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| Ardent | Passionate, enthusiastic, fiery
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| Augment | To add to
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| Blasé | Unimpressed and indifferent
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| Desolate | Without any people; dismal and devastated
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| Embark | To start or begin
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| Reception | The act or instance of receiving or meeting
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| Vice Versa | Conversely, in reverse
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| Vie | To compete for
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| Wrangle | To argue or dispute
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| Audacious | Bold, daring, or uninhibited
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| Crusade | A military expedition; a campaign for a cause
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| Exceptional | Unusual, extraordinary
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| Muster | To gather or to summon
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| Pivotal | Important, vital
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| Stamina | Endurance
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| Stance | 1. An intellectual or emotional attitude toward something
2. The position of one’s feet
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| Amiss | In a faulty way, astray, or wrong
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| Avail | To be of use; to help
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| Chastise | To criticize or discipline
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| Culminate | To come to the end or the highest point
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| Deplore | To feel or express strong disapproval of
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| Modify | To change; to amend
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| Tedious | Boring, tiring, or monotonous
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| Balmy | Soothing, refreshing and mild
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| Clad | Dressed, wearing
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| Fallacy | A misleading or false belief
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| Gingerly | Cautiously or carefully
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| Intervene | To come between; to step in and stop
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| Staple | An important item or raw material
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| Vilify | To speak evil of; slander
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| Advocate | To argue for, recommend or urge
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| Attribute | To consider as caused by something else
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| Conservative | Favoring traditional views; against change
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| Humane | Marked by compassion or tenderness for humans or animals
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| Liberal | 1. Favoring progress and reform over tradition
2. Generous
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| Plausible | Believable
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| Renown | Widespread fame
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| Wage | To carry on a battle or conflict
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| Abet | To assist, encourage or support, usually in some wrongdoing
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| Discern | To detect or perceive as separate or distinct
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| Exemplify | To show by example, or to be an example of
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| Fastidious | Demanding, painstaking or hard to please
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| Feasible | Capable of being accomplished; possible
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| Rebuke | To criticize sharply or disapprove of
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| Sporadic | Not happening often; occasional
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| Allot | To distribute or divide into portions or shares
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| Assimilate | To incorporate or absorb something; to adjust to
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| Conventional | Standard; ordinary
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| Foster | To encourage or care for
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| Instill | To introduce gradually; implant
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| Ornate | Decorated in a very fancy, flashy style
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| Sublime | Supreme, outstanding or lofty
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| Surpass | To exceed or go beyond
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| Defect | An imperfection or fault
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| Flustered | Put into a state of confusion
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| Foreboding | Menacing; indicating something bad is coming
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| Formidable | Causing fear or admiration
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| Overt | Open and observable
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| Susceptible | Easily influenced or affected
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| Benign | 1. Not harmful
2. Kind and generous (of a person)
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| Cite | To quote something as an authority
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| Enigma | A puzzling situation or person
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| Lucrative | Very profitable
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| Serene | Calm and peaceful
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| Transition | A movement from one form, state, style, or place to another
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| Conscientious | Careful; well thought-out
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| Deter | To prevent or discourage from proceeding
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| Dire | Desperate; terrible
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| Facilitate | to assist or make easier
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| Languish | To become weak; lose health
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| Rankle | To cause irritation or resentment
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| Adept | Very skilled; expert
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| Disdain | To look down upon or hate
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| Excerpt | A passage or selection from a book, film, song or the like
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| Indifferent | Having no particular interest one way or the other
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| Irascible | Very irritable or easily angered
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| Profound | Deep
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| Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two things
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| Articulate | Said or expressed clearly, or someone who is capable of clear expression
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| Convey | to transmit information or transport something
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| Eccentric | Strange; not behaving normally
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| Endeavor | To attempt or try
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| Trepidation | Fear or alarm
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| Stint | A period of time spent doing something
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| Principal | Of first or highest importance
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| Aloof | Uninterested or distant
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| Avid | Enthusiastic and eager
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| Commemorate | To honor the memory of
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| Decree | An authoritative order or decision
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| Encroach | To advance beyond usual limits
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| Flair | A natural talent or ability; style
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| Imperative | Necessary, required, critical
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| Institute | To establish or begin
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| Awry | Turned or twisted; gone wrong
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| Banter | Light talk; witty remarks
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| Disgruntled | Grumpy; dissatisfied and sulky
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| Intricate | Complex
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| Jurisdiction | Power, authority or territory
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| Pioneer | Someone who settles in a land first or who opens up new areas of research
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| Proficient | Skilled
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