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colossal: (adj.)gigantic; huge

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bizarre: (adj.)unusual; weird

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ravenous: (adj.)extremely hungry

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punctual: (adj.)on time; prompt

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arduous: (adj.)difficult

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clarify: (v.)to make clear orunderstandable

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allege: (v.)to state or accusewithout showing proof

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lollygag: (v.)to fool around; dawdle

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jubilant: (adj.)very happy; joyful

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congregate: (v.)to gather or crowdtogether

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phobia: (n.)a strong (usuallyunexplainable) fear of something; terror

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melancholy: (adj.)sad

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industrious: (adj.)hardworking

industrious

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zany: (adj.)foolish or crazy

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infinitesimal: (adj.)too small to bemeasured; tiny

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boisterous: (adj.)noisy; loud

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aptitude: (n.)a natural talent or ability

aptitude

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fabricate: (v.)to make up; invent

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motive: (n.)a reason

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disheveled: (adj.)messy

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thwart: (v.)to stop; prevent

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dynamic: (adj.)energetic; forceful

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scrutinize: (v.)to examine closely;inspect

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substantial: (adj.)great in amount,importance, or value

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instigate: (v.)to provoke or start

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sluggish: (adj.)slow in movement or action

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stamina: (n.)strength or energy tokeep doing somethingfor a long time

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desolate: (adj.)isolated; deserted

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admonish: (v.)to scold or warn gently

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hodgepodge: (n.)a mixture or jumble

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compassion: (n.)sympathy; kindness;consideration

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excel: (v.)to do much better at something thanothers; outdo

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pandemonium: (n.)a wild uproar

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persnickety: (adj.)fussy about small details

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relinquish: (v.)to give up or surrendersomething

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conundrum: (n.)a difficult problem

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revere: (v.)to admire or look up to

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compromise: (v.)to settle a disagreementthrough cooperation;to meet halfway

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consume: (v.)to eat or drink something

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abhor: (v.)to hate

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