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abrogate
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to abolish, repeal, or nullify
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afford
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to permit or allow, to enable, to give
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anathema
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something or someone loathed or detested
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ancillary
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subordinate; providing assistance
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annul
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to make void or to cancel, usu. refers to marriage
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anthropology
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the study of human cultures
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antithetical
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in opposition, contrary to
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apostate
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one who deserts his professed principles or faith
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arsenal
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a storehouse of weapons
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ascertain
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to determine with certainty; to find out definitely
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assuage
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to soothe, pacify, or relieve
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augury
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an omen, edp. a good omen
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auspices
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protection, support; sponsorship
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ardent
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enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
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abase
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to humble; disgrace
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abet
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to aid; act as an accomplice
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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acme
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highest point; summit
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adage
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an old saying or proverb
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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affront
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personal offense; insult
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alias
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assumed name
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ample
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abundant, plentiful
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agile
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well coordinated, nimble
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adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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agitation
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excitement; uneasiness
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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accrue
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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animation
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enthusiasm, excitement
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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antiquated
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outdated, obsolete
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antiquity
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ancient times, the quality of being old
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arboreal
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relating to trees; living in trees
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archipelago
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large group of islands
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ashen
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resembling ashes; deathly pale
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askew
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crooked, tilted
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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aspire
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to have great hopes; to aim at a goal
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assail
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to attack, assault
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astringent
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harsh, severe, stern
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atrocious
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monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked
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august
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dignified, awe inspiring, venerable
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avenge
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to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime
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aver
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to declare to be true, affirm
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avert
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to turn (something) away; to prevent, hinder
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aviary
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large enclosure housing birds
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barometer
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an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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beguile
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to delude by guile or craft; to mislead, divert; charm
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behest
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a command or order
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bellicose
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warlike, belligerent
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brusque
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rough and short in manner, blunt, abrupt
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buttress
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a support for a building or structure; to support
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balm
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soothing, healing influence
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banter
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playful conversation
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bay
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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behemoth
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huge creature
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benighted
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unenlightened
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berate
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to scold harshly
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blanch
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to pale; take the color out of
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boor
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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burnish
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to polish, make smooth and bright
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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beseech
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to beg, plead, implore
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bestial
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beastly, animal-like
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blandish
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to coax with flattery, to persuade by flattering
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boisterous
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loud, rowdy, unrestrained
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botanist
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a scientist who studies plants
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brazen
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bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
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bombastic
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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bias
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prejudice, slant
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beneficient
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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cabal
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a group of conspirators; the acts of such a group; a clique
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calipers
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a pinching instrument used for determining the thickness of objects or the distance between surfaces
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canon
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a rule or law, especially a religious one; a body of rules or laws; an authoritative list; the set of works by an author that are accepted as authentic
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cantankerous
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ill-natured, contentious
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canvass
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to campaign; to seek or solicit orders, votes, etc.
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capacitor
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a device used to store energy
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captious
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ill-natured, quarrelsome
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carp
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to complain or find fault with someone
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cartography
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the study and creation of maps
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cavil
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to quibble; to raise trivial objections
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chimerical
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imaginary, given to fantasy
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closefisted
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stingy
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cogitate
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to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
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conscript
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enlisted, drafted, or enrolled; usu. refers to mandatory military
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coterie
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a group of close associates; a circle of friends
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coy
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shy, reluctant to make a commitment
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craven
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cowardly, afraid
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curmudgeon
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a greedy, irascible, crotchety old person
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callous
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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canny
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smart; founded on common sense
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caucus
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smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
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cede
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to surrender possession of something
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cessation
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temporary or complete halt
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champion
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to defend or support
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chary
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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chromatic
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relating to color
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citadel
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fortress or stronghold
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clamor
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to make a noisy outcry; a noisy outcry
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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cloister
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to confine, seclude
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coddle
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to baby, treat indulgently
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collateral
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accompanying
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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compensate
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to repay or reimburse
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compliant
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submissive and yielding
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compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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concave
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curving inward
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concede
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to yield, admit
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conduit
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tube, pipe, or similar passage
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conflagation
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big, destructive fire
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confound
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to baffle, perplex, confuse
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congeal
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to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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conglomerate
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collected group of varied things
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constrained
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forced, compelled; confined, restricted
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continence
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self-control, self-restraint
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contravene
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to contradict, deny, act contrary to
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conundrum
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riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
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convalescence
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gradual recovery after an illness
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convene
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to meet, come together, assemble
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convex
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curved outward
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convoluted
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twisted, complicated, involved
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corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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coven
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group of witches
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crass
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crude, unrefined
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creed
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statement of belief or principle
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cuisine
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characteristic style of cooking
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cupidity
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greed
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curt
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abrupt, blunt
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cosmetic
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relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
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consolidate
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to combine, incorporate
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consolation
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something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
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conscientious
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governed by conscience; careful and thorough
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deft
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very skillful
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dehydrate
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to remove water
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demography
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the statistical study of the characteristics of populations
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desalinate
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to remove salt from something
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diplomatic
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tactful; good at negotiating
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discomfit
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to frustrate, to confuse
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dither
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to vacillate between choices; to tremble with excitement
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diurnal
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occurring every day; occurring during the daytime
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divisive
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creating conflict and disagreement
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draconian
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severe, harsh, cruel
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debunk
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to discredit, disprove, to expose the nonsense of
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
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decorum
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proper behavior, etiquette
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decry
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to belittle, openly condemn, to put down, to denounce
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deface
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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deflation
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decrease, depreciation
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defunct
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no longer existing, dead, extinct
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delectable
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appetizing, delicious, delightful
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delegate
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to give powers to another
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demean
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to degrade, humiliate, humble
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demographics
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data relating to study of human population
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demote
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to reduce to a lower rank or grade
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demur
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to express doubts or objections
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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deplete
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to use up, exhaust
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deplore
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to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly
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deploy
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to spread out strategically over an area
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derivative
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copied or adapted; not original
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desist
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to stop doing something
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deter
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to discourage; prevent from happening
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deviate
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to stray, wander
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devout
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deeply religious
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dexterous
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skilled physically or mentally
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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dialect
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regional style of speaking
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diffuse
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widely spread out
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dilapidated
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in despair, run down, neglected
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disarray
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clutter, disorder
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disburse
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to pay out
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disconcerting
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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing, confusing
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discordant
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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
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discredit
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to dishonor or disgrace
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discrepancy
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difference between
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disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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disheveled
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untidy, disarranged, unkempt
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dispassionate
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free from emotion; impartial, unbiased
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dispel
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to drive out or scatter
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dispense
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to distribute, administer
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disperse
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to break up, scatter
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dispirit
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to dishearten, make dejected
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disrepute
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disgrace, dishonor
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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dissuade
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to persuade someone to alter original intentions
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distraught
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very worried and distressed
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divine
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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doleful
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sad, mournful
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doting
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excessively fond, loving to excess
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drivel
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stupid talk; slobber
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droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle odd way, often understated
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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dupe
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to deceive, trick; a fool or pawn
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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effigy
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a likeness of a person, usu. one used to express hatred for that person
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ersatz
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serving as a substitute; synthetic, artificial
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etymology
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the study of words and their meanings
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euphonious
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pleasant-sounding, opposite of cacophonous; melodious
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evince
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to demonstrate convincingly; to prove
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execrate
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to curse, denounce
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exhume
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to unbury; to dig out of the ground
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expiate
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to make amends, to atone
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expunge
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to erase, obliterate, to blot out
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ebb
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to fade away, recede
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ecstatic
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joyful
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edict
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law, command, official public order
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edifice
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building
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effervescent
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bubbly, lively
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effrontery
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impudent boldness; audacity
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effulgent
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brilliantly shining
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elation
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exhilaration, joy
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elegy
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mournful poem, usually about the dead
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eloquence
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fluent and effective speech
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emaciated
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skinny, scrawny, gaunt, especially from hunger
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emancipate
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to set free, liberate
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embellish
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to ornament; make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
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embezzle
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to steal money in violation of a trust
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emollient
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having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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enjoin
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to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
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enmity
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hostility, antagonism, ill-will
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ennui
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boredom, lack of interest and energy
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ensconce
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to settle comfortably into a place
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enthrall
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to captivate, enchant, enslave
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entreat
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to plead, beg
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enunciate
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to pronounce clearly
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epicure
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person with refined taste in food and wine
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eradicate
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to erase or wipe out
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errant
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straying, mistaken, roving
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eschew
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to abstain from, avoid
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estrange
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to alienate, keep at a distance
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eulogy
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high praise, often in a public speech
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euphony
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pleasant, harmonious sound
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euphoria
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feeling of well-being or happiness
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evade
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to avoid, dodge
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evict
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to put out or force out
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excruciating
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agonizing, intensely painful
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