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Abase
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to humiliate, degrade
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Abash
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to bewilder, confound
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Abate
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to remove, lessen
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Abdicate
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to forsake, give up
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Aberration
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deviation
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Abeyance
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inactivity
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Abhor
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to detest, hate
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Abject
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degraded, miserable
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Abjure
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to recant, revoke
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Abnegate
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to deny, denounce
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Abominate
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to dislike
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Abort
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to be unsuccessful, fail to develop
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Abrade
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to scrape out
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Abrogate
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to abolish
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Abscond
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to bolt, decamp, flee
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Absolve
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to pardon
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Abstemious
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eating or drinking sparingly
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Abstract
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summary
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Abstruse
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profound, hidden, hard to under-stand
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Accede
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to consent
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Accessory
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accomplice
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Acclivity
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incline rising slope
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Accolade
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honor, award
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Accord
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to grant, allow
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Accost
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to greet aggressively
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Accretion
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adhesion, concretion
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Accrue
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to accumulate
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Acerbity
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sharpness, bitterness
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Acme
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summit, peak
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Acolyte
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attendant, helper
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Acrimonious
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sharp, acrid
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Actuate
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to put into action
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Adamant
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immovable
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Adduce
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to give as proof
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Adjudicate
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to decide (a case)
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Adjunct
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auxiliary, appendage
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Adjure
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to state on oath
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Admonish
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to caution, warn
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Adroit
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skillful, clever
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Adulation
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flattery
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Adulterate
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to corrupt, contaminate
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Advent
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coming
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Adventitious
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accidental
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Advocate
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counsel, defender
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Aegis
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protection
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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Affability
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politeness, courtesy
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Affinity
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relation, alliance
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Affluence
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wealth
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power
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Agnostic
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one who doubts the existence of God
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Agrarian
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relating to farming
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Alacrity
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willingness, agility
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Albeit
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although
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Alchemy
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chemistry of the middle ages
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Alimentary
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supplying food
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Allay
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to soothe, calm
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Allegory
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parable, fable
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Allocate
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to distribute
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Allude
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to insinuate, refer
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Altercation
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quarrel
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Alternation
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recurrence, succession
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Altruism
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unselfish devotion
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Amalgamate
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to combine, unite
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Ambidextrous
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using both hands equally well
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Ameliorate
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to amend, improve
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Amenable
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responsible, liable
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Amenity
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pleasantness
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Amiable
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pleasing, loving
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Amorphous
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shapeless
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Anachronism
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something misplaced in time
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Analogy
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similarity, affinity
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Anarchy
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absence of government
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Anathema
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ban, curse
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Anchorite
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hermit
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Ancillary
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subordinate
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Anecdote
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tale, story
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Animate
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to inspire, encourage
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Animosity
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enmity, hatred
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Annals
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historical accounts
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Anneal
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to heat glass, metal, etc.
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Annotator
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commentator
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Anomaly
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abnormality, deviation
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Antagonist
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opponent
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Antecede
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to come before (in time or place)
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Antedate
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to assign a date earlier than the actual one
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Anterior
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front
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Antimacassar
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cover used to protect furniture
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Antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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Antithesis
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contrast, direct opposite
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Aperture
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opening
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Apex
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highest point
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Aphorism
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saying, adage
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Apiary
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place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
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self-confidence
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Apochryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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Apogee
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farthest orbit point from the earth
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Apoplexy
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sudden loss of consciousness
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Apostasy
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abandoning of faith
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Apothecary
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druggist
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Apothegm
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short, pithy statement
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Appall
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to terrify, shock
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Appellation
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name, title
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Apposite
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suitable, appropriate
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Apprise
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to inform
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Approbation
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approval, consent
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Arbiter
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arbitrator, judge
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Archaic
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no longer used
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Archipelago
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chain of island
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Archives
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place where records are kept
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Arduous
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difficult
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Argot
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slang
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Array
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rank, order, finery
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Arrears
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in debt
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Articulate
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to speak or write clearly
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Artifice
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mastery, trickery
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Asperity
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acrimony, harshness
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Aspersion
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slander, false accusation
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Assay
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to analyze chemically
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Asseverate
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to state positively
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Assiduity
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care, diligence
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Assimilate
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to absorb
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Assuage
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to pacify, calm
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Astral
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starry
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Astringent
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contracting (tissues), severe
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Astute
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shrewd
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Atheist
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one who denies the existence of God
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Atrophy
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to waste away, deteriorate
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Attenuate
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to weaken
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Attrition
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a wearing away, weakening
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Audacious
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bold
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Augment
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to increase
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Augur
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to predict
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August
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majestic, noble
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Auspice
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protection
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Auspicious
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fortunate, favorable
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Austere
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rigid, severe
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Authoritative
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powerful, commanding
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Autocratic
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arrogant, dictatorial
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Autonomy
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self-government
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Auxiliary
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assistant, helping
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Avarice
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greed, cupidity
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Aver
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assert
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Averse
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unwilling
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Aviary
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place where birds are kept
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Avidity
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eagerness
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Avoirdupois
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weight
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Avow
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declare
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Awry
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crooked, bent
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Axiomatic
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principle accepted as self-evident
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Badger
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to harass, nag
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Badinage
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banter
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Baleful
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harmful, evil
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Balm
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something that soothes
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Banal
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meaningless, commonplace
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Bandy
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to exchange (word)
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Band
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cause of harm
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Barrister
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court lawyer
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Bedizen
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to dress in a gaudy, vulgar manner
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Beguile
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to deceive
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Belabor
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to attack verbally, drag out
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Bellicose
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warlike
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Beneficient
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liberal, kind
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Benign
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gentle, mild
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Berate
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to scold
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Bereft
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bereaved, deprived of
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Bestial
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savage
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Bestride
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to mount
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Bicameral
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having two legislative chambers
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Biennial
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every two years
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Bilious
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bad-tempered
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Biped
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two-footed animal
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Bivouac
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encampment
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Bland
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mild
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Blas_
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indifferent
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Blasphemy
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profane abuse of anything sacred
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Blatant
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noisy, vociferous
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Blazon
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to adorn, proclaim
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Bluster
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to swagger, boast
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Bogus
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counterfeit
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Boisterous
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violent, furious
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Bombast
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pompous speech
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Botch
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to ruin
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Bounty
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generosity
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Bourgeois
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middle class
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Bovine
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ox or cow
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Brandish
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to wave menacingly
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Bravado
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pretense of bravery
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Breech
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lower part of the body
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Brigand
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robber, bandit
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Broach
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to start a discussion
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Browbeat
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to intimidate
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Brusque
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abrupt in manner
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Bucolic
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rustic
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Buffoon
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clown
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Buoyancy
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lightness, animation
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Bureaucracy
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government of specialized functions and hierarchy of officials
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Burgeon
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bud, sprout
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Burnish
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to polish
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Butte
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hill
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Buttress
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prop, protuberance
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Cabal
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intrigue, faction
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Cache
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hiding place
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Cacophony
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harsh sound
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Cadence
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measured movement
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Cajole
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to coax, flatter
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Caldron
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kettle
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Calligraphy
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penmanship
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Callous
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hard, obdurate
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Callow
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unfledged
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Calumny
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slander, defamation
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Canard
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hoax
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Canker
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ulcer
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Cant
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tilt, whining speech
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Cantilever
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supporting bracket
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Canvass
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to make a survey, solicit
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Capacious
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roomy, ample
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Caper
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frolic, mischievous act
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Capitulate
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to surrender
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Caprice
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whim, fancy
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Captious
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touchy, cross
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Captivate
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to charm, fascinate
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Carnage
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slaughter, massacre
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Carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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Carom
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rebound
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Carp
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to complain constantly
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Carrion
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decaying flesh
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Castigate
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to punish
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Casuistry
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false reasoning
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Cataclysm
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violent change or upheaval
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Catalyst
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agent of change
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Cathartic
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purifying
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Catholic
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universal
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Caustic
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sarcastic, corrosive
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Cavil
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to quibble
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Celerity
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rapidity, velocity
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Censorious
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fault-finding
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Censure
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to criticize sharply
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Centrifugal
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moving away from center
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Cephalic
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of the head
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Cerebration
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thought process
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Chafe
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fret, irritate
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Chaff
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worthless material
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Chagrin
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embarrassment
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Charlatan
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faker
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Charnel
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place where corpses are deposited
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Chary
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discreetly cautious
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Chastise
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to castigate, correct
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Chattel
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slave
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Chauvinism
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fanatical patriotism
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Chicanery
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deception
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Chimerical
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imaginary
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Choleric
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irascible, easily angered
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Chronic
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always present
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Churlish
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ill-bred
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Circuitous
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roundabout, tortuous
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Circumlocution
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evasion in speech
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Circumspect
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watchful, cautious
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Circumvent
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to avoid
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Citadel
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fortress
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Civility
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politeness, affability
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Clairvoyant
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able to perceive something not readily apparent
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Clandestine
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secret, hidden
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Cloy
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to overindulge with an initially pleasing thing
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Coagulate
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to thicken, clot
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Coalesce
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to unite, join forces
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Coda
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ending section distinct from the main body of a work
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Coerce
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to force
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Cogent
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forcible, convincing
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Cogitate
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to think seriously
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Cognate
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related
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Cognizant
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aware
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Cohesion
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a sticking together
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Collate
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to put together in proper order
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Colligate
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to group together
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Collocate
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to arrange in position
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Colloquy
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conversation, dialogue
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Collusion
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secret agreement to defraud
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Colophon
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inscription in a book
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Colorable
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plausible, ostensible
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Comestible
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edible
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Commensurate
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proportionate
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Commodious
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spacious
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Commute
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alter, exchange
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Compatible
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consistent
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Compendious
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spacious
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Compendium
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abridgment, abstract
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Compunction
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uneasiness, remorse
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Conclave
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secret meeting
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Concomitant
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accompanying
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Concupiscence
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strong desire
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Condign
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appropriate
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Condone
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to overlook as unimportant
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Conduce
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to lead toward a desired end
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Configuration
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shape, arrangement
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Confiscatory
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seized by authority
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Conflagration
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destructive fire
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Confute
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to disprove, refute
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Congeal
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to change to a solid state
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Congenital
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existing from birth
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Congruous
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appropriate, in agreement
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Coniferous
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cone-bearing
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Conjecture
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guess, conclusion
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Conjure
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to summon solemnly
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Connive
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cooperate secretly
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Connoisseur
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expert, critic
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Connote
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suggest, imply
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Conscript
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to force into service, draft
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Consecrate
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to sanctify, dedicate
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Consonance
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harmony
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Consort
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associate, companion
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Constellation
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group of stars
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Consternation
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sudden confusion, panic
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Constituency
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voters in a district
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Constrain
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to restrict movement, limit
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Constrict
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to shrink
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Consummate
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to complete
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Contemn
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to despise, scorn
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Contemptuous
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scornful, insolent
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Contentious
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argumentative
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Contiguous
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adjacent, touching
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Contingency
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casualty, occurrence
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Contravene
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to contradict
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Contrition
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remorse, repentance
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Contrivance
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plan, scheme
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Controvert
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to debate, dispute
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Contumely
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rudeness
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Contusion
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bruise
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Conundrum
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riddle
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Conversant
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familiar with
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Convivial
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joyous, festal
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Convoke
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to assemble
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Convulse
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to shake violently, agitate
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Copious
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abundant
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Corollary
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inference, result
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Corona
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crown, luminous circle
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Corporeal
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pertaining to the body
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Corpulent
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fat, stout
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Correlate
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to be in mutual relation
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Corrigible
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amenable, tractable
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Corroborate
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to strengthen, confirm
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Coterie
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group
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Countenance
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facial expression, composure
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Countermand
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to cancel with a contrary order
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Covenant
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contract
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Covert
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clandestine, secret
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Covet
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to desire, aspire to
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Cower
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to cringe in feat
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Cozen
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to trick
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Crag
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steep projecting rock
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Crass
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grossly stupid
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Credence
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belief, faith
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Credible
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believable
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Credulity
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simplicity, gullibility
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Crimp
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to bend into shape, pinch together
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Cruciate
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cross-shaped
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Crux
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vital point
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Cryptic
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mysterious
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Cudgel
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club
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Culmination
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highest point, climax
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Cumbrous
|
unwieldy
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Cupidity
|
avarice, greed
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|
Curry
|
to seek favor by flattery
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|
|
Cursory
|
hasty, superficial
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|
|
Cynical
|
sarcastic, sneering
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|
|
Cynosure
|
center of attraction
|
|
|
Dalliance
|
dawdling
|
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|
Dank
|
chilly and wet
|
|
|
Dastard
|
coward
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|
|
Dauntless
|
valiant, intrepid
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|
Dearth
|
scarcity
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|
Debacle
|
complete failure, fiasco
|
|
|
Debase
|
to degrade, lower
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Debauch
|
to corrupt
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|
Debility
|
weakness
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|
Debonair
|
affable, jaunty
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|
Decamp
|
to break camp, depart suddenly
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Decant
|
to pour
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|
Deciduous
|
shedding (leaves) annually
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|
Declaim
|
speak, debate
|
|
|
Declaration
|
announcement
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|
|
Declivity
|
descent, slop
|
|
|
Decorous
|
proper in good taste
|
|
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Decrepit
|
run-down, worn-out
|
|
|
Decry
|
to censure
|
|
|
Deference
|
honor, respect
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|
|
Definitive
|
explicit, conclusive
|
|
|
Defunct
|
no longer existing
|
|
|
Deign
|
to condescend
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|
|
Deleterious
|
harmful
|
|
|
Delineate
|
to describe
|
|
|
Demean
|
to behave properly
|
|
|
Denigrate
|
to describe
|
|
|
Demean
|
to behave properly
|
|
|
Denigrate
|
to define, belittle
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|
|
Denizen
|
inhabitant
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|
Denote
|
to standard for, mean
|
|
|
Denude
|
to strip, divest
|
|
|
Deposition
|
removal (from office), testimony
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|
|
Depraved
|
sinful
|
|
|
Deprecate
|
to disapprove of
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|
|
Depreciate
|
to lessen the value of
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|
|
Depute
|
to appoint, entrust
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|
|
Derogatory
|
disparaging
|
|
|
Descry
|
to discover, make known
|
|
|
Desecrate
|
to profane, abuse
|
|
|
Desiccate
|
to dry up
|
|
|
Desist
|
to cease, stop
|
|
|
Despicable
|
contemptible
|
|
|
Desultory
|
loose, rambling
|
|
|
Deterrent
|
constraint, preventative
|
|
|
Detritus
|
product of disintegration
|
|
|
Devious
|
rambling, errant, tricky
|
|
|
Diametric
|
opposite
|
|
|
Diaphanous
|
extremely delicate, insubstantial
|
|
|
Dichotomy
|
division into two parts
|
|
|
Dictum
|
positive statement
|
|
|
Didactic
|
instructive
|
|
|
Diffident
|
lacking confidence, reserved
|
|
|
Diffuse
|
to spread without restraint
|
|
|
Dilate
|
to stretch, widen
|
|
|
Dilatory
|
tardy, lagging
|
|
|
Dilettante
|
one who dabbles superficially
|
|
|
Diligent
|
industrious, assiduous
|
|
|
Diluvial
|
pertaining to feeds
|
|
|
Discern
|
to observe, perceive
|
|
|
Discompose
|
to upset the order of
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|
|
Disconcert
|
to confound, disturb
|
|
|
Disconsolate
|
sad, forlorn
|
|
|
Discord
|
disagreement
|
|
|
Discountenance
|
disapproval
|
|
|
Discursive
|
rambling
|
|
|
Disdain
|
to scorn
|
|
|
Disingenuous
|
without candor
|
|
|
Disparage
|
to belittle
|
|
|
Disparate
|
distinct in quality
|
|
|
Disputation
|
debase
|
|
|
Disseminate
|
to spread widely
|
|
|
Dissident
|
disagreeing
|
|
|
Dissimulate
|
to put on a false appearance
|
|
|
Dissipate
|
to scatter or use wastefully
|
|
|
Dissolute
|
morally loose
|
|
|
Dissonant
|
lacking harmony
|
|
|
Dissuade
|
to advise against
|
|
|
Distend
|
to stretch out
|
|
|
Distrait
|
absentminded, distracted
|
|
|
Distraught
|
mentally upset
|
|
|
Diverge
|
to branch off, deviate
|
|
|
Divers
|
various
|
|
|
Divest
|
to deprive, strip off
|
|
|
Doctrinate
|
impractical theorist
|
|
|
Dogmatic
|
arrogant stating of opinion
|
|
|
Doldrums
|
low spirits
|
|
|
Dole
|
something given sparingly
|
|
|
Doleful
|
dismal
|
|
|
Dolorous
|
mournful
|
|
|
Dolt
|
stupid person
|
|
|
Dotage
|
senility
|
|
|
Dour
|
stern, gloomy
|
|
|
Dowdy
|
shabby, styleless
|
|
|
Dreg
|
undesirable leftovers
|
|
|
Drivel
|
silly talk
|
|
|
Droll
|
funny, amusing
|
|
|
Dross
|
refuse, waste
|
|
|
Dubious
|
uncertain
|
|
|
Dubitable
|
open to doubt
|
|
|
Dupe
|
to deceive
|
|
|
Duplicity
|
deception
|
|
|
Duress
|
restraint, force
|
|
|
Ebony
|
hard durable wood, black
|
|
|
Ebullient
|
enthusiastic
|
|
|
Ecclesiastical
|
pertaining to the church
|
|
|
Echelon
|
formation of units or troops
|
|
|
Eclectic
|
made up of elements from a variety of source
|
|
|
Ecology
|
study of the relationships in an environment
|
|
|
Ecumenical
|
general, worldwide
|
|
|
Edict
|
public announcement, decree
|
|
|
Edifice
|
large building
|
|
|
Edify
|
to enlighten
|
|
|
Educe
|
to bring forth
|
|
|
Effable
|
capable of being expressed
|
|
|
Efface
|
to wipe out, erase
|
|
|
Efficacious
|
effective
|
|
|
Effigy
|
image, crud likeness
|
|
|
Effluence
|
flowing out
|
|
|
Effrontery
|
impudence
|
|
|
Effulgent
|
illuminated
|
|
|
Effusive
|
highly emotional
|
|
|
Egocentric
|
self-centered
|
|
|
Egregious
|
flagrant
|
|
|
Egression
|
emergence
|
|
|
Electorate
|
voting body
|
|
|
Elicit
|
to cause a response
|
|
|
Elision
|
omission
|
|
|
Eloquent
|
pleasingly expressive
|
|
|
Elucidate
|
to make clear
|
|
|
Elusive
|
hard to grasp
|
|
|
Emaciate
|
to make thin
|
|
|
Emanate
|
to come out from
|
|
|
Embellish
|
to ornament
|
|
|
Embody
|
to make perceptible, personify
|
|
|
Embroil
|
to involve in an argument
|
|
|
Emend
|
to correct or alter (as in a literary work)
|
|
|
Emissary
|
messenger
|
|
|
Emollient
|
soothing substance
|
|
|
Emolument
|
salary, compensation
|
|
|
Emulate
|
to rival or try to equal
|
|
|
Enclave
|
distinct unit surrounded by foreign territory
|
|
|
Encomium
|
glowing praise
|
|
|
Encroach
|
trespass
|
|
|
Encyclopedia
|
compendium of knowledge
|
|
|
Endemic
|
restricted to a given locality
|
|
|
Endogenous
|
originating from within
|
|
|
Enervate
|
to lessen the vitality of
|
|
|
Enfranchise
|
to give the right to vote
|
|
|
Engender
|
to bring into being
|
|
|
Engross
|
to take the entire attention of
|
|
|
Engulf
|
to swallow up
|
|
|
Enigmatic
|
hard to understand, puzzling
|
|
|
Enjoin
|
to impose by order, prohibit
|
|
|
Enmesh
|
to entangle
|
|
|
Enmity
|
hostility
|
|
|
Enormity
|
outrageous act
|
|
|
Ensconce
|
to conceal, settle snugly
|
|
|
Entity
|
something that exists independently
|
|
|
Entomology
|
study of insects
|
|
|
Entreat
|
to implore
|
|
|
Enunciate
|
to announce, pronounce clearly
|
|
|
Ephemeral
|
short-lived
|
|
|
Epic
|
long, narrative poem
|
|
|
Epicure
|
one who has discriminating tastes for foods and liquors
|
|
|
Epigram
|
terse, witty saying
|
|
|
Epilogue
|
closed section of a literary work
|
|
|
Epistle
|
letter
|
|
|
Epitaph
|
inscription
|
|
|
Epithet
|
word or phrase characterizing a person or thing
|
|
|
Epitome
|
ideal example, embodiment
|
|
|
Epoch
|
event or time that marks the start of a new period
|
|
|
Equable
|
uniform, even
|
|
|
Equanimity
|
composure
|
|
|
Equivocal
|
purposely deceive
|
|
|
Era
|
period of time marked by certain events
|
|
|
Ergo
|
therefore
|
|
|
Ersatz
|
artificial, substitute
|
|
|
Erudite
|
learned
|
|
|
Escapement
|
notched device regulating movement in a mechanism
|
|
|
Escarpment
|
steep slope between level areas
|
|
|
Eschew
|
to shun
|
|
|
Esculent
|
edible
|
|
|
Escutcheon
|
shield containing a coat of arms
|
|
|
Esoteric
|
limited to a chosen few
|
|
|
Esthetic
|
beautiful
|
|
|
Estival
|
pertaining to summer
|
|
|
Ethereal
|
airy
|
|
|
Etude
|
musical composition used for practice
|
|
|
Eulogy
|
speech in praise of a dead person
|
|
|
Euphemism
|
substitution of a less offensive word
|
|
|
Euphony
|
agreeable sounds
|
|
|
Euphoria
|
feeling of well-being
|
|
|
Evanescent
|
fading from sight
|
|
|
Evasion
|
avoidance
|
|
|
Evince
|
to show plainly
|
|
|
Evoke
|
to call force, produce
|
|
|
Evolve
|
to develop gradually
|
|
|
Exacerbate
|
to aggravate
|
|
|
Exacting
|
making severe demands
|
|
|
Exclude
|
to bar
|
|
|
Excoriate
|
to strip the skin off
|
|
|
Exculpate
|
to free from blame
|
|
|
Execrable
|
detestable
|
|
|
Execrate
|
to curse
|
|
|
Exemplary
|
serving as a model
|
|
|
Exempt
|
to excuse from responsibility others are subject to
|
|
|
Exhort
|
to entreat, appeal urgently
|
|
|
Exhume
|
to dig up
|
|
|
Exigency
|
situation making extremely urgent demands
|
|
|
Exigent
|
urgent
|
|
|
Exiguous
|
scanty, meager
|
|
|
Exogenous
|
originating from outside
|
|
|
Exonerate
|
to clear from blame
|
|
|
Exorcise
|
to expel (an evil spirit)
|
|
|
Expatiate
|
to speak or write at length, wander
|
|
|
Expedite
|
speed up
|
|
|
Expeditious
|
prompt
|
|
|
Expiate
|
to make amends
|
|
|
Expound
|
to state in detail
|
|
|
Expunge
|
to erase
|
|
|
Expurgate
|
to remove passages (from a book)
|
|
|
Exquisite
|
very beautiful, perfected
|
|
|
Extant
|
still existing
|
|
|
Extemporary
|
impromptu
|
|
|
Extemporize
|
to improvise
|
|
|
Extenuate
|
to lessen the seriousness of
|
|
|
Extirpate
|
to destroy completely
|
|
|
Extol
|
to laud
|
|
|
Extraneous
|
not pertinent to the whole
|
|
|
Extricate
|
to set free
|
|
|
Extrinsic
|
to force out
|
|
|
Exude
|
to discharge
|
|
|
Exult
|
to rejoice
|
|
|
Fabricate
|
to manufacture, invent
|
|
|
Fabulous
|
fictitious
|
|
|
Fa_ade
|
front or main face of a building
|
|
|
Facetious
|
lightly joking
|
|
|
Facile
|
easily done
|
|
|
Facilitate
|
to make easier
|
|
|
Facsimile
|
reproduction
|
|
|
Factious
|
producing dissension
|
|
|
Factitious
|
artificially produced
|
|
|
Factotum
|
general worker
|
|
|
Fallacious
|
tending to mislead
|
|
|
Fallible
|
capable of erring
|
|
|
Fallow
|
cultivated land not in use
|
|
|
Fastidious
|
hard to please, meticulous
|
|
|
Fatuous
|
foolish
|
|
|
Fawn
|
to court favor, grovel
|
|
|
Fealty
|
intense faithfulness
|
|
|
Feasible
|
possible
|
|
|
Feculent
|
impure
|
|
|
Fecund
|
fertile
|
|
|
Fein
|
to simulate, pretend
|
|
|
Felicitous
|
appropriate, pleasant
|
|
|
Fell
|
dangerous, cruel
|
|
|
Ferret
|
to search out
|
|
|
Fervid
|
ardent
|
|
|
Fervor
|
ardor, zeal
|
|
|
Festoon
|
decorative chain
|
|
|
Fetid
|
stinking
|
|
|
Fetish
|
an object believe to have magical powers
|
|
|
Fettle
|
condition, state of fitness
|
|
|
Fiasco
|
complete failure
|
|
|
Fickle
|
capricious
|
|
|
Figment
|
fine thread
|
|
|
Filch
|
to pilfer
|
|
|
Finesse
|
skill
|
|
|
Fissure
|
cleft or crack
|
|
|
Flaccid
|
soft and limp
|
|
|
Flagitious
|
wicked
|
|
|
Flagrant
|
outrageous
|
|
|
Flail
|
implement for threshing grain
|
|
|
Flair
|
aptitude, attractive quality
|
|
|
Flamboyant
|
showy
|
|
|
Flaunt
|
to show off
|
|
|
Flex
|
to bend
|
|
|
Flinch
|
to draw back
|
|
|
Flippant
|
lacking proper respect
|
|
|
Florescence
|
flowering
|
|
|
Floriculture
|
care of ornamental plants
|
|
|
Flout
|
to mock or scoff
|
|
|
Fluctuate
|
to vary
|
|
|
Foible
|
minor weakness
|
|
|
Foment
|
to stir up
|
|
|
Foray
|
to plunder
|
|
|
Forensic
|
relating to court or public debate
|
|
|
Forerunner
|
predecessor, sign warning of something to follow
|
|
|
Forlorn
|
miserable
|
|
|
Formidable
|
dreadful, awesome
|
|
|
Fortitude
|
courage
|
|
|
Fortnight
|
two weeks
|
|
|
Fortuitous
|
by chance
|
|
|
Fractious
|
unruly
|
|
|
Fraught
|
laden
|
|
|
Fray
|
fight
|
|
|
Frenetic
|
wildly excited
|
|
|
Frugal
|
thrifty
|
|
|
Fruition
|
accomplishment
|
|
|
Fulminate
|
to explode, denounce
|
|
|
Fulsome
|
disgusting
|
|
|
Furtive
|
stealthy
|
|
|
Gainsay
|
to contradict
|
|
|
Gambol
|
to frolic
|
|
|
Gamut
|
entire range
|
|
|
Garble
|
to distort
|
|
|
Garish
|
showy, gaudy
|
|
|
Garrulous
|
talkative
|
|
|
Gastronomy
|
art of good eating
|
|
|
Gauntlet
|
glove (medieval), ordeal
|
|
|
Gelid
|
frozen
|
|
|
Genial
|
cordial
|
|
|
Genre
|
sort or type, category
|
|
|
Genus
|
class, group with similar characteristics
|
|
|
Germane
|
fitting
|
|
|
Germinate
|
to develop, sprout
|
|
|
Gestation
|
development, pregnancy
|
|
|
Gibber
|
to speak rapidly, chatter
|
|
|
Gibe
|
to scoff, deride
|
|
|
Gird
|
to encircle
|
|
|
Glib
|
superficial, unconvincing
|
|
|
Glut
|
to oversupply
|
|
|
Glutton
|
one who overindulges
|
|
|
Goad
|
spur
|
|
|
Gourmet
|
expert on good food and drink
|
|
|
Gradient
|
slope
|
|
|
Grandeur
|
splendor
|
|
|
Gratuitous
|
free of charge
|
|
|
Gratuity
|
tip
|
|
|
Gregarious
|
sociable
|
|
|
Grimace
|
expression of pain
|
|
|
Grommet
|
metal ring
|
|
|
Grueling
|
very tiring
|
|
|
Guild
|
organization of persons with common interests
|
|
|
Guile
|
deceitful behavior
|
|
|
Guise
|
false pretense
|
|
|
Gyrate
|
to move in a circular fashion
|
|
|
Hackneyed
|
overused, trite
|
|
|
Haphazard
|
not planned, random
|
|
|
Harangue
|
long speech
|
|
|
Harass
|
to torment
|
|
|
Harbinger
|
forerunner
|
|
|
Haughty
|
extremely proud
|
|
|
Hauteur
|
disdainful pride
|
|
|
Havoc
|
great destruction
|
|
|
Hawser
|
strong rope
|
|
|
Heady
|
impetuous
|
|
|
Hearth
|
fireplace floor
|
|
|
Hegemony
|
dominance of authority
|
|
|
Heinous
|
hateful, evil
|
|
|
Heptagon
|
seven-sided polygon
|
|
|
Heresy
|
anti-religious thought
|
|
|
Hermetic
|
airtight
|
|
|
Heterodox
|
differing from the accepted standard
|
|
|
Heterogeneous
|
differing in structure, mixed
|
|
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Hexapod
|
something with six legs
|
|
|
Hiatus
|
gap
|
|
|
Hibernal
|
pertaining to winter
|
|
|
Hierarchy
|
an ordering by rank of grade
|
|
|
Hinder
|
to thwart, impede
|
|
|
Histrionic
|
theatrical
|
|
|
Hoax
|
practical joke, trick
|
|
|
Holocaust
|
complete destruction
|
|
|
Homily
|
sermon
|
|
|
Homogeneous
|
uniform in structure
|
|
|
Homologous
|
corresponding in structure
|
|
|
Horology
|
science of measuring time
|
|
|
Hortative
|
exhorting, pleading
|
|
|
Horticulture
|
the art of growing flowers, plants, fruits
|
|
|
Huddle
|
to crowd together
|
|
|
Humus
|
fertilizer, organic part of soil
|
|
|
Hurtle
|
to speed
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|
|
Husbandry
|
cultivation and care of plants and animals
|
|
|
Hybrid
|
of mixed origin
|
|
|
Hydrophobia
|
fear of water
|
|
|
Hyperbole
|
exaggeration
|
|
|
Hypothesis
|
assumption
|
|
|
Idiosyncrasy
|
peculiar mannerism
|
|
|
Idyllic
|
pleasing, simple, pastoral
|
|
|
Ignoble
|
mean, base
|
|
|
Ignominious
|
shameful, degrading
|
|
|
Illicit
|
unlawful
|
|
|
Illimitable
|
boundless
|
|
|
Illusory
|
deceptive
|
|
|
Imbibe
|
to absorb or drink
|
|
|
Imbroglio
|
confused situation
|
|
|
Imbue
|
to permeate
|
|
|
Immolate
|
to offer in sacrifice
|
|
|
Immutable
|
unchangeable
|
|
|
Impale
|
to pierce through
|
|
|
Impalpable
|
not understood, vague
|
|
|
Impasse
|
deadlock
|
|
|
Impassioned
|
ardent, fervent
|
|
|
Impeach
|
to accuse
|
|
|
Impeccable
|
flawless
|
|
|
Impecunious
|
having no money, poor
|
|
|
Imperceptible
|
slight, subtle
|
|
|
Imperious
|
domineering
|
|
|
Impertinent
|
rude
|
|
|
Impervious
|
not influenced
|
|
|
Impetuous
|
impulsive
|
|
|
Impious
|
lacking reverence
|
|
|
Implicit
|
implied, not appearent
|
|
|
Imply
|
to indicate by indirect statement
|
|
|
Importune
|
to urge persistently
|
|
|
Impromptu
|
insolence
|
|
|
Impugn
|
to challenge as false
|
|
|
Impunity
|
freedom harm
|
|
|
Impute
|
to attribute (something bad) to another
|
|
|
Inadvertence
|
negligence, oversight
|
|
|
Inalienable
|
unable to be taken away
|
|
|
Inane
|
lacking sense
|
|
|
Inarticulate
|
unable to speak clearly
|
|
|
Incendiary
|
one who excites or agitates
|
|
|
Inception
|
beginning
|
|
|
Incessant
|
never ceasing
|
|
|
Inchoative
|
just begun, initial
|
|
|
Incipient
|
beginning to appear
|
|
|
Inclement
|
stormy
|
|
|
Inclusive
|
taking all factors into account
|
|
|
Incognito
|
disguised
|
|
|
Incongruous
|
unconforming, inconsistent
|
|
|
Inconsiderable
|
trivial, small
|
|
|
Inconspicuous
|
not readily apparent
|
|
|
Incorrigible
|
not able to be corrected, delinquent
|
|
|
Incredulous
|
not readily apparent
|
|
|
Incorrigible
|
not able to be corrected, delinquent
|
|
|
Incredulous
|
skeptical
|
|
|
Increment
|
increase, addition
|
|
|
Inculpate
|
to incriminate
|
|
|
Incumbent
|
officeholder, obligatory
|
|
|
Indefatigable
|
tireless
|
|
|
Indigenous
|
native to
|
|
|
Indigent
|
poor
|
|
|
Indolent
|
lazy
|
|
|
Indurate
|
hardened
|
|
|
Ineffable
|
unspeakable, indescribable
|
|
|
Inert
|
without power to move or resist
|
|
|
Inexorable
|
unrelenting
|
|
|
Infamy
|
unrelenting
|
|
|
Infamy
|
bad reputation
|
|
|
Inference
|
conclusion
|
|
|
Infernal
|
hellish, fiendish
|
|
|
Infinitesimal
|
immeasurable small
|
|
|
Infrastructure
|
basic framework of an organization
|
|
|
Infringe
|
to encroach upon
|
|
|
Ingenious
|
resourceful, inventive
|
|
|
Ingenuous
|
frank, na_ve
|
|
|
Ingratiate
|
to seek someone?s favor
|
|
|
Inherent
|
belonging by nature
|
|
|
Inimical
|
hostile
|
|
|
Iniquitous
|
unjust
|
|
|
Injunction
|
court order, command
|
|
|
Innate
|
natural, existing from birth
|
|
|
Innocuous
|
harmless
|
|
|
Innuendo
|
hint, allusion
|
|
|
Inscrutable
|
enigmatic, mysterious
|
|
|
Insidious
|
treacherous
|
|
|
Insinuate
|
to suggest, hint at artfully
|
|
|
Insipid
|
dull, tasteless
|
|
|
Insolvent
|
bankrupt
|
|
|
Instigator
|
one who incites action
|
|
|
Insular
|
narrow-minded, limited
|
|
|
Insurgent
|
one who revolts against established authority
|
|
|
Intangible
|
incorporeal, vague
|
|
|
Intemperance
|
excessive indulgence
|
|
|
Interdict
|
to prohibit
|
|
|
Interment
|
burial
|
|
|
Interminable
|
endless
|
|
|
Internment
|
confinement (of enemies)
|
|
|
Interpolate
|
to change by inserting new material
|
|
|
Interstice
|
space, interval
|
|
|
Intractable
|
unruly, stubborn
|
|
|
Intransigent
|
refusing to compromise
|
|
|
Intrepid
|
fearless
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
inherent
|
|
|
Introvert
|
to turn inward
|
|
|
Intuition
|
insight
|
|
|
Inundate
|
to overflow overwhelm
|
|
|
Inure
|
habituate
|
|
|
Invective
|
denunciation
|
|
|
Inveigh
|
to complain bitterly
|
|
|
Inveigle
|
to trick, entice
|
|
|
Investiture
|
installation in office
|
|
|
Inveterate
|
firmly established
|
|
|
Invidious
|
offensive
|
|
|
Invincible
|
unconquerable
|
|
|
Inviolate
|
sacred
|
|
|
Irascible
|
contrary to what was expected, sarcastic
|
|
|
Isthmus
|
narrow strip of land
|
|
|
Iterate
|
to repeat over and over
|
|
|
Itinerant
|
traveling from place to place
|
|
|
Jaundice
|
yellow pigmentation of the skin
|
|
|
Jaunty
|
lively
|
|
|
Jettison
|
to throw overboard, discard as superfluous
|
|
|
Jocose
|
humorous
|
|
|
Jocund
|
cheerful
|
|
|
Jocular
|
playful, jolly
|
|
|
Jostle
|
to elbow, agitate
|
|
|
Judicious
|
showing sound judgment
|
|
|
Juggernaut
|
massive destructive force
|
|
|
Juridical
|
pertaining to law
|
|
|
Juxtapose
|
to put side by side
|
|
|
Kaleidoscopic
|
changing
|
|
|
Kindred
|
family relationship
|
|
|
Kinetic
|
active
|
|
|
Kismet
|
fate
|
|
|
Kith
|
friends
|
|
|
Knave
|
credit for an achievement, praise
|
|
|
Labyrinth
|
maze
|
|
|
Lacerate
|
to mangle, tear
|
|
|
Laconic
|
concise
|
|
|
Lambaste
|
to scold, censure
|
|
|
Lampoon
|
satirical attack
|
|
|
Languid
|
weak, dull
|
|
|
Languish
|
to become weak
|
|
|
Languor
|
lack of vitality
|
|
|
Larcenous
|
thievish
|
|
|
Largess
|
generous giving
|
|
|
Lascivious
|
lustful
|
|
|
Lassitude
|
fatigue
|
|
|
Latent
|
hidden
|
|
|
Laudatory
|
expressing praise
|
|
|
Lethal
|
deadly
|
|
|
Lethargic
|
sluggish
|
|
|
Levity
|
lightness, frivolity
|
|
|
Lexicon
|
dictionary
|
|
|
Libation
|
ceremonial drinking
|
|
|
Licentious
|
morally unrestrained
|
|
|
Limpid
|
cleat, transparent
|
|
|
Lineament
|
a distinctive feature
|
|
|
Lissome
|
nimble
|
|
|
Litany
|
prayer, chant
|
|
|
Lithe
|
flexible
|
|
|
Litigation
|
lawsuit
|
|
|
Livid
|
discolored by a bruise, enraged
|
|
|
Location
|
style of speech
|
|
|
Loquacious
|
talkative
|
|
|
Lucid
|
shining, readily understood
|
|
|
Ludicrous
|
absurd
|
|
|
Lugubrious
|
affectedly mournful
|
|
|
Luminary
|
outstanding person
|
|
|
Lurid
|
sensational
|
|
|
Macabre
|
gruesome
|
|
|
Machination
|
evil plot
|
|
|
Macrocosm
|
entity representing on a larger scale, one of its smaller units
|
|
|
Madrigal
|
song, ballad
|
|
|
Magistrate
|
official who administers laws
|
|
|
Magnanimous
|
generous
|
|
|
Maladroit
|
awkward
|
|
|
Malefactor
|
evildoer
|
|
|
Malevolent
|
arising from an evil will
|
|
|
Malfeasance
|
wrongdoing
|
|
|
Malign
|
to slander
|
|
|
Malinger
|
to feign illness
|
|
|
Malleable
|
flexible, adaptable
|
|
|
Martinet
|
very strict disciplinarian
|
|
|
Masticate
|
to chew up
|
|
|
Maudlin
|
foolishly sentimental
|
|
|
Megalomania
|
illusions of grandeur
|
|
|
Meliorate
|
to make or become better
|
|
|
Mellifluous
|
flowing sweetly, smoothly
|
|
|
M_nage
|
household
|
|
|
Mendacious
|
untruthful
|
|
|
Mendicant
|
beggar
|
|
|
Menial
|
servile
|
|
|
Mercurial
|
changeable, fickle
|
|
|
Meretricious
|
falsely alluring, gaudy
|
|
|
Meritorious
|
deserving honor
|
|
|
Mesmerize
|
hypnotize
|
|
|
Metamorphosis
|
change of form
|
|
|
Metaphor
|
figure of speech using one idea in place of another to denote a likeness between the two
|
|
|
Mete
|
to allot
|
|
|
Meticulous
|
careful with details
|
|
|
Mettle
|
spirit, courage
|
|
|
Miasma
|
pervading corruptive atmosphere
|
|
|
Microcosm
|
a small unit that is the epitome of a larger entity
|
|
|
Mien
|
manner, appearance
|
|
|
Militate
|
to work (for or against)
|
|
|
Millennium
|
1000 years
|
|
|
Minion
|
favored person
|
|
|
Miscreant
|
villain
|
|
|
Misgiving
|
doubt
|
|
|
Misnomer
|
name wrongly applied
|
|
|
Missive
|
letter
|
|
|
Mitigate
|
to ease
|
|
|
Mnemonic
|
memory aid
|
|
|
Modicum
|
small portion
|
|
|
Modulate
|
to regulate
|
|
|
Mollify
|
to appease
|
|
|
Moot
|
debatable
|
|
|
Mordant
|
sarcastic
|
|
|
Mores
|
customs
|
|
|
Moribund
|
dying
|
|
|
Morose
|
gloomy
|
|
|
Motley
|
composed of many elements
|
|
|
Multifarious
|
diverse
|
|
|
Mundane
|
worldly
|
|
|
Munificent
|
generous, lavish
|
|
|
Myopia
|
nearsightedness
|
|
|
Myriad
|
very large number
|
|
|
Nadir
|
lowest point
|
|
|
Nape
|
back of the neck
|
|
|
Narcissism
|
self-love
|
|
|
Narrative
|
story, account
|
|
|
Nascent
|
coming into being
|
|
|
Nebulous
|
vague
|
|
|
Nefarious
|
very wicked
|
|
|
Nemesis
|
formidable rival, one who inflicts just punishment
|
|
|
Neology
|
use of an established word in a new way
|
|
|
Neophyte
|
beginner, convert
|
|
|
Nepotism
|
favoritism shown relatives
|
|
|
Nettle
|
irritate
|
|
|
Nexus
|
link, connection
|
|
|
Niggardly
|
stingy
|
|
|
Nocturnal
|
pertaining to night
|
|
|
Noisome
|
offensive, harmful to health
|
|
|
Nomenclature
|
system of names
|
|
|
Nonpareil
|
unequaled
|
|
|
Nonplussed
|
perplexed
|
|
|
Nostalgia
|
sentimental yearning for the past
|
|
|
Notorious
|
widely known
|
|
|
Noxious
|
harmful
|
|
|
Numismatic
|
monetary
|
|
|
Nuptial
|
pertaining to marriage
|
|
|
Nurture
|
train, rear
|
|
|
Obdurate
|
stubborn
|
|
|
Obeisance
|
gesture of respect
|
|
|
Obesity
|
stoutness, fatness
|
|
|
Obfuscate
|
to obscure
|
|
|
Objurgate
|
to denounce
|
|
|
Oblation
|
solemn offering
|
|
|
Oblique
|
evasive
|
|
|
Obloquy
|
widespread censure
|
|
|
Obsequious
|
servile
|
|
|
Obsolescent
|
falling into disuse
|
|
|
Obstreperous
|
noisy, unruly
|
|
|
Obstruct
|
to stop, close
|
|
|
Obtrude
|
to push out
|
|
|
Obtuse
|
stupid, blunt
|
|
|
Obviate
|
to prevent
|
|
|
Occidental
|
Western
|
|
|
Odious
|
disgusting
|
|
|
Odoriferous
|
giving off a smell
|
|
|
Officious
|
meddlesome
|
|
|
Olfactory
|
pertaining to smell
|
|
|
Oligarchy
|
government by a small group often for corrupt purposes
|
|
|
Ominous
|
threatening
|
|
|
Omnipotent
|
having unlimited power
|
|
|
Omnivorous
|
eating all sorts of food
|
|
|
Onerous
|
burdensome
|
|
|
Onus
|
burden
|
|
|
Opaque
|
not translucent
|
|
|
Opprobrious
|
disgraceful, infamous
|
|
|
Opulent
|
wealthy
|
|
|
Opus
|
work, composition
|
|
|
Orbit
|
revolving path
|
|
|
Ordinance
|
statute
|
|
|
Ordnance
|
artillery
|
|
|
Ordure
|
excrement
|
|
|
Ornate
|
showy
|
|
|
Ornery
|
obstinate
|
|
|
Ornithology
|
study of birds
|
|
|
Oscillate
|
to fluctuate between two points
|
|
|
Ossify
|
to change to bone
|
|
|
Ostensible
|
apparent
|
|
|
Ostentatious
|
showy
|
|
|
Ostracize
|
to banish
|
|
|
Overt
|
done openly
|
|
|
Overweening
|
arrogant
|
|
|
Palatable
|
agreeable to the senses
|
|
|
Pall
|
to lose effectiveness
|
|
|
Palliate
|
to reduce the intensity of
|
|
|
Pallid
|
pale
|
|
|
Palpable
|
obvious, easily perceived
|
|
|
Paltry
|
pretty
|
|
|
Panacea
|
remedy for all maladies
|
|
|
Pandemic
|
widely spread
|
|
|
Parable
|
short story showing a moral
|
|
|
Paradigm
|
model, example
|
|
|
Paradox
|
statement that seems contradictory but may be true in fact
|
|
|
Paragon
|
model of excellence
|
|
|
Paramount
|
highest in rank
|
|
|
Paraphernalia
|
personal belongings
|
|
|
Pariah
|
outcast
|
|
|
Parity
|
equality in value
|
|
|
Parody
|
farcical imitation
|
|
|
Paroxysm
|
sudden outburst
|
|
|
Parsimony
|
stinginess, thrift
|
|
|
Parsonage
|
pastor?s dwelling
|
|
|
Pastoral
|
of shepherds, rural
|
|
|
Patent
|
evident
|
|
|
Pathos
|
something which arouses pity
|
|
|
Patrimony
|
property inherited from ancestors
|
|
|
Paucity
|
scarcity
|
|
|
Peculate
|
to embezzle
|
|
|
Pecuniary
|
involving money
|
|
|
Pedant
|
one who emphasizes trivial points of learning
|
|
|
Pejorative
|
worsening
|
|
|
Penchant
|
strong liking
|
|
|
Pendant
|
ganging object
|
|
|
Penitence
|
sorrow for sins
|
|
|
Penology
|
study of prisons and prison reform
|
|
|
Pensile
|
hanging
|
|
|
Penurious
|
stingy
|
|
|
Perambulate
|
to walk
|
|
|
Perdition
|
damnation
|
|
|
Perennial
|
enduring
|
|
|
Perfidy
|
treachery
|
|
|
Perforce
|
of necessity
|
|
|
Perfunctory
|
routine, superficial
|
|
|
Perigee
|
point of an orbit nearest the earth
|
|
|
Peripatetic
|
itinerant
|
|
|
Periphery
|
outside boundary
|
|
|
Periphrasis
|
using long phrasing instead of shorter expressions
|
|
|
Permeable
|
passable, penetrable
|
|
|
Permutation
|
change, alteration
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|
Pernicious
|
destructive, fatal
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|
|
Peroration
|
end of a speech
|
|
|
Perpetrate
|
carry out, commit
|
|
|
Perpetuate
|
cause to continue
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|
|
Perquisite
|
something in addition to regular pay, tip, bonus
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|
|
Personage
|
important person
|
|
|
Perspective
|
sense of proportion
|
|
|
Perspicacity
|
keen judgment
|
|
|
Perspicuous
|
easily understood
|
|
|
Pert
|
bold, cocky
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|
|
Pertinent
|
relevant
|
|
|
Perturb
|
to upset, agitate
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|
|
Peruse
|
to read carefully
|
|
|
Pervade
|
to spread throughout
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|
|
Perverse
|
deviating from what is considered normal
|
|
|
Petulance
|
impatience
|
|
|
Phalanx
|
massed group of individuals
|
|
|
Philander
|
to court with no intention of marriage
|
|
|
Philistine
|
one governed by material rather than intellectual values
|
|
|
Philology
|
study of linguistics
|
|
|
Phlegmatic
|
sluggish
|
|
|
Phobia
|
persistent irrational fear
|
|
|
Picayune
|
of little value, petty
|
|
|
Piebald
|
marked with splotches of color, heterogeneous
|
|
|
Pillory
|
to scorn publicly
|
|
|
Piquant
|
agreeably stimulating, pungent
|
|
|
Pique
|
to offend, provoke
|
|
|
Piscatorial
|
pertaining to fish
|
|
|
Pithy
|
terse
|
|
|
Pixilated
|
amusingly eccentric
|
|
|
Placate
|
to appease
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|
|
Placid
|
calm
|
|
|
Plaintive
|
melancholy
|
|
|
Plait
|
to braid, pleat
|
|
|
Platitude
|
trite remark
|
|
|
Plaudit
|
expression of approval
|
|
|
Plausible
|
seemingly reasonable
|
|
|
Plebiscite
|
poplar vote
|
|
|
Plenary
|
full, complete
|
|
|
Plethora
|
overabundance
|
|
|
Plicate
|
folded lengthwise
|
|
|
Plumb
|
straight down, vertically
|
|
|
Ply
|
to use or practice diligently
|
|
|
Poach
|
to trespass
|
|
|
Poignant
|
pungent, touching the emotions
|
|
|
Polemic
|
involving dispute
|
|
|
Politic
|
prudent, expedient
|
|
|
Polity
|
political organization
|
|
|
Ponderous
|
unwisely, dull
|
|
|
Pontificate
|
to orate, make dogmatic statements
|
|
|
Portend
|
to warn, foreshadow
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|
|
Portentous
|
ominous
|
|
|
Posit
|
to postulate
|
|
|
Posterity
|
future generations
|
|
|
Postulate
|
hypothesis, axiom
|
|
|
Potable
|
suitable for drinking
|
|
|
Potpourri
|
mixture
|
|
|
Poultice
|
soft heated dressing applied to wounds
|
|
|
Pragmatic
|
practical, relating to fact
|
|
|
Prate
|
to chatter
|
|
|
Precarious
|
uncertain, risky
|
|
|
Precipitous
|
steep
|
|
|
Precipitate
|
hasty
|
|
|
Preclude
|
to shut out, prevent
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|
|
Precursor
|
forerunner
|
|
|
Predacious
|
predatory
|
|
|
Predatory
|
tending to exploit others for one?s own gain
|
|
|
Predicate
|
to affirm
|
|
|
Predilection
|
preconceived liking
|
|
|
Predispose
|
to make susceptible
|
|
|
Preeminent
|
outstanding, high-ranking
|
|
|
Preen
|
to dress up or adorn (oneself)
|
|
|
Premeditation
|
preplanning
|
|
|
Premise
|
statement forming the basis of an argument
|
|
|
Preponderate
|
to surpass in weight or power
|
|
|
Preposterous
|
absurd, ridiculous
|
|
|
Prerequisite
|
something needed for performing a function
|
|
|
Prescience
|
foreboding
|
|
|
Prescribe
|
to establish as a means of action
|
|
|
Presumptuous
|
too bold or forward
|
|
|
Pretentious
|
showy, making unjustified claims
|
|
|
Prevaricate
|
to evade the truth
|
|
|
Pristine
|
uncorrupted by society
|
|
|
Probity
|
integrity, honesty
|
|
|
Proclaim
|
to declare proudly
|
|
|
Proclivity
|
inclination
|
|
|
Prodigal
|
spendthrift
|
|
|
Prodigious
|
wonderous, enormous
|
|
|
Profane
|
irreligious
|
|
|
Proffer
|
to present for approval
|
|
|
Profligate
|
recklessly wasteful
|
|
|
Progeny
|
offspring
|
|
|
Prognosticate
|
to predict
|
|
|
Proliferate
|
to increase in number
|
|
|
Prolific
|
producing abundantly
|
|
|
Prolix
|
prolonged unduly
|
|
|
Prominent
|
noticeable, well-known
|
|
|
Promontory
|
high peak that overlooks lower land or water
|
|
|
Promulgate
|
to announce openly
|
|
|
Propensity
|
natural tendency
|
|
|
Propinquity
|
neatness
|
|
|
Propitiate
|
to appease
|
|
|
Propitious
|
favorable
|
|
|
Proponent
|
one in favor of
|
|
|
Propound
|
to present foe discussion
|
|
|
Prorate
|
to divided proportionately
|
|
|
Prosaic
|
commonplace, dull
|
|
|
Proscribe
|
to outlaw, prohibit
|
|
|
Proselytize
|
to convert from one belief to another
|
|
|
Protagonist
|
main character in novel
|
|
|
Prototype
|
standard example
|
|
|
Provincial
|
having a limited outlook
|
|
|
Prurient
|
lustful, lewd
|
|
|
Puerile
|
childish, silly
|
|
|
Pulchritude
|
beauty
|
|
|
Punctilious
|
very exact
|
|
|
Pundit
|
learned person
|
|
|
Pungent
|
sharp sensation of taste and smell
|
|
|
Pugnacious
|
belligerent
|
|
|
Purloin
|
to steal
|
|
|
Purport
|
to give an appearance of, intend
|
|
|
Pusillanimous
|
lacking courage and resolve
|
|
|
Putative
|
assumed to exit
|
|
|
Putrefy
|
to rot
|
|
|
Pythonic
|
monstrous
|
|
|
Quadrant
|
one-quarter of a plane
|
|
|
Quaint
|
unusual, old-fashioned
|
|
|
Qualm
|
misgiving
|
|
|
Quandary
|
perplexed state
|
|
|
Querulous
|
complaining
|
|
|
Query
|
inquiry
|
|
|
Quiescent
|
quite, still
|
|
|
Quintessence
|
perfect form
|
|
|
Quivering
|
shaking, trembling slightly
|
|
|
Quixotic
|
having high romantic or chivalrous ideals
|
|
|
Raillery
|
playful teasing
|
|
|
Raiment
|
clothing
|
|
|
Rambunctious
|
boisterous
|
|
|
Ramification
|
offshoot, consequence
|
|
|
Rampant
|
widespread, without restraint
|
|
|
Ramshackle
|
loosely made, dilapidated
|
|
|
Rancor
|
ill will
|
|
|
Rankle
|
to cause resentment
|
|
|
Rapacious
|
greedy
|
|
|
Rapine
|
plunder
|
|
|
Ratification
|
formal approval
|
|
|
Raucous
|
rough sounding, boisterous
|
|
|
Ravenous
|
extremely eager foe gratification
|
|
|
Recalcitrant
|
disobedient
|
|
|
Recant
|
to renounce
|
|
|
Recidivist
|
confirmed criminal
|
|
|
Reciprocal
|
complementary, mutually responsive
|
|
|
Recluse
|
hermit
|
|
|
Recondite
|
beyond ordinary understanding, concealed
|
|
|
Reconnoiter
|
to survey
|
|
|
Recreant
|
cowardly
|
|
|
Recrimination
|
countercharge
|
|
|
Rectitude
|
integrity
|
|
|
Recumbent
|
lying down
|
|
|
Redact
|
to edit
|
|
|
Redolent
|
fragrant
|
|
|
Redoubt
|
temporary fortification
|
|
|
Redress
|
to remedy, compensate
|
|
|
Redundant
|
superfluous, wordy
|
|
|
Refectory
|
dining hall
|
|
|
Referendum
|
popular vote on a measure submitted by a legislative body
|
|
|
Refractory
|
obstinate, unresponsive
|
|
|
Refute
|
to prove wrong
|
|
|
Refurbish
|
to renovate
|
|
|
Regale
|
to entertain
|
|
|
Regent
|
one who rules
|
|
|
Regicide
|
killing of a king
|
|
|
Regimen
|
system of diet, ruling system
|
|
|
Regressive
|
going backward
|
|
|
Relegate
|
to exile, to assign to a lower position
|
|
|
Reliquary
|
container for sacred objects
|
|
|
Remission
|
pardon, forgiveness, abatement
|
|
|
Remonstrate
|
to protest
|
|
|
Remunerate
|
to pay for work done, compensate
|
|
|
Renascent
|
reborn
|
|
|
Renegade
|
deserter, outcast
|
|
|
Renege
|
to go back on a promise
|
|
|
Renunciation
|
repudiation
|
|
|
Repast
|
meal
|
|
|
Repine
|
to long for
|
|
|
Replete
|
well field
|
|
|
Reprehend
|
to criticize
|
|
|
Repression
|
stopping by force
|
|
|
Reprisal
|
act if retaliation
|
|
|
Reproach
|
disgrace, cause of blame
|
|
|
Reprobate
|
depraved, unprincipled
|
|
|
Reproof
|
rebuke, criticism
|
|
|
Repudiate
|
to refuse, reject, disown
|
|
|
Repugnant
|
distasteful, disliked
|
|
|
Requisite
|
requirement
|
|
|
Requital
|
suitable repayment
|
|
|
Rescind
|
to repeal, take back
|
|
|
Resilient
|
able to spring back into shape
|
|
|
Resplendent
|
dazzling
|
|
|
Restitution
|
restoration, refund
|
|
|
Restive
|
impatient
|
|
|
Resurgent
|
rising again
|
|
|
Resuscitate
|
to revive
|
|
|
Retaliate
|
to get even
|
|
|
Reticence
|
silence, reserve
|
|
|
Retort
|
to get even
|
|
|
Retribution
|
just reward
|
|
|
Retroactive
|
extending to previous conditions
|
|
|
Retrograde
|
to go backward
|
|
|
Reverberate
|
to throw back, echo
|
|
|
Revile
|
to abuse verbally
|
|
|
Ribald
|
offensive, vulgar
|
|
|
Rife
|
widespread, abounding
|
|
|
Rift
|
opening, breach
|
|
|
Rigor
|
strictness
|
|
|
Risibility
|
laughter
|
|
|
Robust
|
healthly, strong
|
|
|
Rote
|
mechanical repetition or action
|
|
|
Rotund
|
rounded
|
|
|
Ruckus
|
noisy confusion
|
|
|
Rudiment
|
first principle, beginning of something
|
|
|
Ruminant
|
meditative
|
|
|
Ruminate
|
to meditate, ponder
|
|
|
Saccharine
|
overly sweet, affectedly agreeable
|
|
|
Sacrilege
|
desecration
|
|
|
Sagacious
|
shrewdly discerning
|
|
|
Salacious
|
lustful
|
|
|
Salient
|
conspicuous
|
|
|
Saline
|
salty
|
|
|
Sallow
|
dull greenish-yellow
|
|
|
Salubrious
|
wholesome
|
|
|
Salutary
|
curative
|
|
|
Salutatory
|
welcoming address
|
|
|
Sanctimony
|
pretended piety
|
|
|
Sanguine
|
confident, optimistic
|
|
|
Sapient
|
wise
|
|
|
Sardonic
|
scornful
|
|
|
Sartorial
|
pertaining to tailoring
|
|
|
Satiate
|
to satisfy, glut
|
|
|
Saturate
|
to soak, fill completely
|
|
|
Saturnine
|
sullen, sluggish
|
|
|
Savor
|
to relish, enjoy
|
|
|
Scabbard
|
sword sheath
|
|
|
Scathing
|
searing, blasting
|
|
|
Schematic
|
diagrammatic
|
|
|
Schism
|
split, difference of opinion
|
|
|
Scintilla
|
particle, trace
|
|
|
Scion
|
descendent
|
|
|
Scoff
|
derision
|
|
|
Scourge
|
whip, devastation
|
|
|
Scruple
|
small quantity, principle
|
|
|
Scrutinize
|
to examine closely
|
|
|
Scurrilous
|
coarse, vulgar
|
|
|
Secular
|
worldly, not religious
|
|
|
Sedition
|
rebellion
|
|
|
Sedulous
|
diligent
|
|
|
Semblance
|
appearance
|
|
|
Senescent
|
growing old
|
|
|
Sententious
|
given to moralistic expression
|
|
|
Sequester
|
to isolate
|
|
|
Serrate
|
having sawlike notches
|
|
|
Shallop
|
small, open boat
|
|
|
Shamble
|
to walk clumsily
|
|
|
Shunt
|
to turn to one side
|
|
|
Sibling
|
brother or sister
|
|
|
Sidle
|
to move sidewise
|
|
|
Smile
|
figure of speech comparing two unlike things
|
|
|
Similitude
|
likeness
|
|
|
Simony
|
buying or selling of church pardons
|
|
|
Sinecure
|
easy job
|
|
|
Sinuous
|
bending, winding
|
|
|
Slothful
|
lazy
|
|
|
Sluice
|
artificial water channel
|
|
|
Sojourn
|
to remain somewhere temporarily
|
|
|
Solace
|
to comfort, console
|
|
|
Solicitous
|
showing care or concern
|
|
|
Soluble
|
able to be dissolved
|
|
|
Somatic
|
physical, of the body
|
|
|
Somnolent
|
sleepy, drowsy
|
|
|
Sonorous
|
full of sound, resonant
|
|
|
Sophistry
|
misleading but clever reasoning
|
|
|
Soporific
|
causing sleep
|
|
|
Sordid
|
dirty, ignoble
|
|
|
Spasmodic
|
intermittent
|
|
|
Spawn
|
to deposit egg, bring forth
|
|
|
Specious
|
deceptively appealing
|
|
|
Specter
|
ghost
|
|
|
Sporadic
|
occasional
|
|
|
Spurious
|
false, not genuine
|
|
|
Staid
|
sedate
|
|
|
Stigma
|
mark of disgrace
|
|
|
Stilted
|
pompous
|
|
|
Stint
|
restriction
|
|
|
Stoicism
|
impassiveness, indifference
|
|
|
Stolid
|
showing little emotion
|
|
|
Stratagem
|
trick, device
|
|
|
Strategy
|
careful plan
|
|
|
Stricture
|
adverse criticism
|
|
|
Strident
|
harsh-sounding
|
|
|
Stultify
|
to appear foolish, impair
|
|
|
Stupor
|
loss of sensibility
|
|
|
Suave
|
polite, urbane
|
|
|
Subjoin
|
to append
|
|
|
Subjugate
|
to force to submit
|
|
|
Sublimate
|
to direct actions into more socially acceptable forms
|
|
|
Subservient
|
inferior, submissive
|
|
|
Subterfuge
|
deception used to evade something difficult or unpleasant
|
|
|
Subversive
|
destructive
|
|
|
Succor
|
to help
|
|
|
Succulent
|
juicy
|
|
|
Suffuse
|
to overspread
|
|
|
Sully
|
to soil, stain
|
|
|
Sumptuous
|
lavish
|
|
|
Supercilious
|
haughty, contemptuous
|
|
|
Supernal
|
exalted celestial
|
|
|
Supersede
|
to replace
|
|
|
Supervene
|
to happen additionally or unexpectedly
|
|
|
Supine
|
indolent, prone
|
|
|
Supple
|
flexible
|
|
|
Supplicate
|
to ask for humbly
|
|
|
Suppress
|
to keep from public knowledge
|
|
|
Surfeit
|
overindulgence
|
|
|
Surreptitious
|
acting in a secret and stealthy way
|
|
|
Surrogate
|
deputy, substitute
|
|
|
Sustenance
|
nourishment
|
|
|
Sycophant
|
self-serving flatterer
|
|
|
Syllogism
|
conclusion based on two premises
|
|
|
Synchronous
|
occurring simultaneously
|
|
|
Synopsis
|
summary
|
|
|
Synthesis
|
combining of elements to make a whole
|
|
|
Synthetic
|
man-made
|
|
|
Tacit
|
silent
|
|
|
Taciturn
|
tending toward silence
|
|
|
Tactic
|
means of accomplishing a purpose
|
|
|
Tactile
|
perceived by the sense of touch
|
|
|
Tantamount
|
equal in value
|
|
|
Tautology
|
needless repetition of an idea
|
|
|
Tawdry
|
gaudy, cheap
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
classification (of plants and animals)
|
|
|
Temerity
|
foolish boldness
|
|
|
Temperate
|
moderate
|
|
|
Temporize
|
to compromise
|
|
|
Tenacious
|
persistent, tough
|
|
|
Tenet
|
doctrine
|
|
|
Tenuous
|
unsubstantial, flimsy
|
|
|
Termagant
|
nagging woman
|
|
|
Terminus
|
end point
|
|
|
Terse
|
brief, to the point
|
|
|
Tertiary
|
third in order
|
|
|
Thespian
|
actor
|
|
|
Thrall
|
slave
|
|
|
Timorous
|
timid
|
|
|
Tirade
|
long, vehement speech or denunciation
|
|
|
Tithe
|
tenth part of something paid as a tax to a church
|
|
|
Titular
|
having a title without performing the functions involved
|
|
|
Tome
|
large book
|
|
|
Torpid
|
inactive, sluggish
|
|
|
Torrid
|
very hot
|
|
|
Toxic
|
pertaining to poison
|
|
|
Tractable
|
easily managed
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Traduce
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to slander
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Tranquility
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calmness, serenity
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Transfuse
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to transmit, imbue
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Transgression
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violation
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Transitory
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temporary
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Translucent
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permitting the passage of light
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Transpire
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to become known, happen
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Transverse
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placed crosswise
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Travail
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hard work
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Travesty
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ridiculous representation
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Treble
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to increase threefold
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Tremulous
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trembling
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Trenchant
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sharp, clear-cut
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Trepidation
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fear
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Tribulation
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misery, distress
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Truculent
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cruel, belligerent
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Truncated
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shortened, curtailed
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Truncheon
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club
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Tumid
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swollen, inflated
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Tumultuous
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violently turbulent
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Turbid
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muddy
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Turgid
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swollen
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Turpitude
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vileness
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Tutelage
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guardianship
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Twit
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to taunt
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Ubiquitous
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present everywhere simultaneously
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Ulterior
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lying beyond what is openly expressed
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Umbrage
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offense
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Unctuous
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oily, suave
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Undaunted
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determined in spite of adverse conditions
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Undulate
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to move in waves
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Unerring
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without fault
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Ungainly
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awkward, clumsy
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Unmitigated
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not lessened, absolute
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Unobtrusive
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not aggressive
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Untenable
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Unable to be occupied or defended
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Untoward
|
unfavorable
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Upbraid
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to scold, reproach
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Uproarious
|
boisterous
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Urbane
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refined
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Usurp
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to take by force
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Uxorial
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pertaining to a wife
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Vacillate
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to show indecision
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Vacuous
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empty, stupid
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Vagary
|
eccentric idea or action
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Valorous
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courageous
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Vanguard
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front part of a movement
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Vapid
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tasteless, flat
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Variegated
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marked with different colors
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Vaunt
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display boastfully
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Vegetate
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to lead an inactive life
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Vehement
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impassioned
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Venal
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open to corruption
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Vendetta
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extended bitter feud
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Venerate
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to show deep respect
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Venial
|
excusable
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Veracious
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honest
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Verbosity
|
wordiness
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Verdant
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green in color
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Verisimilitude
|
truth
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Verity
|
truth
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Vermillion
|
bright red pigment
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Vernacular
|
native language of a region
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Versatile
|
able to change easily
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Versification
|
metrical structure
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Vertex
|
highest point
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Vestige
|
trace
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Viable
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capable of living or functioning
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Vicarious
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experienced through the activity of another person
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Vicissitude
|
changeability
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Vilify
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to defame
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Vindicate
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to clear from blame
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Vindictive
|
wanting revenge
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Virago
|
domineering woman
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Viridity
|
greenness, naiveness
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Virility
|
masculinity
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Virulent
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deadly, hateful
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Viscous
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sticky, lacking easy movement
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Vitiate
|
to debase
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Vitreous
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pertaining to glass
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Vituperate
|
to berate
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Vivacious
|
spirited, lively
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Vivid
|
vigorous, clear
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Vixen
|
female fox
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Vociferous
|
noisy
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Volatile
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quickly evaporating, explosive
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Volition
|
act of determining
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Voluble
|
talkative
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Voracious
|
greedy
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Votary
|
zealous follower
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Votive
|
expressing a wish or vow
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Vouchsafe
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to grant
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Waft
|
odor or sound carried through the air
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Wan
|
pale
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Wanton
|
reckless, immoral
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Weal
|
well-being
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Welter
|
confusion, turmoil
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Wheedle
|
to coax
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Whet
|
to arouse, stimulate
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Windfall
|
unexpected gain
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Wizened
|
dried up, withered
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Wraith
|
ghost, apparition
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Wragle
|
to quarrel
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Wroth
|
angry
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Wry
|
twisted
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Zany
|
fool, clown
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Zealot
|
fanatic
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Zephyr
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mild breeze
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