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pallid     Speak
 
(1)
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abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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fiscal     Speak
 
(2)
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
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sarcasm     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
act of making copies
skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
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giddy     Speak
 
(4)
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in an official role
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
greatly desired
very unpleasant
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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solar     Speak
 
(5)
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even though; although; notwithstanding
offensive to the mind; unequivocally detestable
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power
in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
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participation     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
cheerful compliance
gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
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acquaint     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer
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copious     Speak
 
(8)
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precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
pertaining to electricity; electric
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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lava     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
the elementary stages of any subject
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
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ruinous     Speak
 
(10)
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firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
remaining in an original state
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
formal or ritual; ceremonious
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shrug     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
prescribe; rule as a dictator
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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parched     Speak
 
(12)
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dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
formed or united into a whole
wide open;
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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downfall     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an expression of approval and commendation
a loss of power, prosperity, or status
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
goddess of rainbow; rainbow; prismatic play of colors; something that forming the colored portion of eye
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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bat     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an indirect suggestion
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
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livelihood     Speak
 
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n.  
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reading carefully with intent to remember
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
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discrimination     Speak
 
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n.  
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diligence in keeping clean
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
someone who admires a young woman
a person who owns something
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
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vapour     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of being secluded from view of others; condition of being hidden
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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framework     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
a person who has religious faith
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
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passport     Speak
 
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n.  
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
the time period between dawn and noon
compensation for a wrong
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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speck     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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particle; a very small spot ; stain
worship of idols; excessive admiration
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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