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abated
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verb: to lessen
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aberration
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noun: a deviation
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abeyance
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noun: the condition of being temporally suspended
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abjure
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verb: to give up or abstain from, often under oath
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abraded
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verb: to wear down
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abrogate
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verb: to do away with
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abscond
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verb: to sneak off and hide away
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abstemious
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adjective: to eat or drink moderately
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accretion
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noun: the act of increasing in growth or size
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acrimonious
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adjective: bitter or harsh
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acquisitiveness
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adjective: having a strong desire to own
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admonish
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verb: to scold
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adroit adjective
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: skillful
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aesthete
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noun: a person who is highly sensitive to beauty
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affability
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noun: the quality of being friendly
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aggrandized
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verb: to make greater, especially in wealth or power
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ail
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verb: to feel sick
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amalgamate
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verb: to mix or combine
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ambivalent
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adjective: indifferent or having mixed feelings
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amelioration
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noun: the act of making better or improving
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amenable
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adjective: obedient and responsive to authority
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anodized
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verb: to cover metal with an oxide
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anomaly
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noun: something unusual or differing from the norm
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antiquated
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adjective: old or useless
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apathy
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noun: indifference or lack of interest
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arabesque
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noun: a complex pattern or design
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arboreal
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adjective: relating to trees
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ardor
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noun: intense emotion, usually of enthusiasm or love
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ascribe
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verb: to attribute to a source or a cause
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asperity
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noun: condition of being rough or harsh
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assuage
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verb: to relieve
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atonement
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noun: to make amends
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audacious
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adjective: bold and daring
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austere
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adjective: simple, spare, unadorned
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avarice
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noun: greed
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aver
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verb: to affirm or prove
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avow
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verb: to declare openly
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belligerent
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adjective: hostile and difficult
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beseech
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verb: to urgently request
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bombast
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noun: pretentious words
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boor
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noun: a crude person lacking culture and refinement
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bourgeois
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noun: people of the middle class
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brevity
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noun: condition of being brief in duration
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buoyant
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adjective: tending to float OR being light-hearted and merry
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burgeon
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verb: to grow or blossom
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burnish
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noun: to make smooth and bright by polishing
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cacophony
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noun: a harsh sound or sounds
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cadge
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verb: to beg
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capricious
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adjective: unpredictable and uncertain
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castigate
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verb: to punish severely
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caustic
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adjective: corrosive OR sharp and biting
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cavern
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noun: a cave
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centrifuge
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noun: a device used to simulate conditions in space
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chary
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adjective: cautious
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churlish
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adjective: vulgar and ungracious
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coagulant
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noun: something that causes a liquid to solidify
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coalesce
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verb: to come together as one
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cogent
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adjective: valid or convincing
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cognizance
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noun: awareness
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cohort
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noun: a group of people or friends
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complaisance
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noun: the act of obliging to pleasing others
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consternation
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noun: the state of being paralyzed with fear
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contentiously
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adjective: provoking debate or quarrels
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conviviality
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adjective: enjoying social interaction
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convoluted
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adjective: coiled together OR complicated
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cordon
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noun: a line of people or objects around a specific area
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corona
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noun: a ring around a celestial body, especially the sun and moon
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corpuscle
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noun: a microscopic particle, most often a cell
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corroborative
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adjective: tending to confirm with evidence
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covert
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adjective: secret
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covet
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verb: to want or desire
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covetous
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adjective: having a strong desire to own
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cower
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adjective: to curl up in fear
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craven
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adjective: cowardly
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credence
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noun: acceptance of a belief as truth
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credulous
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adjective: gullible; willing to believe
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culpability
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adjective: worthy of blame
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curmudgeon
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noun: an ill-tempered person, often penny-pinching and stubborn
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decimation
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noun: the act of destroying or killing a large population
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deference
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noun: yielding to the wishes or opinions of others
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demagogue
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noun: a leader who uses the emotions of the people to achieve power
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dereliction
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noun: abandonment or neglect
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deride
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verb: to mock or ridicule
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derision
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noun: ridicule
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desiccant
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noun: a medicine used fro drying up a sore
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desiccate
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verb: to dry out
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despotic
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adjective: characteristic of a ruler with absolute power
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destitute
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adjective: lacking, especially regarding money
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desultory
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adjective: moving or skipping from one thing to another
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diction
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noun: word choice in writing
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diffidence
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noun: the state of being shy and untrusting
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dilate
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verb: to expand
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diminutive
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adjective: extremely small
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dirge
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noun: a mournful song
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discern
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verb: to understand the difference
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discordant
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adjective: conflicting
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disingenuous
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adjective: insincere
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disinter
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verb: to exhume a grave
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disparage
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verb: to belittle and dishonor
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disparate
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adjective: completely different
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disputatious
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adjective: inclined to dispute or disagree
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dissemble
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verb: to hide or conceal using a false appearance
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dissipation
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noun: the act of breaking up and scattering
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dissonance
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noun: sound that lacks of harmony
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distillate
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noun: a liquid produced by evaporation during distillation
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divestiture
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noun: the act of stripping or selling off
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dolt
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noun: an idiot
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dross
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noun: waste or refuse
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dubious
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adjective: doubtful
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efficacy
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noun: effectiveness
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effrontery
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adjective: offensively bold
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elegy
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adjective: a poem of mourning
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elucidating
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verb: explaining or clarifying
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emit
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verb: to give off
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emollient
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noun: something that softens the skin
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emulate
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verb: to imitate
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encapsulate
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noun: to put in a capsule
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encomium
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noun: praise
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enervate
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verb: to remove courage or nerve
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engender
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noun: to create or procreate
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ennui
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noun: boredom
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enigmatic
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adjective: like a puzzle
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entreat
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verb: to ask for with sincerity
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ephemeral
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adjective: very brief in duration, usually only one day
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epithet
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noun: a descriptive word or phrase
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equivocal
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adjective: possible meaning two different things; vague or doubtful
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erudition
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noun: extensive knowledge
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esoteric
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adjective: known by only a few
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ethos
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noun: the spirit and character of a community
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excoriation
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noun: the act of chafing the skin
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exculpate
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verb: to acquit or clear of blame
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exigent
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adjective: needing necessary, immediate action
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extant
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adjective: the opposite of extinct; still existing
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extol
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verb: to praise
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extrapolate
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verb: to use past knowledge to hypothesize or estimate
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extricable
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adjective: able to be freed from entanglement or trouble
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fallacious
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adjective: false
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fatuous
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adjective: foolish
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feckless
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adjective: irresponsible
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feint
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noun: a false ploy meant to draw attention away from the real purpose
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fervent
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adjective: passionate
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fissure
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noun: a crack
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floridness
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adjective: flushed
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flustered
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adjective: to be in a state of confusion or uncertainty
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foibles
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noun: a flaw in character
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foment
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verb: to excite
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foolhardy
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adjective: careless
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fortuitous
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adjective: happening by chance
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fracas
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noun: a noisy disturbance
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frieze
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noun: a decorative piece in architecture
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gainsay
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noun: to deny
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garrulous
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adjective: extremely talkative
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gaseous
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adjective: relating to a gas
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glib
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adjective: done with ease
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gossamer
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adjective: gauzy, light
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gregariousness
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adjective: social
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grievous
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adjective: causing grief or anguish
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gristle
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noun: tough cartilage in meat
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guile
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noun: deceit and treachery
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gullible
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adjective: easily tricked
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hackneyed
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adjective: predictable and overused
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hapless
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adjective: unlucky
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harbinger
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noun: something that foreshadows the future
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harrow
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noun: a farming tool verb: to bother or torment
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heckle
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verb: to badger and annoy
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herbaceous
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adjective: relating to a herb
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hew
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verb: to cut using an ax
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hone
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verb: to sharpen
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hoodwink
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verb: to deceive
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iconoclast
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noun: one who seeks to overthrow tradition or authority
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idiosyncrasy
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noun: a peculiarity
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idolatry
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noun: worship of idols
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idyll
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noun: a romantic poem
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imbroglio
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noun: a disagreement
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imperceptibly
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adjective: difficult to perceive
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imperiousness
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noun: the condition of being overbearing
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imperturbability
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noun: self-assured calm and collectiveness
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impetuosity
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noun: the condition of being impulsive
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implacable
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adjective: impossible to satisfy
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implosion
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noun: an inward collapse
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inadvertent
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adjective: careless
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incense
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verb: to make angry OR noun: a substance burned to make an aroma
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inchoate
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adjective: just started
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incongruous
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adjective: incompatible
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incorrigible
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adjective: impossible to control or reform
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incursion
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noun: the act of entering foreign territory
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indefatigability
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noun: the state of never growing tired
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indeterminate
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adjective: unable to determine
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inimitable
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adjective: no capable of being copied or imitated; unique
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inscrutability
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noun: the state of being hard to understand or investigate
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insipid
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adjective: boring, tasteless
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insolence
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noun: the quality of being rude or arrogant
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insularity
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noun: the state of being isolated like an island
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interpolate
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verb: to insert, as in text. Often implies corruption
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intractable
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adjective: difficult and stubborn
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intransigence
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noun: the condition of being stubborn and uncompromising
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intrinsically
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adv: naturally inherent
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inundate
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verb: to flood, or to overwhelm with an overabundance
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invective
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noun: insulting language
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irascible
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adjective: easily angered
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irresolute
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adjective: undecided
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jocular
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adjective: often joking
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labyrinthine
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adjective: relating to a maze
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laconic
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adjective: using few words; concise
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lambaste
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verb: to scold or beat
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laud
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verb: to praise
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lethargy
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noun: a state of great fatigue
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levee
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noun: a dam
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limn
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verb: to describe, especially with an illustration
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lofty
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adjective: elevated in importance; grand
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loquacious
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adjective: extremely talkative
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lucid
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adjective: clearly understandable; sane; transparent
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lugubrious
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adjective: extremely depressed
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magnanimous
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adjective: generous and noble; kind-hearted
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maladroit
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adjective: inept; incapable
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malinger
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verb: to act sick to avoid work
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malleable
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adjective: capable of being shaped
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mar
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verb: to damage
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mercenary
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noun: a hired killer
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mercurial
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adjective: relating to mercury OR quick tempered
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metamorphose
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verb: to transform
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meticulous
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adjective: detailed and precise
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milieu
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noun: environment
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mimicry
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noun: the act of mimicking; mocking
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misanthrope
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noun: person who hates mankind
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miscreant
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noun: a villain
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miser
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noun: a person who hoards money; penny-pincher
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mitigate
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verb: to alleviate
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morose
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adjective: sad
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multifarious
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adjective: great variety
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myopic
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adjective: short-sighted
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nadir
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noun: lowest point
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narcissist
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noun: a person who loves themselves
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nascent
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adjective: beginning to exist
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nave
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noun: central part of the church or the center of a wheel
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nib
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noun: the tip
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noisome
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adjective: offensive odor; toxic
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obdurate
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adjective: hardened emotionally
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obviate
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verb: to prevent through anticipation
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occult
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adjective: relating to the supernatural
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odium
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noun: the state of being strongly dislike or dishonored
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opprobrium
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noun: disgrace
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ossified
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verb: to harden or become bone
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ostentatious
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adjective: pretentious and boastful
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ostracism
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noun: the act of excluding
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outmoded
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adjective: out of fashion
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overtly
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adv: out in the open
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paean
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noun: a song of praise
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palpable
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adjective: touchable or evident
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parse
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verb: to break a sentence into parts of speech
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parsimonious
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adjective: miserly and frugal
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peccadillo
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noun: a small misdeed
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pedantic
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adjective: having a obsessive focus on book-learning and small details
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perfidious
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adjective: relating to treachery
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peripatetic
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adjective: traveling by foot noun: someone who is walking
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perpetuating
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verb: to cause to continue forever
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persevere
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verb: to not give up
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pervasive
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adjective: the quality of invading or permeating'
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philistine
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noun: one who is ignorant in certain areas like art
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pirate
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noun: one who robs at sea verb: to steal
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pith
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noun: the center; the significant part of something
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placate
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noun: to calm or appease someone who is angry
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plasticity
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noun: the quality of being like plastic
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platitudinous
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adjective: dull and unoriginal; clichéd
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plausible
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adjective: believable
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polemic
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adjective: relating to controversy
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poseur
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noun: someone who pretends to be something they're not to impress others
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precursor
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noun: something that comes before
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preempt
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verb: to take the place of
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preponderate
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verb: to be heavier in weight
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prevarication
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noun: the act of avoiding the truth
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primacy
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noun: the condition of being first
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prodigal
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adjective: extremely wasteful
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prodigy
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noun: person with great talent
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profundity
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noun: great wisdom and depth
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proliferate
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verb: to reproduce at a rapid rate
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prolixity
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noun: the state of being too wordy, as in writing
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propagate
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verb: to reproduce
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propitiatory
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adjective: offered as a way of seeking forgiveness
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prudery
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noun: the state of being excessively modest
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puerile
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adjective: childish
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pundit
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noun: a critic or learned source of opinion
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pungency
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noun: quality of being sharp or biting, especially to the taste or smell
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pusillanimous
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adjective: cowardly
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quaff
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verb: to drink quickly
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quagmire
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noun: an uncertain situation or predicament
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quiescent
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adjective: quiet; at rest
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quixotic
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adjective: romantically unrealistic or impulsive
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quotidian
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adjective: common
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raconteur
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noun: a skilled storyteller
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rancorous
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adjective: showing resentment
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rarefy
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verb: to make thin
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raucous
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adjective: loud and harsh
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recluse
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noun: a hermit; a person who hides from the world
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recompense
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verb: to compensate; to pay
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recondite
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adjective: ambiguous
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refractory
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adjective: difficult to work with; unmanageable
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regale
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verb: to entertain
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repentant
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adjective: showing remorse for sins
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reproach
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verb: to scold or shame
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reproof
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verb: to scold or rebuke
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repudiate
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verb: to reject as untrue
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repugnant
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adjective: repulsive
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requiem
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noun: church service for a deceased person
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resplendent
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adjective: beautiful and often shining brilliance
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reverie
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noun: a daydream
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rogue
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noun: a scoundrel
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ruffian
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noun: a thug; a tough person
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rumination
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noun: the act of thinking deeply OR the process of chewing cud
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sagacity
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noun: intelligence and wisdom
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sage
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noun: one admired for wisdom noun: a herb
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salacious
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adjective: stimulating, sexy but trashy
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salutary
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adjective: promoting improvement
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sap
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noun: liquid from a tree noun: a covered trench dug for war
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satirize
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noun: to ridicule with sarcasm
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scrupulous
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adjective: conscientious and detailed
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scurvy
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noun: a disease caused by the lack of Vitamin C
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sedulous
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adjective: diligent effort; constant pursuit
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sextant
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noun: a device used by sailors to navigate
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sidereal
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adjective: concerning stars or constellations
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sinuous
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adjective: having curves
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sodden
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adjective: soaked with water
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sordid
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adjective: dirty
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specious
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adjective: something that seems believable but is false
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spendthrift
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noun: person who wastes money
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spurious
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adjective: illegitimate; false
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squelch
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verb: to squash
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stanch
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verb: to stop the flow of fluids
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stolid
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adjective: emotionless
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subjugate
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verb: to conquer
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subsume
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verb: to classify in a more complete category
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subtlety
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noun: the quality of being subtle or sly
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supercilious
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adjective: proud, haughty
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supine
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adjective: lying on the back, face upward OR adjective: indifferent
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synapse
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noun: space between 2 nerve endings
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tangential
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adjective: barely touching
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tedium
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noun: the condition of being tedious; boring
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tenuous
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adjective: slender
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thwart
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verb: to prevent
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timorous
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adjective: timid
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titillate
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verb: to excite or stimulate
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torpor
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noun: state of inactivity
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touting
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verb: to obtain votes or customers in a shameless manner
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tractable
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adjective: easily managed
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transitory
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adjective: short-lived
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transmuted
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verb: to transform
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turmoil
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noun: commotion
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turpitude
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noun: corruption
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tyro
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noun: a novice
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underling
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noun: a person with lower rank and power
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unfeigned
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adjective: genuine; not pretended or feigned
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unequivocal
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adjective: clear and certain
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univocal
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noun: a word with only one definition
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usury
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noun: an incredible large interest rate, often illegal
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vacillation
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noun: the act of moving from side to side
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venal
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adjective: corruptible for a price; open to bribery
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veneer
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noun: a decorative layer
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veneration
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noun: the act of idolizing
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veracious
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adjective: honest
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verbosity
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noun: the state of being too wordy
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veritable
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adjective: genuine; not pretended or feigned
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vilify
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verb: to make into a villain
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viscid
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adjective: covered with a sticky substance
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viscous
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adjective: sticky
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vituperative
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adjective: harsh criticism or censure
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volubility
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noun: the condition of using fluent speech
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voracious
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adjective: having a tremendous appetite
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waft
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verb: to float
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wheedle
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verb: to use flattery as a means of persuasion
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whet
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verb: to sharpen verb: to stimulate
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xenophobe
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noun: a person afraid of anything foreign, especially foreign people
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zealous
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adjective: enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
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zenith
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noun: the peak
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relegated
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verb: to demote or assign to an inferior position
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