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7702798874detriment (noun)a disadvantage0
7702801204dexterous (adj.)skilled1
7702808408discretion (noun)good sense2
7702808409facetious (adj.)funny3
7702817659gregarious (adj.)outgoing4
7702820126optimum (adj.)ideal5
7702825149ostentatious (adj.)showy6
7702827007scrupulous (adj.)ethical7
7702829814sensory (adj.)of the senses8
7702831979vicarious (adj.)indirect9
7702836751collaborate (verb)to team up10
7702839215despondent (adj.)depressed11
7702841310instigate (verb)to cause12
7702845003resilient (adj.)quick to recover13
7702847560[in] retrospect (noun)looking back14
7702850678rudimentary (adj.)basic15
7702856565scoff (verb)to ridicule16
7702858274squelch (verb)to hold back17
7702863943venerate (verb)to honor18
7702866535zealot (noun)an extremist19
7702870544berate (verb)to scold angrily20
7702870545estrange (verb)to drive away21
7702899480euphoric (adj.)very happy22
7702901447impetuous (adj.)impulsive23
7702904687infallible (adj.)perfect24
7702906639maudlin (adj.)overly emotional25
7702911013regress (verb)to go backward26
7702913921relinquish (verb)to yield27
7702916197ubiquitous (adj.)found everywhere28
7702918216zenith (noun)the highest point29
7702922414ambiguous (adj.)unclear30
7702922415dissident (noun)a rebel31
7702926313embellish (verb)to decorate32
7702928087fritter (verb)to waste33
7702931915inadvertent (adj.)not intended34
7702934536inane (adj.)silly35
7702937209juxtapose (verb)to put side by side36
7702939282lethargy (noun)inactivity37
7702942713sporadic (adj.)irregular38
7702946688subsidize (verb)to pay for39
7702951374charlatan (noun)a con artist40
7702954308corroborate (verb)to confirm41
7702956686disseminate (verb)to spread42
7702956687diverge (verb)to go in different directions43
7702959766dormant (adj.)not active44
7702961751hoist (verb)to raise45
7702963986illicit (adj.)unlawful46
7702965905irrevocable (adj.)not reversible47
7702968029precipitate (verb)to bring on48
7702971770proliferation (noun)a rapid increase49
7702983358-ante / anti-Before50
7702984460Chron / chrono-Time51
7707172307-cideKill52
7707172308De-Removal53
7707172309DormSleep54
7707172310Extra-Beyond55
7707172311JectThrow56
7707172312Vit / vivLife57
7707172313vok/vocVoice58
7707178714Liver / liverFree59

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