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abeyance
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suspendend action
The deal was held in abeynace until her arrival. |
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abrogate
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abolish
The king intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. |
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking, temperate.
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abstruse
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obscure, profound, difficult ot understand
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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adage
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wise saying, proverb
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aerie
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nest of large bird of prey
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alimentary
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nourishing, supplying nourishment,of food or nutrition
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alliteratoin
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repition of beginning sound in poetry
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anathema
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Solemn curse, One that is cursed or damned
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ancillary
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serving as an aid, accessory
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antedilluvian
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antiquated, extremely ancient
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apogee
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highest point
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aplomb
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poise, assurance
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apostate
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abandons his religious faith
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apologist
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writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apothegm
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pithy compact saying
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apprise
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inform
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aquiline
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curved, hooked
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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argot
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slang
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aseptic
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preventing infection
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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assiduous
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diligent
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asunder
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into parts, apart
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atavism
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resemblance to remote parents rathre than to parents
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augury
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omen, prophecy
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august
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impressive, majestic
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aver
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state confidently
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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baleful
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deadly, having a malign influence, ominous
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baroque
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highly ornate
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bastion
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stronghold, a source of protection
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bedizen
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dress gaudily with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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beneficent
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kindly, doing good
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benison
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blessing
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besmirch
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soil, defile
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blandishment
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flattery
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bevy
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large group
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blithe
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gay, joyous
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boorish
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rude
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brackish
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somewhat saline
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bucolic
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rustic
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buttress
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support, prop up
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cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall
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canard
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unfounded rumor
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation, slander
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callow
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youthful, immature, inexperienced
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canny
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shrewd, thrifty
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capacious
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spacious
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capitulate
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surrender
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caprice
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whim
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capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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captious
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faultfinding, critical
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carping
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petty criticism
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carrion
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rotting flesh
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categorical
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without exception
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catholic
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universal
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caucus
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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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cauterize
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burn with hot iron
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cavalcade
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parade, processoin
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cavalier
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casual, offhand
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celerity
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speed, rapidity
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censorious
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critical
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centrifugal
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radiating, departing from center
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centripetal
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tending towards the center
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chaff
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worthless products of an endeavor
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chaffing
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bantering, joking
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chary
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cautious
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chicanery
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trickery
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chimerical
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fantastically improbable, imaginative
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churlish
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boorish, rude
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cipher
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secret code
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cipher
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secret code
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circumscribe
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limit, confine
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circumspect
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cautious, prudent
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coeval
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occuring at the same time r place as. Contemporary
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colloquy
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informal discussion
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collusion
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conspiring in fraudulent scheme
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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compendium
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brief comprehensive summary
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complacency
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self-satisfactoin, smugness
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complicity
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participation
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comport
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behave, bear ones self with composure
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compunction
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remorse
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conifer
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pine tree, cone bearing
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contiguous
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adjacent to, touching upon
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continence
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self-restraint, sexual chastity
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contumacious
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disobedient, resisting authority
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coterie
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group that meets socially, select circle
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cozen
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cheat, swindle, hoodwink
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craven
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cowardly
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credulity
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gullibility, naivetee, belief based on slight evidence
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debacle
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sudden downfall, complete disaster
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decant
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pour off gently
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deciduous
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fallig off as in leaves
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declivity
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downward slope
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decry
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espressing strong disapproval
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for one's wishes
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defray
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provide payment for
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deign
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condescend, stoop
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demotic
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pretaining to the common people,
Of or relating to a form of modern Greek based on colloquial use |
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denigrate
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blacken
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denizen
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resident, inhabitant, regular visitor
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denouement
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finality, outcome
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derivative
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obtained from original source, unoriginal
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descry
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catch sight of, froma distance
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desecrate
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profane, violate the sanctity of
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despoil
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plunder
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desultory
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aimless, haphazard, digressing in random
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diffidence
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shyness
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression
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disaffected
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disloyal
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discursive
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digressing, rambling
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dissemble
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disguise
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divest
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strip, deprive
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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enervate
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weaken
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enmity
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ill will, hatred
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equanimity
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calmness of temperment, composure
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equitable
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fair, impartial
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equivocal
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ambigious, intentionally misleading
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equivocate
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lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
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esoteric
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hard to understand, known only by a chosen few
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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execrate
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curse, express abhorrence for
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exegesis
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explanation, esp. of biblical passages
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exhort
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urge
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exigency
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urgent situation
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expatiate
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talk at length
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expiate
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make amends for (a sin)
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expropriate
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take possession for
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expurgate
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clean, remove offensive parts from
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extenuate
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weaken
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facetious
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joking
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fallacious
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false misleading
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fastidious
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difficult to please
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fatuous
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foolish, inane
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fecundity
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fertility, fruitfulness
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felicitous
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apt, suitable, favorable, suitably expressed
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felicity
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happiness, appropriateness
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ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding
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fervor
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glowing ardor
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fetid
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malodorous
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flag
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droop, grow feeble
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flagrant
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conspiciously wicked
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flotsam
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drifting wreckage
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flout
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reject, mock
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fodder
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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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foppish
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vain about dress and appearance
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foray
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raid
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forbearance
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patience
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formidable
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menacing, threatening
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fortitude
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bravery, courage
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fortuitous
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accidental, by chance
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fracas
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brawl
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fulminate
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thunder, explode
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gadfly
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animal-biting fly, irritating person
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gaffe
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social blunder
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock, stir up, revitalize
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garrulous
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talkative, wordy, loquacious
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glib
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fluent, facile, slick
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goad
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urge on
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grandiloquent
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pompous, bombastic, high-sounding language
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gregarious
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sociable
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guileless
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easily deceived, naive
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gustatory
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affecting the sense of taste
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halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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harangue
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long, impassioned speech, vehement
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hegemony
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dominance, esp one nation over another
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hermitage
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home of a hermit
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heterodox
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unorthodox, unconventional
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ignoble
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unworthy
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ignominy
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deep disgrace, shame
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imbue
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saturate, fill
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impassive
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without feeling, imperturbable
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impecunious
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without money
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impenitent
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nor repentent
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imperious
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domineering, haughty
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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impudence
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impertinence, insolence
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impugn
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dispute, contradict
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impuissance
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powerlessness, feebleness
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inalienable
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not to be taken away, nontransferable
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inaugurate
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install in office, begin formally
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incense
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enrage, enfuriate
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inchoate
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recently begun, rudimentary, unformed
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incipient
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beginning, in early stages
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incongruity
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not harmonious, absuridity
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint, licentious
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indefatigable
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tireless
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indigence
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poverty
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indigenous
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native
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indolent
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lazy
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indomitable
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unconquerable, unyielding
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ineffable
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unable to be expressed
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ineluctable
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irresistible, not to be escaped
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inexorable
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relentless, unyielding, implacable
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ingenuous
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naive, trusting
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inimical
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unfriendly, hostile, harmful, detrimental
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inimitable
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matchless, not able to be imitated
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iniquitous
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wicked, immoral, uprighteous
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innocuous
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harmless
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insalubrious
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unwholesome, not healthful
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insipid
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lacking in flavor, dull
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness, isolation
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insurgent
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rebellious
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inter
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bury
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interdict
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prohibit, forbid
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interloper
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intruder
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interpolate
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insert between
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intractable
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unruly, stubborn, unyielding
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise
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intrepid
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fearless
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inured
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accustomed, hardened
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invective
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abuse
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inveigle
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lead astray, wheedle
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invidious
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designed to create ill will or envy
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inviolable
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secure from corruption, or violatoin. unassailable.
batman's word to protect Gotham city was invoilable. |
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irascible
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irritable
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irresolute
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weak, uncertainhow to act
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jocular
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said in jest
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juggernaut
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irresistible crushing force
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labile
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likely to change, unstable
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lachrymose
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producing tears
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lackadaisical
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lacking purpose or zest, halfhearted
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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laggard
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slow, sluggish
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lambaste
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beat, thrash verbally or physically
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languid
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wearysluggish, listless
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languor
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lassitude, depression
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lassitude
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languor, weariness
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levee
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earthen or stone embakment to prevent flooding
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness, frivolity
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libertine
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debauched person, roue
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licentious
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lascivious, lewd
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insouciant
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indifferent, without concern or care
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castigation
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sever criticism, punishmnet
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gainsay
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to declare to be untrue or invalid
2 : CONTRADICT, OPPOSE |