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7245286926Allocationn. share set aside for a specific purpose0
7245291032Asceticn. one who is devoted to the practice of self-denial adj; rigorously abstinent1
7245307145Beguilev. to charm, delight or captivate; to deceive or delude2
7245331893Crassadj. course; crude; not refined or sensible; materialistic3
7245335933Defrayv. finance or fund; bear the cost4
7245340119Dintn. force or effort; power; the mark left by a blow5
7245344166Enjoinv. to direct somebody to do something with authority6
7245353722Envoyn. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else; a representative7
7245358067Interlopern. meddler, intruder; trespasser8
7245361876Vicariousadj. serving in place of something or something else; substituted9
7340537682Admonishv. to caution or advise against something; reprimand10
7340540086Akimboadj. with hands on hip and elbows pointing out11
7340542389Lassituden. laziness; weariness of mind and body12
7340544908Licentiousadj. unrestrained by mortality; promiscuous13
7340548734Musev. to contemplate or consider n. a goddess of any art14
7340554254Pecuniaryadj. forward; bold; audacious; conceited15
7340554971Plightn. situation; predicament (usually uncomfortable)16
7340564176Presumptuousadj. forward; bold; audacious; conceited17
7340564894Subversiven. an insurgent adj. treasonous; inflammatory18
7340569165Vacuousadj. empty-handed; shallow; vacant19
7340571777Disparityn. inadequately; discrepancy20
7340574223Efficacyn. capability; effectiveness; strength21
7340576366Reticentadj. restrained, reluctant; hesitant22
7340578301Impetusn. motivation; stimulus; catalyst23
7340579177Epistlen. a letter or written communication (usually didactic)24
7340581230Moribundadj. near death; doomed; passing25
7340583303Hospicen. a house of shelter or rest for the sick or weary26
7340585061Vacillatev. to waver in mind or opinion; to be indecisive27
7340586032Avocationn. a hobby; a distraction pr amusement28
7340589768Capriciousadj. temperamental; unpredictable; arbitrary29

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