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#56

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Word
Meaning
succor   help, relief, aid  
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consign   to entrust to  
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venal   corruptible  
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wan   pale; appearing weak/tired  
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sedulous   hard-working  
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vent   split of friendly relations  
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latitude   freedom from normal restraints  
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inexorable   unyeilding  
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extrapolate   estimate based on known facts; to deduce, infer  
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desultory   occuring haphazardly  
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indispostion   slight illness / unwillingness to do something  
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disabuse   free from deception or misconception  
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vagary   an odd idea  
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reproof   act of scolding someone  
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hale   having good faith; vigorous  
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dregs   least valuable part of something  
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niggling   petty, trivial, annoying  
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mountebank   charlatan  
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moniker   nickname  
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mien   character, demeanor  
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mete   to distribute  
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marauder   raider, intruder  
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lurid   deathly pale or glowing through a haze  
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junket   a dessert; excursion by official to gather facts  
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insouciant   calm and carefree  
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impetuous   rash  
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galvanize   to cause to take action  
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fob   force another to accept (esp. by deceit or stealth); a pocket watch  
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flay   to attack or scold with stinging criticism  
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finagle   obtain by trickery  
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fastidious   meticulous; picky  
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execrable   wretched; very bad  
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ensign   a banner; flag/naval officer  
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disburse   to make payment in settlement; distribute  
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crag   steep, rugged rock or cliff  
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couture   [high] fashion  
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comity   social harmony  
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collateral   security offered for payment of a debt  
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cachet   mark of approval  
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bilious   in a bad mood  
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aver   to state as true  
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assay   to try or test  
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asperity   roughness or harshness  
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apropos   appropriate, relevant, opportune  
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annuity   income paid at fixed intervals  
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adduce   to give as proof; cite  
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liquidation   closing of one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts  
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lassitude   listlessness; torpor  
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intemperate   lacking restraint or self-control; excessive  
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inscutable   mysterious  
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imprimatur   sanction or approval; support  
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imposition   unwelcome burden  
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guild   group of people with a common goal  
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frowsy   having an unkempt appearance  
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excoriate   to denounce strongly  
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evince   to demonstate clearly  
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