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11/02/2003
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aback
 Definition
surprized or startled
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abayance
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temprary postponement
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barrage
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a heavy attack
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cabal
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a small, secret group, usually formed tot ry and overturn some aspect of public affairs.
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circumlocution
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a roundabout way of speaking
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daub
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to smear, to cover with paint
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facsimile
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an axact copy; a duplicate
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germane
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relavent, fitting
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impasse
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a dead-end or dead lock; a problem without a solution
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unabashedly
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without shame or embarrasement
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acumen
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mental keeness, shrewdness
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addled
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confused
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ancillary
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helping, subordinate
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ascertain
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to find out; to determine
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billious
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bad-tempered; cross
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bilk
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to cheat; to swindle
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cavalier
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a haughty and casualty indifferent person
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charlatan
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a fake or quack
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derision
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riducule
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entourage
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a group of attendants
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