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Chapter 2

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1. caravansary 2. planning 3. shrapnel 4. regiment 5. inanity 6. whooping-cough 7. offsetting 8. bulletin 9. gouging 10. planetary 11. equestrian 12. knowledge 13. characteristic 14. avaricious 15. detrimental 16. grievance 17. equatorial 18. aquafortis 19. cinnamon 20. jurisprudence 21. implicate 22. _mademoiselle_ 23. offset 24. detraction 25. poignancy 26. regally 27. synod 28. repartee 29. poisonous 30. equalization

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1. equerry 2. inconstancy 3. _Madonna_ 4. bullion 5. oleaginous 6. griffin 7. deuce 8. basalt 9. laryngeal 10. chiselling 11. gesture 12. chloride 13. immigrant 14. bunion 15. allegory 16. devastation 17. jeweller 18. lurid 19. carbonaceous 20. nomenclature 21. phrenology 22. regurgitate 23. severely 24. equidistant 25. sustenance 26. inaudible 27. luscious 28. chloroform 29. phthisic 30. device

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1. equilateral 2. _nonchalance_ 3. knurly 4. gourd 5. bequeath 6. implicitly 7. anathema 8. _cinque_ 9. glorification 10. bureau 11. juryman 12. madrigal 13. develop 14. equinoctial 15. oleander 16. pippin 17. carbuncle 18. repelling 19. shrievalty 20. synonyme 21. incontinence 22. bergamot 23. magazine 24. cipher 25. pique 26. reimburse 27. grimalkin 28. nondescript 29. _devoir_ 30. equipage

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1. chocolate 2. equilibrium 3. gewgaw 4. imminence 5. burgher 6. antipodes 7. jewelry 8. devolvement 9. lustreless 10. olfactory 11. carcass 12. planisphere 13. rehearsal 14. turbaned 15. diabolical 16. inaugurate 17. luxuriance 18. average 19. cholera 20. oligarchy 21. reindeer 22. gouty 23. plantain 24. equivalent 25. kraken 26. glossary 27. Circean 28. implied 29. aqueduct 30. dexterity

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1. justiciary 2. triglyph 3. burlesque 4. equinox 5. _magi_ 6. _polacca_ 7. cardiac 8. repetition 9. suzerain 10. equipoise 11. repletion 12. diachylon 13. lyceum 14. basement 15. polarity 16. circuitous 17. olio 18. lascivious 19. incontrovertible 20. grindstone 21. diadem 22. ghastliness 23. chord 24. equivocate 25. immobility 26. careen 27. allopathic 28. lassitude 29. eradicate 30. magician

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1. nonillion 2. ghostly 3. phylactery 4. reiterate 5. dialectic 6. avoirdupois 7. _Inca_ 8. synonymous 9. Christendom 10. erasable 11. lying 12. notable 13. trigonometry 14. physician 15. liege 16. glottis 17. importable 18. circumambient 19. anatomical 20. legitimate 21. diagonal 22. erase 23. lye 24. nonpareil 25. caricature 26. magistracy 27. piquet 28. turbine 29. reportorial 30. swathe

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1. piratical 2. erectile 3. glue 4. inconvenient 5. circumference 6. noticing 7. basilicon 8. _magna charta_ 9. dialogue 10. loadstone 11. immolation 12. graciously 13. chorister 14. antiquarian 15. lasso 16. diametrical 17. Olympian 18. relative 19. sewer 20. carnivorous 21. synopsis 22. erelong 23. plantigrade 24. turbot 25. relaxation 26. diaphragm 27. plateau 28. lymphatic 29. chromatic 30. omnific

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1. erroneous 2. lien 3. gradually 4. beryl 5. incandescence 6. ermine 7. grizzly 8. circumcise 9. aquiline 10. importunity 11. leguminous 12. diapason 13. magnanimity 14. omelet 15. polarization 16. carolling 17. reprehend 18. shrimp 19. _errata_ 20. Swedenborgian 21. Trinitarian 22. diarrhoea 23. magnate 24. polemic 25. circumstantial 26. omnipotent 27. requisition 28. incorporate 29. loath 30. besotted

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1. erudition 2. chrome 3. ghoul 4. diatribe 5. immortalize 6. allspice 7. carotid 8. wilful 9. noticeable 10. giaour 11. physiognomy 12. lathe 13. reliable 14. eruption 15. novelist 16. chronicle 17. sexagesimal 18. synoptical 19. awning 20. turbulency 21. relievable 22. dictatorial 23. physiology 24. lieutenant 25. incantation 26. dicky 27. gluten 28. circumvallation 29. ancestry 30. eructation

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1. impossible 2. carouse 3. leisure 4. magnesia 5. notoriety 6. _pirouette_ 7. rescind 8. dictionary 9. erysipelas 10. windlass 11. shrivelled 12. circus 13. swivel 14. basilisk 15. residuary 16. glutinous 17. gluttonous 18. piscatory 19. incorrect 20. loathe 21. escalade 22. immovable 23. chronology 24. antique 25. grammarian 26. didactic 27. lath 28. magnetic 29. carrageen 30. omnipresence

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1. platina 2. bestiality 3. lyrical 4. relic 5. chrysalis 6. omnivorous 7. sextant 8. escheat 9. reluctancy 10. grampus 11. platitude 12. diaeresis 13. _macaroni_ 14. lieu 15. incapacitate 16. impostor 17. groin 18. cirrus 19. escarpment 20. arabesque 21. diary 22. leisurely 23. magnificence 24. carrion 25. omniscient 26. policy 27. reservoir 28. syntactical 29. eschew 30. macadamize

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1. dietary 2. _on-dit_ 3. resin 4. cisalpine 5. politely 6. incorrigible 7. macaroon 8. escorting 9. loathsome 10. grommet 11. _escritoire_ 12. immunity 13. churl 14. alluvial 15. gibberish 16. carronade 17. latitudinarian 18. maguey 19. novitiate 20. pianist 21. differential 22. resonant 23. sibilant 24. _groschen_ 25. swop 26. chyle 27. now-a-days 28. esculent 29. macaw 30. incarcerate

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1. gibbet 2. tripartite 3. pibroch 4. diffusible 5. ligament 6. Escurial 7. impotent 8. citadel 9. anchorite 10. grandee 11. lemma 12. _carte-blanche_ 13. mahogany 14. noxious 15. pistachio 16. diffidence 17. remediable 18. sextillion 19. synthesis 20. tureen 21. escutcheon 22. nucleus 23. citation 24. Mahometan 25. sibyl 26. victimize 27. incredible 28. digestible 29. pistareen 30. lobelia

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1. digital 2. grandeur 3. impalpably 4. espalier 5. antithesis 6. lattice 7. cartel 8. maccoboy 9. onslaught 10. platonic 11. incendiary 12. sycamine 13. Macedonian 14. respiration 15. triphthong 16. chyme 17. oolong 18. _verd-antique_ 19. esplanade 20. gibbeted 21. sycamore 22. dilapidation 23. sibylline 24. plausible 25. ligneous 26. impracticable 27. especially 28. arbiter 29. digression 30. grotesque

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1. lemonade 2. mailable 3. onyx 4. cartilaginous 5. politician 6. sextuple 7. remediless 8. espionage 9. synthetic 10. incredulity 11. macerate 12. citrate 13. oozy 14. turkeys 15. espousal 16. respite 17. gnash 18. pollack 19. locate 20. dilemma 21. diligence 22. essayist 23. cicatrice 24. grandiloquence 25. impanel 26. almond 27. cartoon 28. laudable 29. maintenance 30. nuisance

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1. maize 2. pica 3. reminiscence 4. _shah_ 5. syringa 6. cicatrize 7. numismatic 8. trisyllable 9. essential 10. victualler 11. gibbous 12. picaroon 13. dimension 14. _lignum-vitae_ 15. incense 16. grottos 17. imprecation 18. civilian 19. anaconda 20. essence 21. dilution 22. lengthily 23. cartouch 24. Machiavelian 25. nullification 26. pistole 27. sycophant 28. machination 29. responsible 30. Sicilian

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1. aesthetics 2. nuncio 3. tumeric 4. civilization 5. verdigris 6. pistil 7. loch 8. diminish 9. increment 10. gneiss 11. granite 12. impanelling 13. cigar 14. etherization 15. aorta 16. diocesan 17. laundry 18. machinery 19. cartridge 20. opaque 21. plebeian 22. remissible 23. shalloon 24. incentive 25. syringe 26. trituration 27. mackintosh 28. _cicerone_ 29. operate 30. ethnography

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1. gibe 2. victuals 3. diploma 4. pleasurable 5. lily 6. diorama 7. impregn 8. arborescent 9. clandestine 10. groundsel 11. lenient 12. ethics 13. mackerel 14. opacity 15. casern 16. polyanthus 17. turmoil 18. incubation 19. restitution 20. sickle 21. diphthong 22. malapert 23. etiquette 24. operating 25. remittance 26. remittent 27. clairvoyant 28. vying 29. poltroon 30. locomotion

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1. diphtheria 2. ciliary 3. granivorous 4. Etruscan 5. aloes 6. impartial 7. laureate 8. casque 9. _mesdames_ 10. incur 11. nuptial 12. withhold 13. picayune 14. _resume_ 15. cymbal 16. _reveille_ 17. nutritious 18. sidereal 19. systematic 20. etymology 21. triumvir 22. pickaninny 23. inflection 24. limited 25. incessant 26. group 27. impregnable 28. clangor 29. anacreontic 30. disaster

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1. eucharist 2. lens 3. cassava 4. Madeira 5. individuality 6. nunnery 7. pitapat 8. incubus 9. oaths 10. resurrection 11. sirocco 12. clarinet 13. malediction 14. tapioca 15. turquoise 16. piteous 17. eulogium 18. lodgement 19. innuendoes 20. disbursement 21. apathy 22. incurable 23. cimeter 24. laurel 25. euphony 26. manna 27. gigantic 28. ophthalmia 29. discernible 30. Pleiades

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1. cassia 2. mania 3. opium 4. abasement 5. removable 6. siege 7. systematize 8. trivial 9. Cimmerian 10. resuscitate 11. plenary 12. granulate 13. limn 14. inflexible 15. _eureka_ 16. indoctrinate 17. gnomon 18. wiry 19. archaeology 20. eulogize 21. leonine 22. malefactor 23. discharging 24. opiate 25. acidity 26. polygamy 27. sirup 28. cassimere 29. opodeldoc 30. remunerate

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1. malefeasance 2. _tapis_ 3. retaliatory 4. clavicle 5. euroclydon 6. polyglot 7. logarithm 8. disciple 9. inoculate 10. grouse 11. European 12. alpaca 13. cinchona 14. incursion 15. lavender 16. disciplinarian 17. maleformation 18. obduracy 19. cassowary 20. polypus 21. sierra 22. gillyflower 23. manoeuvring 24. rencounter 25. tabernacle 26. disclaimer 27. malice 28. evacuation 29. rendition 30. polysyllable

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1. obelisk 2. cincture 3. witticism 4. graphic 5. influential 6. anecdote 7. disclosure 8. Euterpean 9. clayey 10. leopard 11. indorse 12. manoeuvre 13. obeisance 14. caste 15. Portuguese 16. gnostics 17. sizable 18. euthanasy 19. retch 20. tarantula 21. turreted 22. discomfiture 23. manor 24. possession 25. troche 26. reticence 27. obesity 28. logical 29. _clepsydra_ 30. inodorous

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1. gimbals 2. clergyman 3. aperture 4. evanescent 5. indebted 6. laxity 7. malicious 8. castellan 9. opossum 10. precursor 11. _siesta_ 12. disconnect 13. rendezvous 14. tablature 15. _attache_ 16. malign 17. tutelary 18. evangelical 19. predatory 20. renegade 21. opportune 22. climacteric 23. lineament 24. graphite 25. influenza 26. archetype 27. gnu 28. indorsable 29. codicil 30. leper

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1. discommode 2. mansuetude 3. opponent 4. primitive 5. skeleton 6. woad 7. retention 8. tariff 9. evangelize 10. reticule 11. disconcert 12. mantel 13. primogeniture 14. compelling 15. opposite 16. loiter 17. inquiry 18. collateral 19. guana 20. guano 21. eviction 22. amalgamate 23. compendium 24. indecent 25. layman 26. climatology 27. mall 28. gimlet 29. obligatory 30. Penrhyn

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1. polytechnic 2. renewable 3. competency 4. sieve 5. tableau 6. eviscerate 7. malmsey 8. clique 9. maltese 10. obliquity 11. grasshopper 12. polytheism 13. lingual 14. information 15. discus, _n._ 16. discous, _a._ 17. evincible 18. competitor 19. anemometer 20. indubitable 21. leprosy 22. colleague 23. malleable 24. goblin 25. gobelin 26. oblique 27. posterity 28. discriminate 29. retiracy 30. skewer

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1. manumitting 2. complacency 3. tartar 4. ewe 5. oblivion 6. trombone 7. collegian 8. posthumous 9. longevity 10. inquisition 11. clyster 12. exacerbate 13. aphorism 14. indecisive 15. complaisance 16. lazaretto 17. ginning 18. _maraschino_ 19. discrepancy 20. optician 21. predecessor 22. rennet 23. coadjutor 24. sigil 25. _table d'hote_ 26. guarantee 27. retrievable 28. exaggerate 29. marauder 30. predicament

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1. optimist 2. complement 3. mameluke 4. _Linnaean_ 5. infringement 6. gratefully 7. archipelago 8. collision 9. inducement 10. exaction 11. lethargy 12. discursive 13. complementary 14. complimentary 15. maltreat 16. opprobrious 17. prismatic 18. retribution 19. discretionary 20. skilful 21. tasselled 22. colloquy 23. twelfth 24. retrocession 25. volcanoes 26. privilege 27. optional 28. marchioness 29. exaltation 30. loquacious

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1. discussion 2. amaranthine 3. complexion 4. indeclinable 5. exemplary 6. _lazzaroni_ 7. mamma 8. coagulation 9. oracle 10. gingham 11. pomatum 12. retrograde 13. excavator 14. signature 15. mammalia 16. disembogue 17. tabooing 18. _troubadour_ 19. compliance 20. orally 21. pomegranate 22. linseed 23. coalesce 24. infusion 25. gratuitous 26. Anglican 27. exasperate 28. Lethean 29. disease 30. induction

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1. complicity 2. marigold 3. oracular 4. collusion 5. gondola 6. postilion 7. compliment 8. ribbon 9. marital 10. skirmish 11. tattoo 12. twinge 13. disembowel 14. orang-outang 15. postponement 16. colocynth 17. insatiable 18. guardian 19. losable 20. exceeding 21. apocalypse 22. coalition 23. indecorous 24. excel 25. league 26. mammoth 27. disfranchise 28. pacha 29. gingle 30. prediction

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1. revealing 2. compositor 3. manacle 4. pacification 5. significant 6. _tabouret_ 7. coax 8. trousers 9. revelling 10. excerpt 11. preferable 12. linsey-woolsey 13. disgraceful 14. infusible 15. gravelly 16. indurate 17. cologne 18. lettuce 19. gong 20. architecture 21. disgorge 22. maritime 23. panacea 24. excellence 25. probability 26. skiver 27. concatenation 28. marjoram 29. _ricochet_ 30. tautog

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1. pancreas 2. twinging 3. concealing 4. guava 5. probity 6. woful 7. excessively 8. colonelcy 9. lottery 10. inscription 11. giraffe 12. amateur 13. conceit 14. indefatigable 15. cobalt 16. leaguing 17. manageable 18. exchangeable 19. oratorical 20. pommel 21. revenue 22. disguise 23. silesia 24. taxable 25. _trousseau_ 26. excise 27. pommelling 28. manikin 29. cochineal 30. gravitate

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1. orchestra 2. conceive 3. _infusoria_ 4. liquefy 5. liquidate 6. colonnade 7. industrial 8. gooseberry 9. animalcule 10. dishevel 11. levee 12. exchequer 13. marketing 14. oratorio 15. concentric 16. postscript 17. sclerotic 18. tacit 19. _louis d'or_ 20. tympanum 21. vigil 22. colored 23. marline 24. posy 25. ricochetting 26. upholsterer 27. excision 28. orchis 29. gubernatorial 30. inscrutable

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1. disenthrall 2. apogee 3. conception 4. gudgeon 5. indefeasible 6. cockatrice 7. leanness 8. _mandamus_ 9. excitable 10. pacifier 11. prejudice 12. concession 13. ridicule 14. silica 15. _hauteur_ 16. taciturnity 17. typhoon 18. cocoanut 19. prejudicial 20. paean 21. exclusion 22. mandarin 23. lovable 24. disk 25. ingenious 26. _habeas corpus_ 27. archives 28. colosseum 29. inebriate 30. disjunctive

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1. levelling 2. marmalade 3. conch 4. pandemonium 5. proboscis 6. exclamation 7. reverberate 8. skull 9. scull 10. taxidermist 11. herbarium 12. procedure 13. proceeding 14. dislodgement 15. panegyric 16. mandolin 17. columbine 18. righteous 19. insectile 20. excommunicate 21. excoriate 22. cocoon 23. ambassador 24. guerdon 25. indefensible 26. dismally 27. leash 28. comeliness 29. ordeal 30. pomology

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1. reverential 2. conciliate 3. manes 4. silicious 5. conchology 6. excrescence 7. tactician 8. reversion 9. coerce 10. organize 11. pomposity 12. havoc 13. litany 14. disparity 15. ingenuous 16. habiliment 17. ineffable 18. coma 19. leviathan 20. excrement 21. anker 22. dismission 23. _marquee_ 24. _marque_ 25. potash 26. concisely 27. ordinance 28. ordnance 29. rigid 30. disparagement

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1. mangel-wurzel 2. paganize 3. concoction 4. rimmed 5. potato 6. combustible 7. lozenges 8. Herculean 9. insensible 10. excruciating 11. indefinite 12. coefficient 13. apologetical 14. excursion 15. haversack 16. leaven 17. dispelling 18. manhaden 19. peony 20. prelacy 21. concomitance 22. reversible 23. sillabub 24. _guerilla_ 25. maniacal 26. teachable 27. coercion 28. reverie 29. preliminary 30. pannier

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1. execrable 2. manifestoes 3. literally 4. displaceable 5. woollen 6. herbivorous 7. arenaceous 8. combatant 9. inefficient 10. excusable 11. concrete 12. Levitical 13. marquis 14. panelling 15. rigmarole 16. dispensary 17. slaty 18. taffrail 19. _hacienda_ 20. marriageable 21. executor 22. teapoy 23. rioting 24. concupiscence 25. typhus 26. process 27. dispersion 28. inseparable 29. maroon 30. marroon

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1. guidable 2. cogitation 3. exegesis 4. ambitious 5. disposable 6. indelible 7. ledger 8. concurrent 9. manipulate 10. orgeat 11. pongee 12. revetement 13. similarity 14. condenser 15. manitou 16. exemption 17. talcose 18. disputation 19. revivify 20. oriel 21. cognomen 22. pontiff 23. _literati_ 24. ingredient 25. hawser 26. potency 27. exemplify 28. comestible 29. annalist 30. hackmatack

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1. deposition 2. inertia 3. levying 4. marrowfat 5. orgies 6. risible 7. condescension 8. sleazy 9. tease 10. _exequatur_ 11. marshalling 12. riveted 13. condiment 14. potentially 15. disquisition 16. orient 17. comfiture 18. lucidity 19. hereditament 20. insertion 21. exegetical 22. apologue 23. cognizance 24. indemnify 25. guildhall 26. leeward 27. martello 28. dissection 29. paging 30. premier

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1. exercise 2. revivalist 3. simile 4. condolence 5. meretricious 6. revocation 7. talented 8. condonation 9. pageant 10. premonitory 11. lithe 12. disseminate 13. inhabitants 14. hazard 15. cohesible 16. Areopagus 17. inestimable 18. cometary 19. lexicographer 20. meanness 21. disseize 22. panorama 23. procession 24. teasel 25. exfoliation 26. ritual 27. sleighing 28. hackneyed 29. worshipper 30. militia

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1. hereditary 2. robin 3. conducible 4. pansy 5. proclamation 6. dissenter 7. lucifer 8. commemoration 9. insidious 10. exhalation 11. guillotine 12. coif 13. ambrosial 14. indenture 15. exhaustible 16. legacy 17. marten 18. martin 19. conductible 20. orifice 21. pontifical 22. rhapsody 23. simplicity 24. dissension 25. talismans 26. hazel-nut 27. martial 28. exhilaration 29. rhetorician 30. pontoon

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1. dissertation 2. originally 3. conduit 4. lithograph 5. inhalation 6. halberd 7. anneal 8. confectionery 9. inevitable 10. lexicon 11. dissenting 12. measles 13. oriflamme 14. commensurate 15. _pot-pourri_ 16. technical 17. exhibition 18. rodomontade 19. sleight 20. typify 21. confederacy 22. mechanical 23. technology 24. heresy 25. exhortation 26. oriole 27. pottery 28. roguery 29. lucrative 30. insignia

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1. guinea 2. coincidence 3. apoplexy 4. independent 5. dissipation 6. legation 7. meridian 8. conference 9. pagoda 10. preparatory 11. exhumation 12. rhetoric 13. simplify 14. talkative 15. confesser 16. confessor 17. meriting 18. hearken 19. exile 20. pailfuls 21. prerogative 22. colation 23. collation 24. inherent 25. dissuade 26. argillaceous 27. dissolution 28. inexorable 29. commentary 30. halberdier

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1. exigency 2. libeller 3. millennium 4. confidant 5. confidante 6. pantomime 7. proclivity 8. roebuck 9. sluice 10. dissonant 11. rheum 12. millinery 13. confidential 14. prodigal 15. Exodus 16. papacy 17. insignificant 18. commiserate 19. lucubration 20. heretical 21. dissyllable 22. guitar 23. ambrotype 24. indestructible 25. confinable 26. confinement 27. legendary 28. ornamenting 29. popinjay 30. exonerate

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1. roguish 2. simulate 3. talmud 4. confiscation 5. martingale 6. urbanity 7. distain 8. yacht 9. sniveller 10. inheritance 11. ornithology 12. colic 13. typography 14. poplar 15. liturgy 16. halcyon 17. inextricable 18. distaff 19. liberality 20. medal 21. exorbitant 22. annexation 23. ornate 24. conflagration 25. snath 26. rheumatism 27. rhubarb 28. poudrette 29. sincerely 30. Teutonic

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1. medallion 2. battalion 3. hermaphrodite 4. poultice 5. distasteful 6. orotund 7. ludicrous 8. exordium 9. insipid 10. commotion 11. gullibility 12. apostasy 13. collapse 14. indices 15. legerdemain 16. distention 17. merriment 18. painim 19. conformity 20. Presbyterian 21. simultaneous 22. romancer 23. tamarind 24. Ursuline 25. sobriety 26. mesmerism 27. prescience 28. paladin 29. distil 30. dissimilar

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1. inhibition 2. confusable 3. livelihood 4. ycleped 5. expansion 6. distich 7. halibut 8. congealable 9. argonaut 10. infallible 11. exotic 12. librarian 13. milliner 14. papillary 15. teetotaler 16. congener 17. prodigious 18. tyrannic 19. rhino 20. expansible 21. sinecure 22. _millionnaire_ 23. distillation 24. usquebaugh 25. lugubrious 26. producible 27. compatible 28. pappoose 29. hermetical 30. insinuate

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1. distillery 2. gum-arabic 3. ameliorate 4. congeries 5. indexical 6. legging 7. expatiate 8. martyred 9. celery 10. orphaned 11. populace 12. _rondeau_ 13. _sobriquet_ 14. tambour 15. conglomerate 16. tyrannize 17. extinction 18. usually 19. distraction 20. orthoepy 21. porcelain 22. inhumation 23. marvellous 24. hebdomadal 25. liverwort 26. halyards 27. anniversary 28. distinction 29. infanticide 30. expatriate

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1. license 2. congressional 3. mediaeval 4. orrery 5. practicable 6. rhinoceros 7. sinewy 8. cellarage 9. ogee 10. tegument 11. insoluble 12. rhomboid 13. congreve 14. orthography 15. practising 16. expectancy 17. medicament 18. heroic 19. lullaby 20. distraint 21. diurnal 22. gunnery 23. apostrophe 24. crease 25. indicative 26. legible 27. mesne 28. extirpate 29. palanquin 30. prescription

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