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abatence
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to reduce in amount amount, degree, or intensity
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aberrant
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departing from the right, normal, or usual cause
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
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abscond
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to depart in a sudden or secret manner
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abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating or drinking
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admonish
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to caution, advise, or counsel against something
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adulterate
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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
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aesthetic
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pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
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aggregate
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total, combined
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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alleviate
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to make easier to endure
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amalgamate
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to mix or merge so as to make a combination
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ambiguous
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open to or having several meanings or interpretaions
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ambivalence
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uncertainty or fluctuation
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ameliorate
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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory
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anachronism
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something or someone that is not in correct historical or chronological order
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analogous
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corresponding to something in particular
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anarchy
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a state of society w/o government or law
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anomalous
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deviating from or inconsistent with the common order
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antipathy
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averson; natural, basic, or habitual repugnance
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apathy
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absence or supression of emotion, passion, or excitment
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appease
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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, or calm
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apprise
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to give notice to, inform
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approbation
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approval, commendation
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appropriate (v)
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to set apart, autorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use
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arduous
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requiring great exertion, laborous
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artless
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free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness
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ascetic
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a person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial for religous reasons
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assiduous
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constant, unremitting
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe
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attenuate
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
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audacious
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extremely bold or daring
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austere
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severe in manner or apperance
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autonomous
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self-governing, independent
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aver
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to assert or affirm with confidence
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banal
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devoid of freshness or orginality
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belie
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to show to be false; contradict
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beneficent
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doing good or causing good to be done
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bolster
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a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow
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bombastic
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high-sounding; inflated; pretentious
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boorish
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unmannered; crude
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burgeon
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to grow or develop quickly; flourish
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burnish
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to polish (a surface) by friction
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buttress
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any external prop or support built to steady a structure
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cacophonous
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having a harsh or discordant sound
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capricious
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subject to, lead by, or indicitave of caprice or whim; erratic
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castigation
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criticisim or repremand
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catalyst
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a person or thing that precipitates an event
*chemsitry* a substance that causes or accelerates a reaction without being affected |
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caustic
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capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue
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chicanery
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trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
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coagulate
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to change from a fluid to a thickened mass
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coda
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a concluding section or part
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cogent
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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
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commensurate
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having the same measure; of equal extent or duration
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compendium
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a brief treatment or account of a subject
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complaisant
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inclined or disposed to please
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compliant
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obeying, obliging, or yielding
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conciliatory
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tending to concilitate (to overcome the distrust or anamosity of)
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condone
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to disreguard or overlook; to pardon or forgive
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confound
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to perplex or amaze; bewilder; confuse
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connoisseur
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a person who is especially compitent to pass critical judgements in an art, or in matters of taste
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contention
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a struggling together in opposition; competition; rivalary
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contentious
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tending to arguement or strife
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contrite
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caused by or showing sincere remorse
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conundrum
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a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or a play on words
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converge
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to tend to meet in a point or a line
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convoluted
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to coil up; form into a twisted shape
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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to overcome with fear; intimidate
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decorum
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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress
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default
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failure to act; inaction or neglect
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deference
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respectful submission or yeilding to the judgement, opinion, or will of another
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delineate
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline
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denigrate
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to speak demandingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner
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deride
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to laugh at in scorn or attempt
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derivative
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not original; secondary
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desiccate
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to dry thoroughly
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desultory
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lacking in consistency or visible order
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deterrent
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serving or tending to deter (to discourage or detain from acting or preceding)
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diatribe
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a bitter, sharply abusive annuciation, attack, or criticism
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dichotomy
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a division in two parts
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diffidence
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the quality or state of being diffident (lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness)
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diffuse
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to pour out and spread, as a fluid
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digression
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a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing
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dirge
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a funeral song or tune
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disabuse
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to free (a person) from deception or error
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discerning
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showing good or outstanding judgement and understanding
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discordant
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being at variance; disagreeing
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discredit
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to injure the credit or reputation of; defame
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discrepancy
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difference; inconsistency
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discrete
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apart or detached from others; separate
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disingenuous
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lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
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disinterested
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unbiased by personal interest or advantage
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disjointed
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having the joints or connections separated
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dismiss
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to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go
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disparage
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to speak of or treat slightingly; belittle
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disparate
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distinct in kind; essentially different
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dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance to
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed
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dissolution
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the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or pieces
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