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  1. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  2. boot
    footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
  3. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  4. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  5. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  6. garner
    assemble or get together
  7. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  8. intermediate
    lying between two extremes in time, space, or state
  9. advanced
    situated ahead or going before
  10. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  11. underscore
    give extra weight to
  12. proliferation
    a rapid increase in number
  13. attorney
    a professional person authorized to practice law
  14. succinctly
    with concise and precise brevity; to the point
  15. command
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  16. appalling
    causing shock, dismay, or horror
  17. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  18. proof
    any evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
  19. prove
    establish the validity of something
  20. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  21. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  22. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  23. superior
    of high quality or performance
  24. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  25. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
  26. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  27. confine
    place limits on
  28. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
  29. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  30. valor
    courage when facing danger
  31. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  32. catty
    deliberately and often slyly spiteful or cruel
  33. conductive
    able to easily transmit electricity, heat, sound, or other energy
  34. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  35. ideally
    preferably; for the best outcome or results
  36. incense
    make furious
  37. exacerbate
    make worse
  38. angry
    feeling or showing extreme displeasure or hostility
  39. hungry
    feeling a need or desire to eat food
  40. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  41. contend
    compete for something
Created on Wed Jul 07 02:43:04 EDT 2010 (updated Wed Jul 07 05:16:42 EDT 2010)

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