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Blandishment
(n) Flattery
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Broach
(v) To mention or suggest for the first time (used in the phrase “broach the subject/topic of”)
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Divulge
(v) To reveal a secret
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Exhort
(v) To urge or advise
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Expostulate
(v) To attempt to talke someone out of something
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Impart
(v) To communicate or give from your mind or heart (i.e, He imparted his wisdom)
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Implicate
(v) To imply or involve
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Orator
(n) A skilled public speaker
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Remonstrate
(v) To say in protest
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Solicit
(v) To ask respectfully
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Voluble
(adj) Talkative
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Wheedle
(v) To coax by flattery
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Clemency
(n) Mercy
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Collusion
(n) A secret pact to gain something illegally
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Indict
(v) To bring a formal accusation against
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Injunction
(n) A command
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Judicial
(adj) Pertaining to courts of law or to judges
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Obligatory
(adj) Required
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Sanction
(n) Official permission or approval
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Suffrage
(n) The right to vote
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Vindicate
(v) To clear of guilt or blame
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Default
(v) 1) To fail or act or 2) To neglect
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Feckless
(adj) Lazy, worthless, adding no value
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Indolent
(adj) Lazy, unwilling to move
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Intermittent
(adj) Stopping for a time and then resuming
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Laggard
(n) Someone who falls behind others
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Moribund
(adj) Not progressing or stagnant
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Repose
(n) Rest or inactivity
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Sedentary
(adj) Used to sitting or resting
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Wane
(v) To become less active or intense
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Dote
(v) To show excessive fondness or attention
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Exorbitant
(adj) Exceeding reasonable limits
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Extravanganza
(n) A spectacular event
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Jaded
(adj) Wearied by excess or overindulgence
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Pomp
(n) Ceremonial or showy display
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Regale
(v) To entertain lavishly
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Sumptuous
(adj) Luxurious
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Torrid
(adj) 1) Extremely hot 2) Passionate
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Voracious
(adj) Having an enormous appetite
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Callow
(adj) Immature or inexperienced
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Eccentric
(adj) Peculiar or odd
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Facet
(n) Any identifiable aspect, a piece, of something
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Practicable
(adj) 1) Usable or 2) Possible
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Punctillious
(adj) Attentive to details
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Rift
(n) An opening or split
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Spartan
(adj) Disciplined and courageous
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Tractable
(adj) Easily controlled
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Ubiquitous
(adj) Universal
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