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1: secret plan to do something harmful to others
• articulate
2: tending to doubt, not to believe
• assassination
3: particular way of pronouncing a language
• boxers
4: playfully making fun of or trying to provoke someone
• camp
5: behaving in an unusual way, having unusual beliefs
• crude
6: treat someone cruelly
• exhibitionism
7: speaking in a clear, logical way
• flirt
8: leaving quietly so as not to be noticed
• impose
9: excuse
• opinionated
10: type of men’s underwear
• plot
11: expressing personal ideas and beliefs frequently and confidently
• pretext
12: temporary “building” made of fabric
• quirky
13: rough, preliminary, not developed
• siren
14: temporary living area (for soldiers, hikers, refugees, etc.)
• skeptical
15: loud noise used as alarm or warning
• sneak off
16: force something on someone (an idea, plan, etc.)
• stroke
17: sudden loss of blood flow in brain, often leading to death or paralysis
• tease
18: friendly behavior meant to provoke sexual or romantic attraction
• tent
19: strange or surprising behavior meant to attract attention
• torment
20: murder of important person for political or religious reasons