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13th of
June 2016
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NUMBER
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
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1
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ERSATZ
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Copied from something else
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The whipped cream in the restaurant was
ersatz
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2
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LIMPID
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Clear and simple
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The limpid waters of the stream
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3
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PROFILING
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The act of learning information about
someone
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We are the one is supposed to be doing the
profiling
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4
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CHARDONNAY
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A dry white table wine
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The chardonnay here is out of this world
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5
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FAUX
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Imitation
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Even the animal activists were fooled bt the
faux furs
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14th of
June 2016
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NUMBER
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
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1
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UNADORNED
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Not decorated or fancy
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The room is unadorned and very plain
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2
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GINGKO-ANISE
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A type of herbal medicine
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Gingko-anise is used to heal back pain
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3
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TINCTURE
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A medicine that is made of a drug mixed with
alcohol
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A ragged shirt that seemed to be stained
with the tincture of blood
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4
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GROGGY
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Not able to think normally because of tired
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I am still groggy from the nap
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5
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DURESS
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Force that makes someone to do something
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He gave the information under duress
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15th of
June 2016
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NUMBER
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
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1
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TEPID
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Not hot and not cold
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He gave a tepid performance
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2
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DE’OEUVRES
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3
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VOLUPTUOUS
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Giving pleasure to the senses
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The voluptuous richness of the music
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4
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TINGE
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To give a small amount
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Dark hair with reddish tinges
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5
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SLUNK
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Past participle of slink
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He slunk his way in shame
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16th of
June 2016
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NUMBER
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
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1
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SULLEN
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Grey and dark
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Sullen skies matches my mood today
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2
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JUMBLE
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Mixed together
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The contest editor has jumbled the letters of some
common words
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3
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DISCONCERTING
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Make someone upset or embarrassed
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His act to me was very disconcerting
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4
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FEEBLE
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Weak
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She is still feeble from her long illness
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5
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GOOK
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A foreigner
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A foreigner , especially a person of Philippine
, Korean or Vietnamese descent
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