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| chattel | property
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| austere | stern/plain
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| lament | to mourn
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| aloof | univolved
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| cerebral | intellectual
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| incongruous | inappropriate
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| bulwark | defensive-wall
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| connoisseur | expert
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| cacophony | harsh-sounds
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| expunge | to remove/erase
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| trenchant | incisive/sarcastic
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| procrastinate | to put off
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| roster | list of names
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| impede | to interfere/delay
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| forbear | to abstain
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| migratory | nomadic
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| evade | to flee
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| efface | to rub away
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| asunder | to separate
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| incite | to arouse to action
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| quixotic | idealistic
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| beleaguer | to surround/harass
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| milieu | surroundings
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| histrionic | theatrical
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| bludgeon | short/heavy club
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| arduous | hard/tiresome
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| reminisce | to recall
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| opportune | occuring at good time
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| dulcet | melodious/soothing
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| porcine | pig-like
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| lassitude | weariness
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| coterie | close friends
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| ballistics | study of projectiles
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| ambiance | atmosphere
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| girth | distance around
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| askew | crooked
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| cubism | art with geometric forms
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| cranny | small opening
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| enrage | to anger
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| propulsive | propelling force
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| laconic | brief
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| harrowing | distressing
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| aptitude | natural ability
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| endure | to put up with
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| chronic | continuous
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| giddy | light-headed
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| irascible | irritable
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| cower | to cringe from fear
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| gossamer | delicate/flimsy
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| queue | to wait in line
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| myriad | large number
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| accolade | award/praise
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| grandiloquent | to impress with words
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| caucus | meeting/to assemble
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| dromedary | domesticated camel
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| demonic | evil/persistant
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| noxious | harmful
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| proficient | skillful
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| harangue | to lecture
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| atrophy | to wither away
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| catapult | slingshot
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| glutton | big eater
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| muster | to collect/gather
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| beget | to give birth to
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| curtail | to lessen
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| paranoia | anxiety disorder
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| facilitate | to make easier
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| craven | cowardly
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| mode | method/manner
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| alienate | to make hostile
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| obtuse | insensitive/block-headed
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| scrutinize | to examine
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| congenial | pleasant
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| fjord | narrow sea inlet
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| aspire | to dream
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| martyr | one who sacrifices
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| citadel | fortress
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| doldrums | inactivity
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| consensus | general agreement
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| blather | to talk nonsensically
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| defame | to slander
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| curvilinear | curved lines
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| elapse | to pass/go by
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| veer | to change direction
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| karma | fate/destiny
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| astute | clever
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| misnomer | inappropriate name
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| resurgent | rising after defeat
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| artisan | worker skilled in craft
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| draconian | cruel
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| amenable | responsible to authority
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| precarious | unsafe
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| criterion | basis for judgment
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| guise | appearance
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| lesion | wound/injury
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| gird | to encircle/prepare
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| fetish | object of obsession
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| disperse | to scatter/distribute
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| dissolution | to break into parts
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| forage | to search for food
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| denounce | to condemn
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| torque | twisting force
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| fathom | to understand
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| docile | obedient
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| hovel | an open low shed
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| balm | something soothing
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| divine | to infer/guess
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| alternative | choice
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| countenance | facial expression
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| badger | to tease/annoy/harass
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| wane | to decrease gradually
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| fraught | full with
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| chasm | deep opening
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| erudite | scholarly
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| also-ran | loser
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| elfin | small/fairylike
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| aggrandize | to exaggerate
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| ensemble | coordinated group
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| tether | rope that limits movement
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| claimant | person making a claim
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