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1603577072peltinganything happening rapidly or in quick successive, beating against again and again0
1603577073exchangedchanged for (replaced by) something different1
1603577074hoboa disreputable vagrant2
1603577075recruitedto enroll or seek to enroll3
1603577076decadesperiods of ten years4
1603577077inequalitylack of equality5
1603577078eloquentlyin an articulate manner6
1603577079possea temporary police force7
1603577080obliviousfailing to keep in mind8
1603577081dilapidatedin deplorable condition9
1603577082impoverishedpoor enough to need help from others10
1603577083destituteVery poor, Deprived of the necessities of life;11
1603577084sporadicoccurring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances, (adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order12
1603577085vagrancythe state of wandering from place to place13
1603577086virtuousmorally excellent, Adjective: conforming to moral and ethical principles;14
1603577087sulliedespecially of reputation, made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]15
1603577088avengedfor which vengeance has been taken16
1603577089deplorablebad17
1603577090lynchingswhen small vigilante mobs or elaborately organized community events where an individual (typically black) was publicly hung due to a crime (true or perceived). Resulted from white supremacy or fear of black sexuality.18
1603577091recantformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure19
1603577092dispersescatter20
1603577093contradictTo challenge, confront, counter, deny, or oppose21
1603577094luridshining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke22
1603577095grotesqueart characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants23
1603577096coalesenceunion; a combination24
1603577097balkedto stop short and refuse to proceed25
1603577098vivid(of color) having the highest saturation26
1603577099unabashednot embarrassed27
1603577100fabricatedformed or conceived by the imagination28
1603577101possessTo have or to own29
1603577102conclusiveforming an end or termination30
1603577103bayoneta knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon31
1603577104condemnedofficially and strongly disapproved32
1603577105staycontinuing or remaining in a place or state33
1603577106hesitantuncertain or in doubt34
1603577107stewardsPeople who are put in charge of managing, caring for, and protecting something, such as money or personal property.35
1603577108inflammatorycharacterized or caused by inflammation36
1603577109adequate(sometimes followed by 'to') meeting the requirements especially of a task37
1603577110indiscretionsimprudent actions38
1603577111anti semitismprejudice against Jews39
1603577112bigotrythe intolerance and prejudice of a bigot40
1603577113antagonism(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure41
1603577114uncorroboratedunsupported by nother evidence42

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