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abbreviated communication
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apace abrupt headlong impetuous precipitate |
act quickly
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abet advocate ancillar bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
assist
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bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
bad mood
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dilettante fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
beginner/amateur
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burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
beginning/young
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acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant |
biting (as in wit or temperament)
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audacious courageous dauntless |
bold
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banal fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
boring |
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bacchanalian debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
carousal
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capricious mercurial volatile |
changing quickly
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counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
copy
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aspersion belittle berate calumny castigate decry defamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe disparage excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate obloquy opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
criticize/criticism
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bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sephulchral wraith |
death/mourning
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abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate |
denying of self
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authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic (hegemony) imperious premptory tyrannical |
dictatorial
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abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid |
difficult to understand
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defile fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
digusting/offensive
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articulate cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid |
easy to understand
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aberrant anachronism anomalous iconoclast discrete eclectic esoteric |
eccentric/dissimilar
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abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
embarass
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equitable equity tantamount |
equal
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apocryphal canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious/mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious |
falsehood
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conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion |
family
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ardor/ardent doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot |
favoring/not impartial
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absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
forgive
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chortle droll facetious flippant give jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper |
funny
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abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
gaps/openings
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altruistic beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting |
generous/kind
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avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal |
greedy
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asperity baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation |
hardhearted
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baleful baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
harmful
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cacophny din dissonant raucous strident |
harsh-sounding
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abhorrence anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor |
hatred
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beneficial salubrious salutary |
healthy
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dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver |
hesitate
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antithetic churlish curmudegeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
hostile
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credulous gullible ingenous naive novitiate tyro |
innocent/inexperienced
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disingenous dissemble fulxome ostensible unctuous |
insincere
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appraise ascertain assay descry peruse |
investigate
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indolent inert lackadaiscial languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid |
lazy/sluggish
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adventitious amulet auspecious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman |
luck
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admonish cavil belabor enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof |
nag
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fetid noisome noxious |
nasty
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askance awry careen carom circuitious circumvent cyrate labryinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinous undulating vortex |
not a straight line
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bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
overblown/wordy
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ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake sooth |
pacify/satisfy
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euphonious harmonius melodious sonorous |
pleasant-sounding
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destitude esurient imprecunious indigent |
poor
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acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/veneration |
praise
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augur auspice fey harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate |
predict
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discomfort encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occulde |
prevent/obstruct
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astute canny erudite perspicacious |
smart/learned
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disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody |
sorrow
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implacable inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
stubborn
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compendious curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn |
terse
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anachronism antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal |
time/order/duration
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craven diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
timid/timidity
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cador/candid fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
truth
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aberration anomaly iconoclast idiosyncrasy |
unusual
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ambulatory itinerant peripatetic |
walking about
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discursive expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
wandering
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adulterate enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
weaken
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adage aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism |
wisdom
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abeyance abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde |
withdrawal/retreat
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A |
without
amoral |
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ab/abs |
off, away, from, apart, down
abduct |
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ac/acr |
sharp, bitter
acid |
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act/ag |
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
agile |
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ad/al |
to, toward, near
adapt |
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al/ali/alter |
other, another
alternative |
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am |
love
amateur |
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amb |
to go, to walk
ambient |
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ambi/amph |
both, more than one, around
ambigious |
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anim |
of the life, mind soul, spirit
unanimous |
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annui/enni |
year
anniual perennial |
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ante |
before
anterior |
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anthro/andr |
man, human
anthropology |
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anti |
against
antibody |
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apo |
away
apology |
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arch/archi/archy |
chief, principal, ruler
architect monarchy |
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auto |
self
automatic |
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be, to be |
to have a particular quality, to exist
belittle |
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bel |
war
antebellum rebel |
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ben/bon |
good
benefit bonus |
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bi |
twice, double
binoculars |
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cad/cid |
to fall, to happen by chance
accident cascade |
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cant/cent/chant |
to sing
accent enchant |
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cap/cip/cept |
to take, to get
capture anticipate |
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cap/capit/cipit |
head, headlong
capital caption |
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card/cord/cour |
heart
cardiac |
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carn |
flesh
carnivorous |
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cast/chast |
cut
chastise |
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ced/ceed/cess |
to go, to yield, to stop
antecent |
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centr |
center
concentrate |
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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit |
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
discrete ascertain |
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chron |
time
synchronize |
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circu |
around, on all sides
circumference |
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cis |
to cut
scissors |
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cla/clo/clu |
shut, close
conclude |
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claim/clam |
to shout, to cry out
exlaim |
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cli |
to lean toward
decline |
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co/col/com/con |
with, together
connect |
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cour/cur |
running, a course
recur |
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cre/cresc/cret |
to grow
accrue creation |
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cred |
to believe, to trust
incredible credentials |
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cryp |
hidden
crypt |
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cub/cumb |
to lie down
cubicle succumb |
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culp |
blame
culprit |
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dac/doc |
to teach
doctor |
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de |
away, off, down, completely, reversal
descend |
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dem |
people
democracy |
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di/dia |
apart, through
dialogue |
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dic/dict/dit |
to say, to tell, to use words
dictionary |
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dign |
worth
dignity |
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dis/dif |
away from, apart, reversal, not
disperse |
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dog/dox |
opinion
orthodox |
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dol |
suffer,pain
condolence |
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don/dot/dow |
to give
donate |
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dub |
doubt
dubious |
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duc/duct |
to lead
abduct |
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dur |
hard
endure |
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dys |
faulty, abnormal
dystrophy |
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e/ef/ex |
out, out of, from, former, completely
evade |
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epi |
upon
epidemic |
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equ |
equal, even
equation |
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err |
to wander
error |
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esce |
becoming
adolescent |
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eu |
good, well
euphemism |
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extra |
outside, beyond
extraordinary |
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fab/fam |
speak
fable |
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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy |
to do, to make
factory ratify counterfeit |
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fer |
to bring, to carry, to bear
offer |
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ferv |
to boil, to bubble
fervor |
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fid |
faith, trust
confide |
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fin |
end
final |
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flag/flam |
to burn
flammable |
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flect/flex |
to bend
deflect |
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flu/flux |
to flow
fluid |
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fore |
before
foresight |
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fort |
chance, strength
fortune fortify |
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fra/frac/frag/fring |
to break
fracture |
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fus |
to pour
profuse |
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gen |
birth, creation, race, kind
generous carcinogenic |
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gn/gno |
know
agnostic |
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grad/gress |
to step
progress degrade |
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grat |
pleasing
grateful |
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her/hes |
to stick
coherent adhesive |
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(h)etero |
different
heterosexual |
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(h)om |
same
homogenous |
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hyper |
over,excessive
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hypo |
under, beneath, less than
hypodermic |
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idio |
one's own
idiot idiosyncrasy |
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im/in/em/en |
in, into
embrace influx enclose |
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im/in |
not, without
inactive impartial |
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inter |
between, among
interstate |
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ject |
to throw, to throw down
inject dejected |
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join/junct |
to meet, to join
junction |
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jur |
to swear
perjury |
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lav/lut/luv |
to wash
lavatory pollute |
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lect/leg |
to select, to choose
collect |
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lev |
lift, light, rise
relieve |
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loc/log/loqu |
word, speech
dialogue |
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luc/lum/lus |
light
illustrate |
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lud/lus |
to play
allude |
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mag/maj/max |
big
magnify |
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mal/male |
bad, ill, evil, wrong
malfunction |
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man |
hand
manual |
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min |
small
minute |
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min |
to project, hang over
eminent |
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mis/mit |
to send
transmit |
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misc |
mixed
miscellaneous |
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mon/monit |
to remind, to warn
monument |
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morph |
shape
amorphous |
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mort |
death
immortal |
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mut |
change
commute |
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nat/nas/nai |
to be born
natural |
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nic/noc/nox |
harm
innocent |
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nom |
rule, order
astonomy |
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nom/nym/noun/nown |
name
synonym |
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nounc/nunc |
to announce
pronounce |
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nov/neo/nou |
new
novice |
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ob/oc/of/op |
toward, to, against, over
obese |
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omni |
all
omnibus |
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pac/peac |
peace
appease |
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pan |
all, everyone
panorama |
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par |
equal
disparage |
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para |
next to, beside
prallel |
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pas/pat/path |
feeling, suffering, disease
sympathy |
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pau/po/pov/pu |
few, little, poor
poverty |
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ped |
child, education
pediatrician |
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ped/pod |
foot
pedestrian |
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pen/pun |
to pay, to compensate
penalty |
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pend/pens |
to hang, to weight, to pay
depend |
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per |
completely
persistent |
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peri |
around
perimeter |
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pet/pit |
to go, to seek, to strive
appetite |
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phil |
love
philosophy |
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plac |
to please
placid |
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ple |
to fill
complete |
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plex/plic/ply |
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend
complex |
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pon/pos/pound |
to put, to place
component |
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port |
to carry
import |
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post |
after
posterior |
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pre |
before
premonition |
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prehend/prise |
to take, to get, to seize
surprise |
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pro |
much, for, a lot
prolific |
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prob |
to prove, to test
probe |
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pug |
to fight
repugnant |
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punc/pung/poign |
to point. to prick
point |
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que/quis |
to seek
acquire |
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qui |
quiet
tranquil |
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rid/ris |
to laugh
riddle |
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rog |
to ask
interrogate |
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sacr/sanct/secr |
sacred
sacrifice |
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sal/sil/sault/sult |
to leap, to jump
insult |
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sci |
to know
conscious |
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scribe/scrip |
to write
scribble |
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se |
apart
select |
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sec/sequ |
to follow
second |
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sed/sess/sid |
to sit, to be still, to plan, to plot
preside |
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sense/sent |
to feel, to be aware
sesnse |
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sol |
to loosen, to free
disolve |
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spec/spic/spit |
to look to see
perspective |
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sta/sti |
to stand, to be in place
static |
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sua |
smooth
suave |
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sub/sup |
below
submissive |
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super/sur |
above
surpass |
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tac/tic |
to be silent
reticent |
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tain/ten/tent/tin |
to hold
detain |
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tend/tens/tent/tenu |
to stretch, to thin
tension |
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theo |
God
atheist |
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tract |
to drag, to pull, to draw
tractor |
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trans |
across
transaction |
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us/ut |
to use
abuse |
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ven/vent |
to come or to move toward
convene |
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ver |
truth
verdict |
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verd |
green
verdant |
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vers/vert |
to turn
controversy |
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vi |
life
vivid |
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vid/vis |
to see
evident |
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vil |
base, mean
vilify |
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voc/vok |
to call
vocabulary |
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vol |
to wish
voluntary |
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vor |
to eat
voracious |
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Abate |
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Abscond |
to leave secretly
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abstain |
to choose not to do something
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abyss |
an extremely deep hole
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adulterate |
to make impure
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advocate |
to speak in favor of
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aesthetic |
to speak in favor of
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aggrandize |
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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alleviate |
to make more bearable
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amalgamate |
to combine, to mix together
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ambiguous |
doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted several ways
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ameliorate |
to make better, to improve
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anachronism |
something out of place in time
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analogous |
similar or alike in some way, equivalent to
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anomaly |
deviation from what is normal
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antagonize |
to annoy or provoke to anger
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antipathy |
extreme dislike
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apathy |
lack of interest or emotion
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arbitrate |
to judge a dispute between to opposing parties
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archaic |
ancient, old-fashioned
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ardor |
intense and passionate feeling
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articulate |
able to speak clearly and expressively
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assuage |
to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate |
to reduce in force or degree/ to weaken
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audacious |
fearless and daring
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austere |
severe or stern in appearance, undecorated
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banal |
predictable, cliched, boring
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bolster |
to support, to prop up
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bombastic |
pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony |
harsh, jarring noise
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candid |
impartial and honest in speech
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capricious |
changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate |
to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst |
something that brings about a change in something else
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caustic |
biting in wit
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chaos |
great disorder or confusion
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chauvininst |
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery |
deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent |
convincing and well reasoned
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condone |
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convoluted |
intricate and complicated
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corroborate |
to provide supporting evidence
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credulous |
too trusting, gullible
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crescendo |
steadily increasing volume or force
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decorum |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct, propriety
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deference |
respect, courtesy
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deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
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desiccate |
to dry out thoroughly
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desultory |
jumping from one thing to another, disconnected
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diatribe |
an abusive, condemnatory speech
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deffident |
lacking self-confidence
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dilate |
to make larger, to expand
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dilatory |
intended to delay
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dilettante |
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge |
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse |
to set right, to free from error
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discern |
to perceive, to recognize
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disparate |
fundamentally different, entirely unlike
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dissemble |
to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance |
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dogma |
a firm held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic |
dictatorial in one's opinions
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dupe |
to deceive, a person who is easily deceived
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eclectic |
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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efficacy |
effectiveness
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elegy |
a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent |
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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emulate |
to copy, to try to equal or excel
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enervate |
to reduce in strength
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engender |
to produce, cause or bring about
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enigma |
a puzzle, a mystery
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enumerate |
to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral |
lasting a short time
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equivocate |
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic |
wandering and unpredictable
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erudite |
learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric |
known or understood by only a few
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estimable |
admirable
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eulogy |
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism |
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exacerbate |
to make worse
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exculpate |
to clear from blame, to prove innocent
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exigent |
urgent, requiring immediate action
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exonerate |
to clear of blame
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explicit |
clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression
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fanatical |
acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fawn |
to grovel
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fervid |
intensely emotional, feverish
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florid |
excessively decorated or embellished
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foment |
to arouse or incite
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frugality |
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous |
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious |
outgoing, sociable
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guile |
deceit or trickery
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gullible |
easily deceived
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homogenous |
of a similar kind
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iconoclast |
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbably |
not compable of being disturbed
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impervious |
impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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impetuous |
quick to act without thinking
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implacable |
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate |
not fully formed, disorganized
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ingenuous |
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical |
hostil, unfriendly
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innocuous |
harmless
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insipid |
lacking interest of flavor
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intransigent |
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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inundate |
to overwhelm, to cover with water
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irascible |
easily made angry
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laconic |
using few words
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lament |
to express sorrow, to grieve
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laud |
to give praise, to glorify
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lavish |
to give unsparingly (v), extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
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lethargic |
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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loquacious |
talkative
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lucid |
clear and easily understood
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luminous |
bright, brilliant, glowing
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malinger |
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable |
capable of being shaped
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metaphor |
a figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol
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meticulous |
extremely careful about details
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misanthrope |
a person who dislikes others
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mitigate |
to soften, to lessen
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mollify |
to calm or make less severe
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monotony |
lack of variation
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naive |
lacking sophistication or experience
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obdurate |
hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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obsequious |
overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate |
stubborn, unyielding
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obviate |
to prevent, to make unnecessary
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occlude |
to stop up, to prevent the passage of
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onerous |
troublesome and oppressive, burdensome
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opaque |
impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light
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opprobrium |
public disgrace
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ostentation |
excessive showiness
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paradox |
a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon |
model of excellence or perfection
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pedant |
someone who shows off learning
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perfidious |
williing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory |
done in a a routine way, indifferent
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permeate |
to penetrate
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philanthropy |
charity, a desire or effort promote goodness
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placate |
to soothe or pacify
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plastic |
able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plethora |
excess
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pragmatic |
practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate |
to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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prevaricate |
to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine |
fresh and clean, uncorrupted
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prodigal |
lavish, wasteful
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proliferate |
to increase in number quickly
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propitiate |
to conciliate, to appease
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propriety |
correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs
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prudence |
wisdom, caution, or restrain
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pungent |
sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent |
motionless
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rarefy |
to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate |
to reject the validity of
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reticent |
silent, reserved
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rhetoric |
effective writing or speaking
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satiate |
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific |
causing sleep or lethargy
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specious |
deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma |
a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid |
unemotion, lacking sensitivity
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sublime |
lofty or grand
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tacit |
done without using words
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taciturn |
silent, not talkative
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tirade |
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor |
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory |
temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate |
to sway physically, to be indecisive
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venerate |
to respect deeply
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veracity |
filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose |
wordy
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vex |
to annoy
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volatile |
easily aroused or changeable, lively or explosive
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waver |
to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical |
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner, unpredictable
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zeal |
passion, excitement
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