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absetmious
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moderate, temperate, abstinent
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abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing, detest
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hoard
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a hidden supply for stored or future use, a cache
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presumptuous
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going beyond what is proper, excessively forward
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subtle
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so slight as to be difficult to detect, clever, astruse
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taint
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to contaminate, spoil
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plateau
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an elevated, level expanse of land; a relatively stable period
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replete
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abundantly supplied, filled to satiation
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superfluous
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more than is wanted or needed, unecessary, excessive
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surfeit
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excess, overindulgence
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretations; doubtful or uncertain
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apathy
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lack of interest or concern; impassiveness
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precarious
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dangerously lacking in security or stability
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skeptical
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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vacillate
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to sway from one side to the other, oscillate
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paucity
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scarcity, insufficiency
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penchant
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inclination: decided taste: a strong liking
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philanthropy
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the effort to increase the well-being of humankind
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant; lavish or profuse
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spendthrift
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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utility
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the quantity or condition of being useful
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versatile
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having varied uses or serving many functions
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exploit
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an act or deed, especially a brillaint or heroic one
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integrity
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steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
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anomalous
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deviating from the general rule, an irregularity
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paradox
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a seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth. for example "a place of innocence ruled by corruption"
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decorum
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proper behavior, appearance, or speech
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eclectic
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choosing from a variety of sources
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aesthetic
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appealing to the sense of beauty
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pragmatic
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practical, down to earth.
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satiate
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to satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully
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condescending
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to talk down to someone, to behave in a patronizing manner
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gregaious
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friendly, outgoing, people who like groups
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affable
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friendly, outgoing, people who like groups
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amiable
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friendly, outgoing, people who like groups
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elated
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really happy, great joy
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ecstatic
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really happy, great joy
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exuberant
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really happy, great joy
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exhilarated
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really happy, great joy
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ebullient
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really happy, great joy
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exultant
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really happy, great joy
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jubilant
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really happy, great joy
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ephermeral
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very short-lived, brief
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evanescent
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very short-lived, brief
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transient
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very short-lived, brief
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fleeting
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very short-lived, brief
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lethargic
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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wan
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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evervated
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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languid
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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indolent
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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torpid
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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phlegmatic
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sluggish and thus lacks energy and vitality
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elucidate
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to clarify, to explain in great detail
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explicate
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to clarify, to explain in great detail
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expound
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to clarify, to explain in great detail
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obstinate
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very stubborn, unyielding, totaly rigid
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intractable
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very stubborn, unyielding, totaly rigid
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recalcitrant
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very stubborn, unyielding, totaly rigid
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obdurate
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very stubborn, unyielding, totaly rigid
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intransigent
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very stubborn, unyeilding, totally rigid
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diatribe
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to stronly denounce, a sharp verbal put down
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tirate
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to stronly denounce, a sharp verbal put down
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harangue
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to stronly denounce, a sharp verbal put down
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scrutinize
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to carefully examine
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rancourous
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bitterness, resentment, ill will
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suffuse
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to be covered with
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servile
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to act in an overly submissive manner,, to be a toady
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fawning
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to act in an overly submissive manner,, to be a toady
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obsequious
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to act in an overly submissive manner,, to be a toady
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egregious
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outstandingly bad, as an egregiouis error
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revere
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to show great honor, reverence
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venerate
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to show great honor, reverence
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flippant
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lack of respect or seriousness
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impertinent
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lack of respect or seriousness
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irreverent
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lack of respect or seriousness
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venal
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dishonest, corrupt
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anachronism
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an error in chronology, a chonological misplacement o fpersons, events, or objects
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demystify
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to make less baffling, less confusing
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atypical
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uncommon, unusual, not typical
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athiest
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someone who is "without" God; who does not believe in God
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amorphous
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without shape or form
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atrophy
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the conditon of wasting away or withering away from lack of nourishment
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anomaly
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an abnormality or departure form the norm
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acronym
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a word resulting from the beginning letter or letters of a compound term; as NATO or SCUBA
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acrophobia
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an abnormal fear of great heights or high places
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acropolis
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the high part of the ancient Greek city, fortified so as to protect the main part of the city
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acrobat
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a person who performs great feats or stunts requiring physical strength
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amicable
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characterized by or showing friendliness
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amity
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peaceful relations
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amiable
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good natured, friendly affable
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cordial
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warm and friendly, from the heart
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accord
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agreement. as in your hearts are like one
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discord
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lack of harmony, disagreement
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cordon
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a ribbon or cord worn diagonally across the chest as a badge of honor
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ambidextrous
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using both hands with equal ability
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ambivalent
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experiencing both affection and hostility at the same time for someone
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ambivert
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one who finds satisfaction both within himself and the outside world
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ambiguity
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a condition of having more than one possible meaning
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ambition
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a strong desire or drive to succeed or achieve somethign
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antecedent
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to go before in time, order, or place, to precede
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antemeridian
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literally, that which comes before the middle of the day, A.M.
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anteroom
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a room used as an entrance to another room/rooms
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antebellum
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the period before the civil war 1820-60
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antidiluvian
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the period or era before the biblical flood
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antonym
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a word directly oppositte in meaining to another word
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antipathy
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a feeling of dislike or aversion; antonym of sympathy
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antifreeze
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a liquid capaple of resisting coldness or freezing
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antithesis
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direct oppositte
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antiquate
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to make obsolete or old-fashioned, not new
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aquatic
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growing or living in or near water
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aqueduct
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a pipe or channel to transport water
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acqueaous
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of, relating to, or resembling water
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aquifer
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a water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, gravel
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benefit
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anything that enhances well-being
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benevolent
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kindly, full of good will
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benefactor
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one who does good giving finacial or other aid
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beneficiary
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person named to receive proceeds or benefit
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benediction
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the invocation of a blessing usually a the end of a service
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benign
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a gentle disposition, showing kindness or gentleness
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intersect
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to cut into or inbetween
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interstate
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taking place between or among different states
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intervene
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to come between
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intermontane
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between the mountains
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intercede
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to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man.
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interject
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to insert between other things: to interject a clarification of a previous statement
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intermediate
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being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc
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interrupt
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to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
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intramural
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taking place within the same walls
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intrastate
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taking place within the same state
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introspect, introspection
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to look within or into; to examine one's own mind
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introduce
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to make acquainted formally, to bring into use
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intravenous
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within the vein
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introvert
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. a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings , shy
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proceed
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to go forward in an orderly or regulated way
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profuse
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to pour forth liberally in great abundance
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promote
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to advance forward in station, rank, honor
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propel
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to drive forward or onward by means of a force taht imports motion
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proponent
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advocate, one who argues for something
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recant
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to go against or withdraw from a statement
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recapitulate
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to repeat the principle points or statements of, to summarize
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recede
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to move backwards or away
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repel
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to drive away
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recidivist
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a habitual criminal; one who returns to crime
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reiterate
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to say or do over again
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sequester
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to seperate by withdrawing into seclusion
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segregate
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to seperate or isolate from others or from a main body or group
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separate
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to keep apart; divide; disunite
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secede
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
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baker's dozen
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thirteen
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bicentennial
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200th anniversary
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brace
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two of a kind; pair; couple
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centenarian
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one who is 100 or older
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decade
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period of ten years
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decathlon
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track and field contest consisting of ten events
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decimate
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destroy ten or more percent, or a large portion of
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dichotomy
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division in two, split
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fathom
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measure of water depth equaling 6 feet
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millenium
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period of 1000 years
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pentagon
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plane figure of five sides and five angles
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plurality
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number of votes by which a winning candidate exceeds that of the runner up
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quadrennial
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occuring or being done every four years
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quadruped
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four footed animal
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score
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group of twenty, twenty
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sesquicentennial
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150th anniversary
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sexagenarian
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one who is at least sixty but less than seventy
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tithe
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one tenth, or tenth part, or something paid as a contribution or tax to support a religious establishmetn
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treble
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multiply by three, triple
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triumvirate
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ruling body of three: troika
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acrophobia
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abnormal feer of being in high places
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audiophile
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one especially interested in high fidelity sound production
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balletomania
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craze for acquiring books, especially rare ones
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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bibliophobia
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strong dislike of books
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claustrophobia
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dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
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dipsomaniac
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person with an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic beverages
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germanophobe
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person who intenesly fears or dislikes germany or the germans
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kleptomaniac
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one who has a persistent neurotic impulse to steal, though not in need
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mania
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exaggerated enthusiasm, craze; mad impulse
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megalomania
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mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur, power, wealth, etc
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monomania
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derangement of the mind on one subject only
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phobia
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abnormal and persistent fear, dislike, or hatred
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photophillic
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light-loving; requiring abundant light
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photophobia
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painfully sensitive to light
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pyromaniac
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person having an insane impulse to start fires
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russophobia
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abnormal dislike of russia and and the russians
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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photophobic
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shunning light, light-hating
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monograph
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learned treatise on a particular subject; scholarly article
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monologue
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lengthy talk by one person
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monorail
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railway whose cars are supported on a single rail
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monosyllabic
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having one syllable
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monotonous
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tiersome because of lack of variety
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multifaceted
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having may aspects
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multilateral
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having may sides; participated in by more than two participants
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multimedia
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involving the use of two or more media
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multinational
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having subsidiaries or operatioins in several countries
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polygamist
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person married to two or more mates at the same time
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polyglot
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person who speaks or writes in several languages
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polymath
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person of great and divesrsified learning
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polytechnic
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providing instruction in many technical arts and applied sciences
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polythiestic
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believing in more than one god
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unanimous
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being of one and the ame opinion, showing complete agreement
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unicameral
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consisting of or having one legislative chamber
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uniform
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always the same; not varying in form, degree, or matter
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unilateral
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involving or affecting one side only; one sided
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unique
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bieng the only one of its kind, highly unusual
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unisex
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not disguishable as male or female; designged for both sexes
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hyperacidity
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excessive acidity, especially in the stomach
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hyperactive
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extremely active
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hypercritical
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excessively fault finding: captioius
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hypersensitive
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abnormally sensitive
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hypertension
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abnormally high blood pressure
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hypodermic
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smal syringe with a hollow needle for making injections beneath the skin
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hypoglycemic
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an abnormally low concentration of sugar in the blood
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hyposensitize
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to make less sensitive
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hypotension
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abnormally low blood pressure
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hypothermia
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subnormal body temp
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subaqueous
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underwater
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subcutaneous
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being, living, or introduced beneath the skin
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sublethal
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insufficient to cause death
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submarginal
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below minimal standards; inadequate for some end; unproductive
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subservient
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useful in an "under" or subordinate capacity; excessively submissive
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supererogatory
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beyond the requirements of duty; performed to an extent not demanded
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supernatural
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beyond what is natural or observable; not explainable by the laws of nature
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supernumerary
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exceeding the standard or precribed number, extra
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superficial
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over or on the surface only,; not profound or thourough
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supersonic
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having a speed beyond that of sound
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bagatelle
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trifle, something of little value or importance
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exacerbate
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make more severe or violent, aggravate
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forbearance
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self control, patience
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garrulous
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talking too much about unimportant things, loquatcious, talkative
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moment
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importance, consequence
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penchant
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strong leaning; fondness; liking
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reconcile
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make friendl again, settle, adjust
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refractory
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hard to control; resisting authority, unruly
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slatternly
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dirty, untidy, slovenly
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transistory
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lasting a short time only; temporary, short lived
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venial
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forgivable, pardonable, excusable
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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supernatural
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beyond what is natural or observable; not explainable by the laws of nature
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supernumerary
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exceeding the standard or precribed number, extra
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superficial
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over or on the surface only,; not profound or thourough
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supersonic
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having a speed beyond that of sound
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bagatelle
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trifle, something of little value or importance
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exacerbate
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make more severe or violent, aggravate
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forbearance
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self control, patience
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garrulous
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talking too much about unimportant things, loquatcious, talkative
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moment
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importance, consequence
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penchant
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strong leaning; fondness; liking
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reconcile
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make friendl again, settle, adjust
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refractory
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hard to control; resisting authority, unruly
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slatternly
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dirty, untidy, slovenly
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transistory
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lasting a short time only; temporary, short lived
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venial
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forgivable, pardonable, excusable
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