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Urchin (n.) 

• A mischievous young child, poorly or raggedly dressed (N)
• S: Brat A: Well-to-do, polite kid
• Urchin:hellion::warm:hot

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Incite (v.)

• To encourage or stir up in a violent or unlawful way (V)
• S: Provoke     A: To Calm Down
• Icite:fight::study:pass a test

Brazen

• Bold and without shame; made of brass (Adj)
• To endure an embarrassing situation by showing a lake of shame or embarrassment (V)
• Brazenness (Adj)
• S: Blatant     A: Shameful
• Respect:brazen::ace the test:study

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Ire (n.)

• Anger (N)
• intense and openly displayed anger
• Irate
• S: Fury     A: Calm Down
• Annoyed:Ire::warm:hot

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Rouse (v.)

• To wake someone up; to cause someone to feel excitement or anger (V)
• to become aroused
• Rousing, roused
• S: Awaken; Stir up   A: Boring; calm down
• rousing:speech::calming:song

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Sassy (adj.)

• Lively, cheeky, a bit rude (Adj)
• sassier; sassiest
• S: Audacious     A: Meek
• Sassy:Teenager::Smart:Professor

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Entrepreneur (n.)

• A person who organizes a company taking on greater financial risks than normal.
• entrepreneurial, entrepreneurship  
• S: Businessman     A: Rich guy
•  Economy:Entrepreneur::Sports:Hockey

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Desiccate (v.)

• to remove the moisture from something (V)
• to preserve (a food) by drying
• Desiccation, desiccated, desiccating
• S: Dehydrate     A: Hydrate
• Dehydrate:grape::Cut:bagel

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Prolific (adj.)

• Present in large numbers (Adj)
• prolifically
• S: cornucopian   A: Barren
• fruit:prolific::candy:numerous

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Conflagration (n.)

• A fire that destroys a great deal of land (N)
• conflict or war
• S: inferno     A: no fire, truce, peacefulness
• conflagration:devastating::money:life-saving

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Fan (n./v.)

• An apparatus that creates a cool air flow (N); to cool someone by waving something to make a cool air flow (V); a person who has a strong admiration for someone or something (N)
• fanning, fanned
• S: enthusiast     A: heater, critic, nonfan
• fan:critic::hot:cold

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Canny (adj./adv)

• Having or showing shrewdness or cunning (Adj)
• in a canny manner : carefully (adv)
• canniness, cannier
• S: sharp-witted     A: unknowing
• canny:smart::color:colour

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Shoal (n./adj.)

• A large number of fish swimming together (N); an area of shallow water, a navigational hazard (N)
• S: Shallow      A:deep
• shoal:fish::parliment:owls

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assuage (v.)

1. to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses

2.  to put an end to by satisfying 

 A: worsen S:heal

assuage:grief::heal:wound

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putrid (adj.)

• being in a state of putrefaction : ROTTEN
• of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction : FOUL
• morally corrupt
• totally objectionable

A: fresh         S: disgusting 

putrid:smell::pretty:sight

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Visage (n.)

• A person's face with reference to the features (N)
• S: countenance     A: back of the head?
• visage:body::page:book  

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Salvage (v./n.)

• Rescue, retrieve or preserve (from sea)(V)

noun

• the act of rescuing a ship or its cargo
• salvaged, salvaging, salvages
• S: save     A: destroy
• cargo:salvage::documents:preserve 

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insolent (adj.)

• insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct: overbearing
• exhibiting boldness
• S: audacious, impudent        A: respectful

insolent: teacher::responsible: student

Renovate (v.)

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Other words: Renovates, Renovated, Renovating

1. To repair and paint an old building so that is is in good condition again.

Synonym: Repair

Antonym: Destory

Analogy: Building : Renovate:: Nail : Hammer (Tool : Action)

 mien (n.)

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• bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality
• S: appearance     A: off-beat

mien: ugly:: food: rotten

Shrewd (adj.)

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Other Forms: Shrewdly, Shrewdness

1. Good at judging what people or situations are really like

2. Well judged and likely to be right

Synonym: Clever

Antonym: Nitwit

Analogy: Nerd : Shrewd :: Dog : Fluffy

(noun : close relating adjective)

Decadence (n)

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Other forms: Decadent, Deacadently

1. Behavior that shows someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters

Synonym: Immorality

Antonym: Morality

Analogy: Decadence : Lazy :: Bear : Ferocious

(Noun : Closely Related Adjective)

Survey (n)

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Other Forms: Surveys, Surveyor

1. A set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behavior

2. A general description or report about a particular subject or situation

Synonyms: Study

Antonyms: Neglect

Analogy: Survey : Ask : Ice Cream : Lick

Prodigious (adj)

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Other forms: prodigiously, prodigy, prodigies

1. Very large or great in a surprising or impressive way

Synonym: Genius

Antonym: Dumb

Analogy: Sheldon (from Young Sheldon) : Prodigious :: Water : Wet

Carcass (n)

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Other forms: Carcasses

1. The body of a dead animal

2. The decaying outer structure of a building, vehicle, or other object

Synonym: Corpse

Antonym: Spirit

Analogy: Carcass : Decays :: Book : Read