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250 Cards in this Set
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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loquacious
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talkative
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lugubrious
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mournful
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magnanimity
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generosity
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magniloquent
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boastful, pompous
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maladroit
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clumsy, bungling
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malapropism
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comic misuse of a word
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malediction
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curse
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malingerer
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feigns illness
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manacle
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restrain, handcuff
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manumit
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emancipate, free from bondage
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masticate
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chew
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maudlin
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effusively sentimental
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mawkish
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mushy, overly sentimental, maudlin
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meddlesome
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interfering
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melee
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fight
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mendacious
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lying, habitually dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercantile
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concerning trade
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mercurial
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capricious, changing
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meretricious
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flashy, tawdry
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meteoric
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momentarily brilliant
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mettle
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courage, spirit
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minatory
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menacing, threatening
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minion
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servile, dependent
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miscreant
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wretch, villain
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missive
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letter
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modicum
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limited quantity
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mollify
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soothe
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moratorium
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delay of payment
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moribund
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dying
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mottled
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blotchedin coloring, spotted
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multifarious
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vaired, greatly diversified
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munificent
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very generous
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nadir
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lowest point
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nascent
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incipient, coming into being
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nepotism
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favoritism (to a relative)
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nettle
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vex, annoy
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nexus
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connection
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niggardly
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meanly stingy, parsimonious
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noisome
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foul-smelling
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nostrum
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questionable medicine
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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bow
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obfuscate
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confuse, muddlem make needlessly complex
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oblique
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indirect, slanting (deviating froma straightline)
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obloquy
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slander, disgrace, infamy
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive, servile, sycophantic
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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obsidian
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black volcanic rock
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obstreperous
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boisterous, noisy
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obtrude
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push in, intrude
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obviate
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make unecessary, get rid of
i hope this contribution will obviate any need for further funds |
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occlude
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shut, close
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odious
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hateful, vile
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officious
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meddlesome, excessively pushy
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onerous
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burdensome
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onomatopeia
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words formed in imitation fo sound: gargle, rustle
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onus
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burden, responsibility
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opprobrium
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infamy, vilification
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oracular
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prophetic, uttered as if by divine authority
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oratorio
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dramatic poem set to music
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ossify
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change to bone
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palliate
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ease pain, make less severe
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pallid
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pale, wan
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palpitate
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throb, flutter
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panacea
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cure-all, remedy for all diseases
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pander
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cater to low desires of others
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panegyric
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formal praise
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue
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paragon
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model of perfection
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paramour
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illicit lover
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parity
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equiality, close resemblance
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patois
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local or provincial dialect
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pedantic
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showing off learning
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pejorative
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negative in connotatoin, belittling effect
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pell-mell
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confusion
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pellucid
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transparent, easy to understand
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pendulous
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hanigng, suspended
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penury
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great poverty
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peon
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bond servant, landless agricultural worker
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perfidious
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treacherous, disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial, not thorough, lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
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peripatetic
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walking about, moving
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pernicious
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very destructive
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perspicacious
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having insight, penetrating, astute
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perspicuity
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clearness of expression, freedom from ambiguity
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perspicious
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plainly expressed
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pertinacious
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stubborn, persistent
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petulant
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touchy, peevish
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philanderer
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faithless lover
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phillistine
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narrow-minded, uncuultured, exclusively interested in material gain
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phlegmatic
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calm, not easily disturbed
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piquant
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pleasantly tart-tasting
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piscatorial
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pertaining to fishing
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pittance
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small allowance or wage
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placate
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pacify, conciliate
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plebeian
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common, for common people
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polemic
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controversial, argument in support of a view
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politic
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expedient, prudent, well devised
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ponderous
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weighty, unwieldy
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portend
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fortell
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posterity
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future generations, descendants
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potable
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suitable for drinking
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potentate
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monarch, sovereign
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poultice
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sooting application applied to sores
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitate
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rash, premature, hasty, suddent
throw headlong, hasten |
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precipitous
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steep; overhasty
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preeminent
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outstanding superior
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prehensile
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grasping, holding
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premonitory
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serving to warn (premonition- forewarning)
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prevaricate
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lie
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probity
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uprightness, incorruptibility
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prodigal
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uprightness, incorruptibility
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prodigal
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wasteful, reckless with money
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prodigious
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marvelous, enormous
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profligate
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dissipated, wasteful, wildly immoral
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prognosticate
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predict
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promulgate
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proclaim a doctrine or a law
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propinquity
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nearness, kinship
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propitiate
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appease
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propitious
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favorable
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proscribe
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ostracize, bansih, outlaw
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proselytize
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induce someone to covert ot a relgion or belief
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protean
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versatile, able to make many forms
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provenance
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original source
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provident
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displaying foresight, thrifty
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provisional
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tentative
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prurient
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires
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puerile
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childish
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pugnacity
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combativeness, disposed to fight
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puissant
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powerful, strong, potent
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pundit
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authority on the subject
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purport
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intention, meaning
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purveyor
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furnisher of foodstuffs,caterer
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pusillanimous
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fainthearted
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quagmire
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soft, wet, boggy. difficult situatoin from which to free oneself
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quail
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cower, lose heart
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qualified
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limited, restricted
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quarry
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dig into
victim, object of a hunt |
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quash
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subdue, crush, squash
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querulous
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fretful, whining
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
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quietude
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tranquility
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quixotic
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idealistic, but impractical
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quotidian
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daily, commonplace, customary
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raconteur
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story-teller
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raiment
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clothing
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred
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rankle
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irritate, fester
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rapacious
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excessivley grasping, plundering
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rarefied
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made less dense
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn
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recant
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disclaim, disavow, openly confess error, retract previous statment
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recapitulate
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summarize
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recidivism
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habitual return to crime
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recondite
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abstruse, profound, secret
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rectitude
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uprightness, moral virtue, correctness of judgment
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recumbent
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reclining, lyin down completely or in part
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redolent
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fragrant, oderous
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refractory
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stubborn, unmanageable
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refulgent
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bightly shining, gleaming
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reprobate
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person hardened by sin, devoid of decency
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repudiate
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disown, disavow
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reputable
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respectable
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rescind
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cancel
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ribald
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wanton, profane
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rococo
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highly decorated, ornate
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sacrosanct
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most sacred, inviolabe
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sagacious
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perceptive, shrewd, having insight
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salacious
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lascivious, lustful
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanguine
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cheerful, hopeful (sanguinary- bloody)
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sardonic
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disdainful sarcastic, cynical
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors
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scurrilous
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obscene, indecent
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sedition
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resistance to authority, insubordination
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sedulous
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diligent
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sentinal
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lookout
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sepulcher
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tomb
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seine
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net for catching fish
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sextant
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tool for navigating to determine ships lattitude longitude
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sibylline
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prophetic, oracular
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sidereal
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relating to stars
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sinecure
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well-paid position with little responsiblity
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sinuous
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winding, bending in and out
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solicitous
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concerned, interested in the well-being of others
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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somnolent
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half asleep
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sophist
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ueses fallacious reasoning
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soporific
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sleep-causing
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specious
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seeimingly reasonable but incorrect
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spendthrift
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wastes money
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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stolid
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dull, impassive
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stricture
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severe and adverse criticism
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strident
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loud and harsh, insistent
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stultify
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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent
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stygian
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gloomy hellish, deathly
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sublime
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exalted, noble and uplifting
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subsume
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include, encompass
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succor
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aid, assist, comfort
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supercillious
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arrogant, condescending, patronizing
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supine
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lying on the back
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supplant
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replace, usurp
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supplicate
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petition humbly, pray to grant a favor
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surfeit
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satiate, stuff, indulge to excess
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surreptitious
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secret, furtive, sneaky
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sycophant
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servile flatterer, bootlicker, yes man
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syllogism
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logical formula conisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
deceptive, specious argument |
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tacit
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understood, not put into words
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tangential
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peripheral, only slightly connected
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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temerity
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boldness, rashness
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tendentious
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having an aim, biased, deisgned to further a cause
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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tenuous
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thin, rare, slim
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timorous
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fearful, demonstrating fear
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toady
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servile flatterer, yes man
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tome
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large volume
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tonsure
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shaving of the head, esp. by religious people
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torpor
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lethargy, sluggishness
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tractable
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easily manageable, docile
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truculence
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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turbid
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muddy, having sediment disturbed
made difficult to comprehend |
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere
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unction
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act of anointing with oil
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unequivocal
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plain, obvious
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unmitigated
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unreleieved, absolute, immoderate
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untenable
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indefensible, not being able to be maintained
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untoward
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unfortunate, unlucky, adverse unexpected
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upbraid
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severely scold, reprimand
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usurp
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seize another's power
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venal
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capable of being bribed, corruptable
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venial
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forgivable, trivial
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veracious
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truthful
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verdigris
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green coating on copper once exposed to weather
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versimilitude
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appearance of truth. likelihood (versimilar)
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of, make inoperative
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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wanton
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unrestrained, willfully malicoius, unchaste
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zephyr
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gentle breeze, west wind
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trenchant
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cutting, keen
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vitreous
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of or resembling glass, glassy
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