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Abstract
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Not easy to understand; theoretical
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Acclaim
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Loud approval; applause
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Acquiesce
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To agree to an opinion
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Adamant
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Not yielding; firm
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Adversary
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Enemy; foe
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Advocate
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To plead in favor of; supporter; defender
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Aesthetic
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Showing good taste; artistic
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Alleviate
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To lessen or make easier
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Aloof
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Distant in interest; reserved; cool
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Altercation
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Controversy; dispute
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Altruistic
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Unselfish
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Amass
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To collect together; to accumulate
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Ambiguous
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Not clear; uncertain; vague
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Ambivalent
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Undecided
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Ameliorate
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To make better; to improve
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Amiable
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Friendly
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Amorphous
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Having no determinate form
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Anarchist
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Believes formal government is unnecessary
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Antagonism
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Hostility; opposition
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Apathy
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Lack of emotion or interest
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Appease
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To make quiet; to calm
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Apprehensive
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Fearful; aware; conscious
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Arbitrary
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Based on one’s preference or whim
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Arrogant
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Acting superior to others; conceited
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Articulate
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To speak distinctly; to hinge; to connect; to convey; to express effectively; eloquent; fluent; capable of speech
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Assess
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To estimate the value of
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Astute
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Cunning; sly; crafty
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Atrophy
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To waste away from lack of nutrition
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Audacious
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Fearless; bold
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Augment
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To increase or add to; to make larger
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Austere
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Harsh; severe; strict
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Authentic
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Real, genuine, trustworthy
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Authoritarian
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Acting as a dictator; demanding obedience
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Banal
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Common; petty; ordinary
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Belittle
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To make small; to think lightly of
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Benefactor
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One who helps others; a donor
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Benevolent
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Kind; generous
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Benign
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Mild; harmless
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Biased
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Prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
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Blasphemous
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Irreligious; profane; impious; unacceptable
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Blithe
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Happy; cheery; merry
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Brevity
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Briefness; shortness
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Candid
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Honest; truthful; sincere
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Capricious
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Changeable; fickle
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Caustic
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Burning; sarcastic; harsh
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Censor
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To examine and delete objectionable material
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Censure
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To criticize or disapprove
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Charlatan
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An imposter; a fake
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Coalesce
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To combine or come together
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Collaborate
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To work together; to cooperate
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Compatible
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In agreement; harmonious
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Complacent
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Content; self-satisfied; smug
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Compliant
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Yielding; obedient
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Comprehensive
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All-inclusive; complete; thorough
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Compromise
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To settle by mutual adjustment
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Concede
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To acknowledge; to admit; to surrender; to abandon one’s position
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Concise
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In few words; brief; condensed
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Condescend
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To consciously come down from one’s position or rank
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Condone
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To overlook; to forgive
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Conspicuous
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Easy to see; noticeable
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Consternation
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Amazement or terror that causes confusion
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Consummation
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The completion; finish
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Contemporary
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Living or happening at the same time; modern
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Contempt
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Scorn; disrespect
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Contrite
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Regretful; sorrowful
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Conventional
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Traditional; common; routine
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Cower
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To crouch down in fear or shame
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Defamation
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Any harm to a name or reputation; slander
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Deference
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Yielding to another’s opinion
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Deliberate
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To consider carefully; to weigh in the mind; intentional
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Denounce
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To speak out against; to condemn
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Depict
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To portray in words; to present a visual image
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Deplete
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To reduce; to empty
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Depravity
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Moral corruption; badness
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Deride
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To ridicule; to laugh at with scorn
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Desecrate
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To violate a holy place or sanctuary
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Detached
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Separated; not interested; standing alone
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Deter
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To prevent; to discourage; to hinder
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Didactic
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Instructive; dogmatic; preachy
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Digress
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To stray from the subject; to wander from topic
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Diligence
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Hard work
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Discerning
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Distinguishing one thing from another
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Discord
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Disagreement; lack of harmony
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Discriminate
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To distinguish one thing from another; to demonstrate bias; able to distinguish
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Distain
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Intense dislike; to look down at; to scorn
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Disparage
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To belittle; to undervalue
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Disparity
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Difference in form, character, or degree
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Dispassionate
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Lack of feeling; impartial
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Disperse
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To scatter; to separate
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Disseminate
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To circulate; to scatter
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Dissent
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To disagree; to differ in opinion
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Dissonance
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Harsh contradiction
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Diverse
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Different; dissimilar
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Document
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Official paper containing information; to support; to substantiate or verify
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Dogmatic
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Stubborn; biased; opinionated
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Dubious
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Doubtful; uncertain skeptical; suspicious
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Eccentric
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Odd; peculiar; strange
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Efface
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To wipe out; to erase
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Effervescence
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Liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm; bubbly
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Egocentric
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Self-centered
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Elaboration
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Act of clarifying; adding details
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Eloquence
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The ability to speak well
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Elusive
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Hard to catch; difficult to understand
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Emulate
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To imitate; to copy
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Endorse
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To support; to approve of; to recommend
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Engender
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To create; to bring about
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Enhance
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To improve; to complement; to make more attractive
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Enigma
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Mystery; secret; perplexity
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Ephemeral
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Temporary; brief; short-lived
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Equivocal
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Doubtful; uncertain
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Erratic
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Unpredictable; strange
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Erroneous
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Untrue; inaccurate; incorrect
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Esoteric
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Incomprehensible; obscure
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Euphony
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Pleasant sound
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Execute
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To put to death; to kill; to carry out or fulfill
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Exemplary
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Serving as an example; outstanding
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Exhaustive
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Thorough; complete
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Expedient
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Helpful; practical; worthwhile
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Expedite
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To speed up
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Explicit
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Specific; definite
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Extol
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To praise; to commend
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Extraneous
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Irrelevant; not related; not essential
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Facilitate
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To make easier; to simplify
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Fallacious
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Misleading
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Fanatic
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Enthusiast; extremist
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Fastidious
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Fussy; hard to please
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Fervor
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Passion; intensity
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Fickle
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Changeable; unpredictable
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Fortuitous
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Accidental; happening by chance; lucky
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Frivolity
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Giddiness; lack of seriousness
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Fundamental
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Basic; necessary
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Furtive
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Secretive; sly
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Futile
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Worthless; unprofitable
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Glutton
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Overeater
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Grandiose
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Extravagant; flamboyant
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Gravity
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Seriousness
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Guile
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Slyness; deceit
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Gullible
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Easily fooled
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Hackneyed
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Commonplace; trite
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Hamper
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To interfere with; to hinder
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Haphazard
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Disorganized; random
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Hedonistic
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Pleasure seeking
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Heed
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To obey; to yield to
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Heresy
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Opinion contrary to popular belief
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Hindrance
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Blockage; obstacle
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Humility
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Lack of pride; modesty
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Hypocritical
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Two-faced; deceptive
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Hypothetical
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Assumed; uncertain
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Illuminate
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To make understandable
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Illusory
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Unreal; false; deceptive
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Immune
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Protected; unthreatened by
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Immutable
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Unchangeable; permanent
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Impartial
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Unbiased; fair
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Impetuous
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Rash; impulsive; forcible; violent
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Implication
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Suggestion; inference
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Inadvertent
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Not on purpose; unintentional
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Incessant
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Constant; continual
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Incidental
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Extraneous; unexpected
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Inclined
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Apt to; likely to; angled
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Incoherent
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Illogical; rambling
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Incompatible
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Disagreeing; disharmonious
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Incredulous
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Unwilling to believe; skeptical
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Indifferent
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Unconcerned
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Indolent
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Lazy; inactive
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Indulgent
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Lenient; patient
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Inevitable
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Sure to happen; unavoidable
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Infamous
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Having a bad reputation; notorious
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Infer
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To form an opinion; to conclude
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Initiate
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To begin; to admit into a group; a person who is in the process of being admitted into a group
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Innate
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Natural; inborn
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Innocuous
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Harmless; innocent
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Innovate
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To introduce a change; to depart from the old
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Insipid
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Uninteresting; bland
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Instigate
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To start; to provoke
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Intangible
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Incapable of being touched; immaterial
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Ironic
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Contradictory; inconsistent; sarcastic
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Irrational
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Not logical
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Jeopardy
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Danger
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Kindle
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To ignite; to arouse
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Languid
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Weak; fatigued
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Laud
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To praise
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Lax
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Careless; irresponsible
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Lethargic
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Lazy; passive
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Levity
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Silliness; lack of seriousness
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Lucid
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Shining; easily understood
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Magnanimous
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Forgiving; unselfish
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Malicious
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Spiteful; vindictive
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Marred
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Damaged
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Meander
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To wind on a course; to travel or wander aimlessly
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Melancholy
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Depression; gloom
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Meticulous
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Exacting; precise
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Minute
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Extremely small; tiny
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Miser
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Penny-pincher; stingy person
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Mitigate
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To alleviate; to lessen; to soothe
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Morose
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Moody; despondent
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Negligence
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Carelessness
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Neutral
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Impartial; unbiased
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Nostalgic
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Longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
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Novel
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New and different
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Nullify
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To cancel; to invalidate
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Objective
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Open-minded; impartial; a goal
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Obscure
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Not easily understood; dark
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Obsolete
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Out of date; passé
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Ominous
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Threatening
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Optimist
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Person hoping for the best; sees the good side
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Orthodox
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Traditional; accepted
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Pagan
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Polytheist; believes in many gods
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Partisan
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Supporter; follower; biased; one-sided
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Perceptive
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Full of insight; aware
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Peripheral
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Marginal; outer
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Pernicious
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Dangerous; harmful
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Pessimism
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Seeing only the gloomy side; hopelessness
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Phenomenon
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Miracle; occurrence
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Philanthropy
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Charity; unselfishness
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Pious
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Religious; devout; dedicated
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Placate
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To pacify; to calm
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Plausible
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Probable; feasible
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Pragmatic
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Matter-of-fact; practical
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Preclude
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To inhibit; to make impossible
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Predecessor
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One who occupied an office before another
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Prodigal
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Wasteful; lavish
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Prodigious
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Exceptional; tremendous
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Profound
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Deep; knowledgeable; thorough
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Profusion
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Great amount; abundance
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Prosaic
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Tiresome; ordinary
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Provincial
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Regional; unsophisticated
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Provocative
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Tempting; irritating
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Prudent
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Wise; careful; prepared
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Qualified
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Experienced; indefinite
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Rectify
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To correct
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Redundant
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Repetitious; unnecessary
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Refute
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To challenge; to disprove
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Relegate
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To banish; to put to a lower position
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Relevant
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Of concern; significant
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Remorse
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Guilt; sorrow
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Reprehensible
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Wicked; disgraceful
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Repudiate
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To reject; to cancel
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Rescind
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To retract; to discard
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Resignation
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Quitting; submission
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Resolution
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Proposal; promise; determination
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Respite
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Recess; rest period
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Reticent
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Silent; reserved; shy
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Reverent
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Respectful
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Rhetorical
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Having to do with verbal communication; concerned with style and effect
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Rigor
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Severity
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Sagacious
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Wise; cunning
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Sanguine
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Optimistic; cheerful; red
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Saturate
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To soak thoroughly; to drench
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Scanty
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Inadequate; sparse
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Scrupulous
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Honorable; exact
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Scrutinize
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To examine closely; to study
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Servile
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Slavish; groveling
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Skeptic
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Doubter
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Slander
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To defame; to maliciously misrepresent
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Solemnity
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Seriousness
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Solicit
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To ask; to seek
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Stagnant
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Motionless; uncirculating
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Stanza
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Group of lines in a poem with a definite pattern
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Static
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Inactive; changeless
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Stoic
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Detached; unruffled; calm
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Subtlety
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Understatement; propensity for understatement; sophistication; cunning
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Superficial
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On the surface; narrow-minded; lacking depth
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Superfluous
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Unnecessary; extra
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Surpass
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To go beyond; to outdo
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Sycophant
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Flatterer
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Symmetry
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Correspondence of parts; harmony
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Taciturn
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Reserved; quiet; secretive
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Tedious
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Time-consuming; burdensome; uninteresting
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Temper
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To soften; to pacify or calm; to compose
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Tentative
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Not confirmed; indefinite
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Thrifty
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Economical; pennywise
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Tranquility
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Peace; stillness; harmony
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Trepidation
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Apprehension; uneasiness
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Trivial
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Unimportant; small; worthless
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Tumid
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Swollen; inflated
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Undermine
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To weaken; to ruin
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Uniform
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Consistent; unvaried; unchanging
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Universal
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Concerning everyone; existing everywhere
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Unobtrusive
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Inconspicuous; reserved
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Unprecedented
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Unheard of; exceptional
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Unpretentious
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Simple; plain; modest
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Vacillation
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Fluctuation
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Valid
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Acceptable; legal
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Vehement
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Intense; excited; enthusiastic
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Venerate
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To revere or admire
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Verbose
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Wordy; talkative
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Viable
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Capable of maintaining life; possible; attainable
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Vigor
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Forcefulness
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Vilify
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To slander
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Virtuoso
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Highly skilled artist
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Virulent
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Deadly; harmful; malicious
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Vital
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Important; spirited
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Volatile
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Changeable; undependable
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Vulnerable
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Open to attack; unprotected
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Wane
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To grow gradually smaller
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Whimsical
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Fanciful; amusing
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Wither
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To wilt or shrivel; to humiliate
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Zealot
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Believer; enthusiast; fan
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Zenith
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Point directly overhead in the sky
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Abandon
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To leave behind; to give something up; freedom; enthusiasm; impetuosity or impulsiveness
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Abase
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To degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace
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Abbreviate
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To shorten; to compress; to diminish
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Aberrant
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Abnormal
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Abhor
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To hate
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Abominate
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To loathe; to hate
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Abridge
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To shorten; to limit; to take away
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Absolve
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To forgive; to acquit
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Abstinence
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Self-control; chastity; non-participation
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Accede
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To comply with; to consent to
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Accomplice
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Co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime
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Accrue
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To collect; to build up
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Acrid
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Sharp; bitter; foul-smelling
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Adept
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Skilled; practiced
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Adverse
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Negative; hostile; antagonistic; inimical or unfavorable
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Affable
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Friendly; amiable; good-natured
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Aghast
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Astonished; amazed; horrified; terrified; appalled
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Alacrity
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Enthusiasm; fervor; liveliness; sprightliness
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Allocate
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To set aside; to designate; to assign
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Allure
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To attract; to entice; attraction; temptation; glamour
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Amiss
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Wrong; awry or skewed; mistakenly
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Analogy
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Similarity; correlation; parallelism; simile; metaphor
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Anoint
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To crown; to ordain; to smear with oil
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Anonymous
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Nameless; unidentified
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Arduous
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Difficult; burdensome
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Awry
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Crooked; uneven; wrong; askew
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Baleful
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Sinister; threatening; evil; deadly
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Baroque
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Extravagant; ornate
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Behoove
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To be advantageous; to be necessary
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Berate
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To scold; to reprove; to reproach; to criticize
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Bereft
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Hurt by someone’s death
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Biennial
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Happening every two years; a plant that blooms every two years
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Blatant
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Obvious; unmistakable; crude; vulgar
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Bombastic
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Pompous; wordy; turgid
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Burly
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Strong; bulky; stocky
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Cache
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Stockpile; store; heap; hiding place for goods
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Calamity
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Disaster
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Cascade
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Waterfall; to pour; to rush; to fall
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Catalyst
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Anything that creates a situation for change
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Chagrin
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Distress; shame
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Charisma
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Appeal; magnetism; presence
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Chastise
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To punish; to discipline; to admonish; criticize
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Choleric
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Cranky; cantankerous or irritable
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Cohesion
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The act of holding together
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Colloquial
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Casual; common; conversational; idiomatic or natural
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Conglomeration
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Mixture; collection
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Connoisseur
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Expert or authority (usually wine or food)
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Consecrate
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To sanctify; to make sacred; to immortalize
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Craven
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Cowardly; fearful
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Dearth
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Scarcity; shortage
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Debilitate
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To deprive of strength
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Deign
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To condescend; to stoop
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Delineate
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To outline; to describe
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Demur
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To object; objection; misgiving or doubt
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Derision
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Ridicule; mockery
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Derogatory
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Belittling; uncomplimentary
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Destitute
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Poor; poverty-stricken
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Devoid
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Lacking; empty
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Dichotomy
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Branching into two parts
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Disheartened
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Discouraged; depressed
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Diverge
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To separate; to split
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Docile
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Manageable; obedient
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Duress
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Force; constraint
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Ebullient
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Showing excitement
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Educe
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To draw forth
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Effervescence
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Bubbly; enthusiasm; animation
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Emulate
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To follow the example of
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Ennui
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Boredom; apathy or indifference
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Epitome
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Model; representation
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Errant
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Wandering
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Ethnic
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Native; racial; cultural
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Evoke
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To call forth; to provoke
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Exotic
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Unusual; striking
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Façade
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Front view; false appearance
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Facsimile
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Copy; reproduction; replica
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Fathom
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To comprehend; to uncover
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Ferret
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To drive or hunt out of hiding
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Figment
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Product; creation
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Finite
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Measurable; limited; not everlasting
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Fledgling
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Inexperienced person; beginner
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Flinch
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To wince; to draw back; to retreat
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Fluency
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Smoothness of speech
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Flux
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Current; continuous change
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Forbearance
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Patience; self-restraint
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Foster
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To encourage; to nurture; to support
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Frivolity
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Lightness; folly; fun
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Frugality
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Thrift
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Garbled
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Mixed up
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Generic
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Common; general; universal
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Germane
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Pertinent; related; to the point
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Gibber
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To speak foolishly
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Gloat
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To brag; to glory over
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Guile
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Slyness; fraud
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Haggard
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Tired looking; fatigued
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Hiatus
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Interval; break; period of rest
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Hierarchy
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Body of people, things, or concepts divided into ranks
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Homage
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Honor; respect
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Hubris
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Arrogance
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Ideology
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Set of beliefs or principles
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Ignoble
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Shameful; dishonorable
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Imbue
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To inspire; to arouse
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Impale
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To fix on a stake; to stick; to pierce
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Implement
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To begin; to enact
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Impromptu
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Without preparation
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Inarticulate
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Speechless; unable to speak clearly
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Incessant
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Uninterrupted
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Incognito
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Unidentified; disguised; concealed
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Indict
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To charge with a crime
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Inept
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Incompetent; unskilled
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Innuendo
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Hint; insinuation
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Intermittent
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Periodic; occasional
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Invoke
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To ask for; to call upon
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Itinerary
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Travel plan; schedule; course
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Jovial
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Cheery; jolly; playful
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Juncture
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Critical point; meeting
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side
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Knavery
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Rascality; trickery
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Knead
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To mix; to massage
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Labyrinth
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Maze
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Laggard
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A lazy person; one who lags behind
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Larceny
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Theft; stealing
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Lascivious
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Indecent; immoral
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Lecherous
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Impure in thought and act
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Lethal
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Deadly
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Liaison
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Connection; link
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Limber
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Flexible; pliant
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Livid
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Black-and-blue; discolored; enraged
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Lucrative
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Profitable; gainful
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Lustrous
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Bright; radiant
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Malediction
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Curse; evil spell
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Mandate
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Order; charge
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Manifest
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Obvious; clear
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Mentor
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Teacher
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Mesmerize
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To hypnotize
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Metamorphosis
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Change of form
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Mimicry
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Imitation
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Molten
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Melted
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Motif
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Theme
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Mundane
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Ordinary; commonplace
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Myriad
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Innumerable; countless
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Narcissistic
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Egotistical; self-centered
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Nautical
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Of the sea
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Neophyte
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Beginner; newcomer
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Nettle
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To annoy; to irritate
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Notorious
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Infamous; renowned
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Obdurate
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Stubborn; inflexible
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Obligatory
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Mandatory; necessary
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Obliterate
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To destroy completely
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Obsequious
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Fawning
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Obstinate
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Stubborn
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Occult
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Mystical; mysterious
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Opaque
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Dull; cloudy; nontransparent
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Opulence
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Wealth; fortune
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Ornate
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Elaborate; lavish; decorated
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Oust
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To drive out; to eject
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Painstaking
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Thorough; careful; precise
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Pallid
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Pale; colorless
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Palpable
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Tangible; apparent
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Paradigm
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Model; example
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Paraphernalia
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Equipment; accessories
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Parochial
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Religious; narrow-minded
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Passive
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Submissive; unassertive
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Pedestrian
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Mediocre; ordinary
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Pensive
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Reflective; contemplative
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Percussion
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The striking of one object against another
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Perjury
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The practice of lying
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Permeable
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Porous; allowing to pass through
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Perpetual
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Enduring for all time
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Pertinent
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Related to the matter at hand
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Pervade
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To occupy the whole of
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Petty
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Unimportant; of subordinate standing
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Phlegmatic
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Without emotion or interest
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Phobia
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Morbid fear
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Pittance
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Small allowance
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Plethora
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Condition of going beyond what is needed; excess; overabundance
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Potent
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Having great power or physical strength
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Privy
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Private; confidential
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Progeny
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Children; offspring
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Provoke
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To stir action or feeling; to arouse
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Pungent
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Sharp; stinging
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Quaint
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Old-fashioned; unusual; odd
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Quandary
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Dilemma
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Quarantine
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Isolation of a person to prevent spread of disease
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Quiescent
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Inactive; at rest
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Quirk
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Peculiar behavior; startling twist
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Rabid
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Furious; with extreme anger
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Rancid
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Having a bad odor
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Rant
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To speak in a loud, pompous manner; to rave
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Ratify
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To make valid; to confirm
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Rationalize
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To offer reasons for; to account for
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Raucous
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Disagreeable; harsh
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Realm
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An area; sphere of activity
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Rebuttal
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Refutation
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Recession
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Withdrawal; depression
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Reciprocal
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Mutual; having the same relationship to each other
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Recluse
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Solitary and shut off from society
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Refurbish
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To make new
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Regal
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Royal; grand
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Reiterate
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To repeat; to state again
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Relinquish
|
To let go; to abandon
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Render
|
To deliver; to provide; to give up a possession
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Replica
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Copy; representation
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Resilient
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Flexible; capable of withstanding stress
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Retroaction
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An action elicited by a stimulus
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Reverie
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Unaware of one’s surroundings; trance
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Rummage
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To search thoroughly
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Rustic
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Plain and unsophisticated; homely
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Saga
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A legend; story
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Salient
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Noticeable; prominent
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Salvage
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To rescue from loss
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Sarcasm
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Ironic, bitter humor designed to wound
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Satire
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A novel or play using humor or irony to expose folly
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Saunter
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To walk at a leisurely pace; to stroll
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Savor
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To receive pleasure from; to enjoy
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Seethe
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To be in a state of emotional turmoil; to become angry
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Serrated
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Having a saw-toothed edge
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Shoddy
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Of inferior quality; cheap
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Skulk
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To move secretly
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Sojourn
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A temporary stay; visit
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Solace
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Hope; comfort during a time of grief
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Soliloquy
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A talk with oneself (especially on stage)
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Somber
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Dark and depressing; gloomy
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Sordid
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Filthy
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Sporadic
|
Rarely occurring or appearing; irregular
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Stamina
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Endurance
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Steadfast
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Loyal
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Stigma
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A mark of disgrace
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Stipend
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Payment for work done
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Stupor
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A stunned or bewildered condition
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Suave
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Effortlessly gracious
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Subsidiary
|
Subordinate
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Succinct
|
Consisting of few words; concise
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Succumb
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To give in; to yield; to collapse
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Sunder
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To break; to split into two
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Suppress
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To bring to an end; to hold back
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Surmise
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to guess
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Susceptible
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Vulnerable
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Tacit
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Not voiced or expressed
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Tantalize
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To tempt; to torment
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Tarry
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To move slowly; to delay
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Taut
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Stretched tightly
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Tenacious
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Persistently holding to something
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Tepid
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Lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm, lukewarm
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Terse
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Concise; abrupt
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Thwart
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To prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to frustrate
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Timorous
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Fearful
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Torpid
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Lacking alertness and activity; lethargic
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Toxic
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Poisonous
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Transpire
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To take place; to come about
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Traumatic
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Causing a violent injury
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Trek
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To make a journey
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Tribute
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Expression of admiration
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Trite
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Commonplace; overused
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Truculent
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Aggressive; eager to fight
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Turbulence
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Condition of being physically agitated; disturbance
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Turmoil
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Unrest; agitation
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Tycoon
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Wealthy leader
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Tyranny
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Absolute power; autocracy
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Ubiquitous
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Ever present in all places; universal
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Ulterior
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Buried; concealed
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Uncanny
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Of a strange nature; weird
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Uncouth
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Awkward; ungainly; crude; uncultured
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Unequivocal
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Clear; definite
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Unique
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Without equal; incomparable
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Unruly
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Not submitting to discipline; disobedient
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Unwonted
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unusual
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Urbane
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Cultured; suave
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Usurpation
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Act of taking something for oneself; seizure
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Usury
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The act of lending money at illegal rates of interest
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Utopia
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Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
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Vacuous
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Containing nothing; empty
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Vagabond
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Wanderer; one without a fixed place
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Vagrant
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A homeless person; rambling; wandering; passing through
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Valance
|
Short drapery hanging over a window frame
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Valor
|
Bravery
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Vantage
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Position giving an advantage
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Vaunted
|
Boasted of
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Velocity
|
Speed
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Vendetta
|
Feud
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Venue
|
Location
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Veracious
|
Conforming to fact; accurate
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Verbatim
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Employing the same words as another; literal
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Versatile
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Having many uses; multifaceted
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Vertigo
|
Dizziness
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Vex
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To annoy
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Vindicate
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To free from charge; to clear
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Vivacious
|
Animated; gay
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Vogue
|
Modern fashion
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Voluble
|
Fluent
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Waft
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To move gently by wind or breeze
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Waive
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To give up possession or right
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Wanton
|
Unruly; excessive
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Warrant
|
To justify; to authorize
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Wheedle
|
To try to persuade; to coax
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Whet
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To sharpen
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Wrath
|
Violent or unrestrained anger; fury
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Wry
|
Mocking; cynical
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Xenophobia
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Fear of foreigners
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Yoke
|
Harness; collar; bond
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Yore
|
Former period of time
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Zephyr
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A gentle wind
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