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Abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Abscond
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to leave secretly
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
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alleviate
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to make more bearable
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amalgamate
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to combine; to mix together
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke in anger
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute btwn 2 opposing parties
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archaic
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ancient; old fashion
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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articulate
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able to speak clearly and expressively
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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banal
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predictable; cliched, boring
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bolster
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to support; to prop up
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
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hars, jarring noise
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
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something that bring about a change in something else
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belong
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
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condone
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convulated
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intricate and complicated
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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to trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily increasing volume or force
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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deference
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respect; cortesy
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deride
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to speak or treat with ontempt; to mock
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilate
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to make larger; to expand
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateruish nd superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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dscern
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to perceive; to recognize
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disparate
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fundamentally differentl entirely unlike
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dessemble
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to present a false appearancel to disguise one's reall intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sournds
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion, ooften a relious belief
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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dupe
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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eclectic
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selecting from or made up from variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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emulate
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle, a mystery
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enumerate
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to count, list, or itemize
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ephermeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erractic
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wandering and unpredictable
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
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know or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distaseful one
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgernt; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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explicit
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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fawn
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to grovel
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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frugailty
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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gullible
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easily deceived
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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imprvious
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imposible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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not fully formed, disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncomprimising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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to express sorrow; to grieve
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laud
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to give praise; to to glorify
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lavish
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to give unsparingl (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
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lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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luminous
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bright, brillant, glowing
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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metaophor
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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
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to soften; to lessen
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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monotony
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lack of variation
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naive
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lacking sophistication or experience
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submisive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troubesome and oppressivel burdernsome
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opaque
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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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Permeate
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to penetrate
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philathropy
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charity ; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plethora
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excess
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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satiate
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to satify fully or overindulge
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose
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worder
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vex
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to annoy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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waves
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to fluctuate btwn choices
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whimsical
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acting in a fanicful or capricious manner; unpreditable
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zeal
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passion, excitement
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abstract
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conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
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abstinence
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forbearance from any indulgence of appetite
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abstruse
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hard to understand; secret, hidden
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acid
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something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured
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acute
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sharp at the end; ending in a point
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acerbic
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sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper
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acrid
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sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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acrimonious
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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature
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amateur
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a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain
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litigate
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to make the subject of a lawsuit
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prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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pedagogue
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a teacher
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synagogue
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a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship
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allegory
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Stories in which characters and actions are symbols for ideas
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amatory
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of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
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amenity
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agreeable ways or manners
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amorous
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inclined to love, esp. sexual love
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enamored
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inflamed with love; charmed; captivated
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amity
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friendship; peaceful harmony
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inamorata
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a female lover
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amiable
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having or showing agreeable personal qualities
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amicable
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characterized by exhibiting good will
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ambient
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move freely; circulating
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ambulatory
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of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
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preambulator
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one who makes a tour of inspection of foot
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ambiguous
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open to various interpretations
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amphibian
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any cold-blooded vertebrate, the larva of which is aquative and the adult of which is terrestrial; a person or thing having a 2-fold nature
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unanimous
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in complete accord
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animus
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hostile feeling or attitude
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equanimity
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mental or emotional stability, especially under tension
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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annuity
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a specified income payable at stated intervals
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perennial
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lasting for an indefinite amount of time
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annals
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a record of events, esp. a yearly record
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anterior
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placed before
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antecedent
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existing, being, or going before
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antedate
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precede in time
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antebellum
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before the war
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antidiluvian
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belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned
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histrionic
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of or pertaining to actors or acting.
deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech. |
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abstruse
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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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spurn
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to reject with disdain; scorn.
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congenial
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
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brusque
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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scurrilous
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grossly or obscenely abusive
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arcane
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known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric
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pan
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v. to criticize severely, as in a review of a play.
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abjure
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v. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity
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befuddle
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v. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments
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chagrin
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n. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
v. to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply. |
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rela·tivism
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n. any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
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malfeasance
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n. the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust).
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nepotism
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n. patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
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supercilious
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adj. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
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fatuous
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adj. foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
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ribald
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adj. vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.
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sardonic
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adj. characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
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ingenuous
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adj. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere
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toothsome
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adj. pleasing to the taste; palatable
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ignominy
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n. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
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inconspicuous
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adj. not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
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apocryphal
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adj. of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
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fraudulent
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adj. characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains
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acumen
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adj. keen insight; shrewdness:
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trenchant
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adj. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting
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mellifluous
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adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:
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euphony
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n. agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words:
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extirpate
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v. to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
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recondite
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adj. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
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detritus
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n. rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
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bedlam
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n. a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
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punctilious
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adj. strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
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vociferous
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adj. crying out noisily; clamorous.
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waggish
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adj. roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular:
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croupier
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n. an attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
an assistant chairperson at a public dinner. |
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mien
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n. air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
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repudiate
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v. to reject as having no authority or binding force
to cast off or disown |
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convalesce
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v. to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
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enfeeble
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v. to make feeble; weaken
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redolent
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adj. having a pleasant odor; fragrant
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salubrious
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adj. favorable to or promoting health; healthful:
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truculent
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adj. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
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panegyric
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n. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
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phlegmatic
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adj. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
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timorous
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adj.full of fear; fearful
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dilettante
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n. a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
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catholic
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adj. broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal.
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ambrosial
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adj. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
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apogee
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n. the highest or most distant point; climax.
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encroach
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v. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits
to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances. |
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eschew
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v. to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:
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forwent
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v. simple past tense of forgo.
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deprecate
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v. to express earnest disapproval of.
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interpolate
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v. to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
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redact
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v. to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit
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preeminent
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adj. eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing
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attrition
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n. a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
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equity
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n. the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality
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collusion
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n. a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy
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piquant
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adj. agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly bitting or tart
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indolent
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adj. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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recalcitrant
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adj. resisting authority or control; not obedient or complain; refractory
hard to deal with, manage, or operate |
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lucre
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n. monetary reward or gain; money
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penury
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n. extreme poverty; destitution
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adumbrate
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v. to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to ouline or sketch
to foreshadow |
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abnegate
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v. to refuse or deny oneself
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evince
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v. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
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rakish
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adj. dissolute : indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
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tepid
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adj. moderately warm; lukewarn
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convivial
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adj. friendly; agreeable
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temerity
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n. reckless boldness; rashness
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ineluctable
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adj. incapable of being evaded; inescapable
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incommensurate
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adj. disproportionate; inadequate
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ennui
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n. a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
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demur
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v. to make objection; object
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homage
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n. respect or reverence paid or rendered
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render
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v. to cause to be or become; make
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diffident
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adj. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
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abjure
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v. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant
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recant
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v. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc. ), especially formally; retract
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sanguine
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adj. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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raillery
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n. good-humored ridicule; banter
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approbation
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n. approval; commendation
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jape
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v. to jest; joke; gibe
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castigate
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v. to criticize or reprimand severely
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promulgate
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v. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation
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acquiesce
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v. to asset tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
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callow
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adj. immature or inexperienced
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contentious
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adj. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
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vacuous
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adj. without contents; empty
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ingenious
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adj. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction
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verbiage
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n. overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity
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hurly-burly
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n. noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumult
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edifice
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n. a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance
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vista
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n. a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as btwn rows of trees or houses
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implacable
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adj. not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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nugatory
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adj. of no real value; trifling; worthless
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preponderant
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adj. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers , etc.
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prolix
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adj. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
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tenet
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n. any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement
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ersatz
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adj. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial
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plunder
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v. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage
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extort
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v. to wrest or wring from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority
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ambivalent
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adj. having "mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose btwn two courses of action
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gubernatorial
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adj. of or pertaining to a state governor or the office of state governor
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incumbent
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adj. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc.
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idyllic
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adj. suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic
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idyll
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n. a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charimgly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like
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revelry
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n. reveling; boisterous festivity
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revel
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v. to take great pleasure or delight
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paean
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n. any song of praise, joy or triumph
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espouse
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v. to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause
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slipshod
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adj. careless, untidy, or slovenly
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forthright
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adj. going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken
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amble
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n. to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter
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fortitude
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n. mental and emotional strength in facing difficult, adversity, danger or temptation courageously
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allay
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v. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate
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moniker
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n. a person's name, especially a nickname or alias
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posthumous
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adj. arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death
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indemnify
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v. to compensate for dmg or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
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denigrate
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v. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame
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emancipated
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adj. not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.
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lascivious
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adj. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
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diaspora
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n. any group migration or flight from a country or region
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diluvial
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adj. pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge
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deluge
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n. a great flood of water ; inundation; flood
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seminal
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adj. having possibilities of future development
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accession
|
n. the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc...
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behest
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n. a command or directive
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interdict
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n. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
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nettlesome
|
adj. causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance
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captious
|
adj. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please
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saccharine
|
adj. of the nature of or resembling that of sugar
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malodorous
|
adj. having an unpleasant or offensive ordor; smelling bad
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supercilious
|
adj. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression
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maladroit
|
adj. unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless
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incipient
|
adj. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
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piddling
|
adj. amounting to very little; trifling; negligible
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impecunious
|
adj. having little or no money; penniless; poor
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indigent
|
adj. lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished
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penchant
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n.a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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dissemble
|
v. to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
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fulsome
|
adj. offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross
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effulgent
|
adj. shining forth brilliantly; radiant
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effusive
|
adj. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
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unctuous
|
adj. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor; especially in an affected mannger; excessively smooth, suave, or smug
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cryptic
|
adj. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
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staid
|
adj. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious
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inveigh
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v. to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail
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spry
|
adj. active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk
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septuagenarian
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adj. of the age of 70 years or btwn 70 and 80 years old
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anthropology
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the science that deals with the origins of humankind
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philanderer
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one who carries on flirtations
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androgynous
|
being both male and female
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androgen
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any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
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anthropocentric
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regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe
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antiseptic
|
free from germs; particularly clean or neat
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antipathy
|
aversion
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antipodal
|
on the opposite side of the globe
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apostle
|
one of the 12 disciples sent forth by Jesus to preach the gospel
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apocalypse
|
revelation; discovery; disclosure
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apostasy
|
a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc
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architect
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the devisor, maker, or planner of anything
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oligarchy
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a state or society ruled by a select group
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autocrat
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an absolute ruler
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autonomy
|
independence or freedom
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bemoan
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to express pity for
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bewilder
|
to confuse or puzzle completely
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belie
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to misrepresent; to contradict
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belligerent
|
warlike, given to waging war
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benign
|
having a kindly disposition
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benediction
|
act of uttering a blessing
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bona fida
|
in good faith; without fraud
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binocular
|
involving 2 eyes
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|
biennial
|
happening every two years
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bilateral
|
pertaining to or affecting two or both sides
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bipartisan
|
representing two parties
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|
decadent
|
decaying; deteriorating
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|
recidivist
|
one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime
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accent
|
prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation
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|
enchant
|
to subject to magical influence; bewitch
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incantation
|
the chanting of words purpoting to having magical power
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|
incentive
|
that which incites action
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|
percipient
|
having perception; discerning; discriminating
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precept
|
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
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disciple
|
one who is pupil of the doctrines of another
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|
precipitate
|
to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely
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|
precipice
|
a cliff with a vertical face
|
|
capitulate
|
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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|
concord
|
agreement; peace, amity
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|
discord
|
lack of harmony btwn persons or things
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|
concordance
|
agreement, concord, harmony
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|
carnage
|
the slaughter of a great number of ppl
|
|
incarnation
|
a being invested with a bodily form
|
|
caste
|
a hereditary social group, limited to ppl of the same rank
|
|
castigate
|
to punish in order to correct
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|
chastise
|
to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment
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|
chaste
|
free from obscenity; decent
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|
concede
|
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
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|
predecessor
|
one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.
|
|
cessation
|
a temporary or complete discontinuance
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|
incessant
|
without stop
|
|
concentrate
|
to being to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point
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|
eccentric
|
off-center
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|
concentric
|
having a common center, as in circles or spheres
|
|
centrist
|
of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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|
discrete
|
detached from others, separate
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|
ascertain
|
to make sure of; to detemine
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|
certitude
|
freedome from doubt
|
|
discreet
|
judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature
|
|
hypocrite
|
a person who pretends to have beliefs she does not
|
|
anachronism
|
an obsolete or archaic form
|
|
chronic
|
constant, habitual
|
|
chronometer
|
a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
|
|
circumstances
|
the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent
|
|
circuit
|
the act of going or moving around
|
|
circumambulate
|
to walk about or around
|
|
circuitous
|
roundabout, indirect
|
|
incisive
|
penetrating, cutting
|
|
exclusive
|
not admitting of something else; shutting out others
|
|
cloister
|
a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
|
|
preclude
|
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
|
|
exclaim
|
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
|
|
proclaim
|
to annouce or declare in an official way
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|
clamor
|
a loud uproar
|
|
disclaim
|
to deny interest in or connection with
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|
reclaim
|
to claim or demand the return of a right or possession
|
|
proclivity
|
inclination, bias
|
|
disinclination
|
aversion, distaste
|
|
coerce
|
to compel by force, intimidation or authority
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|
collaborate
|
to work with another, cooperate
|
|
concilliate
|
to placate, to win over
|
|
commensurate
|
suitable in measure, proportionate
|
|
courier
|
a messenger traveling in haste who bears news
|
|
excursion
|
a short journey or trip
|
|
incursion
|
a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
|
|
cursory
|
going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
|
|
accrue
|
to be added as a matter of periodic gain
|
|
increment
|
something added or gained; an addition or increase
|
|
accretion
|
an inc by natural growth
|
|
credentials
|
anything that provides the basis for belief
|
|
credo
|
any formula of belief
|
|
credulity
|
willingness to believe or trust too readily
|
|
credit
|
trustworthiness
|
|
crypt
|
a subterranean chamber or vault
|
|
cryptology
|
the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like
|
|
cryptography
|
procedures of making and using secret writing
|
|
incumbent
|
holding an indicated position
|
|
recumbent
|
lying down; reclining; leaning
|
|
culpable
|
deserving blame or censure
|
|
inculpate
|
to charge with fault
|
|
mea culpa
|
through my fault, my fault
|
|
doctrine
|
a particular principle advocated, as of a govt or religion
|
|
indoctrinate
|
to imbue a person with learning
|
|
docile
|
easily managed or handled; tractable
|
|
didactic
|
intended for instruction
|
|
deferential
|
respectful; to yield to judgment
|
|
delineate
|
to trace the outline of ; sketch or trace in outline
|
|
pandemic
|
general, universal
|
|
dichotomy
|
division into 2 parts, kinds, etc.
|
|
interdict
|
to forbid; prohibit
|
|
dignity
|
nobility or elevation of character; worthiness
|
|
dignitary
|
a person who holds a high rank or office
|
|
deign
|
to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity
|
|
condign
|
well desserved; fitting; adequate
|
|
disseminate
|
to scatter or spread widely; promulgate
|
|
dissuade
|
to deter by advice or persuasion
|
|
orthodox
|
sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
|
|
paradox
|
an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
|
|
dogma
|
a system of tenets, as of church
|
|
condolence
|
expression of sympathy with one whoe is suffering
|
|
doleful
|
sorrowful, mournful
|
|
dolorous
|
full of pain or sorrow, grievous
|
|
endow
|
to provide with permanent fund
|
|
dubious
|
doubtful
|
|
dubiety
|
doubtfulness
|
|
indubitable
|
unquestionable
|
|
abduct
|
to carry off or lead away
|
|
conduct
|
personal behavior, way of acting
|
|
conducive
|
contributive, helpful
|
|
induct
|
to install in a position with formal ceremonies
|
|
durable
|
able to resist decay
|
|
duress
|
compulsion by threat, coercion
|
|
dour
|
sullen, gloomy
|
|
dystrophy
|
faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
|
|
dyspepsia
|
impaired digestion
|
|
extricate
|
to shut out; to leave out
|
|
efface
|
to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse
|
|
epigram
|
a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
|
|
epithet
|
a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse
|
|
equation
|
the act of making equal
|
|
adequate
|
equal to the requirement or occasion
|
|
iniquity
|
gross injustice; wickedness
|
|
err
|
to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken
|
|
erratic
|
deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct
|
|
arrant
|
downright, thorough, notorious
|
|
obsolescent
|
becoming obsolete
|
|
incandescent
|
glowing with heat, shining
|
|
eugenics
|
improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics
|
|
extradite
|
to hand over (person accused of crime) to state where crime was committed
|
|
extrasensory
|
derived by means other than known senses
|
|
extrapolate
|
to estimate (unknown facts or values from known data
|
|
affable
|
friendly, courteous
|
|
ineffable
|
too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered
|
|
configuration
|
manner of arrangement, shape
|
|
ratify
|
to confirm or accept by formal consent
|
|
effigy
|
sculpture or model of person
|
|
confer
|
to grant, bestow
|
|
referendum
|
to vote on political question open to the entire electorate
|
|
proffer
|
to offer
|
|
effervescent
|
with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas
|
|
affidavit
|
written statement on oath
|
|
fidelity
|
faithfulness, loyalty
|
|
fiduciary
|
of a trust; held or given in trust
|
|
infidel
|
disbeliever in the supposed true religion
|
|
infinitesimal
|
infinity or very small
|
|
flambeau
|
a lighted torch
|
|
flagrant
|
blatant, scandalous
|
|
conflagration
|
a large destructive fire
|
|
inflect
|
to change or vary pitch of
|
|
genuflect
|
to bend knee, esp. in worship
|
|
effluence
|
flowing out of (light, electricity, etc. )
|
|
confluence
|
merging into one
|
|
mellifluous
|
pleasing, musical
|
|
foresight
|
care or provision for future
|
|
foreshadow
|
be warning or indication of (future event)
|
|
forestall
|
to prevent by advance action
|
|
forthright
|
straightforward, outspoken, decisive
|
|
fortuitous
|
happening by luck
|
|
fortissimo
|
very loud
|
|
forte
|
strong pont; something a person does well
|
|
fractious
|
irritabe,peevish
|
|
refractory
|
stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious
|
|
infringe
|
to break or violate
|
|
profuse
|
lavish, extravagant, copious
|
|
fusillade
|
continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
|
|
suffuse
|
to spread thruout or over from within
|
|
miscegenation
|
interbreeding of races
|
|
agnostic
|
person who believes that the existence of Gof is nto provable
|
|
ignoramus
|
a person lacking knowledge, uninformed
|
|
incognito
|
with one's name or identity concealed
|
|
prognosis
|
to forecast, especially of disease
|
|
egress
|
going out; way out
|
|
ingratiate
|
to bring oneself into favor
|
|
gratuity
|
money given for good service
|
|
gracious
|
kindly, esp. to inferiors; merciful
|
|
coherent
|
logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength
|
|
adhesive
|
tending to remain in memory; sticky
|
|
inherent
|
involved in the constitution or essential character of something
|
|
adherent
|
able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing
|
|
heterogeneous
|
of other origin; not originating in the body
|
|
heterodox
|
diff from acknowledged standard; hoding unorthoox opinions or doctrines
|
|
homonym
|
one of two or more words spelled and pronouced alike but diff in meaning
|
|
hyperbole
|
purposeful exaggeration for effect
|
|
hyperglycemia
|
an abnormally high concentration of sugar in the blood
|
|
idiom
|
a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to a ppl
|
|
idiosyncrasy
|
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
|
|
implicit
|
implied
|
|
incarnate
|
given a bodily, esp. a human, form
|
|
impartial
|
not partial or biased; just
|
|
indigent
|
deficient in what is requisite
|
|
interim
|
a temporary or provisional arrangement; meantime
|
|
interloper
|
one who intrudes in the domain of others
|
|
intermittent
|
stopping or ceasing for a time
|
|
inject
|
to place (quality, etc.) where needed in something
|
|
conjecture
|
formation of opinion on incomplete information
|
|
abject
|
utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched
|
|
junction
|
the act of joining; combining
|
|
adjoin
|
to be next to and joined with
|
|
rejoinder
|
to reply, retort
|
|
junta
|
(usually military) clique taking power after a coup d'etat
|
|
perjury
|
willful lying while on oath
|
|
abjure
|
to renounce on oath
|
|
adjure
|
to beg or command
|
|
lavatory
|
a room with equipment for washing hands and face
|
|
deluge
|
a great flood of water
|
|
ablution
|
act of cleansing
|
|
select
|
to choose with care
|
|
eclectic
|
selecting ideas, etc. from various sources
|
|
predilection
|
preference, liking
|
|
relieve
|
to mitigate; to free from a burden
|
|
levee
|
embankment against river flooding
|
|
levity
|
humor, frivolity, gaiety
|
|
elocution
|
art of clear and expressive speaking
|
|
colloquial
|
of ordinary or familiar conservation
|
|
grandiloquent
|
pompous or inflated in language
|
|
illustrious
|
highly distinguished
|
|
lackluster
|
lacking brilliance or radiance
|
|
allude
|
to refer casually or indirectly
|
|
prelude
|
a preliminary to an action, event, etc.
|
|
magnate
|
a powerful or influential person
|
|
magnanimous
|
generous in forgiving an insult or injury
|
|
maxim
|
an expression of general truth or principle
|
|
malign
|
to speak harmful untruths about, to slander
|
|
malady
|
a disorder or disease of the body
|
|
malapropism
|
humorous misuse of a word
|
|
malfeasance
|
misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
|
|
malediction
|
a curse
|
|
manifest
|
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding
|
|
mandate
|
an authoritative order or command
|
|
minutiae
|
small or trivial details
|
|
diminution
|
the act or process of diminishing
|
|
eminent
|
towering above others; projecting
|
|
prominent
|
projecting outward
|
|
preeminent
|
superior to or notable above all others
|
|
minatory
|
menancing, threatening
|
|
emissary
|
a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another
|
|
intermittent
|
stopping and starting at intervals
|
|
remit
|
to send money
|
|
remission
|
a lessening fo intensity or degree
|
|
promiscuous
|
consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals
|
|
monitor
|
one that admonishes, cautions, or reminds
|
|
admonish
|
to counsel against something; caution
|
|
remonstrate
|
to say or plead in project. objection, or reproof
|
|
anthropomorphism
|
attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena
|
|
morbid
|
susceptible to preoccupationw ith unwholesome matters
|
|
moribound
|
dying, decaying
|
|
commute
|
to substitute, exchange; interchange
|
|
permutation
|
a complete change; transformation
|
|
immutable
|
unchangeable, invariable
|
|
cognate
|
related by blood; having a common ancestor
|
|
nascent
|
starting to develop
|
|
economy
|
the careful or thrifty use of resources, as income, materials, or labor
|
|
gastronomy
|
the art and science of good eating
|
|
taxonomy
|
the science, laws, or principles of classification
|
|
autonomy
|
independence, self-governance
|
|
nominal
|
existing in name only; negligible
|
|
acronym
|
a word formed from the initial letters of a name
|
|
renounce
|
to give up, especially by formal announcement
|
|
innovate
|
to begin or introduce something new
|
|
neologism
|
a newly coined word, phrase, or expression
|
|
neophyte
|
a recent convert
|
|
nouveau riche
|
one who has lately become rish
|
|
obstinate
|
stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible
|
|
oblique
|
having a slanting or sloping direction
|
|
obstreperous
|
noisily defiant, unruly
|
|
obfuscate
|
to render indistinct or dim; darken
|
|
obsequious
|
overly submissive
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omnibus
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an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects
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omniscient
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having infinite knowledge
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panorama
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an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area
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panoply
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a wide-ranging and impressive array or display
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pantheon
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a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation
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pandemic
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widespread, general, universal
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parody
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to imitate for purposes of satire
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parable
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a short, allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral lesson or religious principle
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paucity
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smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
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pauper
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a person without any personal means of support
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impoverish
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to deplete
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puerile
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childish, immature
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par
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an equality in value or standing
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parity
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equally ,as in amount, status, or character
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disparage
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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
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disparate
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essentially different
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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impede
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to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
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podium
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a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etc.
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antipodes
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places diametrically opposite each other on the globe
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penal
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of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes
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punitive
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serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
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penance
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a punishment undergone to express regret for a sin
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penitent
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contrite
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stipend
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a periodic payment; fixed or regular pay
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indispensable
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absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite
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appendage
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a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central structure
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perforate
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to make a way thru or into something
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peruse
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to read with thoroughness or care
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perfunctory
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performed merely as routine duty
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pertinacious
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resolute
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute
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periscope
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an optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about; itinerant
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centripetal
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moving toward the center
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion
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petulant
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showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance
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philosophy
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the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct
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philatelist
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one who loves or collects postage
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philology
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the study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning
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bibliophile
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one who loves or collects books
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implacable
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unable to be pleased
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complacent
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self-satisfied, unconcerned
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complaisant
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inclined or disposed to please
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complaisant
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inclined or disposed to please
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implement
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an instrument, tool, utendil for accomplishing work
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replete
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abundantly supplied
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supplicate
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to make humble and earnest entreaty
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expound
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to set forth in detail
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repository
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a receptacle or place where things are deposited
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deportman
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conduct, behavior
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disport
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to divert or amuse oneself
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importune
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to urge or press with excessive persistence
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posterior
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situated at the rear
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posterity
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succeeding in future generations collectively
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post facto
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after the fact
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent
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premonition
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a feeling of anticipation over a future event
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presentiment
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foreboding
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precedent
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an act that serves as an example for subsequent situations
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precept
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a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct
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enterprise
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a project undertaken
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reprehensible
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deserving rebuke or censure
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comprise
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to include or contain
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reprisals
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retaliation against an enemy
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apprehend
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to take into custody
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profuse
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spending or giving freely
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size, amount, or extent
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proselytize
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to convert or attempt to recruit
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propound
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to set forth for consideration
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provident
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having or showing foresight
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approbation
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praise, consideration
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opprobrium
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the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct
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reprobate
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a depraved or wicked person
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probity
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honesty, high-mindedness
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pugnacious
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to quarrel or fight readily
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impugn
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to challenge as false
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repugnant
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objectionable or offensive
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pugilist
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a fighter or boxer
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong
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punctilious
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strict or exact in the observance of formalities
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expunge
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to erase, eliminate completely
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inquisitive
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given to research, eager for knowledge
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query
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question
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querulous
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full of complaints
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perquisite
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a gratuity, tip
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disquiet
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lack of calm or peace
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acquiesce
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to comply, give in
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derision
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the act of mockery
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risible
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causing laughter
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arrogant
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making claims to superior importance or rights
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abrogate
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to abolish by formal means
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surrogate
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a person appointed to act for another
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derogatory
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belittling, disparaging
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arrogate
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to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously
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sacred
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devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose
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sacrifice
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the offering of some living or inanimate thing to a deity in homage
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sanctify
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to make holy
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval
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execrable
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abominable
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sacrament
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something regarded as possessing sacred character
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sacrilege
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the violation of anything sacred
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful
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exult
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to show or feel triumphant joy
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desultory
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at random, unmethodical
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conscience
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the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous
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prescient
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having knowledge of things before they happen
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script
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handwriting
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postscript
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any addition or supplement
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proscribe
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to condemn as harmful or odious
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ascribe
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to credit or assign, as to a cause or course
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around
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secede
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to withdraw formally from an association
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sequester
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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement
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sedition
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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
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prosecute
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to seek to enforce by legal process
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obsequious
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fawning
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non sequitur
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an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
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preside
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to exercise management or control
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dissident
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disagreeing, as in opinion or attitude
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subsidiary
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serving to assist or supplement
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insidious
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intended to entrap or beguile
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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sentiment
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an attitude or feeling toward something
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presentiment
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a feeling that something is about to happen
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dissent
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to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority
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sentinel
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a person or thing that stands watch
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insensate
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without feeling or sensitivity
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dissolve
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to make a solution of, as by mixing in a liquid
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resolution
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a formal expression of opinion or intention made
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dissolution
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the act or process of dissolving into parts or elements
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absolution
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forgiveness for wrongdoing
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speculation
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the contemplation or consideration of some subject
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retrospective
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contemplative of past situations
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet, cautious
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perspicacious
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having keen mental perception and understanding
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conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed; readily observable
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static
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of bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium
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destitute
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without means of subsistence
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action
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apostasy
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renunciation of an object of one's previous loyalty
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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subsidiary
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serving to assist or supplement
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subliminal
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existing or operating below the threshold of confidence
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subtle
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thin, tenuous, or rarefied
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
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supposition
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the act of assuming
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surpass
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to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree
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superlative
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the highest kind or order
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supersede
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to replace in power, as by another person or thing
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supercilious
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arrogant, haughty, condescending
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surmount
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to get over or across, to prevail
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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tacit
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unspoken understanding
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taciturn
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uncommunicative
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tenacious
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holding fast
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abstention
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the act of refraining voluntarily
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tenure
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the holding or possessing of anything
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tenable
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended
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sustenance
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nourishment, means of livelihood
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pertinacious
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persistant, stubborn
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tenable
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended
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sustenance
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nourishment, means of livelihood
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pertinacious
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persistent, stubborn
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tentative
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of the nature of, or done as a trial, attempt
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tendentious
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having a predisposition towards a point of view
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distend
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to expand by stretching
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attenuate
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to weaken or reduce in force
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extenuating
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making less serious by offering excuses
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contentious
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
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theocracy
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a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
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apotheosis
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glorification, glorified ideal
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detract
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to take away from, esp. a positive thing
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abstract
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to draw or pull away, remove
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tractable
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easily managed or controlled
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protract
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to prolong, draw out, extend
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transgress
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to violate a law, command, or moral code
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transcendent
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going beyond ordinary limits
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usage
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a customary way of doing something
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utilitarian
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efficient, functional, useful
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convene
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to assemble for some public purpose
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venturesome
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showing a disposition to undertake risks
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contravene
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to come into conflict with
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adventitious
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accidental
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veracious
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habitually truthful
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verity
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truthfulness
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verisimilitude
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the appearance or semblance of truth
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aver
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to affirm, to declare to be true
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verdant
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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verdure
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fresh, rich vegetation
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inadvertent
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unintentional
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covert
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hidden, clandestine
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vicarious
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performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
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vivacity
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the quality of being lively, animated, spirited
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joie de vivre
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joy of life
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convival
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sociable
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vista
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a view or prospect
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vilify
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to slander, to defame
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revile
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to criticize with harsh language
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vile
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loathsome, unpleasant
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
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vocation
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a particular occupation
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avocation
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something one does in addition to a principle occupation
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convoke
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to call together
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volition
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free choice, free wil; act of choosing
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voracious
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having a great appetite
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garner
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to gather and store
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effigy
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stuffed doll; likeness of a person
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blight
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to afflict; to destroy
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mendacious
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dishonest
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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nettle
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to irritate
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encomium
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warm praise
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knell
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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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grovel
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to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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obstinate
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stubborn; unyielding
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affected
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phony; artificial
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demur
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to express doubts or objections
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monastic
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
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axiom
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premise; postulate; self-evident truth
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opine
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to express an opinion
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gambol
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to dance or skip around playfully
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canard
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a lie
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burgeon
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to grow or flouish
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querulous
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inclined to complain; irritable
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pallid
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lacking color or liveliness
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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invective
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abusive language
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lassitude
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a state of diminished energy
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curmudgeon
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cranky person, usually old
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blithe
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joyful; cheerful; without appropriate thought
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acme
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highest point; summit; the highest lvl or degree attainable
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wraith
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a ghost or spector; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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oblique
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indirect, evasive, misleading, devious
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fecund
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fertile; fruitful; productive
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sacrosanct
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extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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upbraid
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to scold sharply
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hoary
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very old, whitish or gray from age
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distaff
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the female branch of a family
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
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august
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dignified; grandiose
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