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rarefy
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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recondite
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
radiant; shiny; brilliant
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renege
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous
diligent; persistent; hard-working
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shard
a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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sparse
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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tacit
implied; not explicitly stated
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terse
brief and concise in wording
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tout
to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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unfeigned
genuine; not false or hypocritical
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untenable
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinino and another; waver
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variegated
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation
annoyance; irritation
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vigilant
alertly watchful
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vituperate
to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively, berate
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volatile
readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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alloy
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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appropriate
to take for one's own use, confiscate
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arrest, arresting
to suspend; to engage; holding one's attnetion
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august
majestic, venerable
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bent
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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broach
bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook
to tolerate, endure, countenance
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cardinal
major, as in cardinal sin
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chauvinist
a blindlyy devoted patriot
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color
to change as if by dyeing
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consequential
pompous, self-important
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damp
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
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die
a tool used for shaping, as in tool-and-die shop
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essay
to test or try; attempt, experiment
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exact
to demand, call for, require, take
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fell
to cause to fall by striking OR inhumanly cruel
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flag
to sag or droop, to become spiritless
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flip
sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
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ford
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse
to complain or grumble
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guy
a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy
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intimate
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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list
to tilt or lean to one side
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lumber
to move heavily and clumsily
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milk
to explit, to squeeze every last ounce of
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mince
pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully
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nice
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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