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tarnished

become disordered

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defraud

illegally obtain money from by deception

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3

scrawl

write in a hurried, careless way

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4

render

provide or give

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nebulous

unclear

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eloquently

In a fluent or persuading manner

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7

downtrodden

oppressed badly by people

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8

blockhead

a stupid person

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9

seduce

entrance into sexual activity

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10

banquet

entertain with a banquet

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11

misogynistic

strongly prejudiced against woman

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12

traverse

travel across or through

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13

quadruple

be increased fourfold

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14

encyclopedia

a book giving giving info on many subject

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15

dispersal

an action on disturbing thing

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16

comrade

companions

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17

Maim

injure

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18

erstwhile

former

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19

insurgent

rebellious

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20

recoil

suddenly spring back in fear

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21

coercion

persuading someone to do something by using force

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22

belie

fail to give a true notion of something, conceal, contradict

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23

eschew

Deliberately avoid using

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24

omission

leaving out, exclusion

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25

mesmerize

enthrall

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26

pieties

devoutness

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27

pharmaceutical

relating to medical drug

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28

atrophy

waste away

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29

antagonistic

hostile

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30

auteur

an artist with a distinctive approach , usually a film director

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31

clandestine

Done secretly because illicit

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32

disingenuous

not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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33

demurrals

an act of disagreeing politely about something

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34

botche

(of a task) carried out badly or carelessly.

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35

obscenity

the state or quality of being obscene.

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36

pertain

be appropriate, related, or applicable to.

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37

vanity

excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

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38

obscene

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

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39

crux

the decisive or most important point at issue.

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stifling

(of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.

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41

slaughter

kill in a violent way

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42

ardent

enthusiastic or passionate

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43

hokum

nonsense

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44

hoarde

sounding rough, as the result of a soar throat

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45

stifling

very hot and causing diffeculty in breathing

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46

sonogram

a graph representing a sound, showing a distribution of energy at different frequencies

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47

rigorous

extremely accurate

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48

deviate

depart from an established caurse

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moribund

at a point of death

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50

conglimerate

a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

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51

gestation

the process or period of developing inside the womb between conception and birth

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52

reverberate

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

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53

den

a wild mammal's hidden home; a lair.

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54

bereft

deprived of or lacking (something).

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55

wuss

a weak or ineffectual person (often used as a general term of abuse).

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56

ally

a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

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57

grants

agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

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58

reprimand

a formal expression of disapproval.

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59

query

a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information.

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60

ravenous

extremely hungry.

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61

plea

a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.

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62

mull

think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.

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63

boilerplate

standardized pieces of text for use as clauses in contracts or as part of a computer program.

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64

yip

give a short, sharp cry or yelp.

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65

eclipse

deprive (someone or something) of significance or power.

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66

partition

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.

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67

misogynists

a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.

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68

disband

(with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up.

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69

incel

a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually, typically associated with views that are hostile towards women and men who are sexually active.

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70

crumbling

(of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time.

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71

repudiate

refuse to accept; reject.

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72

proclivity

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

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73

doers

the person who does something.

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74

taint

contaminate or pollute (something).

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75

pseudonymous

writing or written under a false name.

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76

regale

entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.

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77

insofar as

to the extent that

"the tool is able to cater to almost any need --- graphs are concerned"

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78

purview

the scope of the influence or concerns of something.

"such a case might be within the -- of the legislation"

range of experience or thought.

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79

prop up

to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it.

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80

lacklustre

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

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81

albeit

though.

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82

insulate

protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

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conundrum

a confusing and difficult problem or question.

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lay people

people who are regular members of a religious congregation and not members of the clergy

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