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accord
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agreement, harmony (v) to agree be in harmony or bring into harmony to grant to bestow
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barter
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an exchange in trade to exchange goods
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curt
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short rudely brief
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devise
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to think out plan figure out invent create
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dexterous
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skillful in the use of hands or body clever
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engross
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to occupy the completely attention, absorb fully
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entail
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to put a burden on, impose require involve to restrict
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ferret
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a kind of weasel or to search or hunt out to torment, badger
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habituate
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to become used to; to cause to become used to
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impending
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about to happen hanging over( in a menacing way
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personable
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pleasing in appearance
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rue
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to regret be sorry for; a feeling of regret
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scoff
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to make fun of; to show contempt for
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transition
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a change from one state or condition
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trepidation
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fear fright trembling
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upbraid
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to blame scold find fault with
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veritable
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actual true real
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vex
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to annoy anger exasperate to confuse to baffle
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vitality
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strength energy liveliness the capacity to live and develop the power to endure or survive
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whimsical
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subject to odd ideas notions or fancies playful unpredictable
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appease
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to make calm soothe to relieve satisfy to yield to
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belated
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late tardy
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calamitous
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causing a great misfortune
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cite
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to quote to mention to summon to appear in court to command to recommend
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conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards trite
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decoy
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to lure into a trap a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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delve
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to dig to search deeply and thoroughly in
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ensue
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to follow in order come immediately after and as a result
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gallantry
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heroic courage respect and courtesy an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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impart
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to make known tell to give pass something on
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judicious
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using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible
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mediate
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups act as go between occupying a middle position, indirect, acting through an intermediary
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milieu
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the setting the surroundings environment
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outlandish
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strange freakish odd foreign-looking geographically remote exceeding reasonable limits
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overbearing
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domineering haughty bullying overpowering predominate
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pert
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high spirited lively bold saucy jaunty
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quirk
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a peculiar way of acting a sudden twist or turn
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regale
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to feast entertain agreeably
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shiftless
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lazy lacking in ambition and energy inefficient
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taint
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a stain or spot a mark of corruption or dishonor to stain or contaminate
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abdicated
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resign formally give up an office or a duty to disown discard
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bestow
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to give as a gift to provide with lodgings
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capacious
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able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting sarcastic
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crusade
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; to campaign, work vigorously
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deface
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to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value influence or effect of; to face down outshine
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embargo
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an order forbidding the trade an or movement of commercial goods any restraint or hinderance; to forbid to enter or leave port to forbid trade with
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fallacy
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a false notion or belief an error in thinking
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levity
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy lightness i weight
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mendicant
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a beggar; depending on begging for living
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nauseate
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to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
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negate
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to nullify deny bring to nothing
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pivotal
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vitally important essential
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recipient
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one who receives; receiving able or willing to receive
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ruse
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an action designed to confuse or mislead; a trick
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teem
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to become filled to overflow; to be present in large quantities
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tenet
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an opinion belief or principle held to be true
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tractable
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easily managed easy to deal with; easily wrought malleable
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ungainly
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clumsy awkward unwieldy
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voracious
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having a huge appetite greedy ravenous excessively eager
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