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abate
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(v) to lessen in intensity or degree
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aberrant
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(adj) deviating from the norm
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abjure
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(v) to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid
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abrogate
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(v) to abolish or annul by authority; put down
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abscission
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(n) act of cutting off or removing
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abscond
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(v) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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abstain
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(v) to refrain from an activity
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accolade
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(n) an expression of praise; an award
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accretion
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(n) growth, increase by successive addition, building up
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acerbic
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(adj) having a sour or bitter taste or character
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acumen
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(n) quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight
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admonish
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(v) to reprove; to express warning or disapproval
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adroit
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(adj) adept, dexterous
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adulation
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(n) excessive praise; intense adoration
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adulterate
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(v) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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adumbrate
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(v) to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily
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advocate
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(v) to argue for or support a cause
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aesthetic
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(adj) dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art of the beautiful
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aggrandize
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(v) to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater
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alacrity
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(n) eager and enthusiastic willingness
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alchemy
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(n) a magical or wonderful transformation
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alloy
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(v) to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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amalgamate
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(v) to combine several elements into a whole
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ambiguity
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(n) uncertainty in meaning
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ambivalence
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(n) the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings
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ameliorate
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(v) to make better or more tolerable
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amenable
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(adj) agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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anachronism
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(n) something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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anathema
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(n) a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
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anodyne
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(adj) soothing
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anomaly
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(n) deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality
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antagonize
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(v) to irritate or cause hostility
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antipathy
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(n) aversion, dislike
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antithetical
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(adj) diametrically opposed, as in antithesis
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apathy
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(n) lack of interest or feeling
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apocryphal
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(adj) of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
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apogee
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(n) farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
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apostate
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(n) one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of a cause
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apotheosis
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(n) deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example
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apposite
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(adj) appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos
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apprise
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(v) give notice to, inform
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approbation
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(n) an expression of approval or praise
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appropriate
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(v) to take for one's own use, confiscate
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arabesque
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(n) complex, ornate design
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arcane
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(adj) mysterious, abstruse, esoteric, knowable only to initiates
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archaic
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(adj) outdate; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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arduous
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(adj) strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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arrant
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(adj) impudent; in every way, being completely such, bare-faced, utter
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arrest
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(v) to suspend; to engage
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articulate
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(v) to enunciate or pronounce clearly; to express oneself clearly
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artless
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(adj) completely without guile; natural, without artificiality
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ascetic
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(n) one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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asperity
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(n) severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability
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aspersion
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(n) an act of defamation or maligning
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assiduous
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(adj) diligent, hard-working
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assuage
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(v) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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astringent
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(adj) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
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attenuate
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(v) to rarefy, weaken or make thinner, lessen
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audacious
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(adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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augury
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(n) omen, portent, the reading of omens
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august
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(adj) majestic, venerable
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auspice
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(n) protection or support, patronage
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auspicious
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(adj) favorable, propitious, successful, prosperous
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austere
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(adj) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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avarice
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(n) greed, especially for wealth
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aver
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(v) to state as a fact; to confirm or support
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axiom
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(n) a universally recognized principle; a generally accepted or common saying
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baleful
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(adj) sinister, pernicious, ominous
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bane
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(adj) cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration
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beatify
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(v) to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly
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bedizen
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(v) to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner, festoon, caparison
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belie
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(v) to give a false impression of , to misrepresent
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bellicose
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(adj) belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
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benign
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(adj) favorable, harmless
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bent
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(n) leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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blandish
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(v) to coax with flattery, toady or fawn
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blithe
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(adj) carefree, merry
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boisterous
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(adj) loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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bolster
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(v) to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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(adj) pompous; grandiloquent
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boor
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(n) a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel
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broach
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(v) bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook
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(v) to tolerate, endure, countenance
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bucolic
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(adj) rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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burgeon
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(v) to grow rapidly or flourish
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burnish
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(v) to polish, rub to a shine
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byzantine
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(adj) labrynthine, complex
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cacophony
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(n) harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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cadge
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(v) to spong, beg, or mooch
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cajole
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(v) to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk
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calumniate
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(v) to slander, make a false accusation
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canon
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(n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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capricious
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(adj) inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredicatble
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cardinal
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(adj) of basic importance or consequence; primary
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caret
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(n) an insertion mark (^) used by editors and proofreaders
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carnality
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(n) something relating to the body or flesh
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castigation
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(n) severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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(n) a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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causality
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(n) the relationship between cause and effect
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caustic
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(adj) burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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censure
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(v) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chaos
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(n) a condition of confusion or unpredictability
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chary
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(adj) wary; cautious; sparing
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chasten
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(v) to chastise or correct; subdue
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chauvinist
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(n) one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member
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chic
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(adj) stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress
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chicanery
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(n) trickery or subterfuge
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chimera
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(n) an illusion
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choleric
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(adj) tending toward anger
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churlish
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(adj) boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable
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coalesce
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(v) to come together; to fuse or unite
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coda
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(n) concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes
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cogent
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(adj) appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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color
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(v) to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or gloss over
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commensurate
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(adj) matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property
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complaisance
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(n) the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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confound
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(v) to cause to be confused; to frustrate
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connoisseur
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(n) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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consequential
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(adj) pompous, self-important
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contemn
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(v) to scorn or despise
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contentious
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(adj) argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contiguous
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(adj) sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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contrite
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(adj) regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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convention
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(n) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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convoluted
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(adj) complex or complicated
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corrigible
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(adj) capable of being set right, correctable, reparable
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countenance
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(v) to approve of or tolerate
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cozen
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(v) to deceive, beguile, hoodwink
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craven
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(adj) contemptibly, fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking any courage
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credulous
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(adj) tending to believe too readily; gullible
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crescendo
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(n) a gradual increase in intensity, particularly in music
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culpable
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(adj) deserving blame
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cynicism
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(n) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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damp
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(v) to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling
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daunt
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(v) to intimidate or dismay
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dearth
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(n) smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack
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debacle
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(n) rout, fiasco, complete failure
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decorum
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(n) a politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior
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deleterious
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(adj) injurious; harmful
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demur
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(v) to question or oppose
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denigrate
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(v) blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage
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denouement
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(n) an outcome of solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deprecate
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(v) to disparage or belittle
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depredate
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(v) to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner
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derision
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(n) scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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derivative
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(adj) unoriginal, obtained from another source
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desiccate
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(v) to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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desuetude
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(n) disuse
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desultory
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(ad) random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose
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detraction
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(n) slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
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diaphanous
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(adj) transparent, gauzy
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diatribe
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(n) a harsh denunciation
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didactic
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(adj) intended to teach or instruct
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die
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(n) a tool used for shaping
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diffident
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(adj) reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence
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digress
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(v) to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent
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dilate
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(v) to become wider or more open
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dilatory
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(adj) causing delay, procrastinating
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dilettante
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(n) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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din
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(n) loud sustained noise
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dirge
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(adj) a mournful song or poem for the dead
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disabuse
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(v) to undeceive; to set right
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discomfit
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(v) to defeat, put down
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discordant
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(adj) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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discretion
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(n) cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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(adj) free from self-interest; unbiased
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disparage
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(v) to slight or belittle
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disparate
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(adj) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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dissemble
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(v) to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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dissolution
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(n) disintegration, looseness in morals
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dissonance
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(n) lack of harmony; conflict
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distrait
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(v) distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety
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divulge
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(v) to disclose something secret
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doggerel
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(n) trivial, poorly constructed verse
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dogmatic
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(adj) authoritatively and or arrogantly assertive of principles, which often cannot be proved; stubborn
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dross
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(n) slag, waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum
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dulcet
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(adj) melodious, harmonious, mellifluous
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dupe
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(n) one who is deceived
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dynamo
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(n) generator; forceful, energetic person
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ebullience
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(adj) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eccentric
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(adj) departing from norms or conventions
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eclectic
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(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources
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edifying
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(adj) enlightening, informative
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efficacy
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(n) the ability to produce an intended result
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effrontery
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(n) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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effusive
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(adj) gushing; excessively demonstrative
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egress
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(n) exit
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elegy
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(n) a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music
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eloquent
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(adj) well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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emollient
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(adj) soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
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empirical
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(adj) based on observation or experiment
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encomium
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(n) glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy
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endemic
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(adj) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous
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enervate
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(v) to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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engender
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(v) to cause, produce, give rise to
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enigmatic
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(adj) mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
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ennui
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(n) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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enormity
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(n) excessive wickedness, evilness
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ephemeral
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(adj) brief; fleeting, short-lived
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epicure
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(n) one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite
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episodic
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(adj) loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals
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epithet
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(n) disparaging word or phrase
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epitome
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(n) embodiment; quintessence
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equanimity
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(n) composure, self-possession
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equable
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(adj) level; not able to be easily disturbed
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equivocate
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(v) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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errant
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(adj) traveling, itinerant, peripatetic
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erratic
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(adj) without consistency
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erudite
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(adj) very learned; scholarly
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eschew
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(v) to shun or avoid
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esoteric
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(adj) intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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essay
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(v) to test or try; attempt, experiment
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estimable
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(adj) worthy, formidable
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eulogy
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(n) a speech honoring the dead
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evanescent
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(adj) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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evince
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(v) to show clearly, to indicate
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exacerbate
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(v) to make worse or more severe
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exact
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(v) to demand, call for, require, take
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excoriate
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(v) to censure scathingly, to upbraid
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exculpate
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(v) exonerate; to clear of blame
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exemplar
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(n) typical or standard specimen; paradigm; model
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exhort
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(v) to incite, to make urgent appeals
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exigent
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(adj) urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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exonerate
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(v) to remove blame
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expatiate
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(v) discuss or write about at length; to range freely
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expiate
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(v) to atone or make amends for
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expurgate
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(v) to remove obscenity, purify, censor
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extant
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(adj) existing, not destroyed or lost
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extemporaneous
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(adj) improvised; done without preparation
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extirpate
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(v) to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots
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facetious
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(adj) playful; humorous; not serious
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fallacy
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(n) an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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fallow
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(adj) untilled, inactive, dormant
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fanatical
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(adj) zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing
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fatuous
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(adj) silly, inanely foolish
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fawn
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(v) to flatter or praise excessively
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feckless
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(adj) ineffectual; irresponsible
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felicitous
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(adj) apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful
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fell
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(n) a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide
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fervent
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(adj) greatly emotional or zealous
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fetid
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(adj) stinking, having a heavy bad smell
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fetter
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(v) to shackle, put in chains, restrain
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filibuster
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(n) intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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filigree
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(n) an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern
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flag
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(v) to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
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flip
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(adj) sarcastic, impertinent
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florid
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(adj) flushed with color, ruddy, ornate
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flout
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(v) to demonstrate contempt for
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foment
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(v) to stir up, incite, rouse
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forbearance
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(n) patience, willingness to wait
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ford
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(v) to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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forestall
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(v) to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart
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forswear
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(v) to renounce, disallow, repudiate
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fortuitous
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(adj) happening by fortunate accident or chance
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fracas
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(n) noisy fight or quarrel, brawl
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fractious
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(adj) quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky
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froward
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(adj) intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
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fulminate
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(v) to attack loudly or denounce
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furtive
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(adj) marked by stealth; covert; sureptitious
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gainsay
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(v) to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
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gambol
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(v) to skip about playfully, frolic
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garner
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(v) to gather and save, store up, acquire
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garrulous
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(adj) pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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gauche
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(adj) crude, awkward, tasteless
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germane
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(adj) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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glib
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(adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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gossamer
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(adj) delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere
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grandiloquence
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(n) pompous speech or expression
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gregarious
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(adj) sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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grouse
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(v) to complain or grumble
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guile
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(n) trickery, duplicity, cunning
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guy
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(n) a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide
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hackneyed
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(adj) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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(adj) calm and peaceful, prosperous
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hallow
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(v) to set apart as holy
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harangue
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(v) to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
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harrow
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(v) to distress, create stress or torment
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hedonism
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(n) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
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(n) the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others
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heretical
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(adj) violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox
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hermetic
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(adj) airtight, impervious to outside influence
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heterodox
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(adj) unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic
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hirsute
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(adj) hairy, shaggy
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homily
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(n) a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude
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homogenous
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(adj) same throughout
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hubris
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(n) arrogant presumption or pride
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hyperbole
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(n) an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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iconoclast
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(n) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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(adj) given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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idyll
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(n) a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such
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ignominious
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(adj) shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful
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imbroglio
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(n) difficult or embarrassing situation
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imminent
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(adj) about to happen; impending
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immutable
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(adj) not capable of change
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impassive
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(adj) revealing no emotion or sensibility
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impecunious
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(adj) lacking funds; without money
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imperious
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(adj) commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty
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imperturbable
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(adj) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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impetuous
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(adj) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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implacable
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(adj) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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importune
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(v) to ask incessantly, beg, nag
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impudent
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(adj) shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent
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impugn
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(v) to attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny
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impunity
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(n) immunity from punishment, penalty or harm
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impute
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(v) to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic
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inalienable
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(adj) cannot be transferred
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inchoate
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(adj) in an initial stage, not fully formed
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incipient
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(adj) beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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indefatigable
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(adj) not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged
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indifferent
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(adj) having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice
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indolent
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(adj) lazy, listless, torpid
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ineluctable
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(adj) certain, inevitable
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inert
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(adj) unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically
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ingenuous
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(adj) artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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inherent
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(adj) ingrained within one's nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential
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inimical
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(adj) damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly
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inimitable
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(adj) one of a kind, peerless
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iniquity
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(n) wickedness, gross injustice
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innervate
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(v) to supply with nerves, energize
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innocuous
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(adj) harmless; causing no damage
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inscrutable
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(adj) incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious
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insensible
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(adj) unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb
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insipid
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(adj) without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull
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insouciant
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(adj) unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
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insular
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(adj) parochial, narrow-minded, like an island
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interdict
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(v) prohibit, forbid, ban, halt
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intimate
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(v) to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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intractable
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(adj) not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to compromise
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intrepid
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(adj) steadfast, courageous
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inundate
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(v) to cover or overwhelm, to flood
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inured
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(adj) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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inveigh
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(v) to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
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inveigle
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(v) to obtain by deception or flattery
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inveterate
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(adj) deep rooted, ingrained, habitual
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invidious
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(adj) tending to arouse envy or ill will in others
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irascible
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(adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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itinerate
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(v) to travel from place to place
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jejune
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(adj) vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition
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jibe
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(v) to agree, to be in accord
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jocose
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(adj) given to joking; humorous
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kinetic
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(adj) having to do with motion; lively; active
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labile
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(adj) readily open to change, unstable
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lachrymose
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(adj) causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow
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laconic
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(adj) using few words; terse
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lassitude
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(n) listlessness, languor, weariness
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laud
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(v) to praise highly
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lavish
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(adj) extravagant
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lethargic
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(adj) characterized by lethargy or sluggishness
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libertine
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(n) someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life
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limn
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(v) to draw, outline in detail
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limpid
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(adj) transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled
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list
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(v) to tilt or lean to one side
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loquacious
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(adj) extremely talkative
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lucid
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(adj) intelligible, sound, clear
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lumber
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(v) to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound
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luminous
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(adj) characterized by brightness and the emission of light, enlightened, clear
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magnanimity
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(n) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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malevolent
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(adj) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malinger
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(v) to feign illness so as to avoid work
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malleable
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(adj) capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced
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martial
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(adj) associated with war and the armed forces
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martinet
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(n) a rigid disciplinarian
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maunder
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(v) to talk or move aimlessly, mutter
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maverick
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(n) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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melancholy
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(adj) tending toward sadness
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mellifluous
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(adj) sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds
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mendacity
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(n) the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty
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mendicant
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(n) a beggar, supplicant
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mercurial
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(adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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meretricious
|
(adj) tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false showy, having to do with prostitution
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meticulous
|
(adj) characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail
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mettlesome
|
(adj) courageous, high-spirited
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militate
|
(v) to have weight or bearing on, to argue (against)
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milk
|
(v) to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
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minatory
|
(adj) menacing, threatening
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mince
|
(v) to pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemize, take tiny steps, tiptoe
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misanthrope
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(n) one who hates humankind
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misogynist
|
(n) one who hates women
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mitigate
|
(v) to make or become less severe or intense, moderate
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mollify
|
(v) to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity
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monotony
|
(n) tedious lack of variety or change
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morose
|
(adj) sad, sullen, melancholy
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multifaceted
|
(adj) having many aspects
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multifarious
|
(adj) varied, motley, greatly diversified
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mundane
|
(adj) of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nadir
|
(n) low point, perigee
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nascent
|
(adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages
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natty
|
(adj) trimly neat and tidy, dapper
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nebulous
|
(adj) vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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(n) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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neophyte
|
(n) a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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nexus
|
(n) a connection, tie, or link; center or focus
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nice
|
(adj) exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill
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noisome
|
(adj) offensive, especially to one's sense of smell, fetid
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nonplussed
|
(adj) baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say, do or think
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nostrum
|
(n) cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy
|
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noxious
|
(adj) harmful; injurious
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obdurate
|
(adj) unyielding, hardhearted, inflexible
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obeisance
|
(n) gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy
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obfuscate
|
(v) to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
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obsequious
|
(adj) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient
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obstinate
|
(adj) stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
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obstreperous
|
(adj) noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous
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obtain
|
(v) to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail
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obtuse
|
(adj) lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
|
(v) to anticipate and make unnecessary
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occlude
|
(v) to obstruct to block
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occult
|
(adj) hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
|
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odious
|
(adj) hateful; arousing strong feelings of dislike
|
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officious
|
(adj) meddlesome, pushy in offering one's services where they are unwanted
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onerous
|
(adj) troubling, burdensome
|
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opaque
|
(adj) impermeable by light; dense in mind
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opprobrium
|
(n) disgrace, contempt, scorn
|
|
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oscillation
|
(n) the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
|
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ossified
|
(adj) changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change
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ostensible
|
(adj) seeming, appearing as such, professed
|
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ostentatious
|
(adj) characterized by or given to pretentiousness
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overweening
|
(adj) presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate
|
|
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paean
|
(n) a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving
|
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palliate
|
(v) to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate
|
|
|
pandemic
|
(adj) widespread; occurring over a large area or affecting an unusually large percentage of the population
|
|
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panegyric
|
(n) formal expression of praise
|
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paradigm
|
(n) something that serves as a model, example, or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview
|
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paradox
|
(n) a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless
|
|
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paragon
|
(n) something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way
|
|
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pariah
|
(n) an outcast, a rejected and despised person
|
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parody
|
(n) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art, also something so bad as to be potentially mistaken for an intentional mockery
|
|
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parry
|
(v) to block, evade or ward off, as a blow
|
|
|
parsimonious
|
(adj) cheap, miserly
|
|
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partisan
|
(adj) one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
|
|
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paucity
|
(adj) scarcity, a lacking of
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peccadillo
|
(n) a slight offense, literally, a minor sin
|
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pedagogy
|
(n) the art or profession of training, teaching or instructing
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pedantic
|
(adj) ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative
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pedestrian
|
(adj) commonplace, trite, unremarkable
|
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penchant
|
(n) a strong inclination, a liking
|
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penurious
|
(adj) penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
|
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peremptory
|
(adj) admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious
|
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perennial
|
(adj) recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
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perfidy
|
(n) intentional breach of faith, treachery
|
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perfunctory
|
(adj) cursory, done without care or interest
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peripatetic
|
(adj) itinerant, traveling, nomadic
|
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pernicious
|
(adj) extremely harmful, potentially causing death
|
|
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personable
|
(adj) pleasing in appearance, attractive
|
|
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perspicacious
|
(adj) acutely perceptive, having keen discernment
|
|
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peruse
|
(v) to examine with great care
|
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pervade
|
(v) to permeate throughout
|
|
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petrous
|
(adj) like a rock, hard, stony
|
|
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petulant
|
(adj) impatient, irritable
|
|
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philanthropic
|
(adj) humanitarian; benevolent
|
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philistine
|
(n) a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values
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phlegmatic
|
(adj) calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic
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picaresque
|
(adj) involving clever rogues or adventures
|
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pied
|
(adj) multi-colored, usually in blotches
|
|
|
pillory
|
(v) to punish, hold up to public scorn
|
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pine
|
(v) to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor
|
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pious
|
(adj) extremely reverent or devout
|
|
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piquant
|
(adj) agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating
|
|
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pique
|
(n) resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride
(v) to provoke or arouse |
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pirate
|
(v) to use or reproduce illegally
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pith
|
(n) the essential or central part
|
|
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placate
|
(v) to appease, to calm by making concessions
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plaintive
|
(adj) mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
|
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plangent
|
(adj) pounding, thundering, resounding
|
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plastic
|
(adj) moldable, pliable, not rigid
|
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platitude
|
(n) a superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful
|
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plethora
|
(n) an overabundance, a surplus
|
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pluck
|
(n) courage, spunk, fortitude
|
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|
plumb
|
(v) to measure the depth (as with a plumb line), to examine critically
|
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plummet
|
(v) to plunge or drop straight down
|
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poignant
|
(adj) distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulating, emotional
|
|
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polemical
|
(adj) controversial, argumentative
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pragmatic
|
(adj) practical rather than idealistic
|
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prate
|
(v) chatter, babble
|
|
|
prattle
|
(v) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
|
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precarious
|
(adj) uncertain, risky, dangerous
|
|
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precept
|
(n) rule establishing standards of conduct, a doctrine that is taught
|
|
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precipitate
|
(adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse
|
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precursor
|
(n) something that precedes and indicates or announces another
|
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predilection
|
(n) a disposition in favor of something, preference
|
|
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preempt
|
(v) to replace, to supersede, to appropriate
|
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|
preen
|
(v)) to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care; in animals, to clean fur or feathers
|
|
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prescience
|
(n) knowing of events prior to their occurring
|
|
|
presumptuous
|
(adj) overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties
|
|
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prevaricate
|
(v) to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead
|
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pristine
|
(adj) pure, uncorrupted, clean
|
|
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prize
|
(v) to pry, press or force with a lever
|
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probity
|
(adj) adherence to highest principles, uprightness
|
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proclivity
|
(n) a natural predisposition or inclination
|
|
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prodigal
|
(adj) recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish
|
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prodigious
|
(adj) abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
|
|
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profligate
|
(adj) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
|
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profuse
|
(adj) given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant
|
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prolific
|
(adj) producing large volumes or amounts, productive
|
|
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prolix
|
(adj) long-winded, verbose
|
|
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propensity
|
(n) a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
|
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|
propinquity
|
(adj) nearness in time or place, affinity of nature, kinship
|
|
|
propitiate
|
(v) to appease or pacify
|
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propitious
|
(adj) auspicious, favorable
|
|
|
propriety
|
(n) appropriateness; conformity with standards of acceptable behavior
|
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prosaic
|
(adj) dull, unimaginative
|
|
|
proscribe
|
(v) to outlaw or prohibit
|
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provident
|
(adj) frugal, looking to the future
|
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|
puerile
|
(adj) childish, immature
|
|
|
pugnacious
|
(adj) contentious, quarrelsome, given to fighting, belligerent
|
|
|
punctilious
|
(adj) precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette
|
|
|
pundit
|
(n) an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions
|
|
|
pungent
|
(adj) characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating, to the point
|
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|
pusillanimous
|
(adj) cowardly, craven
|
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putrefy
|
(v) to rot, decay and give off a foul odor, become gangrenous
|
|
|
quaff
|
(v) to drink deeply
|
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|
quail
|
(v) to shrink back in fear, lose courage
|
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|
qualify
|
(v) to limit
|
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|
qualms
|
(n) misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy
|
|
|
queries
|
(n) questions, inquiries, reservations
|
|
|
querulous
|
(adj) prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome
|
|
|
quiescence
|
(n) stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
|
|
|
quotidian
|
(adj) occurring or recurring daily, commonplace
|
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rail
|
(v) to complain about bitterly
|
|
|
ramify
|
(v) to be divided or subdivided, branch out
|
|
|
rancorous
|
(adj) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
|
|
|
rapacious
|
(adj) voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey
|
|
|
rarefy
|
(v) to make or become thin, less dense, refine
|
|
|
rebus
|
(n) riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words
|
|
|
recalcitrant
|
(adj) obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage
|
|
|
recant
|
(v) to retract, especially a previously held belief
|
|
|
recapitulate
|
(v) to summarize, to repeat concisely
|
|
|
recondite
|
(adj) hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
|
|
|
reconnoiter
|
(v) to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of
|
|
|
recumbent
|
(adj) leaning, resting, prone
|
|
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redolent
|
(adj) fragrant, suggestive or evocative
|
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redoubtable
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(adj) awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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refulgent
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(adj) radiant, shiny, brilliant
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refute
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(v) to disprove, successfully argue against
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regale
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(v) to delight or entertain, feast
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relegate
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(v) to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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remonstrate
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(v) to protest, object
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renege
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(v) to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise
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rent
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(v) torn, split apart, pierced as by a sound
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repine
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(v) to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for
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repudiate
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(v) to refuse to have anything to do with, disown
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rescind
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(v) to invalidate, repeal, retract
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resolute
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(adj) adamant, steadfast, determined
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reticent
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(adj) quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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reverent
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(adj) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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(n) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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risible
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(adj) hilarious, provoking laughter
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rubric
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(n) authoritative rule, heading, title, or category
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rue
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(v) regret, feel remorse
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sagacious
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(adj) having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
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salacious
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(adj) appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
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salient
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(adj) prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant
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salubrious
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(adj) promoting health or well-being
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salutary
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(adj) remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
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sanctimony
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(n) self-righteousness, pretended piety
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sanction
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(n) authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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sanguine
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(adj) cheerful, confident, optimistic
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sap
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(v) to enervate or weaken the vitality of
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satiate
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(v) to overindulge, satisfy to excess
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satire
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(n) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or derision
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saturnine
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(adj) gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
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scurvy
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(adj) contemptible, despicable
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sedulous
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(adj) diligent, persistent, hard-working
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seine
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(n) a large net hung out and dragged in to catch fish
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sere
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(adj) withered, arid
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seminal
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(adj) like a seed, constituting a source, originative
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shard
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(n) a piece of broken pottery or glass, any small piece or part
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simper
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(v) to smirk, to say something with a silly, coy smile
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sinecure
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(n) position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income
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singular
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(adj) exceptional, unusual, odd
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sinuous
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(adj) winding, curving, moving lithely, devious
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slake
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(v) to satisfy, quench, lessen the intensity of
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sodden
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(adj) soaked or drenched, unimaginative, dull
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solder
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(v) to weld, fuse or join, as with a soldering gun
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solicitous
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(adj) concerned and attentive, eager
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solvent
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(adj) able to meet financial obligations
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sophistry
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(n) fallacious reasoning; plausible but faulty logic
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sophomoric
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(adj) exhibiting immaturity, lack of judgment, pretentious
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soporific
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(adj) causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep
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sordid
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(adj) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul
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sparse
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(adj) thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals
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specious
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(adj) seeming true, but actually false, misleadingly attractive
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spendthrift
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(n) one who spends money wastefully
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splenetic
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(adj) bad-tempered, irritable
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sporadic
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(adj) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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spurious
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(adj) lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit
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squalid
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(adj) sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect
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squander
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(v) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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stanch
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(v) to stop the flow of a fluid
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static
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(adj) not moving, active or in motion; at rest
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steep
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(v) to saturate or completely soak
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stentorian
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(adj) extremely loud and powerful
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stint
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(v) to restrain, be sparing or frugal
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stoic
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(adj) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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stolid
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(adj) calm, impassive
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striated
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(adj) striped, grooved, or banded
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strut
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(n) a structural support used to brace a framework
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stupefy
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(v) to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
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(v) to block, thwart
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subpoena
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(n) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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subtle
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(adj) not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern, crafty or sly
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succinct
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(adj) brief, concise
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succor
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(n) assistance, relief in time of distress
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sundry
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(adj) various, miscellaneous, separate
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supercilious
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(adj) disdainful, arrogant, haughty, characterized by haughty scorn
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superfluous
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(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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supine
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(adj) inactive, lying on one's back, apathetic, mentally or morally slack
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supplant
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(v) to take the place of, supersede
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suppliant
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(adj) asking humbly, beseeching
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supplicant
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(n) beggar, one who prays or begs for something
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surfeit
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(v) to feed or supply in excess
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sycophant
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(n) someone who tries to flatter or please for personal gain, parasite
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synthesis
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(n) the combination of parts to make a whole
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table
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(v) to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
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taciturn
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(adj) not talkative, silent
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talisman
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(n) something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck
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tamp
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(v) to plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows
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tautology
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(n) a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument
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tawdry
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(adj) cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent
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tenacity
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(n) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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tendentious
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(adj) biased, showing marked tendencies
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tender
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(v) to offer formally
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tenuous
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(adj) having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
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terse
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(adj) brief and concise in wording
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timorous
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(adj) timid, fearful, diffident
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tirade
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(n) a long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation
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toady
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(n) sycophant, flatterer, yes-man
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torpid
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(adj) lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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torque
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(n) a force that causes rotation
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torrid
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(adj) scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried
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tortuous
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(adj) winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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tout
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(v) to publicly praise or promote
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tractable
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(adj) docile, obedient, easily led
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transient
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(adj) fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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travesty
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(n) mockery, caricature, parody
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trenchant
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(adj) sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut
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truculent
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(adj) fierce, scathing, eager to fight
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tumid
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(adj) swollen
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turbid
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(adj) muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil
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turgid
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(adj) swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate
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turpitude
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(n) depravity, baseness
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tyro
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(n) novice, beginner in learning
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ubiquitous
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(adj) existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
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umbrage
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(n) offense, resentment
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undulate
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(v) to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate
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unfeigned
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(adj) genuine, not false or hypocritical
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untenable
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(adj) indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
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untoward
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(adj) troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse
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upbraid
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(v) to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise
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urbane
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(adj) sophisticated, refined, elegant
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usury
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(n) charging an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest
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vacillate
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(v) to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, sway from one side to the other
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variegated
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(adj) multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vaunt
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(v) to brag or boast
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venal
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(adj) capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary
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venerate
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(v) to revere
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veracity
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(n) truthfulness, honesty
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verisimilitude
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(n) appearing true or real
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veritable
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(adj) authentic, real, genuine
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vexation
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(n) annoyance, irritation
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vigilant
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(adj) alertly watchful
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vilify
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(v) to defame, characterize harshly
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virulent
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(adj) extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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viscous
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(adj) thick, sticky
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vitiate
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(v) to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective
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vituperate
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(v) to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely
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volatile
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(adj) readily changing to a vapor; changeable, fickle, explosive
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voracious
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(adj) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous
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waft
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(n) a light breeze, a puff
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waver
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(v) to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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welter
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(v) to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil
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wend
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(v) to go, proceed, walk
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whet
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(n) to sharpen or stimulate
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whimsical
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(adj) imaginative; unpredictable
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zealous
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(adj) fervent, ardent, impassioned
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brook
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(v) tolerate
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