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145 Cards in this Set
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abate
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subside, decrease in freqeuncy
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aberrant
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abnormality
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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steal away secretly
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish
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warn; scold or correct gently
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adulterate
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make impure by mixing
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aesthetic
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pertaining to the (senses) beauty and art.
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aggregate (v)
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collect, gather
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alacrity
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cheerful eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate (v)
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combine into one body
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning, open to interpretations
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ambivalence
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state of having conflicting emotions; uncertainty in action
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ameliorate
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to improve
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anachronism
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something out of place in time.
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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indifference
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appease
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calm; pacify; relieve
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apprise (v)
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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to take possession of; acquire
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arduous
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strenuous; difficult
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
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one practicing self-denial
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assiduous
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hardworking; diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy; soothe
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attenuate
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gradual decrease in frequency
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audacious
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recklessly bold; daring
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; simple in ornament or decoration
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autonomous
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self governing
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aver
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to declare officially
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banal
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boring; commonplace
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belie
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contradicts; to give a false impression of
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beneficent (adj)
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kindly; doing good
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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bombastic
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arrogant; excessively elevated; pompous
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boorish
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rude in manner due to insensitivity of others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.
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burgeon
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burst forth; grow or sprout rapidly
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burnish
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to polish
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buttress
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support; strengthen
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cacophonous
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bad or harsh sounding; discordant
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capricious
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fickle; unpredictable
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism.
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catalyst
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agent that causes change
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caustic
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burning; sarcastic
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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coagulate
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gather or form into a mass
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coda
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end portion of a musical or literary composition
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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proportionate; equal in measure or extent
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compendium
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a summary
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complaisant (adj)
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amiable; consent to wishes of others;
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compliant
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bending; yielding
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; appease
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condone
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allow implicitly; regard as acceptible
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connoisseur
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expert of an art or taste
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contention
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claim; thesis
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contentious
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quarrelsome; inciting argument
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contrite
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penitent; remorseful
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conundrum
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riddle; intricate or difficult problem
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converge
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come together to one point
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convoluted
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winding;involved; intricate
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt (v)
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intimidate; frighten
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decorum
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good manner, appearance, etiquette
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default (n)
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failure to act
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deference
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respect
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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denigrate
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to blacken; defame
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deride
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to ridicule
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derivative
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unoriginal
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desiccate
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to dry out
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desultory
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aimless; unplanned
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deterrent
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hindrance
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diatribe
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lengthy speech
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dichotomy
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branching; division into
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffuse (adj)
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wordy; rambling
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digression
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an aside; wandering away from subject
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dirge
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musical lamentation
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disabuse
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to correct a false impression
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discerning
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perceptive; insightful; observant
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discordant
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inharmonious; conflicting;
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discredit
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defame; to refuse to accept
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discrepancy
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inconsistency; disagreeing
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discrete
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distinct; individual entity
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disingenuous
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insincere
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disinterested
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unbiased; not interested
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disjointed
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not continuous; broken; fragmented
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dismiss
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to reject from consideration; to give leave; to remove from position
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disparage
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to belittle
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disparate
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different; unrelated
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dissemble
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to disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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to disperse throughout
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dissolution
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falling apart; looseness of morals
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dissonance
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disagreement; inconsistency; disharmonious
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distend
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extend; enlarge from internal pressure
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distill
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to extract the essence of; purify, refine,concentrate
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diverge
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deviate from a course; to stray
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divest
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to strip; deprive
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dogmatic
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doctrinal; opinionated
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dormant
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latent; remain asleep
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dupe (v)
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to fool, trick
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm; showing great excitement
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from different sources
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effrontery
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impudence; shameless boldness
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elegy
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song or poem of lamentation
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elicit
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draw forth
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embellish
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to adorn decorate a story; exaggerate
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empirical
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based on experience or observation
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emulate
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to imitate; to equal or excel
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endemic
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specific to a region
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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produce; cause
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ephemeral
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short lived; fleeting
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equanimity
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calmness; temperament; composure
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equivocate
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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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erudite
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leaned; scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known to only a limited few
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eulogy
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speech of priase
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euphemism
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more pleasant expression in place of a more unpleasant one
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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pressing needs or demands; urgent situation
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extrapolation
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project; infer based on data
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facilitate
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help bring about; make easier
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fatuous
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smugly foolish, inane; brainless; silly
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felicitous
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fitting, apt remark; pleasant, delightful
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fervor
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intensity of feeling
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flag (v)
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droop; grow feeble
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flout
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show contempt; reject; mock
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foment
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stir up; instigate
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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wordy; rambling
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent
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bombastic language
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harangue
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long, passionate speech
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iconoclastic
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attacking settled beliefs or institutions
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inchoate (adj)
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recently begun; elementary
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inert
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inactive; unmoving
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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