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333 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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subside or moderate
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Aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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Abeyance
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suspended action
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Abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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Admonish
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warn; reprove
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Adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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Aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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Aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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Alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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Alleviate
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relieve
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Amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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Ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Ameliorate
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improve
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Anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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Analogous
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comparable
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Anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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Anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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Antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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Apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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Appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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Apprise
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inform
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Approbation
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approval
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Appropriate (v.)
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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Arduous
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hard; strenuous
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Artless
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without guile; open and honest
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Ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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Assiduous
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diligent
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Assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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Attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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Audacious
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daring; bold
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Austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Aver
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state confidently
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Banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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Belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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Beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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Bolster
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support; reinforce
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Bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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Boorish
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rude; insensitive
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Burgeon
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grow forth; send out buds
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Burnish
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polish
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Buttress
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support; prop up
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Cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious
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Capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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Castigation
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punishment; severe criticism
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Catalyst
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agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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Caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting
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Chicanery
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trickery; deception
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Coagulate
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thicken; congeal; clot
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Coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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Cogent
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convincing
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Commensurate
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equal in extent
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Compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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Complaisant
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trying to please; obliging
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Compliant
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yielding; conforming to requirements
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Conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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Condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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Confound
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confuse; puzzle
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Connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art
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Contention
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claim; thesis
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Contentious
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quarrelsome
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Contrite
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penitent
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Conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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Converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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Convoluted
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coiled around; involved; intricate
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Craven
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cowardly
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Daunt
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intimidate; frighten
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Decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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Default
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failure to act
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Deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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Delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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Denigrate
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belittle or defame; blacken
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Deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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Derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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Desiccate
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dry up
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Desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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Deterrent
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something that discourages; hindrance
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Diatribe
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bitter scolding; invective
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Dichotomy
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split; branching into two parts (esp. contradictory ones)
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Diffidence
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shyness
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Diffuse
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wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
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Digression
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wandering away from the subject
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Dirge
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lament with music
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Disabuse
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correct a false impression; undeceive
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Discerning
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mentally quick and observant
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Discordant
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not harmonious; conflicting
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Discredit
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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Discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference
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Discrete
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separate; unconnected
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Disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor; insincere
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Disinterested
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unprejudiced
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Disjointed
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disconnected
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Dismiss
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eliminate from consideration; reject
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Disparage
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belittle
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Disparate
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basically different; unrelated
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Dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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Disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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Dissolution
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breaking of a union; decay; termination
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Dissonance
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discord; opposite of harmony
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Distend
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expand; swell out
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Distill
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purify; refine; concentrate
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Diverge
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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Divest
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strip; deprive
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Document
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provide written evidence
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Dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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Dormant
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sleeping; lethargic; latent
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Dupe
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somone easily fooled
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Ebullient
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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Eclectic
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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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Efficacy
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power to produce a desired effect
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Effrontery
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insolent boldness; temerity
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Elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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Elicit
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draw out by discussion
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Embellish
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adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
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Empirical
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based on experience
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Emulate
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imitate; rival
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Endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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Enervate
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weaken
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Engender
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cause; produce
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Enhance
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increase; improve
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Ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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Equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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Equivocate
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intentionally mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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Erudite
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learned; scholarly
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Esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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Eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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Euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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Exacerbate
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worsen; embitter
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Exculpate
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clear from blame
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Exigency
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urgent state; demand or requirement
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Extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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Facetious
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joking (often inappropriately); humorous
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Facilitate
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help bring about; make less difficult
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Fallacious
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false; misleading
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Fatuous
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foolish; inane
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Fawning
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courting favor by cringing and flattering
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Felicitous
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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Fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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Flag (v.)
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droop; grow feeble
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Fledgling
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inexperienced
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Flout
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reject; mock
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Foment
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stir up; instigate
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Forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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Frugality
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thrift; economy
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Futile
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useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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Gainsay
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deny
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Garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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Goad
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urge on
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Gouge
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overcharge
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Grandiloquent
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pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Guileless
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without deceit
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Gullible
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easily deceived
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Harangue
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long, passionate, and vehement speech
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Homogenous
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of the same kind
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement
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Iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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Idolatry
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worship of idols; excessive admration
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Immutable
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unchangeable
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Impair
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injure; hurt
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Impassive
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without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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Impede
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hinder; block
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Impermeable
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impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
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Imperturbable
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calm; placid
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Impervious
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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Implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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Implicit
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understood but not stated
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Implode
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burst inward
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Inadvertently
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unintentionally
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Inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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Incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity
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Inconsequential
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insignificant; unimportant
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Incorporate
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introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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Indeterminate
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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Indigence
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poverty
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Indolent
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lazy
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Inert
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inactive; lacking power to move
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Ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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Inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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Insinuate
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hint; imply; creep in
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Insipid
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lacking in flavor; dull
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Insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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Intractable
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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Intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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Inundate
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overwhelm; flood; submerge
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Inured
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accustomed; hardened
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Invective
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abuse
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Irascible
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irritable; easily angered
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Irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak
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Itinerary
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plan of a trip
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Laconic
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brief and to the point
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Lassitude
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languor; weariness
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Latent
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potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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Laud
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praise
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Lethargic
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drowsy; dull
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Levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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Levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Log
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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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Luminous
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shining; issuing light
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Magnanimity
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generosity
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Malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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Maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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Mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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Metamorphosis
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change of form
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Meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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Misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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Mitigate
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appease; moderate
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Mollify
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soothe
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Morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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Mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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Negate
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cancel out; nullify; deny
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Neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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Obviate
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make unnecessary; prevent problems
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Occlude
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shut; close
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Officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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Oscillate
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vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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Ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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Paragon
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model of perfection
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Partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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Pathological
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related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal
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Paucity
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scarcity
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Pedantic
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showing off learning; bookish
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Penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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Penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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Perennial
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something long-lasting
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Perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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Perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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Permeable
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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Pervasive
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spread throughout
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Phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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Piety
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devoutness; reverence for God
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Placate
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pacify; conciliate
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Plasticity
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ability to be molded
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Platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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Plethora
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excess; overabundance
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Plummet
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fall sharply
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Porous
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full of pores, like a sieve
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Pragmatic
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practical (as opposed to idealistic)
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Preamble
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introductory statement
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Precarious
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uncertain; risky
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Precipitate
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rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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Precursor
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forerunner
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Presumptuous
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overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
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Prevaricate
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lie
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Pristine
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characteristic of earlier times; primitive, unspoiled
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Probity
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uprightness; incorruptibility
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Problematic
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doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
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Prodigal
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wasteful; reckless with money
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Profound
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deep; not superficial; complete
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Prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid
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Proliferate
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grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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Propensity
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natural inclination
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Propitiate
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appease
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Propriety
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fitness; correct conduct
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Proscribe
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ostracize; banish; outlaw
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Pungent
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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Qualified
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limited; restricted
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Quibble (n.)
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minor objection or complaint
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Quiescent
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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Rarefied
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made less dense [of a gas]
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Recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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Recant
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disclaim or disavow
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Recluse
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hermit; loner
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Recondite
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difficult to understand; profound; secret
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Refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
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Refute
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disprove
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Relegate
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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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Reproach
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express disapproval or disappointment
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Reprobate
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scoundrel; person lacking moral principles
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Repudiate
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disown; disavow
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Rescind
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cancel
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Resolution
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determination
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Resolve (n.)
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determination; firmness of purpose
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Reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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Reverent
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respectful; worshipful
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Sage
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person celebrated for wisdom
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Salubrious
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healthful
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Sanction (v.)
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approve; ratify
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Satiate
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satisfy fully
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Saturate
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soak thoroughly
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Savor
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enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
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Secrete
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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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Shard
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fragment, generally of pottery
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Skeptic
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
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Solicitous
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worried; concerned
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Soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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Specious
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seemingly reasonable, but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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Spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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Sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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Stigma
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token of disgrace; brand
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Stint (v.)
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be thrifty; set limits
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Stipulate
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make express conditions; specify
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Stolid
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dull; impassive
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Striated
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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Strut (1)
Strut (2) |
pompous walk
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Subpoena
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writ of summoning a witness to appear
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Subside
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settle down; descend; grow quiet
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Substantiate
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establish by evidence; verify; support
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Supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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Supposition
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hypothesis; surmise
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Tacit
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understood; not put into words
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Tangential
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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Tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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Tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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Torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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Tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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Tractable
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docile; easily managed
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Transgression
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violation of a law; sin
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Truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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Vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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Venerate
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revere
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Veracious
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truthful
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Verbose
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wordy
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Viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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Viscous
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sticky; gluey
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Vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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Volatile
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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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Warranted
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justified; authorized
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Wary
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very cautious
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Welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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Whimsical
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capricious; fanciful
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Zealot
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fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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