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evoke

bring to your thoughts

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evoke

call forth a spirit or god

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recant

to say you no longer have the beliefs you once did

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recant

to take back something you said

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aver

state as fact

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abeyance

a temporary pause

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attenuate

to reduce the effect or value of

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attenuate

to weaken

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attenuate

to make thinner

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toil

to work extremely hard and without end

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antic

foolish, amusing behavior

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12

antic

grotesque and bizarre

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13

flotsam

the wreckage of a ship or its cargo washes up after an accident

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14

flotsam

people or things that are seen as worthless or rejected

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repository

a place where things are stored

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repository

a place where there are deposits of natural resources

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repository

a person though of as a store of information

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incipient

an initial stage of development

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incipient

a person developing into a role

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embryo

unborn offspring in the process of development

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embryo

the part of a seed that develops into a plant

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22

embryo

something in its beginning stages

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23

puckish

playful in a mischievous way

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cajole

to persuade someone with sustained flattery

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hector

to talk to someone in a bullying way

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hector

used to mean hero; now means bullying braggart

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cadence

a rhythm or pitch of talking

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cadence

a sequence of notes at the end of a musical phrase

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cadence

rhythm

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resonance

a deep, full, pleasing sound

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resonance

evoking images, memories, and emotions

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resonance

the "echoing" of sound by reflecting from a surface

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33

proficient

competent at doing something

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consummate

to make a relationship official

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consummate

to complete or make perfect

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consummate

showing high skill

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consummate

a perfect example

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ponderous

slow and clumsy because of heaviness

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ponderous

dull, difficult, or solemn

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solemn

formal and dignified

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solemn

not cheerful nor smiling

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solemn

being deeply sincere

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resolute

purposeful and determined

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resolute

unchanging

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equivocal

ambiguous or uncertain

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equivocal

can have more than one interpretation

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