Gre 200 Words I Don't Have Memorized

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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burnish

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to polish

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ameliorate

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to make better; to improve

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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stolid

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unemotional, lacking sensitivity

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inundate

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to overwhelm, to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

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laconic

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using few words

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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loquacious

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talkative

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taciturn

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silent, not talkative

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vacillate

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to physically sway to be indecisive

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent, reserved

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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plastic

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able to be molded, altered or bent

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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probity

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complete honesty or truth

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What are some of the responsibilities a military citizen has in maintaining a state of well being?

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A military citizen has the responsibility to eat healthy, exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep, abstain from smoking, and have effective methods for managing stress.

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propriety

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acting in a proper manner, obeying rules and customs

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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discern

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to perceive or recognize

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disabuse

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set right, free from error

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dogmatic

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dictatorial in one's opinions

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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cogent

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convincing and well-reasoned

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corroborate

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supporting evidence

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credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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crescendo

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steadily increase in volume or force

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caustic

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biting in wit

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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chauvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group that he or she belongs to

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erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilate

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to make larger, expand

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed, disorganized

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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lethargic

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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lassitude

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a state of diminished energy

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latent

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potential that is not readily apparent

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occlude

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to stop up, prevent the passage of

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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onerous

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troublesome and oppresive; burdensome

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opaque

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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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volatile

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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whimsical

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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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vex

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to annoy

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veracity

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filled with truth and accuracy

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verbose

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wordy

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tacit

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done without using words

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satiate

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to satifsy fully or overindulge

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dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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aggrandize

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to increase in power; influence and reputation

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rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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propitiate

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to conciliate, to appease

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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guile

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deceit, trickery

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imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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homogenous

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of a similar kind

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

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quiescent

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motionless

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phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temparament

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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pervade

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to be present throughout, to permeate

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray one's trust

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dogma

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a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief

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dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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coalesce

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to grow together to form a single whole

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circumspect

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cautious, aware of potential consequences

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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apocryphal

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of questionable authority or authenticity

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approbation

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approval and praise

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aberrent

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deviating from what is normal or expected

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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mitigate

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to soften, to lessen

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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monotony

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no variation, tediously the same

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obsequious

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overly-submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn, unyielding

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion

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alacrity

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speed or quickness

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audacious

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fearing and daring

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austere

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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reduce in force or degree; weaken

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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fawn

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to grovel

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fervid

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intensely emotional, feverish

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fortuitous

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happening by chance, fortunate

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florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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estimable

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admirable

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exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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exculpate

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to clear from blame, prove innocent

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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engender

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to produce, cause, or bring about