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abase
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lower, degrade, humiliate
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abash
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embarrass
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abate
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subside or moderate
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abreviate
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shorten
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abdicate
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renounce, give up
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abet
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assist, usually in doing something wrong
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abeyance
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suspend action
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abhor
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detest, hate
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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renounced upon oath; disavow
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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cancel; put an end to
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aberration
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abormality; departure from the norm; mntal irregularity or disorder
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abominable
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detestable; extremel upleasant; very bad
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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aboriginal
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being the fist of its kind in a region; primitiv; native
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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removal by cutting off, as in surgery; seperation
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abscond
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depart secretly an hide
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited; certain
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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abstain
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refrai; withhold from participation
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abstemious
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sparing in eating an drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profund; difficult to understand
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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abut
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boder upon; adkoi
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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related to school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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agree
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessibe
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easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslop of a hill
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accoade
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award of merit
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; ajust or bring into harmony; adapt
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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freement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accertion
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growth; incrase
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accure
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come about by addition
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acerbic
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bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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lightly sour; sharp; cautic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acoustics
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science of sound;quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively
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acquittal
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deliverane from a charge
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness
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acute
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quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexibe
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adapt
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alter; modify
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addendum
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addition; appedix to book
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addictio
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compulsive; habitual eed
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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address
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direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighborin; close by
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adjunct
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something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish
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warn; reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted aubstances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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advesary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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advert
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refer (to)
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advocacy
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support; active leading on behalf of someone or something
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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aegis
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sheild; defense
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of apprecating the beautiful
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affable
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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written statement mde uner oath
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affiliation
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joining; associating wih
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affinity
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kinhi
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affirmation
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positive assetion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix
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attach or add on; fasten
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affliction
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of direspct
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agape
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openmouthed
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agenda
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items of business at a meeting
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agglomeration
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collecton; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
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aggregati
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gather; accumulate
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aggressor
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attacker
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aghast
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horrified; dumbfounded
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agility
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nimbleness
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agitate
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stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagernes
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alchemy
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medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals (lead,copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life
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alcove
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nook; recess
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alias
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assumed name
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alienate
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make hostile; seperate
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almony
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payments madeo an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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calm; pacify
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allege
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state without proof
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allegiance
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loyalty
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols fable
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alleviate
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relieve
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allitration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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assign
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alloy
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mixture of metals
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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alloy
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mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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entice; attract
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allusion
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indirect reference
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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aloft
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upward
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altercation
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noisy quarrel; heated disrupt
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one bod
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amass
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collect
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amazon
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female warrior
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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environment; atosphere
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory o conflicting emotional attitudes
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amble
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moving a an easy pace
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk; not bedridden
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable leagally
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amend
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correct; change, generally for the better
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amentities
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convnient features; courtesies
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amiable
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agreeale; lovable; warmly friendly
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amicable
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politely friendy; not quarrelsome
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amiss
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wrong; faulty
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amity
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friendship
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amnesty
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pardon
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amoral
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nonmoral
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amorous
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moed by sexual love; loving
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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amphibian
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able to live both on land and in water
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amphitheater
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oval building with tiers of seats
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger
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amputate
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cut off a part of body; prune
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amok (amuck)
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in a state of rage
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amulet
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charm; talisman
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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analogous
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comparable
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analogy
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similarty; parallelism
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established gov't; advocate of abolishing authority
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancestry
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family descent
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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anecdote
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short account of an amusing or interesting event
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anemia
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or witout loss of consciousness
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anguish
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acute pain; extreme suffering
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angular
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sharp-cornered; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animated
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lively; spirited
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animosity
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active enmity
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animus
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hostile feling or event
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annals
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records; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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annex
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attach; take possesion of
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annihilate
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destroy
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annotate
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comment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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yeary allowance
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annul
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make void
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anoint
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consecrate
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anomalous
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abnormal; iregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymity
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state of being nameless; anonymousness
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremly ancient
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anthem
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song of praise or patroitism
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anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anthropologist
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student of the histoy and science of humankind
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anthropomorphic
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having human form characteristics
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antic
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extravagantly odd
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anticlimax
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let down in thought or emotion
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antidote
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remedy to counteact a poison or disease
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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antiquated
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absolete; outdated
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection
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antitheses
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contrast; direct opposite of or to
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anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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apathy
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lack of caring;indifference
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ape
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imitate or mimic
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aperture
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opening; hole
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apex
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tip; summit; climax
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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poise; assuracne
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertainig to revelations
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apocryphal
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sperious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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apogee
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highest point
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apolitical
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having an averion or lack of concern for politial affairs
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apotaste
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one who abandons his relgious faith or political beliefs
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apothecary
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druggist
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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appall
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dismay; shock
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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appease
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pacify or soothe
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appellation
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name; title
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append
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attach
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application
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diligent attention
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appostie
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appropriate; fitting
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appraise
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estimate value of
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apprecite
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be thankful for
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apprehend
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arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive
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appehensive
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fearful; discerning
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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acquire; take possesion of for one's own use
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appurtenances
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subordinate possesions
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apropos
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to the point and timely
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apropos
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with reference to; regarding
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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aquiline
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curved, hooked
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arabesque
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style of decoration involving intertwined plants and abstract curves; ballet position with one leg suporting the weight of the body, while the oth leg is extended back
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge
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arbitrary
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unreasonalbe or capricious; tyrannical
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arbitrate
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act as judge
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arboretum
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place where different varieties of tree and shrubs are studied and exhibited
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arcade
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a covered passageway, usually lined with shops
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arcane
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiatd
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archaeology
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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archaic
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aniquated
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arcetype
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prototype; primitive pattern
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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archives
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public records; place where public records are kept
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ardor
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heat; passion; zeal
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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argot
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slang
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aria
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operatic solo
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arid
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dry; barren
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aristocracy
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hereditary nobility; privileged class
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armada
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fleet of warships
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aromatic
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fragrant
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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array
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marshal; draw up in order
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array
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clothe; adorn
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arrears
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being in debt
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arrest
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stop or check; seize or capture (the attention)
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arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity
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arrogance
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pride; haughtiness
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arroyo
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gully
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arsenal
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tsorage place for military equipment
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artful
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cunning; crafty; sly
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articulate
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effective; distinct
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artifact
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object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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artisan
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascertain
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find out for certain
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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ascribe
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refer; attribute; assign
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aseptic
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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ashen
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ash-colored; deadly pale
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asinine
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stupid
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askance
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with a sideways or indirect look
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askew
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crookedly; slanted; at an angle
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asperity
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sharpness (of temper)
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aspersion
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slandrous remark
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aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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aspire
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seek to attain; long for
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assail
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assault
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assay
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analyze; evaluate
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assent
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agree; accept
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assert
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state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims)
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assessment
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estimation; appraisal
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assiduous
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diigent
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assimilate
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absorb; cause to become homogenous
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assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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assumption
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something taken for granted; te taking over or taking possesion of
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assurance
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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asteroid
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small planet
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astigmatism
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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astral
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relating to the stars
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astringent
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bindding; causing contraction; harsh or severe
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astronomical
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enourmously large or extensive
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen
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asunder
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into parts; part
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter
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asymmetric
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not identical on both sids of dividing center line
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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atheist
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one who denies the existence of God
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atone
|
make amends for; pay for
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atrocity
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brutal deed
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atrophy
|
wasting away
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attentive
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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attenuate
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make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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attest
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testify; bear witness
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attribute
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essential quality
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attribute
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acribe; explain
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attrition
|
gradual decrease in numbers reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing awayof opposition by means of harassment
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atypical
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not normal
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audacious
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daring; bold
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audit
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examination of accounts
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augment
|
increase; add to
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augury
|
omen; prophecy
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august
|
impressive; majestic
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo
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auroral
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pertaining to the aurora borealis
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auspicious
|
favoring success
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austere
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foriddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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authenticate
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prove genuine
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; competely dominating another's will
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authoritative
|
having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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autocratic
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having absolute, unchecked power; ditatorial
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automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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autonomous
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self-governing
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autopsy
|
examination of a dead body; postmortem
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auxiliary
|
offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
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avalanche
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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avarice
|
greediness for wealth
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avenge
|
take vengance for something (or on behalf of someone)
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aver
|
assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as fact
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averse
|
reluctant; disinclined
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aversion
|
firm dislike
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avert
|
prevent; turn away
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aviary
|
enclosure for birds
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avid
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greedy; eager for
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avow
|
declare openly
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avuncular
|
like an uncle
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awe
|
solemn wonder
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awl
|
pointed tool used for piercing
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awry
|
distorted; crooked
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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azure
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sky blue
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babble
|
chatter idly
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bacchanalian
|
drunken
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badger
|
pester; annoy
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badinage
|
teasing conversation
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baffle
|
frustrate; perplex
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bait
|
harass; tease
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baleful
|
threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil
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balk
|
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
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balk
|
foil
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ballast
|
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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balm
|
something that relieves pain
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balmy
|
mild; fragrant
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banal
|
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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bandy
|
discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
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bane
|
curse; cause of ruin
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baneful
|
destructive; causing ruin or death
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bantering
|
good-naturedly ridiculing
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barb
|
sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark
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bard
|
peot
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barefaced
|
shameless; bold; unconcealed
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baroque
|
highly ornate
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barrage
|
barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwheling profusion
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barrister
|
counselor-at-law
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barterer
|
trader
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bask
|
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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bastion
|
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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bate
|
let down; restrain
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bauble
|
trinket; trifle
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bawdy
|
indecent; obscene
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beatific
|
showing or producing joy; blissful
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beatify
|
bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed
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beatitude
|
blessedness; state of bliss
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bedizen
|
dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
|
wet thoroughly
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beeline
|
direct, quick route
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befuddle
|
confuse thoroughly
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beget
|
fter; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
|
resent
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beguile
|
mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
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behemoth
|
huge creatue; something of monstrous size and power
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beholden
|
obligated; indebted
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behoove
|
be necessaryor proper for; be incumbent upon
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belabor
|
explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
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belated
|
delayed
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beleauger
|
besiege or attack; harass
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belie
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contradit; give false imresion
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belittle
|
disparage; deprecate
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bellicose
|
warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight
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belligerent
|
quarrelsome
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bemoan
|
lament; express dsapproval of
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bemused
|
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
|
blessing
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benefactor
|
gift giver; patron
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beneficent
|
kindly; doing good
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beneficial
|
helpful; useful
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beneficiary
|
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
|
generous; charitable
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benign
|
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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benison
|
blessing
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bent
|
determined; natural talent or inclination
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bequeath
|
leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
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berate
|
scold strongly
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bereavement
|
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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bereft
|
deprived of; lacking
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berserk
|
frenzied
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beseech
|
beg; plead with
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beset
|
harass or trouble; hem in
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beseiege
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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
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besmirch
|
soil, defile
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bestial
|
beastlike; brutal; inhuman
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bestow
|
confer
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betoken
|
signify; indicate
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betray
|
be unfaithful; reveal(unconsciously or unwillingly)
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betroth
|
become engaged to marry
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bicameral
|
two-chambered, as a legislative body
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bicker
|
quarrel
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bevy
|
large group
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biennial
|
every two years
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bifurcated
|
divided into two branches; forked
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bigotry
|
stubborn intolerance
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bilious
|
suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored
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bilk
|
swindle; cheat
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billowing
|
swelling out in waves; surging
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bivouac
|
temporary encampment
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bizarre
|
fantastic; violently contrasting
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blanch
|
bleach; whiten
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bland
|
soothing or mild; agreeable
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blandish
|
cajole; coax with flattery
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blandishment
|
flattery
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blare
|
loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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blasé
|
bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blasphemy
|
irreverence; scrilege; cursing
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blatant
|
extremely obvious; loudly offensive
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bleak
|
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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blighted
|
suffering from a diease; destroyed
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blithe
|
carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay
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bloated
|
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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blowhard
|
talkative boaster
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bludgeon
|
club; heavy-headed weapon
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bluff
|
rough but good-natured
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bluff
|
pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff
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blunder
|
error
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blurt
|
utter impulsively
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bluster
|
blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
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bode
|
foreshadow; portend
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bogus
|
counterfiet; not authentic
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bohemian
|
unconventional (in an artistic way)
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boisterous
|
violent; rough; noisy
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bolster
|
support; reinforce
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bolt
|
door bar; fasten pin or screw; length of fabric
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bolt
|
dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down
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bombardment
|
attack (as with missiles)
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bombastic
|
pompous; using inflated language
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boon
|
blessing; benefit
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boorish
|
rude; insensitive
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bouillon
|
clear beef soup
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bountiful
|
abundant; graciously generous
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bourgeois
|
middle class; selfishly materalistic; dully conventional
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bovine
|
cowlike; placid and dull
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bowdlerized
|
expurgate
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boycott
|
refrain from buying or using
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brackish
|
somewhat saline
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braggadocio
|
boasting
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braggart
|
boaster
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brandish
|
wave around; flourish
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bravado
|
swagger; assumed air of defiance
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brawn
|
muscular strength; sturdiness
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brazen
|
insolent
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breach
|
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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breadth
|
width; extent
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brevity
|
conciseness
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brindled
|
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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bristling
|
rising like bristles; showing irritation
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brittle
|
easily broken; difficult
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broach
|
introduce; open up
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brocade
|
rich, figured fabric
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brochure
|
pamplet
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brooch
|
ornamental clasp
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brook
|
tolerate; endure
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browbeat
|
bullly; intimidate
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browse
|
graze; skim or glance at casually
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brunt
|
main impact or shock
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brusque
|
blunt; abrupt
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buccaneer
|
pirate
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bucolic
|
rustic; pastoral
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buffet
|
table with food sat out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
|
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buffet
|
slap; batter; knock about
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buffoonery
|
clowning
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bugaboo
|
bugbear; oject of baseless terror
|
|
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bullion
|
gold and silver in the form of bars
|
|
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bulwark
|
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bungle
|
mismanage; blunder
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|
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buoyant
|
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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bureaucracy
|
overregulated adminstrative system marked by red tape
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burgeon
|
grow forth; send out buds
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burlesque
|
give an imitation that ridicules
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burnish
|
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
|
support; prop up
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buxom
|
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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cabal
|
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
|
hiding place
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cacophonous
|
discordant; inharmonious
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cadaver
|
corpse
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cadaverous
|
like a corpse; pale
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cadence
|
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
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cadge
|
beg; mooch; panhandle
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cajole
|
coax; wheedle
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calmity
|
disaster; misery
|
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calculated
|
deliberatly planned; likely
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caldron
|
large kettle
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caliber
|
abilty; quality
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calligraphy
|
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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callous
|
hardened; unfeeling
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callow
|
youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
|
heat-producing
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calumny
|
malcious misrepreentation; slander
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camaraderie
|
good-fellowship
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cameo
|
shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role of a film
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camouflage
|
disguise; conceal
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canard
|
fase or unfunded story; fabricated report
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candor
|
frankness; open honesty
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canine
|
related to dogs; doglike
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canker
|
any ulcerous sore; any evil
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canny
|
shrewd; thrifty
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canon
|
collection or authoritative list of books (by an author or accepted as scripture
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canon
|
rule or principle, frequently religious
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cant
|
insincere expression of piety; jargon of thieves
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cantankerous
|
ill-humored; irritable
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cantata
|
story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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canter
|
slow gallop
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canto
|
division of a long poem
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canvass
|
determine or seek opinions, votes
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capacious
|
spacious
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capacity
|
mental or physical ablity; role; ability to accommodate
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capillary
|
having a very fine bore
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capitulate
|
surrender
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caprice
|
whim
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capricious
|
unpreditabe; fickle
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caption
|
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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captious
|
faultfinding
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carafe
|
glass water bottle; decanter
|
|
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carapace
|
shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab)
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carat
|
unit of weight in precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
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carcinogenic
|
causing cancer
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cardinal
|
cheif
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|
cardiologist
|
doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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careen
|
lurch; way form side to side
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caricature
|
distrotion; burlesque
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|
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carrillon
|
a set of bells capable of being played
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carnage
|
destruction of life
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carnal
|
fleshly
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carnivorous
|
meat-eating
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carousal
|
drunken revel
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carping
|
petty criticism; fault-finding
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carrion
|
rotting flesh of a dead body
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cartographer
|
map-maker
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cascade
|
small waterfall
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caste
|
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification; prestige
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castigation
|
punishment; severe criticism
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casualty
|
serious or fatal accidents
|
|
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cataclysm
|
deluge; upheaval
|
|
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catalyst
|
agent that influences the pace of chemical reaction whileit remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action
|
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catapult
|
slingshot; hurling machine
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cataract
|
great waterfall; eye abnormality
|
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catastrophe
|
calamity; disaster
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|
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catcall
|
shout of disapproval; boo
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catechism
|
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
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categorical
|
without expections; unqualified; absolute
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catharsis
|
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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cathartic
|
purgative
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catholic
|
universal; wide-ranging liberal
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caucus
|
private meeting of members of party to select officers or determine policy
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caulk
|
to make watertight (by plugging seams)
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causal
|
implying a cause-and-effect relationship
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caustic
|
burning; sarcastically biting
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cauterize
|
burn with hot iron or caustic
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cavalcade
|
prcession; parade
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cavalier
|
casual and offhand; arrogant
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cavil
|
make frivolous objections
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cede
|
yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally
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celerity
|
speed; rapidity
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celestial
|
heavenly
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celibate
|
abstaining from sexual intercouse; unmarried
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censor
|
overseer or morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter
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censorious
|
critical
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censure
|
blame; criticize
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centaur
|
mythical figure, half man and half horse
|
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centigrade
|
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as celsius)
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centrifugal
|
radiating; departing from the center
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centrifuge
|
machine that separates substances by whiriling them
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centripetal
|
tending toward the center
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centurion
|
roman army office
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cerebral
|
pertaining to the brain or inellect
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cerebration
|
thought
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ceremonious
|
marked y formality
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certitude
|
certainty
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cessation
|
stoppage
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cession
|
yeilding (something) to another; ceding
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chafe
|
warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
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chaff
|
worthless products of an endeavor
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chaffing
|
bantering; joking
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chagrin
|
vexaton (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
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chalice
|
goblet; consecrated cup
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chameleon
|
lizard that changes color in different stuations
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champion
|
support miltanly
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chaotic
|
in utter disorder
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charisma
|
divine gift; great popular or appeal
|
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charlatan
|
quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
|
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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chase
|
ornament a metal surface by indenting
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chasm
|
abyss
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chassis
|
framework and working parts of an automobile
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chaste
|
pure; virginal; modest
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chasten
|
correct by punishment or scolding; restrain
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chastened
|
humbled; subdued; rebuked
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chastise
|
punish or scold; reprimand
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chauvinist
|
blindly devoted patrot; zealous adherent of a group or cause
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check
|
stop motion; curb or restrain
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checkered
|
marked by changes in fortune
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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scold
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chimerial
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fantastially improbable; highly unrealstic; imaginative
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chisel
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wedgelike tool for cutting
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chisel
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swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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chivalrous
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courteous; faithful; brave
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choleric
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hot-tempered
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choreography
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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chortle
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cuckle with delight
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chronic
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long established, as a disease
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chronicle
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report; record (in chronological order)
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churlish
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boorish; rude
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ciliated
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having minute hairs
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cipher
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nonetity; worthless peson or things
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cipher
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secret code
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circlet
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small ring; band
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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unnecessarily wordy an indirect speech; evasive language
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circumscribe
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limit narrowly; confine or restrict; define
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious
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circumvent
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outwit; baffle
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cistern
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reservoir or water tank
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citadel
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fortress
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cite
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quote; commend
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civil
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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clarirvoyant
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having foresight; fortuneteller
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clamber
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climb by crawling
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clamor
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noise
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clandestine
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secret
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clangor
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loud, resounding noise
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clapper
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striker (tougne) of a bell
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clarion
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shrill, trumpetlike sound
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claustrophobia
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fear of being locked in
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clavicle
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collarbone
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cleave
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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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cleft
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split
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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cliché
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phrase dulled meaning by repetition
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clientele
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body of customers
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climactic
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relating to the highest point
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clime
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region; climate
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clique
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small, exclusive group
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cloister
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monastery or convent
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clout
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great influence
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cloying
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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental
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coagulate
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thicken; congeal; clot
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coalesce
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combine; fuse
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coalition
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partnership league; union
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition; somethin tha rounds out, summarizes, or concludes
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coddle
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treat gently; pamper
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codicil
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supplement to the body of will
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codify
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arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify
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coercion
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use of force to get someone to obey
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coeval
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living at the same time as; contemporary
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cog
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tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
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think over
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cognate
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related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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cognitive
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having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental process
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cognizance
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knowledge
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cohabit
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live together
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cohere
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stick together
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cohesion
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tendency to keep together
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cohorts
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armed band
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coiffure
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hairstyle
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coin
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make coins; invented or fabricated
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coincidence
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the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events
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colander
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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collaborate
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work together
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collage
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work of art put together from fragments
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collate
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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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collateral
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security given for loan
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collation
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a light meal
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal
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colloquy
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informal discussion
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collusion
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conspriring in a fraudulent scheme
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colossal
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huge
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clossus
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gigantic state
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comatose
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in a coma; extremely sleepy
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combustible
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easily burned
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comely
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attractive; agreeable
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
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rebuke; deserts
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comity
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courtesy; civility
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commandeer
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to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
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commemorative
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remembering; honoring
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionate
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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communal
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held in common; a group of people
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compact
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ageement; contract
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compact
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tightly packed; firm; brief
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compatible
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harmonious; in harmony with
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compelling
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overpowering; irresistible in effect
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive
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compensatory
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making up for; repaying
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compilation
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listing of statistical informaion in tabular or book form
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compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness
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complaisant
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trying to please; overly polite; obliging
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complement
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complete; consummate; make perfect
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complementary
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serving to complete something
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compliance
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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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compliant
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yielding; conforming requiremnts
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complicity
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involvement in a crimel; participation
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component
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elemet; ingredient
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comport
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bear one's self; behave
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composure
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mental calmness
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compound
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combine; constitute, pay interest; increase
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comprehensive
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thorough; inclusive
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compress
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squeeze or press together; make more compact
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comprise
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include; consist of
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compromise
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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compunction
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remorse
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compute
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reckon; calculate
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concatenate
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link as in a chain
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concave
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hollow
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concede
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admit; yield
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conceit
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vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
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concentric
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having a common center
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conception
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beginning; forming an idea
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concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together
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concession
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an act of yielding
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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concise
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brief and compact
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conclave
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private meeting
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conclusion
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decisive; ending all debate
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concoct
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prepare by combing; make up in concert
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concomitant
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that which accompanies
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concord
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harmony
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concur
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agree
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concurrent
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happening at the same time
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condescend
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bestow courtesies with a superior air
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condign
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appropriate; deservd (almost always, in the sense f deservedly severe, punishment)
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condiment
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food seasoning; spice
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condole
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express sympathetic sorrow
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
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helpful; contibutive
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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confidant
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trusted friend
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confine
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shut in; restrict
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confiscate
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seize; commandeer
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conflagration
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great fire
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conflate
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meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
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confluence
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flowing together; crowd
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conformity
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harmony; agreement
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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congenial
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pleasent; friendly
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congenital
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existing at birth
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