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Lagoon
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shallow body of water near a sea; lake
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Laity
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laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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Lambaste
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beat; thrash verbally or physically
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LAMENT / LAMENTATION
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grieve; express sorrow
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Lampoon
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ridicule
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Lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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Languid
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weary; sluggish; listless
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Languish
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lose animation or strength
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Languor
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lassitude; depression
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Lank
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long and thin
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Lap
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
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Larceny
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theft
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Larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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Largess
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generous gift
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Lascivious
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lustful
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Lassitude
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languor; weariness
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Latent/Latency
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potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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Lateral
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coming from the side
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Latitude
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freedom from narrow limitations
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LAUD // LAUDATORY / LAUDIBLE
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praise
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Lax
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careless
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Leaven
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cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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Lechery/Lecherous
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gross lewdness; lustfulness
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Lectern
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reading desk
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Leery
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suspicious; cautious
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Leeway
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room to move; margin
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Legacy
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a gift made by will
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legend
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explanatory symbols on a map
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Legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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LENIENCY / LENIENT
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mildness; permissiveness
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Leonine
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like a lion
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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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Levitate
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float in the air (esp. by magical means)
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Levy
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impost (a fine); collect (a payment)
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Lewd
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Lustful
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Lexicographer
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compiler of dictionary
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Lexicon
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dictionary
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Liability
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drawback; debts
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Liason
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contract that keeps parties in communication; go-between; secret love affair
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Libel/Libelous
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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Libertine
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debauched person; roue
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Libidinous
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lustful
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Libido
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emotional urges behind human activity
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Libretto
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text of an opera
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Licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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Lien
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legal claim on a property
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Ligneous
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like wood
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Abase
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degrade ; lower; humiliate
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Abash
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embarrass; humiliate
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Abate
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subside; moderate; diminish
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Abbreviate
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shorten
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Abdicate
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renounce
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Aberrant/Aberration
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abnormal; deviating from usual
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Abet
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Assist (usually doing something wrong)
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Abeyance
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Suspended action
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Abor
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detest; hate
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Abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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Abjure
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renounce upon oath; disavow
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Ablution
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washing
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Abnegation
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self-sacrifice; renunciation
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Abolish
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cancel; put an end to
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Abominable/Abominate
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detestable; extremely unpleasant / loathe; hate
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Lilliputian
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extremely small
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Limber
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flexible
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Limbo
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region near heaven or hell where certain sould are kept; a prison (slang)
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Limn
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draw; ouline; describe
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Limpid
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clear
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Lineage
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descent; ancestry
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Lineaments
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features, esp. of face
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Linger
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loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
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Lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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Liquidate
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settle accounts; clear up
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List
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tilt; turn over
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Listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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Litany
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supplicatory prayer
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Lithe
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flexible; supple
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Litigation/Litigant
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lawsuit
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Litotes
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understatement for emphasis
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Livid
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lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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Loath
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disinclined; reluctant
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Loathe/Loathsome
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detest
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Lode
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metal-bearing vein
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Lofty
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very high
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Log
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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-today activities
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Loiter
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hang around; linger
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Loll
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lounge about
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Loom
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appear to take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)
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Lope
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gallop slowly
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LOQUACIOUS / LOQUACITY
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talkative
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ENVIRON/ENVIRONS
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surround; enclose
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ENTRANCE
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put under spell; carry away with emotion
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ENTREE
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Entrance; way in
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EPITAPH
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inscription in memory of a dead person
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ENGENDER
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cause; produce
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EPIC
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long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art
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ERUDITE
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learned; scholarly
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ENSCONCE
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settle comfortably
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ENERVATE/ENERVATION
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Weaken
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EQUABLE
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tranquil; steady; uniform
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ESPIONAGE
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spying
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ENUNCIATE
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utter or speak, esp. distinctly
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EON
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long period
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ENDURING
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lasting; surviving
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ENHANCE
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improve; increase
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ENNUI
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Boredom
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ERRATIC
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unpredictable; odd
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EPITHET
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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EQUANIMITY
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calmness of temperment; composure
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EQUIPOISE
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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ESTEEM
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respect; value
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EQUINE
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resembling a horse
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ETHERAL
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light; heavenly; unusually refined
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ESTIMABLE
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worthy of esteem; admirable
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EQUINOX
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period of equal days and nights; beginning of spring and autumn
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ENMITY
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ill will; hatred
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ENIGMA/ENIGMATIC
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puzzle; mystery / obscure; puzzling
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ENRAPTURE
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Please excessively
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ENTOMOLOGY
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Study of insects
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ENTERPRISING
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full of initiative
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EPISTEMOLOGIST
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Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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ENCUMBER
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Burden
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EQUIVICAL
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Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal truth |
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ENORMITY
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hugeness
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EPILOGUE
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Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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ENSUE
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Follow as a consequence; result
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EQUITABLE/EQUITY
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fair; impartial
fairness; justice |
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ESCAPADE
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prank; fighty conduct
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ETHNOLOGY
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study of humankind (branch of anthropology in which study of mankind based on race)
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ENTREAT
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plead; ask earnestly
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ENTHRALL
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Capture; enslave
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ENTAIL
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require; necessitate; involve
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ENTREPRENEUR
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businessperson; contractor
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ENGROSS
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occupy fully
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ENUMERATE
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list; mention one by one
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EPICURE/EPICUREAN
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Connoisseur of food and drink
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ESPOUSE
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adopt ; support
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EQUILIBRIUM
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balance
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ENTICE
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lure; attract; tempt
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ESTRANGED/ESTRANGEMENT
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separated ; alienated
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EPAULET
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform etc.)
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ERRANT
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wandering
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EPOCH
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period of time
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EQUESTRIAN
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rider on horseback
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ETHOS
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
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EPHEMERAL
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short-lived; fleeting; transient
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ETYMOLOGY
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study of word parts
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EULOGISTIC
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praising
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ENFRANCHISE
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Admit of rights of citizenship (esp. right to vote)
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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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ENDUE
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Provide with some quality; endow
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ENJOIN
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command; order; forbid
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ENDORSE/ENDORSEMENT
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Approve ; support
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ETHNIC
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relating to races
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ENERGIZE
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invigorate; make forceful and active
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EUGENIC
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pertaining to the improvement of race
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ENTITY
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Real being
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EPISODIC
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loosely connected
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EPIGRAM
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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EPITOME/EPITOMIZE
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perfect example of embodiment
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ESOTERIC
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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ESCHEW
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avoid
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ESSAY
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Make an attempt at ; test
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ENGAGE/ENGAGING
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attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront / Attractive; charming
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ENDEARMENT
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fond word or act
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EROTIC
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sexual content
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FLIPPANT
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lacking proper seriousness
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FLIT
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fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
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FLOE
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mass of floating ice
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FLORA
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Plants of a region or era
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FLORID
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
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FLOTSAM
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drifing wreckage
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FLOUNDER
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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily and falter
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FLOURISH
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grow well
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FLOUT
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mock; reject; show contempt for
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FLUCTUATE
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waver;shift
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FLUENCY
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smoothness of speech
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FLUKE
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unlikely occurence; stroke of fortune
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FLUSTER
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confuse
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FLUTED
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having vertical parallel grooves (as in the piller)
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FLUX
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flowing; series of changes
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FODDER
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Coarse food for the cattle, horses etc
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FOIBLE
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weakness; slight fault
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FOIL
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contrast
defeat; frustrate |
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FOIST
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insert improperly; palm off
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FOLIAGE
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masses of leaves
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FOMENT
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stir up; instigate
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FOOLHARDY
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RASH
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FOP
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Dandy; man excessively preoccupied with the clothes
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FORAY
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raid
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FORBEARANCE
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patience
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FORD
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place where the river can be crossed on foot
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FOREBEARS
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Ancestors
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FOREBODING
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Premonition of evil
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FORENSIC
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suitable to debate or courts of law
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FORESHADOW
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give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
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FORESIGHT
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ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
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FORESTALL
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prevent by taking action in advance
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FORGO
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give up; do without
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FORLORN
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sad and lonely; wretched
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FORMALITY
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ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake
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FORMIDABLE
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inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
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FORSAKE
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desert; abandon; renounce
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FORSWEAR
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renounce; abandon
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FORTE
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strong point or special talent
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FORTHRIGHT
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straightforward; frank; direct
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FORTITUDE
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Bravery; courage
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FORTUITOUS
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accidental; by chance
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FOSTER
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rear; encourage
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FOUNDER
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fail completely; sink
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FRACAS
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Noisy quarrel; brawl; melee
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FRACTIOUS
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unruly; disobedient; irritable
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FRAIL
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weak
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FRANCHISE
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right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a partidular territory
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FRANTIC
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wild
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FRAUDULENT
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cheating; deceitful
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FRAUGHT
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filled or charged with; causing emotional distress
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FRAY
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brawl
wear away by friction |
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FRENETIC
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frenzied; frantic
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FRENZIED
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madly excited
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FRESCO
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painting on plaster (usually fresh)
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FRET
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be annoyed or vexed
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FRICTION
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clash in opinion; rubbing against
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FRIEZE
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ornamental band on a wall
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FRIGID
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intensely cold
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FRITTER
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waste
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FRIVOLOUS
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lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
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FROLICSOME
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prankish; gay
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FROND
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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FROWARD
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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FRUCTIFY
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bear fruit
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FRUGALITY/FRUGAL
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thrift; economy
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FRUITION
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bearing of fruit; fulfilment; realization
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FRUSTRATE
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thwart; defeat
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FUGITIVE
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fleeting or transitory; roving
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FULCRUM
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support on which a lever rests
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FULMINATE
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denounce thunderously; explode
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FULSOME
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disgustingly excessive
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FUNCTIONARY
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official
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FUNERAL
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sad; solemn
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FUROR
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frenzy; great excitement
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FURTIVE
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stealthy; sneaky
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FUSILLADE
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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions etc.,)
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FUSION
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union; blending; synthesis
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FUTILE
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union; blending; synthesis
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GADFLY
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animal-biting fly; an irritating person
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GAFFE
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social blunder
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FALLACIOUS
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false;misleading
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FALLIBLE
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liable to err
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FALLOW
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ploughed but not sowed; uncultivated
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FALTER
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hesitate
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FANATACISM/FANATIC
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Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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FANCIED / FANCY
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imagined; unreal
notion; whim; inclination |
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FANFARE
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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
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FARCE
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broad comedy; mockery
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FASTITIOUS
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Difficult to please; squeamish
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FATALISM
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Belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
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FATHOM
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comprehend; investigate
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FATUOUS
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brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug; Fatheads
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FAUNA
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animals of a period or region
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FAWNING
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trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
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FAZE
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disconcert; dismay
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FEASIBLE
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pratical
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FEBRILE
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Feverish
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FECKLESS
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feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
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FECUNDITY
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Fertility; fruitfulness
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FEIGN
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pretend
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FEINT
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trick; shift; sham blow
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FELICITOUS
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apt; suitable expressed; well chosen
appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); happiness |
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FELL
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cruel; deadly
cut or knock down, bring down (with a missile) |
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FELON
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person convicted of a grave crime
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FERAL
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not domestic; wild
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FERMENT
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agitation; commotion
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FERRET
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Drive or hunt out of hiding
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FERVENT
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ardent; hot
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FERVID
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ardent
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FERVOR
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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FESTER
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment
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FESTIVE
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Joyous; celebratory
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FETE
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honor at a festival
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FETID
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malodorous; foul-smelling
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FETTER
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shackle
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FIASCO
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total failure
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FIAT
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command; authorization
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FICKLE
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changeable; faithless
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FICTITIOUS
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imaginary
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FIDELITY
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loyalty
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FIGMENT
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invention;imaginary thing
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FIGURATIVE
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not literal, but metamorpical; using a figure of speech
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FIGURINE
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small ornamental statuette
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FILCH
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steal
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FILIAL
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pertaining to son or daughter
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FILIBUSTER
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block legislation by making long speeches
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FILIGREE
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Delicate, lacelike metalwork
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FILING
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particle removed by a file
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FINALE
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conclusion
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FINESSE
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delicate skill
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FINICKY
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too particular; fussy
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FINITE
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limited
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FIREBRAND
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hothead; troublemaker
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FISSURE
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crevice
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FITFUL
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spasmodic; intermittent
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FLACCID
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flabby
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FLAG / FLAGGING
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droop; grow feeble
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FLAGRANT
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conscpicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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FLAIL
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thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about
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FLAIR
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talent
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FLAMBOYANT
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ornate
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FLAUNT
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display ostentatiously
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FLAY
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strip off skin; plunder; whip; attack with harsh criticism
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FLECK
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spot
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FLEDGLING
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inexperienced
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FLEECE
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wool coat of a sheep
Rob;plunder |
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FLICK
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light stroke as with a whip
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FLINCH
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hesitate; shrink
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GAINSAY
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deny
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GAIT
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manner of walking or running; speed
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GALE
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
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GALL
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annoy; chafe
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GALLEON
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large sailing ship
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GALVANIZE
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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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GAMBIT
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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GAMBOL
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romp; skip about; leap playfully
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GAMELY
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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GAMUT
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entire range
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GARBLED
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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GARGANTUAN
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huge; enormous
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GARGOYLE
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waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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GARISH
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overbright in color; gaudy
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GARNER
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gather; store up
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GARRULOUS
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loquacious; wordy; talktive
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GASTRONOMY
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science of preparing and serving good food
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GAUCHE
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clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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GAUDY
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flashy; showy
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GAUNT
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lean and angular; barren
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GAVEL
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hammerlike tool; mallet
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GAWK
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stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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GAZETTE
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official periodical publication
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GENEALOGY
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record of descent; lineage
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GENERALITY
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vague statement
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GENIALITY
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
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GENRE
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particular variety of art or literature
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GENTEEL
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well-bred; elegant
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GENTILITY
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those of gentle birth; refinement
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GENTRY
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people of standing; class of people just below nobility
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GENUFLECT
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bend the knee as in worship
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GERMANE
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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GERMINAL
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creative
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GERONTOCRACY
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government ruled by old peole
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GERRYMANDER
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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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GESTATE
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evolve, as in prenatal growth
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GESTICULATION
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motion; gesture
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GHASTLY
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horrible
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GIBE
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mock
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GIDDY
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light-hearted; dizzy
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GINGERLY
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very carefully
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GIST
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essence
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GLACIAL
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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GLARING
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highly conspicuous; harshly bright
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GLEAN
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gather leavings
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GLIB
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fluent; facile; slick
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GLOAT
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express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
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GLOSS OVER
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explain away
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GLOWER
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scowl
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GLUT
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overstock
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GLUTINOUS
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sticky; viscous
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GNARLED
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twisted
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GNOME
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twisted
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GOAD
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urge on
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GORGE
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narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft
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GORY
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bloody
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GOSSAMER
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sheer; like cobwebs
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GOUGE
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tear out
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GOURMAND
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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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GRANARY
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storehouse for grain
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GRANDEUR
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impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
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GRANDILOQUENT
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pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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GRANDIOSE
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pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
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GRANULATE
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form into grains
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GRAPPLE
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wrestle; come to grips with
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GRATE
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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GRATIFY
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please
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GRATIS
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free
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GRATUITOUS
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given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
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GRATUITY
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tip
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GERGARIOUS
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sociable
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GRIEVANCE
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cause of complaint
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GRILL
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question severely
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GRIMACE
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain. disgust, etc.
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GRISLY
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ghastly
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GROTTO
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small cavern
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GROUSE
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complain; fuss
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GROVEL
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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GRUDGING
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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GRUEL
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thin; liquid porridge
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GRUELING
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exhausting
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GRUESOME
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grisly; horrible
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GRUFF
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rough-mannered
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GUFFAW
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boisterous laughter
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GUILE
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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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GUILELESS
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without deceit
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GUISE
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appearance; costume
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GULL
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trick; hoodwink
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GULLIABLE
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easily deceived
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GUSTATORY
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affecting the sense of taste
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GUSTO
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enjoyment; enthusiasm
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GUSTY
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windy
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GUY
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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GYROSCOPE
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apparatus used to maintain balance
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HABITUATE
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accustom or familiarize; addict
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HACKLES
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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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HAGGARD
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wasted away; gaunt
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HAGGLE
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argue about prices
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HALCYON
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calm; peaceful
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HALE
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healthy
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HALLOWED
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healthy
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HAP
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chance; luck
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HAPHAZARD
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random; by chance
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HAPLESS
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unfortunate
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HARANGUE
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long/ passionate, and vehement speech
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HARBINGER
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forerunner
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HARBOR
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provide a refuge for; hide
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HARDY
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sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
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HARPING
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tiresome dwelling on a subject
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HARROWING
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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HAZY
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slightly obscure
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HEADLONG
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hasty; rash
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HECKLER
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person who verbally harasses others
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HEGEMONY
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dominance, especially of one nation over others
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HEINOUS
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atrocious; hatefully bad
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HERMETIC
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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HERMITAGE
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home of a hermit
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HERPETOLOGIST
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one who studies reptiles
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HEW
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cut to pieces with az or sword
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HEYDEY
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time of greatest success; prime
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HIATUS
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gap; pause
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