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behavior intended to be amusing; flippancy

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levity

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unable or unwilling to believe; skeptically

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incredulously

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bare and uninhabited; isolated

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desolate

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thick, dense; unable to get through

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impenetrable

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magnificent or grand in appearance

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sumptuous

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without interest

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apathetically

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smoothly flowing, sweet sounding

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mellifluous

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brightly colored or showily decorated

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gaudy

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to spread or pass through

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permeate

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an indirect remark or gesture that carries some hint of impropriety

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innuendo

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a prayer asking for a blessing

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benediction

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with disapproval or blame

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reproachfully

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looked over very carefully

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scrutinized

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disturbed with great pain; distressed

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harrowed

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unclear or undistinct

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nebulous

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unable to be expressed in words; unspeakable

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ineffable

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a usually unintended consequence

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ramification

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events that might occur in the future, especially unexpected problems

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contigencies

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difficult to deal with

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formidable

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a passing impulse or thought

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whim

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excessively wordy or talkative

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garrulous

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happening by accident

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fortuitously

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disturbed or highly confused; insane

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deranged

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unsophisticated or small-minded

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provincial

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a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry; magnate, mogul

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tycoon

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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ennui

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failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law

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defaulting

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formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime

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indict

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a scarf worn around the neck for warmth

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muffler

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any bird raised or hunted for food the meat of that bird

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fowl

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(adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky

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ramshackle

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defeat heavily; punish severely

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trounce

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a rascal; an immoral person

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scoundrel

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obtaining money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means

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graft

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a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work.

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stooge

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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

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spartan

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easily understood, lucid, clear

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luculent

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bitterness or ill feeling

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acrimony

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a self-serving flatterer, a brown noser

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sycophant

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equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

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tantamount

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without hope or encouragement

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bleak

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Speech or writing that is meant to sound important but is not

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bombastic

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Confident and aggressive in a usually rude way

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brash

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To persuade with flattery or persuasion

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cajole

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Jagged wound

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Laceration

Question 46

Most worthless part

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Dregs

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Small fight, brief encounter

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Skirmish

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Aware

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Cognizant

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To drive out

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Oust

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Quiet

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Tranquil

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To hinder, defeat

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Thwart

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Worrisome, irritable

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Fretful

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Without power to move

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Inert

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To beg, seek earnestly

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Solicit

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Disease

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Malady

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Reward, pay

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Remuneration

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Split

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Schism

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Sprightly

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Jaunty

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Place of safety

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Haven

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Workable

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Viable

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Grounds for conclusion

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Premise

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Puzzling

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Cryptic

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Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

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Obtuse

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not or no longer needed or useful

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Redundant

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