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disquiet

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make uneasy or anxious

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correlation

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the relationship between things that happen or change together

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understatement

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a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is

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prevalent

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widespread; generally accepted

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ignoble

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unworthy; base in nautre; not noble

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bracing

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invigorating; energizing; stimulating; healthy and fresh

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defame

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to hurt the reputation of especially by saying things that are false or unfair

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summit

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the highest point of a mountain

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improvise

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to speak or perform without preparation

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entangle

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to cause to get caught in or twisted with something else

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encapsulate

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to show or express the main idea or quality of in a brief way

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disuse

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the state of not being in used; lack of use

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blatant

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very obvious and offensive

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granulate

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form into grains

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regress

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to return to an earlier and usually worse or less developed condition or state

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provoke

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to cause the occurrence of; to make happen

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relapse

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a return to a former state, regression, reversion

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by virtue of

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because of

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derogatory

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expressing a low opinion

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stanza

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division of a poem

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placate

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pacify; conciliate; to appease or pacify

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paradigm

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model; example; pattern

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sweeping

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wide in range or amount

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disobedience

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refusal or failure to obey rules, laws, etc.

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take liberty

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to make important changes to something

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flippant

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lacking proper seriousness

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expend

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to use or spend

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extant

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still in existence

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obliterate

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to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely

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foist

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to force someone to accept

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strife

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bitter conflict, quarrel, fight

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intransigent

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not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining and attitude

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diverge

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to split and move out in different directions from a single point

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impervious

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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

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ballad

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narrative poem recited or sung, a folk song

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demonstrative

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freely and openly showing emotion or feelings

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desiccate

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dry up

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charlatan

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quake; pretender to knowledge

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deed

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something that is done; an act or action

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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dehumanize

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to treat as though he or she is not a human being

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proliferate

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to increase in number or amount quickly

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assume

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to think that something is true or probably true without knowing that it is true

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burdensome

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causing difficulty or worry

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devious

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willing to lie and trick people in order to get what is wanted

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encumber

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burden; hinder

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inkling

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a slight, uncertain idea about something; a slight amount of knowledge about something

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compliment

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to say nice things about; to pay a compliment to

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tawdry

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having a cheap and ugly appearance

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wary

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very cautious; not having or showing complete trust in someone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble