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1
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Define:

acquiesce

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(v.) to agree without protesting

2
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acrimony

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(n.) bitterness, discord

3
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acumen

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(n.) keen insight

4
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acute

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  1. (adj.) sharp, severe
  2. (adj.) having keen insight
5
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adamant

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(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding

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adept

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(adj.) extremely skilled

7
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adhere

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  1. (n.) to stick to something
  2. (n.) to follow devoutly
8
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admonish

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(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove

9
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adorn

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(v.) to decorate

10
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adroit

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(adj) skilled, dexterous

11
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adulation

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(n) extreme praise

12
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adumbrate

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(v) to sketch out in a general way

13
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adverse

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(adj) unfavorable, dangerous, antagonistic

14
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advocate

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(v) to argue in favor of something

15
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battery

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  1. (n.) a device that supplies power
  2. (n.) a location for heavy weapon armaments, such as a fortress
  3. (n.) a bodily attack; or crime related to a bodily attack
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beguile

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(v.) to trick, deceive

17
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behemoth

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(n.) something of tremendous power or size

18
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chide

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(v.) to voice disapproval

19
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choreography

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(n.) the arrangement of dances

20
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chronicle

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(n.) a written history

21
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chronological

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(adj.) arranged in order of time

22
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circuitous

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(adj.) roundabout

23
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circumlocution

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(n.) indirect and wordy language

24
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circumscribed

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(adj.) marked off, bounded

25
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circumspect

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(adj.) cautious

26
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circumvent

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(v.) to get around

27
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clairvoyant

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(adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot

28
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clamor

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(n.) loud noise

29
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clandestine

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(adj.) secret

30
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cleave

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(v.) to divide into parts

31
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demarcation

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(n.) the marking of boundaries or categories

32
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demean

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(v.) to lower the status or stature of something

33
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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

34
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denigrate

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(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of

35
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denounce

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(v.) to criticize publicly

36
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deplore

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(v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

37
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depravity

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(n.) wickedness

38
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deprecate

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(v.) to belittle, depreciate

39
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derelict

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(adj.) abandoned, run-down

40
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eloquent

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(adj.) expressive, the quality of choosing words well, moving

41
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elucidate

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(v.) to clarify, explain

42
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elude

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(v.) to evade, escape

43
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emaciated

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(adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking

44
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embellish

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(v.) to decorate, adorn

45
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embezzle

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(v.) to steal money by falsifying records

46
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emend

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(v.) to correct or revise a written text

47
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fatuous

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(adj.) silly, foolish

48
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fecund

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(adj.) fruitful, fertile

49
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felicitous

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(adj.) well suited, apt

50
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genial

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(adj.) friendly, affable

51
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hapless

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(adj.) unlucky

52
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impinge

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(v.) to impact, affect, make an impression

53
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implacable

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(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated

54
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implement

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(n.) an instrument, utensil, tool

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implicate

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(v.) to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate

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implicit

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(adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied

57
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impregnable

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(adj.) resistant to capture or penetration

58
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impudent

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(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent

59
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largess

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(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts

60
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latent

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(adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed

61
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manifest

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(adj.) easily understandable, obvious

62
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manifold

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(adj.) diverse, varied

63
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maudlin

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(adj.) weakly sentimental

64
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negligent

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(adj.) habitually careless, neglectful

65
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kudos

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(n.) praise for an achievement

66
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obscure

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(adj.) unclear, partially hidden

67
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obsequious

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(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

68
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penchant

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(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference

69
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penitent

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(adj.) remorseful, regretful

70
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penultimate

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(adj.) next to last

71
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penurious

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(adj.) miserly, stingy

72
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perfidious

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(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful

73
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perfunctory

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(adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm

74
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permeate

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(v.) to spread throughout, saturate

75
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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful

76
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perplex

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(v.) to confuse

77
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perspicacity

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(adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness

78
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raze

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(v.) to demolish, level

79
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rebuke

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(v.) to scold, criticize

80
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recalcitrant

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(adj.) defiant, unapologetic

81
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recapitulate

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(v.) to sum up, repeat

82
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reciprocate

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(v.) to give in return

83
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reclusive

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(adj.) solitary, shunning society

84
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reconcile

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(v.) to return to harmony

85
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rectitude

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(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

86
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redoubtable

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(adj.) formidable

87
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scintillating

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(adj.) sparkling

88
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scrupulous

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(adj.) painstaking, careful

89
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scurrilous

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(adj.) vulgar, coarse

90
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sedentary

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(adj.) sitting, settled

91
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semaphore

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(n.) a visual signal

92
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tenuous

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(adj.) having little substance or strength

93
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terrestrial

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(adj.) relating to the land

94
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timorous

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(adj.) timid, fearful

95
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tirade

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(n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language

96
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toady

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(n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

97
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uncanny

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(adj.) of supernatural character or original

98
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variegated

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(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked

99
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vehemently

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(adv.) marked by intense force or emotion

100
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veneer

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(n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade

101
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whimsical

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(adj.) fanciful, full of whims

102
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zenith

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(n.) the highest point, culminating point