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119 Cards in this Set
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abound
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existing in great number
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annals
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historical records
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automaton
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machine that behaves like a person
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badger
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to continually nag
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compound
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to add to
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drudgery
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dull, difficult work
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eminent
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of outstanding reputation
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implroe
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beg for assistance
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indiscriminate
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carelesssly chosen
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interminable
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unending
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matron
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a mature woman
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paradox
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seemingly self-contradictory situation
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perceive
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to come to have an understanding of
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prognosticate
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to be able to tell what will happen in the future
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realm
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someone's special field
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replete
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completely filled with
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steeped
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to be completely soaked in something
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technology
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related to science or engineering
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tinge
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small amount of
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voracious
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desiring huge amounts
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"to eat humble pie"
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admit to defeat
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"a pig in a poke"
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a blind item; poor purchase
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a flash in the pan
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a star today, a flow tomorrow
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"pour oil on troubled watesr"
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to try to make peace
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accost
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to greet first
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adroit
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clever
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avid
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enthusiastic
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cajole
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coax
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enhance
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to make greater
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fabricate
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to make up a lie
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felon
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criminal
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furtive
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sly
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gesticulate
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to use lively gestuers
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hapless
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unfortunate, unlucky
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intrepid
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brave
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irate
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angry
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laconic
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concise, pithy
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nuance
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shade of difference
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plethora
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overabundance
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pretext
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an excuse
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reticent
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uncommunicative
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rudimentary
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basic, elementary
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throng
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great number of people
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vigilant
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alert
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"The sword of Damocles"
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any threatening danger
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Pyrrhic Victory
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an expensive conquest
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a wet blanket
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spoilsport
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to beard the lion
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defy an opponent in his home
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bristle
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to have one's hair stand up
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caustic
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stinging
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cessation
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a pause
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condolence
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expression of sympathy
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dupe
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an easily fooled person
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euphemism
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saying something in a less direct way
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indavertent
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due to an oversight, negligent
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incpient
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just starting
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incongruous
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having inconsistent elements
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infamous
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evil
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jostle
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to push, to elbow
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lackluster
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lacking brightness
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loathe
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despise
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mundane
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earthly
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ominous
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menacing
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reprimand
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to scold severely
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repudiate
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disown, refuse to accept
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stipulate
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make a specific demand
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tremulous
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trembling
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wrest
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seize
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crocodile tears
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hypocritical sympathy
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to carry the day
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to win the honors
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Skid Row
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run down district
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to go up in smoke
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end fruitlessly
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alacrity
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quick willingness
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aspirant
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candidate for a better job
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belligerent
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hostile, warlike
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belittle
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speak of as unimportant
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brash
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insolent
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castigate
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punish, chastise
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disdain
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contempt
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dregs
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most worthless part
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feint
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pretense, sham
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frenzy
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frantic outburst
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intimidate
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to make afraid
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laceration
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rough cut
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octogenarian
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man of eighty
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promulgate
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to make public, proclaim
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pugnacious
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combative
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scoff
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to mock
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scurrilous
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vulgar, using indecent language
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solace
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comfort
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sordid
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filthy, ignoble
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tangible
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able to be touched
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to throw down the gaunlet
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to offer a challenge
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feeling no pain
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under the influence of alcohol
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Hobson's choice
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to have no say in a matter
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to rule the roost
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be the boss, lay down the laws
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acrimonious
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caustic
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admonish
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to scold
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clandestine
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secretive, hidden
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concur
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agree
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construe
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to interpret
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culprit
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one who commits a crime
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distraught
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harassed
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duplicity
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trickery
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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elicit
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extract
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ethics
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moral philosophy
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flagrant
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notorious
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impunity
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exemption
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inane
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foolish
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inexorable
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cannot be moved by persuasion, inflexible
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paucity
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shortage
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pernicious
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harmful
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rampant
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flourishing
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tolerate
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to permit, to put up with
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stock intrade
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the necessary equipment
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to take down a pege
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humiliate
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pass the buck
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to refuse to take responsbility
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to lionize a person
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to idolize
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