain

feeling of contempt

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reconcile

settle a dispute, be friendly again

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banish

to drive away, force to leave a place

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vacillate

swing back and forth

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morose

sour tempered and inclined to be silent

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curtail

lessen

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rudimentary

basic, fundamental

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lament

express regret over

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inhibit

prevent

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dichotomy

a division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts

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assail

attack

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eclectic

derived from multiple sources

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propitious

favorable circumstances

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audible

able to be heard

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extol

to praise highly and lavishly

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emulate

to copy

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discrepancy

lack of agreement

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manifest

obvious

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shade

a small variation

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furtive

secretive

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semblance

look different on the outside vs inside

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circumvent

to go around, dodge

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belie

contradicts

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extol

praise enthusiastically

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elucidate

make something clear

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disparage

to belittle the importance of someone or something

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concede

accept that the opponents are at least partially right

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imminent

about to happen

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eminent

outstanding and respected, positively stands out

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euphenism

substituting something that sounds better for something worse

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antiseptic

free of germs

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subjective

based on person experience or feeling not evidence

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pale

decrease in importance (__ in comparison)

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incarcerate

to keep in prison

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resilient

to recover quickly

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passive

unresistant

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dismantle

to take apart

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integrate

to form together

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