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173 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviate |
V. To shorten, abridge |
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Abstinence |
N. Act of refraining from pleasurable activity
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Adulation |
N. High praise
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Adversity
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N. Misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
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Aesthetic
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A. Pertaining to beauty of the arts
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Amicable
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A. Friendly, agreeable
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Anachronistic
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A. Out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period
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Anecdote
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N. Short, usually funny account of an event
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Anonymous
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A. Nameless, without a disclosed identity
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Antagonist
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N. Foe, opponent, adversary
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Arid |
A. Extremely dry or deathly boring
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Assiduous
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A. Persistent, hardworking
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Asylum
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N. Sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
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Benevolent
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A. Friendly and helpful
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Camaraderie |
N. Trust, sociability amongst friends
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Censure
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V. To criticize harshly |
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Circuitous
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A. Indirect, taking the longest route
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Clairvoyant
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A. Exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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Collaborate
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V. To cooperate, work together
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Compassion
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N. Sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
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Compromise
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V. To settle a dispute by terms agreeable by both sides
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Condescending
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A. Possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
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Conditional
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A. Depending on a condition
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Conformist
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N. Person who complies with accepted rules and customs
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Congregation
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N. Crowd of people, an assembly
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convergence
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N. the state of separate elements joining or coming together
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deleterious
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A. harmful, destructive, detrimental
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demagogue
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N. leader, rabble-souser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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digression
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N. the act of turning aside, staying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
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diligent
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A. Careful and hard-working
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discredit
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V. to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
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disdain
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V. to regard with scorn or contempt
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divergent
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A. separating , moving in different directions from a particular point
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empathy
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N. identification with the feelings of others
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emulate
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V. to imitate, follow an example
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enervating
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A. weakening, tiring
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enhance
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V. to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
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ephemeral
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A. momentary, transient, fleeting
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evanescent
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A. quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
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exasperation
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N. irriation, frustration
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exemplary
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A. outstanding, an example to others
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extenuating
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A. excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
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florid
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A. red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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fortuitous
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A. happening by luck, fortunate
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frugal
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A. thrifty, cheap
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hackneyed
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A. clinched, worn out by overuse
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haughty
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A. arrogant and condesecding
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hedonist
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N. person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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hypothesis
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N. assumption, theory requiring proof
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impetuous
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A. rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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Impute
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To attribute an action to a particular person or group
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Incompatible
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Opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
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Inconsequential
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Unimportant, trivial
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Inevitable
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Certain, unavoidable
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Integrity
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Decency, honesty, wholeness
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Intrepid
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Fearless, adventurous
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Intuitive
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Instinctive, untaught
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Jubilation
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Joy, celebration, exultation
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Lobbyist
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Person who seeks to influence political events
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Longevity
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Long life
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Mundane
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Ordinary, commonplace
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Nonchalant
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Calm, casual, seeming unexcited
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Novice
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Apprentice, beginner
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Opulent
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Wealthy
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Orator
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Lecturer, speaker
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Ostentatious
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Showy, displaying wealth
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Parched
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Dried up, shriveled
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Perfidious
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Faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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Precocious
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Unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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Pretentious
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Pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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Procrastinate
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To unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
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Prosaic
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Relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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Prosperity
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Wealth or success
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Provocative
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Tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
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Prudent |
Careful, cautious
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Querulous
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complaining, irritable
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Rancorous
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Bitter, hateful
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Reclusive
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Preferring to live in isolation
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Reconciliation
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The act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
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Renovation
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Repair, making something new again
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Resilient
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Quick to recover, bounce back
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Restrained
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Controlled, repressed, restricted
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Reverence
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Worship, profound respect
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Sagacity
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Wisdom
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Scrutinize
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To observe carefully
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Spontaneity
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impulsive action, unplanned events
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Spurious
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Lacking authenticity, false
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Submissive
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Tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
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Substantiate
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To verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
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Subtle
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Hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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Superficial
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Shallow, lacking depth
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Superfluous
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Extra, more than enough, redundant
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Suppress
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To end an activity, e/g/. to prevent the dissemination of information
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Surreptitious
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Secret, stealthy
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Tactful
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Considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
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Tenacious
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Determined, keeping a firm grip on
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Transient
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Temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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Venerable
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Respected because of age
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Vindicate
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To clear from blame or suspicion
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Wary
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Careful, cautious
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Miscreant
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evil; an evil person; villian
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Ken
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To know, one's understanding
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Languid
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Lacking vitality, indifferent
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Parapet
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A wall for protection; a low wall or railing
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Sedulous
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Working diligent; persistent
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Sundry
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Various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct
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Quaff
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To drink heartily
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Pragmatic
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Practical
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Ubiquitous
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Present everywhere
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Myriad
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A large number
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Curmudgeon
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Cranky person
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Equivocate
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To use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
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Gargantuan
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Giant, tremendous
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Shibboleth
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A distinctive word, pronunciation, or behavior that typifies a particular group; a slogan or catchwrod
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Conundrum
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A puzzle or problem without a solution
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Apropos
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Appropriate; coming at the right time
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Lascivious
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Obscene; lewd; licentious; amoral
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Quintessential
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Being the most perfect example of
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Recidivism
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The act of repeating an offense
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Draconian
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Harsh; severe; cruel
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Aberration
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Something unusual
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Abscond
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To depart secretly
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Acquiesce
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To agree
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Adumbrate
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To sketch in a shadowy way
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Adversarial
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Competitive, antagonistic
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to the beauty of the arts
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Alchemy
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Medieval philosophy of changing metal to gold
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Altruism
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Unselfish concern for others' welfare
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Amity
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Friendship
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Anachronism
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Out of place in time
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Analogous
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Comparable, parallel
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Antediluvian
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Prehistoric
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Antepenultimate
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3rd from last
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Aphasia
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Inability to speak
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Aphelion
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Point in earths orbit furthest from the sun
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Archipelago
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Large group of islands
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Ascetic
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Self-denying, abstinent
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Aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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Atrophy
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To waste away, wither from disease
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Avarice
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Greed
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Palatable
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Pleasant to the taste, agreeable to the feelings
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Apparition
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Ghost
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Supercilious
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Excessively proud, disdainfully superior
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Ribald
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Indecent or vulgar, off-color
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Equestrian
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Horseback riding
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Conjugal
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Having to do with marraige
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Posthumous
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Occurring after a death, published after death of the author
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Progeny
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Offspring, descendants
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Pandemic
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Prevalent throughout a large area
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Expostulate
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To reason with someone in order to warn or dissuade
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Nihilism
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belief that existence and all traditional values are meaningless
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munificent
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generous
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Mendacious
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dishonest
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Ontology
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Theory about the nature of existence
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Perfunctory
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Done in a routine way
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Serendipity
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Habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance
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Scintillate
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To sparkle, to flash, to be brilliant
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Somnolent
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Drowsy, sleepy;inducing sleep
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Usury
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Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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Vacuous
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Empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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Patricide
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Murder of one's father
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Panache
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flamboyance, verve' a confident stylish manner
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Martyr
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Person dying for his or her beliefs
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Maladroit
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Clumsy; tactless
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Individious
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Envious; obnoxious
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Insidious
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Sly; treacherous, devious
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Husband
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To farm; manage carefully and trfitily
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Frond
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A leaf' a leaf like part of a fern or other flowerless plant of of a palm tree
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Didactic
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Excessively instructive
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Cloister
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To confine, seclude
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Boon
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Blessing something to be thankful for
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Capricious |
Impulsive;whimsical;without much thought
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Bibliophile |
Book lover |
