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Eminent
[adj.] prominent; distinguished; famous; noteworthy
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Benefactor
[n.] a donor; one who gives money or gifts
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Revitalize
[v.] to renew something or somebody
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Incorporeal
[adj.] without physical being; existing solely as a spirit
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Misnomer
[n.] an unsuitable name; a wrong name
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Exacerbate
[v.] to make worse; to make more violent or intense
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Unparalleled
[adj.] having no equal
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Anachronism
[n.] something out of time; a chronological mistake
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Disparage
[v.] to criticize; to speak ill of
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Intrepid
[adj.] brave in the face of danger; undaunted
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Addendum
[n.] something added; a supplement
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Inundate
[v]. to overwhelm; to flood with abundance
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Superfluous
[adj.] redundant; exceeding what is necessary; extravagant
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Hiatus
[n.] a break or gap in duration or continuity; a pause
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Flummox
[v.] to confuse; to bewilder; to baffle
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Egregious
[adj.] outrageously bad; ridiculous to an extraordinary degree
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Kismet
[n.] fate; fortune
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Peruse
[v.] to examine or review carefully
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Pugnacious
[adj.] quarrelsome; inclined to fight or be aggressive
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Emprise
[n.] a bold adventure; chivalrous skill or daring
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Exculpate
[v.] to free from guilt or blame; to exonerate
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Hackneyed
[adj.] unoriginal; unimaginative; made commonplace by overuse
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Antipode
[n.] an exact opposite
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Embrangle
[v.] to confuse, perplex, or entangle somebody
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Listless
[adj.] uninterested, weary, lacking energy
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