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Abeyance
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(n.) suspension; temporary cessation
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Ambivalent
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(adj.) Characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes
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Beleaguer
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(v.) To annoy persistently; harass
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Carte blanche
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Cataclysm
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(n.) Any overwhelming flood of water
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Debauch
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(n.) A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; (v.) To corrupt morally, to lead away from virtue, to seduce
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Eclat
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(n.) Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; success
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Fastidious
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(adj.) Hard to please
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Gambol
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(v.) to dance and skip about in play
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Imbue
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(v.) To permeate or saturate
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Inchoate
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(adj.) partly but not fully in existence or operation
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Lampoon
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(n.) A humorous and often malicious satire; (v.) To mock or ridicule in a satire
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Malleable
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(adj.) capable of being shaped; also, adaptable
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Nemesis
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(n.) A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance
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Opt
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(v.) To make a choice or decision
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