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aug • ment vt., add to; supplement. Joe augmented his income by playing saxophone in a jazz club.

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pal • pa • ble adj., tangible. His nervousness was palpable in the form of the sweat that ran down his back.

stealth • y adj., furtive, sly. The pickpocket was caught when a police officer noticed the stealthy motion of his hand toward a tourist’s wallet.

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mul • ti • tu • di • nous adj., very numerous. His client’s multitudinous troubles included homelessness and schizophrenia.

e • quiv • o • ca • tor n., one who speaks ambiguously. In Shakespeare’s time, an equivocator might be a religious heretic or a potential traitor who supported both sides in a political struggle.

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scru • ples n., doubts, qualms. Although the smuggler did not hesitate to break the law, he had scruples about cheating his friends.