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  1. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  2. banter
    light teasing repartee
  3. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  4. bulkhead
    a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
  5. copacetic
    completely satisfactory
  6. decline
    grow worse
  7. defect
    a failing or deficiency
  8. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  9. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  10. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  11. facilitate
    make easier
  12. frantic
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  13. inconspicuous
    not prominent or readily noticeable
  14. indoctrination
    teaching someone to accept beliefs uncritically
  15. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  16. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  17. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  18. retained
    continued in your keeping or use or memory
  19. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  20. smidgeon
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  21. transcript
    a written record of dictated or recorded speech
Created on Tue Nov 02 18:02:31 EDT 2010

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