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09/14/2005
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Absolve
 Definition
to remove blame for a sin
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Anathema
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curse
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Botch
 Definition
ruin / to make a mess ( a job)
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Contrived
 Definition
artificial/not natural (to manage)
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Debacle
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Sudden defeat/collapse
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Denigrate
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To say that (an action) it worst than it is
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Egregious
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very bad/ shocking
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Farce
 Definition
Absurd situation
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Exorbitant
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Very high (prices)
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Finagle
 Definition
To work dishonestly
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Grapple
 Definition
To wrestle/ to fight with
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Jaunt
 Definition
Short excursion
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laurels
 Definition
To enjoy your past success without trying to gain more
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Wallow
 Definition
taking too much pleasure from
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whetted
 Definition
to make you more interested by giving you a little taste of it
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Vanity
 Definition
pride, conceit (Vanity – uselessness)
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Unfetter
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free
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Surfeit
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too much
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Recalcitrant
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disobedient/difficult
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Rogue
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wicky/dishonesty person
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Sly
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cunning/ without anyone knowing
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Stigmatize
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To give a bad name to
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Surly
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grumpy/sullen
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Morsel
 Definition
small piece
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Pander
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To give in
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Perspicacity
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Clearness of understanding
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Palpable
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Which can be easily seen
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Parochialism
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Narrow mind (person)
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Pique
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resentment/ to make arouse
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Predicament
 Definition
trouble / difficult situation
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Renege
 Definition
to fail to do what you promise to do
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covenant
 Definition
to agree by contract
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arcane
 Definition
mysterious/secret
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acumen
 Definition
The ability to make shrewd decision
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cult
 Definition
person who are worship by the admirer
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cohort
 Definition
large group of people
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transcend
 Definition
to go beyond, further than.
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extol
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to praise very highly
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parody
 Definition
imitation in order to make it fun
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demean
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to make yourself appear undignified
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chicanery
 Definition
trickery
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haggle
 Definition
to discuss price to try to reduce it
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haggle
 Definition
to discuss price to try to reduce it
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stoical
 Definition
accepting problems or pain without complain
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disseminate
 Definition
to spread (news) around
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largesse
 Definition
generous giving of gift or money
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