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FAC
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to make;do
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discomfit
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to embarrass and confuse
syn: perturb ant:relax |
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edification
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improvement or enlightenment
syn: betterment |
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing, by public official
syn:wrongdoing |
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feasible
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capable of being acco,plished
ayn:possilbe ant:impossible |
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surfeit
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condition of being too full;overabundance
syn:abundance ant: shortage;dearth |
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opus
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work
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magnum opus
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the greatest work of and artist,writer,composer
syn:pinnacle |
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modus operandi
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manner of working
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opulent
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possessing or exhibiting great wealth;affluent
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erg
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work
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synergy
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the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
syn:confluenc`e |
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liturgy
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a pattern of prayer or worship
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lethargy
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a state of sluggishness,inactivity, and apathy
syn:laziness ant:activity |
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labor
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work
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laborious
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requiring mental or physical effort
syn:industrious |
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belabor
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to discuss in to much detail; to attack
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elaborate
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to explain in greater detail
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sta,sti
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stand stay
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stanch
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to stop flow of
syn:cease |
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staunch
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firm and steadfast
syn:strong ant:fickle,wavering |
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extant
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still in existence, not destroyed
syn:existing ant:extinct |
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restive
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resisting authoritu;difficult to control;restless
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pos
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to put;place
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apropos
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wit regard to
syn:proper ant:inappropiate |
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depose
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to remove from office or power
ant:elect |
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stas,stat
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standing
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static
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having no motion or change
syn:still ant:dynamic |
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ecstasy
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intense joy or delight
syn:joy ant:misery |
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stasis
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condition in where there is no change
syn:equilibrium |
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ent.ess
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to be
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entity
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a being
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essence
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the most important ingredien,the cruicial elemenet
syn:crux |
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quintessential
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the most typical,ideal,or important
syn:essential |
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verd,virid
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green
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verdure
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greenery;fresh and ripe vegetation
syn:foliage |
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verdant
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green;lush with vegetation
ant:barren |
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viridity
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lack of experience;innocence
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cand
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white,pure
to glow, to burn |
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candid
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open and sincere
syn:frank ant:duplicitous |
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candor
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frankness or sincerity of expression;openess
syn:truth ant:falseness |
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incandescent
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shining brilliantly
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pall
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to be pale
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pallor
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extreme or unnatural paleness
ant:flushed |
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pallid
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lacking color;dull
syn:wan |
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appall
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to full wit horror or disapproval
syn:horrify |
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livid
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bluish-black
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livid
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enraged;furious
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nigr
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black
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denigrate
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to attazck the character of;mock
syn:belittle ant:praise |
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pecc
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to sin;to be flawed
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peccadillo
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a small sin or fault
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impeccable
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having no flaws
syn:perfect ant:flawed |
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peccant
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violatiing a moral law;sinful
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pej,pair
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worse
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pejorative
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negative and critical;insulting
syn:belittling,derogatory ant:praising |
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impair
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to cause to diminish, as in strength,value, or quality
syn:harm ant:fix |
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mal
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bad
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malign
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to speak of maliciously,insult
syn:deprecate ant:praise |
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malinger
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to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
syn:shirk |
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malaise
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a sense of unesase;depression
syn:boredom |
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neg
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to deny
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negligent
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not properly attentive
syn:careless antLfareful;attentive |
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negligible
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unimportant;insignificant
syn:remote ant:significant |
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negate
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to cancel the effect of;nullify
syn:deny,contradict ant:affirm |
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joc
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joke
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jocose
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cheerful;merry
syn:happy,mirthfuk ant:morose |
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jocular
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characterized by joking
syn:jovial |
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fest,fet
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festive
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festoon
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to drape or adorn festively
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fete
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to honor wit a banquet or feast
syn:to celebrate |
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bacch
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wube abd celebration
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bacchic
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of or related to a wild celebration
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bacchanal
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a frunken party or celebration
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plaintitive
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sorrowful;expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
ant:joyful |
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plaint
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a lament or complaint
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eleg
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song of lament
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elegy
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a song or poem memorializing somehting or someone
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elegiac
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mourning that which is lost or past;sorrowful
syn:mournful |
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somn
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sleep
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somnolent
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drowsy;sleepy
syn:drowsy ant:alert |
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sopor
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sleep
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soporific
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causing sleep or fatigue
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sopor
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sleep;drowsiness
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lang
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to be weak,be faint
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languid
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lacking energy;weak
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languish
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to wast away
syn:weaken |
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languor
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lack of physical or mental enery
syn:listlessness,lethargy |
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vigil
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watchful
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vigilant
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on the alert;watchful
syn:aware |
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vigilante
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someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
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quies
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to rest
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acquiesce
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to give in
syn:submit;accede ant:resist |
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requiem
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a song or religious service for the dead or lost
syn:elegy |
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quittance
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a repayment;competition
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fort
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happening by chance
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fortuitous
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happening by a lucky acciden or chance
syn:providential ant:unlucky |
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fortuity
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chance or acciencent
ayn:adversity an:purpose |
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ausp
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bird-watcher.fortune-teller
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auspices
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protection or support;patronage
syn:guidance |
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auspicious
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followed by favorable circumstances
syn:propitious,promising |
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dest
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to determine
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predestination
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the belief that one's fate has been determined by a higher power
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destine
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intend for a specific end or purpose
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sort
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chance,lot,fate
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consortium
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a group of companies or institutions
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consort
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1.To keep company;associate
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porpit
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favorable
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porpitious
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lucky;favorable
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propitiate
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to soothe or satisfy;to appease
syn:reconcile |
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port
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to carry
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importune
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to urge or beg without end
syn:plead |
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importunate
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extremely demandin;insistent
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rapport
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a positive relationship
syn:camarderie,friendship |
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fer
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bear,carry
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insufferable
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impossible to bear;intolerable
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preferential
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giving or showing and advantage to on over another
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conferment
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the act of bestowing;a formal offer
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pher,phor
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to carry,to bring
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periphery
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the outermost part or boundary
syn:surroundings ant:center |
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euphoria
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a feeling of great happiness or well-being
syn:joy ant:misery |
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gest
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to bear,carry
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congested
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overcrowded;too tightly packed
syn:blocked,full ant:clear,empty |
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gestate
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to coneice and develop in the mind or body
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gesticulate
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to make gestures for emphasis
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sol
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alone
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solipsism
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the theory that the self is the only reality
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desolate
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deserted and lonely
syn:bare |
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soliloquy
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a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a soliraty character
syn:monologue any:dialogue;conversation |
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mono
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one
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monotonous
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uncarying;lacking in variety
syn:boring ant:varying |
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monosyllabic
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having only on syllable
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monoton
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sameness of sound,style, manner, or color
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vulg
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crowd
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divulge
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to make public
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vulgar
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of the common people(language)
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poly,poll
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many
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polymath
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a person with knowledge of many subjects
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hoi polloi
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the common peopl;the masses
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polyglot
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a person wit a knowledge of several languages
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tot
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whole
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totalitarian
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having to do wit a governmentin which one person,group, or party controls everything
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totality
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completeness
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hol
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whole
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holistic
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concenging the whole rather than the parts
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catholic
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covering a broad rangel; universal
syn:narrow |
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sum
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highest,most
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consummate
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perfect or ideal,especially in skill or accomplishment
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summation
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a accumulation;total result
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trunc,trenc
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to cut
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trenchant
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sharply effective or insightful
syn:clear |
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truncate
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to cut short int he middle
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part
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part
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parcel
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to divide into parts and distribute
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parse
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to examine or analyze
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repartee
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quick,witty conversation
syn:banter |
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ser
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join
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assertion
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something declared or stated positively
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exertion
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the use of power and of strength
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dissertation
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a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college
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cert
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to serpareate,distinguish, decide
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disconcert
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to upset and confuse
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certitude
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certainity, inevitability
syn:surely ant:doubt |
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ascertain
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to discover,to find out
syn:determine |
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nex
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connect,bind
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annex
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to attach oneself;take over
ant:disconnect |
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nexus
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the core or center
syn:crux ant:periphery |
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lig,lia
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to bind
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liaison
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intermediary,go-between
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obligatory
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expected or required
syn:mandatory |
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ligature
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a binding or joining
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it,ianc
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to go,to pass
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ambiance
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act or practice aimed at undermining authority rebellion
syn:treason ant:loyalty |
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circuitous
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environment surrounding,atmosphere
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transitory
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short-lived or temporary
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ced
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to go,to yield
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accede
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to agree,often at the urging of another
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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precedent
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tradition, an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions
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ven
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to come, to arrive
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contravene
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to violate, or go against
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adventitious
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artifical;acquired
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pervenu
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somone newly wealthy
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plaint
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to lament
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