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358 Cards in this Set
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Zealot
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Fanatic; person showing excessive zeal
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Whimsical
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Capricious; fanciful
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Welter
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Turmoil; bewildering jumble
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Wary
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Very cautious
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Warranted
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Justified; authorised
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Volatile
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Explosive; changeable; unstable; evaporating rapidly
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Vituperative
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Scolding; abusive
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Viscous
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Sticky; gluey
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Viable
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Practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Veracious
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Truthful
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Venerate
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Revere
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Vacillate
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Waver; fluctuate
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Trucluence
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Aggressiveness; ferocity
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Transgression
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Violation of the law; sin
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Tractable
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Docile; easily managed
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Tortuous
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Winding; full of curves
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Torpor
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Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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Tirade
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Extended scolding; harangue; denunciation
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Tenuous
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Slim; thin; rare
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Tangential
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Digressing; peripheral; only slightly connected
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Tacit
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Understood but not put into words
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Supposition
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Hypothesis; surmise
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Supersede
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Cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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Substantiate
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Establish by evidence; verify; support
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Subside
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Settle down; descend; grow quiet
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Subpoena
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Writ summoning a witness to appear
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Strut (n)
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Pompous walk
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Strut (n)
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Supporting bar
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Striated
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Marked with parallel bands; grooved
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Stolid
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Dull; impassive
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Stipulate
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Make express conditions; specify
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Stint (v)
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Be thrifty; set limits
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Stint (n)
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Supply; alloted amount; assigned portion of work
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Stigma
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Token of disgrace; brand
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Sporadic
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Irregular
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Spectrum
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Band of colour produced when light is passed through a prism
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Specious
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Seemingly reasonable but false; misleading
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Soporific
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Sleep causing; marked by sleepiness
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Solicitous
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Worried; concerned
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Skeptic
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Doubter; person who suspends judgement about something until having examined all evidence
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Shard
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Fragment, usually of pottery
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Secrete
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Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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Savor
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Enjoy; having a distinctive flavour, smell or quality
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Saturate
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Soak thoroughly
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Satiate
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Satisfy fully
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Sanction
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Approve; ratify
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Salubrious
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Healthful
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Sage
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Person known for his wisdom
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Reverent
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Respectful; worshipful
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Reticent
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Reserved; uncommunicative
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Resolve
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Determination; firmness of purpose
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Resolution
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Determination
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Rescind
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Cancel
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Repudiate
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Disavow or Disown
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Reprobate
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Person hardened in sin; devoid or a sense of decency
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Reproach
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Express disapproval or disappointment
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Relegate
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Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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Refute
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Disprove
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Refractory
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Stubborn; unmanageable
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Recondite
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Abstruse; secret; profound
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Recluse
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Hermit; loner
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Recant
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Disavow or disclaim; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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Recalcitrant
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Obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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Rarefied
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Make less dense
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Quiescent
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At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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Quibble
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Minor objection or complaint
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Qualified
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Limited; restricted
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Pungent
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Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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Proscribe
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Ostracise; banish; outlaw
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Propriety
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Fitness; correct conduct
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Propitiate
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Appease
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Propensity
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Natural inclination
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Proliferate
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Grow rapidly; multiply; spread
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Prohibitive
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Tending to prevent the use or purchase of something; inclined to forbid or prevent
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Profound
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Deep; complete
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Prodigal
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Wasteful; reckless with money
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Problematic
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Doubtful; perplexing; questionable; unsettled
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Probity
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Incorruptibility; uprightness
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Pristine
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Primordial; primitive; charactersitic of older times; unspoiled
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Prevaricate
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Lie
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Presumptous
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Arrogant; taking liberties
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Precursor
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Forerunner
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Precipitate (ADJ)
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Hasty; rash; premature; sudden
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Precarious
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Uncertain; risky
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Preamble
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Introductory statement
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Pragmatic
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Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something
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Porous
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Full of pores
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Plummet
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Fall sharply
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Plethora
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Excess; overabundance
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Platitude
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Trite expression; commonplace statement
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Plasticity
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Able to be molded
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Placate
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Pacify; soothe
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Piety
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Devoutness; reverence for God
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Phlegmatic
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Calm; not easily disturbed
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Pervasive
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Spread throughout
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Permeable
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Allowing gases or liquids to pass through; penetrable; porous
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Perfucntory
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Superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
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Perfidious
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Treacherous; disloyal
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Perennial
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Long lasting
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Penury
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Severe poverty
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Penchant
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Inclination; liking
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Pedantic
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Bookish; showing off learning
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Pathological
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Pertaining to disease
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Partisan
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One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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Paragon
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Model of perfection
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Ostentatious
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Pretenious; showy; trying to attract attention
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Oscillate
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Pendulum-like movement; waver
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Opprobrium
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Infamy; villification
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Onerous
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Burdunsome
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Officious
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Meddlesome
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Occlude
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Hinder; block
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Obviate
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Make unnecessary; get rid of
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Obsequious
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Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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Obdurate
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Stubborn
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Neophyte
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Beginner; recent convert
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Negate
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Nullify; cancel out; deny
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Mundane
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Everyday; worldy as opposed to spiritual
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Morose
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Ill-humoured; sullen; melancholy
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Mollify
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Soothe
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Mitigate
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Moderate; appease
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Misanthrope
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One who hates mankind
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Meticulous
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Very careful; Painstakingly scrupulous
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Metamorphosis
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Change of form
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Mendacious
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Lying; habitually dishonest
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Maverick
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Rebel; non-conformist
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Malleable
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Able to be shaped by pounding; impressionable
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Malingerer
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One who feigns sickness to escape from duty
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Magnanimity
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Generosity
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Luminous
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Shining; giving off light
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Lucid
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Clear; easily understood; intelligible
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Log
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Record of flight or voyage; written record of day to day activities
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Log
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Record of flight or voyage; written record of day to day activities
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Levee
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Stone or earthen embankment built to prevent flooding
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Levee
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Stone or earthen embankment built to prevent flooding
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Lethargic
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Drowsy; dull
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Lethargic
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Drowsy; dull
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Laud
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Praise; applaud
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Laud
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Praise; applaud
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Latent
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Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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Latent
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Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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Lassitude
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Weariness; languor
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Lassitude
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Weariness; languor
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Laconic
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Brief and to the point
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Laconic
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Brief and to the point
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Itinerary
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Travel schedule
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Itinerary
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Travel schedule
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Irresolute
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Uncertain how to act; weak
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Irresolute
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Uncertain how to act; weak
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Irascible
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Irritable; easily angered
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Irascible
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Irritable; easily angered
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Invective
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Abuse
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Invective
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Abuse
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Inured
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Accustomed; hardened
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Inured
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Accustomed; hardened
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Inundate
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Teach
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Inundate
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Teach
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Intransigence
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Refusal to come to a compromise; stubborness
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Intransigence
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Refusal to come to a compromise; stubborness
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Intractable
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Unruly; stubborn; unyeilding
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Insularity
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Narrow-mindedness; isolation
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Insipid
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Flavourless; bland
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Insinuate
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Imply; hint; creep in
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Insensible
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Unconscious; unresponsive
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Inherent
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Firmly established by nature or habit
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Ingenuous
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Naive and trusting; young; not sophisticated
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Inert
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Lacking the power to move; inactive
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Indigence
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Poverty
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Indeterminate
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Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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Incorporate
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Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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Inconsequential
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Insignificant; unimportant
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Incongruity
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Absurdity; not in harmony
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Intractable
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Unruly; stubborn; unyeilding
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Insularity
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Narrow-mindedness; isolation
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Insipid
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Flavourless; bland
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Insinuate
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Imply; hint; creep in
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Insensible
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Unconscious; unresponsive
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Inherent
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Firmly established by nature or habit
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Ingenuous
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Naive and trusting; young; not sophisticated
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Inert
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Lacking the power to move; inactive
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Indigence
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Poverty
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Indeterminate
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Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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Incorporate
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Introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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Inconsequential
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Insignificant; unimportant
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Incongruity
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Absurdity; not in harmony
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Inchoate
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Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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Inadvertently
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Unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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Implode
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Burst inwards
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Implicit
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Meant but not said
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Implacable
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Not able to be placated
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Impervious
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Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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Imperturbable
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Calm; placid
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Impede
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Block; hinder
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Impassive
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Imperturbable; without feeling; stoic
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Impair
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Injure; hurt
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Immutable
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Unchangeable
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Idolatry
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Idol worship; excessive admiration
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Iconoclastic
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Attacking cherished traditions
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration; overstatement
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Homogeneous
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Of the same kind
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Harangue
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Long, passionate and vehement speech
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Gullible
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Easily deceived
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Guileless
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Without deceit
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Grandiloquent
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Pompous; using inflated language; bombastic
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Gouge
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Overcharge
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Goad
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Urge on
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Garrulous
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Talkative; wordy; loquacious
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Gainsay
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Deny; contradict or oppose; declare to be untrue
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Futile
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Useless; ineffectual
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Frugality
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Economy; thrift
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Forestall
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Prevent by taking action in advance
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Foment
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Stir up; instigate
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Flout
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Reject; mock
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Fledgling
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Inexperienced
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Flag
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Droop; grow feeble
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Fervor
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Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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Felicitous
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Apt; well chosen; suitably expressed
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Fawning
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Courting favour by cringing and flattering
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Fatuous
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Foolish; inane
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Fallacious
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False; misleading
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Facilitate
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Make easy; help bring about
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Facetious
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Joking (inappropriately); humorous
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Extrapolation
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Projection; conjecture
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Exigency
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Urgent situation
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Exculpate
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Clear from blame
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Exacerbate
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Embitter; worsen
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Euphemism
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A mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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Eulogy
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Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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Esoteric
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Hard to understand; known only to a chosen few
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Erudite
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Learned; scholarly
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Equivocate
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Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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Equanimity
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Calmness of temperament; composure
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Enhance
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Increase; improve
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Engender
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Cause; produce
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Enervate
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Weaken
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Endemic
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Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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Emulate
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Mimic; rival
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Empirical
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based on experience
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Emebellish
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Adorn; ornament; enhance
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Elicit
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Draw out by discussion
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Elegy
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Song or poem expression lamentation
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Effrontery
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Shameless boldness
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Efficacy
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The power to produce desired results
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Eclectic
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Selective; obtained from disparate sources
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Ebullient
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Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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Dupe
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Someone easily fooled
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Dormant
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Asleep; latent; lethargic
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Dogmatic
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Doctrinal; arbitrary; opinionated
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Document
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Provide written evidence
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Divest
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Strip; deprive
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Diverge
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Vary; go in different directions from the same point
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Distill
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Purify; refine; concentrate
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Distend
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Enlarge; swell; expand
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Dissonance
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Discord; opposite of harmony
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Dissolution
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Disintegration; looseness of morals
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Disseminate
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Spread; distribute; scatter
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Dissemble
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Pretend; disguise
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Disparate
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Unrelated; basically different
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Disparage
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Belittle
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Dismiss
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Reject; eliminate from consideration
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Disinterested
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Unprejudiced
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Disingenuous
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Not naive; sophisticated
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Discrete
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Separate; unconnected
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Discrepancy
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Lack of consistency; difference
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Discredit
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Destroy confidence in; disbelieve; defame
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Discordant
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Not harmonious; conflicting
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Discerning
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Mentally quick and observant; having insight
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Disabuse
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Correct a false impression; undeceive
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Dirge
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Lament with music
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Digression
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Wandering away from the subject
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Diffuse
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Wordy; rambling; spread out
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Diffidence
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Shyness
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Dichotomy
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Split; separate into two branches, often conflicting
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Diatribe
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Bitter scolding; invective
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Deterrant
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Something that discourages; hindrance
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Desultory
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Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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Derivative
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Unoriginal; obtained from another source
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Deride
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Ridicule; make fun of
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Denigrate
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Blacken
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Delineate
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Sketch; portray; depict
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Deference
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Courteous regard for others wishes
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Default
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Failure to act
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Decorum
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Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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Daunt
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Frighten; intimidate
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Convoluted
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Coiled around; intricate; involved
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Converge
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Approach; tend to meet; come together
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Conundrum
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Riddle; difficult problem
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Contrite
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Penitent
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome
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Contention
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Thesis; claim
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Connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; lover of an art
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Confound
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Confuse; puzzle
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Condone
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Approve; overlook; forgive; excuse
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Conciliatory
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Reconciling; soothing
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Compliant
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yielding; conforming to requirements
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Complaisant
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Trying to please; obliging
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Compendium
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Brief and comprehensive summary
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Commensurate
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Equal in extent
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Cogent
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Convincing
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Coda
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Conclusion to a musical or literary piece
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Coagulate
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Clot; congeal; thicken
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Chicanery
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Trickery; deception
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Caustic
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Burning; sarcastically biting
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Castigation
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Punishment; severe criticism
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Capricious
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Upredicatable; fickle
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Cacophonous
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Discordant; not in harmony
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Buttress
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Support; prop up
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Burgeon
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Grow forth; send out buds
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Boorish
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Rude; insensitive
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Bombastic
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Pompous; using inflated language
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Bolster
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Support; reinforce
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Beneficient
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Kindly; doing good
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Belie
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Contradict; give a false impression
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Banal
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Trite; commonplace; hackneyed; unoriginal
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Aver
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State confidently
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Autonomous
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Self-governing
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Austere
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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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Audacious
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Daring; bold
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Attenuate
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Weaken; make thin
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Assuage
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Ease or lessen; soothe; satisfy
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Assiduous
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Diligent
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Artless
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Without guile; open and honest
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Ascetic
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Practicing self-denial; austere
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Arduous
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Hard; strenuous
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Appropriate
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Acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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Approbation
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Approval
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Apprise
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Inform
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Appease
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Soothe; pacify
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Apathy
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Lack of caring; indifference
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Antipathy
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Dislike; aversion
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Anomalous
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Irregular abnormal
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Anarchy
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Absence of a governing body; state of disorder
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Analogous
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Comparable
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Anachronism
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Something or someone misplaced in time
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Ameliorate
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Improve
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Ambivalence
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State of having two opposing or conflicting emotions
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Ambiguous
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Unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Alleviate
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Relieve
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Alacrity
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Cheerful promptness; eagerness
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Aggregate
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Gather; accumulate
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Aesthetic
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Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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Admonish
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Warn; reprove
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Adulterate
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make impure by addition of inferior or tainted substances
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Abstemious
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Sparing in eating or drinking
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Abscond
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Depart secretly and hide
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Abeyance
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Held in suspended action
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Aberrant
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Deviant; abnormal
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Abate
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Subside or moderate
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