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(n) soft swampy ground that yields under foot, intrapping sitiuation; Morass, Perdicament
Quagmire
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(v) to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent; estrange, disaffect
Alienate
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(adj) hard to manage; refractory, unruly
Fractious
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(adj) serving no useful purpose, completely ineffective; fruitless, vain
Futile
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(V) to weigh carefully in the mind; appraise, consider
Ponder
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(n) compulsion by threat; constraint; coercion
Duress
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(n) feeling of uneasiness especially about a point of conscience or propriety; scruple; compunction
Qualm
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(adj) not conforming to type; not typical; irregular; unusual; abnormal
Atypical
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(n) disagreeable necessity; obligation; responsibility
Onus
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(v) arouse to sharp but brief annoyance or anger; irrate; provoke; exasperate
Nettle
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(v) put to rest; quiet; calm
Allay
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(adj) closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent
Germane
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(n) wide and general destruction; devastation; ruin
Havoc
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(n) state of being deprived of the necessities of life; want; need; deprivation
Privation
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(adj) indefinitely large number; innumerable; countless
Myraid
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(v) level to the ground; tear down; demolish; destroy
Raze
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(v) inspire with awe, fear mixed with dread, wonder, or veneration; threaten; terrify
Awe
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(adj) principal or important; chief; main; primary
Cardinal
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(n) Hearty or keen enjoyment; relish; zest
Gusto
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(n) the highest point of achievement or development; summit; zenith; apex
Pinnacle
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(n) complete or ridiculous failure; flop; disaster
Fiasco
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(v) soothe in temper or disposition; pacify; placate;appease
Mollify
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(n) witty or funny observation or response; usually made on the spur of the moment; joke; witticism
Quip
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(n) special right possessed by an individual or group; privilege; advantage
Perogative
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(v) attract or hold the attention and interest of; fascinate; charm
Captivate
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(adj) showing or expressing great joy; exultant
Jubilant
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(adj) incapable of being recalled or revoked; unalterable; irreversible
Irrevocable
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(adj) heedless of the consequences; audacious; reckless; foolhardy
Brash
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(n) participation or involvement in a wrongful act; collusion; connivance
Complicity
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(adj) steadfast or loyal in principle; faithful; constant
Staunch
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(adj) given to or marked by deception; falsehood; or divergence from the truth; dishonest; untruthful
Medacious
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(adj) highly injurious or destructive; ruinous; deadly; hurtful
Pernicious
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(n) wise and trusted counselor; guide; adviser
Mentor
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(adj) full of twists, turns, and bends; winding; serpentine
Tortuous
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