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200538283amelioratev. improve
200538284amenableadj. submitting or yielding readily
200538285bovineadj. cowlike; patient and dull
200538286chicaneryn. trickery, especially in legal matters (subterfuge)
200538287circumspectadj. cautious, prudent
200538288despoticadj. tyrannical; having absolute power
200538289epistlen. a formal letter
200538290forayn. raid; v. to plunder
200538291gregariousadj. tend to herd together; sociable
200538292hoveln. a squalid, wretched dwelling place
200538293incarceratev. to imprison; confine (adj. imprisoned)
200538294loathadj. unwilling; reluctant
200538295miasman. poisonous environment
200538296nullifyv. cause to become invalid or nonexistent; make legally void
200538297ornithologyn. branch of science that deals with the study of birds
200538298peremptoryadj. decisive; positive
200538299relevantadj. connected with, or applying to, the subject under consideration
200538300scrutinizev. examine closely and carefully
200538301traducev. disgrace by speaking ill of; slander; malign
200538302vitriolicadj. like burning acid; biting; caustic

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