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abate |
to lessen |
minimal |
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abhor |
to hate |
loathe |
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abominate |
to abhor |
hate |
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aborigine |
original inhabitant |
native |
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abort |
miscarry |
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absolve |
pardon |
forgive |
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abstract |
summary |
short |
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accentuated |
emphasized |
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accolade |
honor |
award |
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admonish |
to warn |
tell |
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adroit |
skillful |
dextrous |
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adulation |
praise |
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adverse |
harmful |
unfavorable |
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advocate |
to recommend |
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aesthetic |
beauty |
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affable |
friendly |
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affinity |
attraction |
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affluence |
wealth |
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agility |
quickness/nimbleness |
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agnostic |
one who believes God is unknowable |
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agrarian |
farming |
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alimentary |
supplying food |
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allay |
to calm, reduce intensity |
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allegory |
narrative using figurative language |
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allocate |
to set aside, to apportion |
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allude |
to refer to indirectly |
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altercation |
angry to dispute |
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ameliorate |
to improve |
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amiable |
pleasant, kind |
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amnesty |
pardon |
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amok |
loss of control of oneself |
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amulet |
object worn to ward off evil |
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anarchy |
absence of government |
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animate |
to move to action |
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animosity |
hatred, dislike |
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annals |
historical records |
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anomaly |
irregularity |
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anthology |
collection of literary pieces |
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antipathy |
dislike |
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antithesis |
direct opposition |
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apathy |
indifference, lack of interest |
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aplomb |
self-confidence |
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archaeology |
study of remains of past culture
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archaic |
no longer in use
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archipelago |
group of islands |
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archives
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places where records are kept |
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arduous |
difficult |
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arrears |
in debt |
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articulate |
to speak clearly |
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ascendant |
rising |
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assay |
to test, analyze |
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astral |
stars |
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astute |
shrewd, keen |
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atheist |
one who denies the existence of God
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atoll |
island which encloses a lagoon |
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atrophy |
to waste away
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attest |
to confirm |
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audacious |
bold |
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augment |
to increase |
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augur |
to predict |
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auspices |
protection |
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auspicious |
favorable |
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austerity |
severity |
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authoritative |
commanding |
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autocratic |
arrogant |
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autonomy |
self-government |
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auxiliary |
giving aid
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avalanche |
massive descent |
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avarice
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greed |
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avow |
to declare openly |
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badger |
to harass, nag |
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balk |
to hinder, stop short |
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balm |
something that soothes |
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bane |
curse, denunciation |
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beatitude |
state of bliss
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beguile |
deceive |
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benediction |
blessing |
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benign |
harmless
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beset |
attack |
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bestow |
to present as a gift |
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bewitch |
to charm
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bicker |
to quarrel |
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biennial
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every two years |
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bland |
mild |
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blasphemy |
profane remark about God
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blatant |
objectionably loud |
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bondage |
slavery |
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boorish |
rude |
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bounty |
reward |
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bourgeois |
middle class
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bovine |
ox,cow, etc. |
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brusque |
abrupt manner |
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bureaucracy |
government through bureaus
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canvass |
to make a survey |
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caprice |
an impulse change of mind |
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captivate |
to fascinate |
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carnage |
slaughter |
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carp |
to complain constantly |
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carrion |
decaying flesh |
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castigate |
to punish |
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censure
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to criticize sharply
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centrifugal |
moving away from the center |
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chaff |
worthless matter |
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chagrin |
embarrassment |
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chaste |
morally pure |
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chauvinism |
fanatical patriotism |
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chide |
to scold
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chronicle |
record of historical events |
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circumspect |
watchful |
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coerce |
to force |
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colloquial |
informal |
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commensurate |
proportionate |
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compassionate |
pity of distress of another |
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complacent |
contented |
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concomitant |
accompanying |
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condolence |
expression of sympathy |
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configuration |
shape, arrangement
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congenital |
existing from birth |
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congruent |
agreeing |
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coniferous |
cone-bearing |
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connote |
to suggest, imply
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consort |
husband or wife companion, to be in agreement |
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consternation |
sudden confusion, panic |
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constrict |
to shrink |
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contiguous |
adjacent, touching |
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contingent
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possible |
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convolution |
coiled state |
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corpulent |
fat |
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corroborate |
to confirm |
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covenant |
contract |
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covert |
concealed, secret |
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credible |
believable |
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credulity |
gullibility, readiness to believe |
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crony |
close friend |
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culpable |
deserving blame |
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cult |
group sharing a common interest |
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daunt
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to discourage |
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dearth |
scarcity |
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decant |
to pour |
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decrepit |
weakened by age |
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defection |
desertion
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deference |
respect |
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definitive |
explicit, conclusive
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deleterious |
harmful |
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delineate |
to describe |
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delta |
mouth of a river, greek letter |
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demeanor |
behavior |
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demure |
shy |
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deplore |
regret |
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desecrate |
to profane |
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desiccate |
to make dry
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desist |
stop |
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devoid
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lacking |
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dichotomy |
divisions into two parts |
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diffident |
shy |
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dilate |
make wider or larger |
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dilemma |
difficult situation |
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diligent |
industrious |
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disconsolate |
without hope |
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discordant |
clashing |
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disdain |
to scorn |
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disparage |
to belittle |
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disparity |
difference |
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disseminate |
to spread widely |
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dissident |
disagreeing |
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dissipate |
to scatter wastefully |
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dissonant |
out of harmony |
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diurnal |
daily |
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diverge
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to branch off |
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docile |
easy to handle |
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dogmatic |
arrogant, unyielding |
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dolorous |
mournful |
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dormant |
asleep, inactive
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dregs |
leftovers |
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ductile
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easily molded |
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dynamic |
energetic |
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effigy |
a dummy |
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elicit |
to draw forth |
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elucidate |
explain |
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emaciated |
haggard |
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emanate |
to issue forth |
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embezzle |
to steal |
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emblem |
symbol |
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empirical |
experimental |
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emulate |
to excel or imitate |
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enhance
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to increase |
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enigma |
puzzle |
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enjoin
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to prohibit |
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ephemeral |
short-lived |
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epitaph |
writing on tombstone |
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epitome |
brief statement |
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equitable |
just, pair |
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equivocal |
uncertain, obscure |
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erratic |
wandering |
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ethical |
accepted standards of conduct |
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ethnic |
relating to races of people |
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eulogy |
high praise |
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exacerbate |
to make more violent or bitter |
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exculpate |
to clear from blame |
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exemplary |
commendable |
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exonerate |
to clear from blame |
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exorbitant |
excessive |
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exotic |
strikingly different |
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expound |
state in detail |
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exterminate |
abolish |
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extol |
to praise highly |
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extraneous |
not belonging |
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extricate |
to free |
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extrinsic |
not an essential part
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fabricate |
to construct, devise a deception |
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facade |
front part of building |
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falter |
stumble |
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fastidious |
hard to please |
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fatuous |
foolish |
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feasible |
possible |
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fecund |
fertile |
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feign |
pretend |
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felicity |
great happiness |
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ferret |
to hunt out |
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fervent |
emotional, ardent |
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fetish |
an object believed to have magical powers |
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fiasco |
complete failure |
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fickle |
changeable |
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flaccid |
soft and flabby |
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flagrant |
shocking |
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flail
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to thrash |
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flamboyant |
showy |
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flaunt |
show off |
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fledge |
to grow feathers |
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forensic |
pertaining to debate |
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formidable |
huge, dreadful |
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forte
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strong point |
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fortitude |
courage |
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fortnight |
two weeks |
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fortuitous |
by chance |
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fray |
unravel, noisy quarrel |
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frugal |
thrifty |
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garrulous |
talkative |
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gauntlet |
medieval glove |
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generic |
pertaining to class or group |
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genre |
kind |
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glib |
fluent |
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gradient |
slope |
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gregarious |
sociable |
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grueling |
very tiring, severe |
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guild |
organization of persons with common interest |
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hallucination |
illusion |
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hapless |
unfortunate |
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harass |
to annoy by repeated attacks |
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heinous |
hateful, abominable |
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herbivorous |
feeding on plants |
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heretic |
person who maintains opinions against church doctrine |
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heterogeneous |
different in kind |
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heyday |
period of success |
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hiatus |
gap |
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hoax |
joke |
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holocaust |
destruction of fire |
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homage |
tribute |
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homogeneous |
essentially the same |
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hybrid |
mongrel, mixed breed |
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hypochondriac |
one who worries about his health |
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icon |
image |
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iconoclast |
destroyer of idols or images
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idyll |
short poem describing simple living |
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ignominious |
shameful |
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illicit |
unlawful |
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imbibe |
to absorb |
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immutable |
unchangeable |
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impartial |
fair |
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impasse |
dead end; difficult situation |
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impeach |
to accuse |
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impecunious |
poor; penniless |
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impertinent |
irrelevant; rude |
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increment |
increase |
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indigent |
poor |
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indolent |
lazy |
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indulgence |
act of pampering
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inert |
without power to move or to remove |
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infernal |
hellish; outrage |
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infidel |
unbeliever |
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ingenuous |
innocent |
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inherent |
inborn |
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injunction |
judicial order |
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innate |
inherent |
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insidious |
treacherous |
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insolvent |
bankrupt |
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insomnia |
sleeplessness |
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interminable |
endless |
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intimacy |
familiarity |
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intrepid |
fearless
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intrinsic |
essential |
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intuition |
insight |
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invective |
denunciation
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ironic |
contrary to what was expected |
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jargon |
meaningless talk; gibberish |
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jaundice |
yellowing of the skin |
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jibe |
agree
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jostle |
force by pushing |
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juxtaposed |
adjacent |
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keen
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sharp |
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knack |
gift |
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lampoon |
strong satire in written forms
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languish |
become week |
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lascivious |
full of lust; oversexed
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lethargic |
sluggish |
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levy |
to impose a tax, fine, etc. |
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lexicon |
dictionary |
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litigation
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lawsuit |
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liturgy
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form of public worship
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lucid |
shining; easily understood |
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magnanimous
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generous; novel |
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malevolent |
wishing evil; malicious |
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malign |
to slander |
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melodramatic
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sensational |
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mendicant |
begging; beggar |
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menial |
servile; low |
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merger |
combination |
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mettle |
spirit; courage
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mnemonic |
assisting in the memory |
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monetary
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pertaining to money
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mosaic
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design |
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myriad |
very great number
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naive
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artless
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narcissism |
self-love |
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nativity
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birth |
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nebulous |
vague; indistinct |
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nemesis |
opponent
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neophyte
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beginner; convert |
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nocturnal
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pertaining to night |
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oblation
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offering of a sacrifice |
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obscure
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not clear |
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obsolescence
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passing out of use |
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obtuse |
stupid |
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occult |
mysterious |
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oligarchy |
government by a few |
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ominous |
threatening
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omnipotent |
almighty
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opulence
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wealth
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orbit
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path |
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organic |
fundamental; essential
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ornate
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overadorned; showy |
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ostracize |
to banish
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palatable |
tasty
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palpable |
obvious
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panacea
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cure-all
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parable |
short story to convey a moral |
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paradigm |
seemingly contradictory statement |
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paragon
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model |
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parsimony
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stinginess
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pastoral
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pertaining to shepherds
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pathetic |
pitiful
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patriarch
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father-ruler of a family or a tribe
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patrimony
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property inherited from one's father or ancestors |
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pavilion |
building use for exhibits |
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peccadillo |
minor sin; slight fault |
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pectoral |
pertaining to the chest |
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perennial |
enduring; lasting all year or year after year
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periphery |
outside boundary |
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perpetrate |
commit |
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perturbation |
agitation |
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philanthropist |
lover of mankind |
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phlegmatic |
calm, not easily disturbed. |
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pinnacle |
peak |
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placid |
peaceful; calm |
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plaintiff |
complainant |
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poignant |
keen; moving |
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portly |
stately; stout
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potent |
powerful |
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precarious
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risky |
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preclude |
to eliminate |
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precursor |
forerunner |
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prelude
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introduction |
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prodigal |
wasteful
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prodigious |
huge; enormous |
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profuse |
lavish |
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prolific |
abundantly fruitful |
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propensity
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natural inclination
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proximity
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nearness
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pseudonym |
pen name
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pugnacious
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combative
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pulchritude
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beauty
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pungent |
stinging; caustic |
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punitive
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punishing
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purge |
to clean by removing impurities
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qualms
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misgivings |
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quell
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to put down; quiet |
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quench
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extinguish
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rabid
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like a fanatic; furious
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rampant |
unrestrained |
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rapacious
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excessively hungry
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recalcitrant |
stubborn |
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recant
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to repudiate |
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reciprocal
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mutual
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recluse |
hermit
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rectitude
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uprightness |
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relegate |
to banish; to consign to an inferior position |
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relevance
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pertinence
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relinquish
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to abandon
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renegade
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deserter; traitor |
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replenish
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to fill up again
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replete
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filled
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reprehensible |
deserving blame; blameworthy; guilty
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requisite
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requirement
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rescind
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to cancel |
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resolute |
determined |
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respite |
delay in punishment |
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reticence |
unwillingness to speak
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rotundity
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roundness
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sanguine
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cheerful
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scathing
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severe |
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scintillate
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sparkle
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scourge
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whip; severe punishment
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scrupulous |
conscientious; honest
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secular |
worldly; not pertaining to church
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sedate |
compose; grave |
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sedentary
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inactive; requiring sitting
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semblance |
outward appearance |
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serrated |
having a saw-toothed edge |
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simulate
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feign; pretend
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sporadic |
occurring irregularly |
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stalwart
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mighty
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stringent |
binding; rigid
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stupor
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state of apathy; indifferent |
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succinct
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brief
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sultry
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hot
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sweltered
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perspired |
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taboo
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banned
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taciturn
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silent |
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tactile |
pertaining to the sense of touch
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talisman |
charm |
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tantalize
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to tease
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temerity
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boldness; rashness |
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tenacious |
holding fast; persistent
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terse
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concise; abrupt |
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thwart
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to block; oppose |
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timidity
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lack of self-confidence
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tirade
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scolding; denunciation |
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toxic
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poisonous
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transcend |
to exceed; surpass |
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transcribe |
to copy
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transient
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fleeting
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translucent |
partly transparent
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transmute
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to change
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travail
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painful labor
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trite
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commonplace; hackneyed |
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turbulence
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state of violent agitation
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turgid
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swollen; distended |
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ubiquitous |
stormy; everywhere |
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uncouth |
outlandish; clumsy |
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undulate
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to move with a wavelike motion |
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unequivocal
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plain; obvious |
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untenable |
insupportable |
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urbane |
suave |
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vacillation
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fluctuation; wavering |
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valiant |
heroic |
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validate |
confirm; ratify
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vanguard |
forerunners; group of people leading the way to developments
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vantage |
position given an advantage
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vapid
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insipid; inane
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variegated |
many-colored
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vehement
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impetuous
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venial |
forgivable; trivial |
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verbose
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wordy
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verdant
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green; fresh |
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vertigo |
dizziness
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vestige
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trace
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vicarious
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acting as a substitute |
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vie
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to contend; compete
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vigilance |
watchfulness |
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vindicate
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to clear of charges
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virile |
manly |
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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virulent
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extremely poisonous |
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viscous |
sticky; gluey |
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vitality
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vigor
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vivacious
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animated; gay; lively
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volatile
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explosive; changeable
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voluble |
fluent; glib
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voracious
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ravenous
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vulnerable
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susceptible to wounds
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wane |
to grow gradually smaller
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warp
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twist |
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wary |
very cautious
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winsome |
agreeable; gracious |
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wrath
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rage
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wreak
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inflict |
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wrest
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to pull away; to take by violence |
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zenith
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point directly overhead in sky; summit |
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loquacious
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talkative |
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