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a, ab
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away, from
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ad
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to
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ante
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before
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bi
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two
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circum
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around
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con (col, com, cor)
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together, with
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contra
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against
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de
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from, down
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dis
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apart, away
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e, ex
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out
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extra
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beyond
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in (il, im, ir)
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not, in, into, on
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inter
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between
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intra
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within
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ob, op
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against
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per
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through, thoroughly
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post
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after
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pre
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before
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preter
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beyond
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pro
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forward
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re
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again, back
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retro
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backward
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se
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apart
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semi
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half
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sub, sup
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under
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super
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above
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trans
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across, through
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ultra
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beyond, exceedingly
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vice
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in place of
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abrupt
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broken off; sudden quick and enexpected
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corrupt
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changed (broken pieces) from good to bad; vicious
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disrupt
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break apart; cause disorder
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erupt
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burst or break out
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bactericide
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substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
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substance that destroys many different organisms
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fraticide
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act of killing one's brother
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fungicide
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substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
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genocide
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deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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germicide
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substance that killos germs
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herbicide
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substance that kills plants
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homicide
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killing of one human by another
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infanticide
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act of killing an infant
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insecticide
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substance that kills insects
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matricide
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act of killing one's mother
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patricide
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act of killing one's father
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pesticide
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substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
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regicide
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act of killing a king
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sororicide
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act of killing one's sister
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suicide
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act of killing one's self
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trannicide
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act of killing a tyrant
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astringent (adj.)
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drawing tissues tightly together; stern
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astrigent (n.)
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substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood
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boa constrictor
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snake that constricts or crushes its prey in its coils
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constrict
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draw together; render narrower; shrink (ant. expand)
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restrict
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keep within limits, confine
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stricture
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adverse criticism, tightening, censure
restriction |
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stringent
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strict, binding tight; rigid; severe
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unrestricted
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not confined within bounds; free
open to all |
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carnivore
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flesh-eating animal
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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devour
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eat greedily or ravenously
seize upon and destroy |
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frugivorous
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feeding on fruit
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herbivore
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plant-eating animal
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herbivorous
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depending on plants as food
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insectivorous
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dependent on insects as food
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omnivore
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person or animal that eats everything (flesh and plants)
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omnivorous
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eating everything, both plant and animal substances
avidly taking in everything, as an omnivorous reader |
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voracious
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greedy in eating
insatiable, as voracious appetite |
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convival
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fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable (ant. taciturn, stolid)
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revive
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being back to life; restore
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survive
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outlive; remain alive after (ant. perish)
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vivacious
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lively in temper or conduct (ant. languid)
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vivacity
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liveliness of spirit
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vivid
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having the vigor and spirit of life
sharp and clear; graphic |
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vivify
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enliven; make vivid
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vivisection
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operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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contortionist
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person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
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distort
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twist out of shape; contort
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extort
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wrest money, promises, etc. from a person by force
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retort
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reply quickly or sharply
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retort
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quick, witty, or cutting reply
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torsion
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act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
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tortuous
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full of twists or vurves; winding, as a tortous road
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torture (v.)
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wrench;twist
inflict severe pain upon |
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torture (n.)
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anguish of body or mind; agony
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convict (v.)
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prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
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convict (n.)
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person serving a prison sentence
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conviction
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state of having been judged guilty of an offense
strong belief |
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convince
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persuade or show conclusively by arugement or proof
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evict
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expel by legal process, as to evict someone
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evince
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show clearly; disclose; reveal
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invincible
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incapable of being conquered
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vanquish
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overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
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victor
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winner; conqueror
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fraction
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one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment
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fractions
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apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable (ant. peaceable)
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fracture
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break of crack
breaking of a bone |
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fragile
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easily broken; frail; delicate (tough, durable)
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fragment
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part broken off
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infraction
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act of breaking; breach; violation, as an infraction of the law
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refract
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bend from a straight path
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refractory
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resisting; intracable; hard to manage (ant. malleable)
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omnibus (adj.)
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covering many things at once, as an omnibus bill
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omnibus (n.)
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bus
book containing a variety of works by one author |
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omnifarious
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of all varieties, forms, or kinds
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Omnific
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all-creating
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Omnipotent
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unlimited power; almighty
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omnipresent
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present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
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ominscient
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knowing everything
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omnivorous
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eating everything, both plant and animal substances
avidly taking in everything |
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deflect
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turn (bend) aside
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flex
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bend, as to flex a limb
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flexible
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pliable, not rigid, tractable
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flexor
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muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect
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bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
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change, bend in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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reflect
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throw back rays, as from a mirror
think |
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reflex
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involuntary response to a stimulus
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detention
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act of keeping back or detaining
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impertinent
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irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate
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pertinacious
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adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
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pertinent
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having to do with the matter at hand; relevant
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retentive
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tenacious; able to retain or remember
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retinue
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group of followers or assitants attending a distinguished person
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast; persistence
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tenancy
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period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
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tenet
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principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
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tenure
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period for which an office or position is held
status assuring an employee a permanent position |
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untenable
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incapable of being held or defended
(ant. tenable) |
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admonish
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warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke
(ant. commend) |
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admonition
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gentle reproof counseling against a fault or error
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admonitory
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conveying a gentle reproof
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monitor (n.)
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person or device that keeps track of, checks, or warns
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monitor (v.)
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keep track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process
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monument
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means of reminding us of a person or event
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premonition
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forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event
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premonitory
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conveying a forewarning
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countermand
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issue a contrary order
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mandate
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authoritative command
territory administered by a trustee |
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mandatory
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obligatory; required by command
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remand
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send back; recommit, as to a prison
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writ of mandamus
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written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty
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accredited
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officially authorized or recognized; provided with credentials
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credence
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belief as to the truth of something
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credentials
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documents, letters, references, that inspire belief or trust
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credible
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believable (incredible)
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credit
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belief; faith; trust
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credulous
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too ready to believe; easily decieved
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creed or credo
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summary of principles believed in or adhered to
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discredit
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cast doubt on; refuse to believe
take trust or credit away from; disguise |
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incredible
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not believable
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incredulity
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disbelief
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affidavit
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sworn written statement made before an authorized official
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bona fide
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made or carried out in good faith; genuine
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confidant
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one to whom secrets are entrusted
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confident
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having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure
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confidential
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communcation in trust; secret; private
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence, unduly timid, shy
(ant. confident) |
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fidelity
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faithfulness to a trust or vow accuracy;faithfulness of sound production
(ant. perfidy, infidelity) |
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fiduciary
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held in trust
confidential |
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infidel
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one who does not accept a paticular faith; unbeliever
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perfidious
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false to a trust; faithless; treacherous
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perfidy
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violationn of trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyaty
(ant. fidelity, fealty) |
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congratulate
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express one's pleasure to another person at that person's success
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gracious
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pleasant; courteous; kindly
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grateful
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feeling or expressing gratitude; thankful; obliged
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gratify
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give or be a source of pleasure or satisfaction
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gratis
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without charge or payment; free
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gratitude
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thankfulness
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gratuitous
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given freely
unwarranted as a gratuitous remark |
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gratuity
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present of money in return for a favor or sevice; tip
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immortal
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not subject to death (ant. mortal)
not subject to oblivion |
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immortality
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eternal life (ant. mortality)
lasting fame |
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moribund
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dying; near death
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mortal (adj.)
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destined to die
human causing death; fatal |
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mortal (n.)
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human being; person; individual
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mortality
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death rate; mortal nature
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mortician
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undertaker
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mortification
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shame; humiliation; embarrassment
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mortify
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embarrass; shame; humiliate
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mortuary
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funeral home
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rigor mortis
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stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
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corporal
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bodily; as corporal punishment
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corporation
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body authorized by law to act as a single person and to have rights and duties
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corps
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organized body of persons
branch of the military; as the Marine corps |
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corpse
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dead body
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corpulent
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bulky; obese; very fat
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corpus
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general collection or body of writings, laws, etc.
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corpuscle
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blood cell
minute particle |
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corpus deliciti
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facts of proving that a crime has been committed
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esprit de corps
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spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
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habeas corpus
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writ requiring a detained person to be brought before a court to investigate the legality of that person's detention
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incorporate
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combine so as to form one body
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aqueduct
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artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
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conducive
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tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
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conduct
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lead; guide; escort
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deduction
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taking away; subtraction (ant. addition)
reasoning from the general to the particular |
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duct
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tube or channel for conducting a liquid, air, etc.
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ductile
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able to be drawn out or hammered thin
easily led; docile |
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induce
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lead on; move by persuasion
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induct
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admit as a member; initiate
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induction
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ceremony by which one is made a member; initiation
reasoning from particular to general |
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seduction
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enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing
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traduce
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lead along as a spectacle to bring into disgrace
malign; slender; vilify |
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viaduct
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bridge for conducting a road or railway over a valley, river, etc.
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consecutive
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following in regular order; successive
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consequence
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that which follows logically; result
importance, as a person of consequence |
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execute
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follow through to completion; carry out
put to death |
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inconsequential
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of no consequences; trivial; unimportant
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mon sequitur
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statement that does not follow from previous statements
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persecute
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oppress; harass; annoy
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prosecute
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follow to the end or until finished
conduct legal proceedings against, sue |
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sequel
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something that follows; continuation; consequence; outcome
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sequence
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the following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series
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sequential
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arranged in a sequence; serial
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concur
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agree; be of the same opinion (ant. contend)
happen together; coincide |
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concurrent
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running together; occuring at the same time; simultaneous
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current (adj)
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now in progress; prevailing
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current (n.)
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flow as electrical of river currents
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curriculum
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course of study in a school or college
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cursive
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running or flowing handwriting
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cursory
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running over hastily; superficially done, as a cursory glance
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discursive
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wandering from one topic to another, rambling, digressive
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excursion
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going out of forth; expedition
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incur
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meet with something undesirable
being upon oneself |
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incursion
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rushing into
hostile invasion; raid |
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precursor
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forerunner; predecessor
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recuir
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happen again
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aggressive
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disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing
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egress
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means of going out; exit
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gradation
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change by steps or stages
act of grading |
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grade
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step; stage; degree; rating
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gradient
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rate at which a road, railroad track, temperature, voltage, etc.)
slope, inclination |
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gradual
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step-by-step; proceeding by small stages or degrees
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graduate
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complete all the steps of a course and recieve a diploma or degree
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graduated
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arranged in regular steps, stages, or degrees
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progressive
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going forward to something considered better
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regressive
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disposed to move backward, retrogressive
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retrograde
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going backward
becoming worse |
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retrogression
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act of going from a better to a worse state; deterioration
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transgress
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step beyond the limits or barriers; go beyond; break the law; violate
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biped
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two-footed animal
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centipede
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wormlike animal with one pair of legs on most of its segments
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expedite
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facilitate
accelerate or speed up (ant. delay) |
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impede
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hinder; obstruct; block
(ant. assist, aid) |
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impediment
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hindrance; obstacle
defect |
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millipede
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wormlike animal with two pairs of legs on most of its segments
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pedal
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lever acted on by foot
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pedestal
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support of foot or column or statue
foundation |
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pedestrian (n.)
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person traveling on foot
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pedestrian (adj.)
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commonplace, as a pedestrian performance; unimaginative; dull
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velocipede
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child's tricycle
early form of bicycle |
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contact
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touching or meeting; association; connection
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contiguous
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touching; in physical contact; adjoining
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contingent
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dependent on something else
accidental |
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intact
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untouched or uninjured; kept or left whole
(ant. defective) |
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intangible
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not capable of being percieved by the sense of touch
hard to grasp or define exactly (ant. tangible) |
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tact
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sensitive mental perception of what is appropriate on a given occasion
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tactful
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having or showing tact; diplomatic
(ant. tactless) |
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tactile
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pertaining to the sense of touch
tangible |
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tangent (adj)
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touching at only one point
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tangent (n)
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line or surface meeting a curved line or surface at one point, but not intersecting it
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tangential
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merely touching; slightly connected; digressive
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apprehend
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seize or take into custody
understand |
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apprehensive
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quick to understand or grasp
anxious (ant. confident) |
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comprehensible
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able to be grasped mentally; understandable (ant. incomprehensible)
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comprehesive
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including very much; extensive
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prehensile
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adapted for seizing, as a prehesile tail
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reprehend
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find fault with; rebuke; reprimand; censure
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reprehensible
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deserving of censure; culpable
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abject
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sunk or cast down to a low condition; downtrodden; deserving contempt; wretched
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conjecture
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guess; supposition; inference
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dejected
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downcast; discouraged; depressed
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eject
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throw out; expel; evict
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inject
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force (throw in) introduce
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interject
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throw in between; insert; interpose
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object
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protest; throw against; disapprove
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project
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thrust or throw forward; plan
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projectile
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body to be shot or otherwise thrown forward
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reject
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discard; throw back; refuse to take (ant. accept)
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subject
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force someone to undergo something unpleasant or inconvenient; expose; make liable to
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advert
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turn attention; refer
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aversion
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feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to turn away from it; strong dislike; antipathy
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avert
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prevent; aviod
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controversy
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dispute; debate; quarrel
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convert
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transform into anther
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diversion
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entertainment; amusement
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divert
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turn aside; amuse, entertain
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extrovert
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someone turned outward focused on outside matters rather than inner
(ant. introvert) |
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inadvertently
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without turning one's mind to the matter at hand; carelessly; unintentionally
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incontrovertible
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not able to be turned opposite or disputed
(ant. controvertible; disputable) |
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introvert
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someone turned inward
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invert
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turn upside down
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obverse
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side turned toward the observer
(ant. reverse) |
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perverse
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turned away from right or truth; give a wrong meaning to
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revert
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return, go back
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versatile
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able to turn with ease from one thing to another; adaptable
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verse
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line of poetry
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vertigo
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condition in which one feels that one's surroundings are turned about; dizziness
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commitment
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cosignment to prison or mental institution
pledge |
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demise
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death
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emissary
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person sent on a mission
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emit
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send out; give off
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intermittent
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coming and going at intervals
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missle
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weapon being propelled to hit a distant object
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missive
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written message sent; letter
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remiss
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negligent; careless
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remission
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lessening, relieving, or disappearance
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remit
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send money due
forgive |
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transmit
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convey cause something; to go from one person or place to another
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking
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colluquial
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conversational; informal
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colluquy
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taking together; conference; conversation
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elocution
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art of speaking out or reading effectively in public
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eloquent
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speaking with force and fluency; movingly expressive
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grandiloquent
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using lofty or pompous words; bombastic
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interlocutor
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questioner
one who participates in a conversation |
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loquacious
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talkative; garrulous
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obloquy
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speaking against
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auriferous
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bearing or yielding of gold
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coniferous
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bearing cones; as the pine tree
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odoriferous
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yielding an odor, usually fragrant
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pestiferous
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infected with or bearing disease; evil
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proliferous
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producing new growth rapidly and extensivley
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somniferous
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bearing or inducing sleep
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vociferous
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producing a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy
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