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617 Cards in this Set
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*Abate
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*To lessen
*To subside *To moderate |
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*Aberrant
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*Abnormal
*Deviant |
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*Abeyance
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*Suspended action
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*Abscond
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*To go away suddenly (avoid arrest)
*Depart secretly and hide |
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*Abstemious
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*Sparing in eating and drinking
*Temperate |
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*Admonish
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*Warn
*Reprove |
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*Adulterate
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*Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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Adding water to juice ______the juice.
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*Aesthetic
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*Artistic
*Dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful |
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*Aggregate
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*Gather
*Accumulate |
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*Alacricity
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*Cheerful promptness
*eagerness |
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*Alleviate
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*Make (pain) easier to bear
*Relieve |
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*Amalgamate
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*Mix, combine, unite societies
*Unite in one body (nations, etc.) |
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*Ambiguous
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*Doubtful,uncertain
*Unclear, doubtful in meaning |
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*Ambivalence
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*The state of having contradictory emotional attitudes
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*Ameliorate
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*Improve, make better
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Social workers want to make living conditions better situations better for people.
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*Anachronism
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*Something or someone misplaced in time
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Clock in a Shakespearean movie.
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*Analagous
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*Comparable
*Similar |
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*Anarchy
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*The absence of governing body
*State of disorder |
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*Anomolous
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*Abnormal
*Irregular |
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*Antipathy
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*Aversion
*Dislike |
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*Apathy
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*lack of caring
*indifference |
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*Appease
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*make quiet or calm
*pacify *soothe *relieve |
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*Apprise
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*give notice
*to inform |
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*Approbation
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*approval
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*Appropriate
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*acquire
*take possession of for one's own use |
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*Arduous
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*Steep, difficult assent
*laborious *hard *strenuous |
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*Artless
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*open and honest
*shockingly honest (like a child) |
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*Ascetic
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*practicing self-denial
*austere *stark |
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*Assiduous
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*diligent
*hard-working |
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*Assuage
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*make something (pain, desire) less
*ease or lessen (path) *satisfy (hunger) *soothe (anger) |
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*Attenuate
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*make thin
*weaken |
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*Audacious
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*daring, foolishly bold
*impudent *bold |
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*Austere
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*Severely moral and strict
*simple and plain *forbiddingly stern |
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*Autonomous
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*self-governing
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*Aver
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*Affirm, assert, prove
*assert confidently *declare *when dealing with law, state something as fact |
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*Banal
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*Commonplace
*Trite *Lacking originality |
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*Belie
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*Contradict
*Give false impression |
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*Beneficent
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*Kindly
*Doing good |
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*Bolster
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*Give greatly needed support
*Support *Reinforce |
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*Bombastic
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*Pompous
*Using inflated language |
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*Boorish
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*Rude
*Insensitive |
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*Burgeon
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*Grow forth
*Send out buds |
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*Burnish
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*To polish
*Rub to a shine *Make shiny by rubbing |
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*Buttress
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*Support
*Prop up |
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*Cacophonous
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*Discordant
*Inharmonious |
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*Capricious
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*Unpredictible
*Fickle |
Jill changes boyfriends often;she is _______.
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*Castigation
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*Severe punishment
*Severe criticism *Sensitive to mild reviews To castigate=to criticize |
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*Catalyst
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*Substance that causes speeding up of change
*A person or thing that causes action |
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*Caustic
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*Biting sarcasm
*Burning remarks |
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*Chicanery
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*Legal trickery/false argument
*Deception |
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*Coagulate
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*Thicken
*Congeal *Clot |
Pudding will __________
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*Coda
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*Passage that concludes a piece of music
*Something that rounds out or concludes |
The piece concluded with a distinctive ________.
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*Cogent
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*Strong
*Convincing |
He had many ______ reasons for going to Harvard, particularly the large scholarship.
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*Commensurate
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*Corresponding in extent, degree, amount
*Proportionate |
His salary was not ______ with the time and effort he put in.
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*Compedium
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*Brief, comprehensive summary
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This text can serve as a _________ of new material in the field.
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*Complaisent
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*Trying to please
*Overly polite and obliging *Excessive need to please |
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*Compliant
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*Yielding, conforming to requirements
*Give in to what others want |
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*Conciliatory
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*Reconciling, soothing, comforting
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She was still angry despite his ______ words.
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*Condone
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*Forgive
*Overlook *Excuse |
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*Confound
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*Puzzle
*Confuse |
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*Connoiseur
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*A person with good judgment (ie in art_
*A person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. *Lover of art |
He was a ______ of Italian art.
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*Contention
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*Strongly held belief
*Claim *Thesis |
It is our _____that you will score high on the GRE if you follow our advice.
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*Contentious
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*Argumentative
*Combative |
He became ______ and was thrown out of the game.
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*Contrite
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*Filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
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*Conondrum
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*Riddle, dilemma
*Difficult problem |
She found herself in a _____ after she realized she had promised to be in two different places at 1:00 pm.
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*Converge
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*Approach
*Tend to meet *Come together |
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*Convoluted
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*Complicated
*Coiled, twisted *Involved *Intricate |
His argument was so ______ that few of us could follow it.
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*Craven
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*Cowardly
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*Daunt
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*Intimidate, make fearful
*Frighten |
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*Decorum
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*Propriety
*Properness *Orderliness and good taste in manners |
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*Default
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*Failure to act
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*Deference
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*Courteous regard for other's wish
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*Delineate
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*To portray
*Depict *Sketch out |
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*Denigrate
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*Belittle
*Blacken |
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*Deride
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*Ridicule
*Make fun of |
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*Derivative
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*Unoriginal
*Obtained from another source |
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*Desiccate
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*Dry up
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*Desultory
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*Aimless, haphazard
*Digressing at random |
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*Deterrent
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*Something that discourages
*hindrance |
I believe the theft ____ device will prevent someone from stealing my car.
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*Diatribe
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*Bitter and violent attack in words
*Bitter scolding |
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*Dichotomy
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*Split
*Branching into 2 contradictory parts |
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*Diffidence
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*Shyness
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*Diffuse
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*Wordy
*Rambling *To spread out (like gas or electrons) |
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*Digression
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*Wandering away from the subject
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*Dirge
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*Lament with music
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Usually played at a funeral because of its solemnity
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*Disabuse
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*Correct a false impression
*Undeceive |
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*Discerning
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*Mentally quick and observant
*Having insight |
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*Discordant
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*Not harmonious
*Conflicting |
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*Discredit
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*Destroy confidence in
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*Discrepancy
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*Lack of consistency
*Difference |
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*Discrete
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*Individually distinct parts
*Separated *Unconnected |
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*Disingenious
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*Sophisticated
*Cunning *Trying to deceive *Insincere |
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*Disinterested
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*Unprejudiced
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*Disjointed
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*Lacking coherence
*Separated at the joints |
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*Dismiss
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*Eliminate from consideration
*Reject |
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*Disparage
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*Belitte
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*Disparate
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*Essentially different
*Unrelated views |
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*Dissemble
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*Speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)
*Disguise *Pretend |
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*Disseminate
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*Distribute (esp. ideas)
*Spread *Scatter(as in seeds) |
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*Dissolution
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*Disintegration
*Looseness in morals |
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*Dissonance
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*Discord
*Opposite of harmony |
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*Distend
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*Expand
*Swell out |
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*Distill
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*Purify
*Refine *Concentrate |
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*Diverge
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*Vary
*Go in different directions from the same point |
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*Divest
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*Strip
*Deprive |
_____ of his power and could no longer govern.
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*Document
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*Provide written evidence
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*Dogmatic
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*Positive
*Certain *Without room for discussion *Opinionated; doctrinal |
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*Dormant
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*Sleeping
*Lethargic |
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*Dupe
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*Cheat
*Make fool of *Someone easliy fooled |
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*Ebullient
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*Showing excitement
*Overflowing with enthusiasm |
Amy's ebullient nature could not be repressed: she was always bubbling over with excitement.
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*Eclectic
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*Drawn from many sources
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His style of interior decoration is_____. It is composed of many items from varying sources.
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*Efficacy
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*Power to produce desired effect
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*The ______ of the drug depends on the regularity of the dosage.
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*Effrontery
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*Sheer nerve
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*When the boss told Frank she was firing him, he had the _____ to ask for a letter of recommendation.
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*Elegy
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*Poem/song expressing lamentation
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*On the death of Edward King, Milton composed the ____ "Lycidas".
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*Elicit
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*Draw out by discussion
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*When the mom talked to the child, she tried to ______ information about the big stain on the floor.
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*Embellish
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*Ornament
*Enhance, as a story |
*The costume designer____ed the leading lady's ball gown with yards of ribbon and lace.
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*Empirical
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*Based on observation, experience or experiment
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*The scientist distrusted intuition; he placed his reliance on ______ data.
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*Emulate
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*Imitate
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*The girl attempted to ____her mother when she played dress up in her mother's clothing.
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*Endemic
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*Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area
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*The disease is ____in this part of the world; more then 80% of its population are infected by it.
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*Enervate
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*Weaken
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*The pneumonia_____ed her immune system; it took a long time for her to recover.
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*Engender
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*Cause
*Produce |
*To receive praise for real accomplishments _____s self confidence in a child.
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*Enhance
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*Increase, improve
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*The make-up will _____ your natural features.
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*Ephemeral
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*Short-lived; fleeting
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*The pleasures of this world are _______ compared to the true satisfaction found in Christ.
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*Equanamity
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*Calm temperment
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*Even waiting in traffic for 2 hours didn't challenge Jennifer's _________.
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*Equivocate
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*Lie, mislead
*Attempt to conceal truth |
*Don't _______ what really happened; give it to me straight.
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*Esoteric
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*Hard to understand
*Known to a select few |
*Short stories in the New Yorker often include ______allusions to certain people.
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*Eulogy
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*Expression of positive rememberance at the time of someone's death
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*Exacerbate
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*Worsen, embitter
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*I _______ed Rishabh's frustration by continuously calling him.
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*Eculpate
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*Clear from blame
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*She was ________ed of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
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*Exigency
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*Urgent situation
*pressing needs or demands that require immediate attention |
*The people were unaware of the ____ of Hurricane Katrina, and were not well prepared.
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*Extrapolation
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*Projection
*Conjecture |
*Based on their _____ from the polls, the candidate was favored to win.
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*Facetious
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*joking, often inappropriately
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*I don't want to hear any ____ remarks from you.
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*Fallacious
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*False, misleading
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*The student tried to pass the blame by making a _____ about the innocent girl.
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*Fatuous
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*Brainless
*foolish, yet smug |
*Sesists believe that women are _____; unable to learn and grow apart from a man.
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*Fawning
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*Show affection for; idolize
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*Groupies _______over rock stars.
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*Felicitious
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*Well chosen
*Suitable expressed |
*His speech comprised of ____ remarks, and he received a standing ovation.
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*Fervor
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*Intensity of feeling
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*The strikers booed and hissed with great _____ to show their dissaproval of the president's decisions.
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*Flag
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*Droop
*Grow feeble |
*USC's hopes _____ed when they saw they were losing by 7 points in the last 5 minutes of the game.
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*Fledgling
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*Inexperienced
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*There were many ________salsa dancers at Salsa Cabana; but the more experienced helped them along.
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*Flout
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*Reject
*Mock *Show contempt for |
*His art _____s the conventions of high art.
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*Foment
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*stir up
*instigate |
Her enemy _______ed trouble by gossping about her.
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*Forestall
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*Prevent by taking action in advance
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People hope that prenuptial agreements will ______ any problems later in the marriage.
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*Frugality
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*thrift
*economic |
He practiced _______ and saved for a new car.
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*Futile
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*hopeless
*useless |
*It is ____ for me to try to get work done when the phone is ringing ever 30 seconds.
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*Gainsay
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*Deny
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She was too honest to ____ the truth of the report.
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*Garrulous
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*Loquacious
*Wordy |
My uncle is the most ______ person I know; he can out-talk anyone.
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*Goad
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*Urge on
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She was _______ed by her friends until she did what they wanted.
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*Grandiloquent
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*Popous
*Bombastic *Using high sounding language |
The politician was always _____, using complex language at every opportunity.
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*Gregarious
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*Sociable
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Extroverts are usually very ______ at social events.
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*Guileless
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*Without deceit
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He is very_______; he would never pretend to be someone else.
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*Gullible
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*Easily deceived
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*Harangue
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*long, passionate, vehemenant speech
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In her lengthy _____, she condemned the shooters' actions.
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*Homogeneous
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*Of the same kind
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*The student body at one school was ______; while another school was culturally diverse.
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*Hyperbole
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*Exaggeration
*Overstatement |
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*Iconoclastic
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*Attacking cherished traditions
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*Idolatry
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*Worship of idols
*Excessive admiration |
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*Immutable
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*Unchangeable
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*Impair
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*Injure
*Hurt |
Looking at the sun for too long can _______ your vision.
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*Impassive
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*Without feeling
*Stoicial |
The prisoner kept his face ______ as to not let the guard see how hurt he was.
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*Impede
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*Hinder
*Block |
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*Impermeable
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*Not permitting passage through its substance
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*Imperturbable
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*Calm
*Placid |
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*Impervious
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*Incapable of being damaged or distressed
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*Implacable
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*Incapable of being pacified
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*Implicit
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*Understood but not stated
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*Implode
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*Burst inward
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*Inadvertently
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*Unintentionally
*By oversight *Carelessly |
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*Inchoate
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*Recently begun
*Elementary |
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*Incongruity
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*Lack of harmony
*Absurdity |
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*Inconsequential
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*Insignificant
*Unimportant |
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*Incorporate
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*Inroduce something into a larger whole
*Combine *Unite |
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*Indeterminate
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*Uncertain
*Not clearly fixed |
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*Indigence
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*Poverty
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*Indolent
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*Lazy
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*Inert
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*Inactive
*Lacking power to move |
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*Ingenious
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*Naive and trusting
*Young *Unsophisticated |
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*Inherent
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*Firmly established by nature or habit
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*Innocuous
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*Harmless
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*Insensible
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*Unconsious
*Unresponsive |
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*Insinuate
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*Hint
*Imply |
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*Insipid
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*Lacking in flavor
*Dull |
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*Insularity
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*Narrow-mindedness
*Isolation |
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*Intractable
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*Unruly
*Stubborn *Unyielding |
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*Intrasigence
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*Refusal of any compromise
*Stubbornness |
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*Inundate
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*Overwhelm
*Flood |
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*Inured
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*Accustomed
*Hardened |
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*Invective
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*Abuse
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*Irascible
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*Irritable
*Easily angered |
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*Irresolute
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*Uncertain how to act
*Weak |
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*Itinerary
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*Plan of a trip
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*Laconic
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*Brief and to the point
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*Lassitude
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*Weariness
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*Latent
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*Potential but undeveloped
*Dormant *Hidden |
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*Laud
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*Praise
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*Lethargic
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*Drowsy
*Dull |
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*Levee
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*Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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*Levity
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*Lack of seriousness or steadiness
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*Log
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*Record of a voyage or flight
*Record of day-to-day activities |
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*Loquacious
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*talkative
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*Lucid
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*Easily understood
*Clear *Intelligible |
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*Luminous
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*shining
*issuing light |
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*Magnamity
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*Generosity
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*Malingerer
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*One who feigns illness to escape duty
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*Malleable
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*Capable of being shaped by pounding
*Impressionable |
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*Maverick
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*Rebel
*Nonconformist |
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*Mendacious
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*Lying
*Habitually dishonest |
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*Metamorphosis
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*Change of form
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*Meticulous
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*Excessively careful
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*Misanthrope
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*One who hates mankind
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*Mitigate
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*Appease
*Moderate |
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*Mollify
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*Soothe
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*Morose
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*ill-humored
*melancholy |
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*Mundane
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*Worldly as opposed to spiritual
*Everyday |
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*Negate
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*Cancel out
*Deny |
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*Neophyte
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*Recent convert
*Beginner |
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*Obdurate
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*Stubborn
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*Obsequious
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*Slavishly attentive
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*Obviate
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*Make unnecessary
*Get rid of |
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*Occlude
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*Shut
*Close |
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*Officious
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*Excessively pushy in offering one's services
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*Onerous
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*Burdensome
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*Opprobrium
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*Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct
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*Oscillate
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*Vibrate pendilumlike
*Waver |
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*Ostentatious
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*Showy
*Trying to attract attention |
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*Paragon
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*Model of perfection
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*Partisan
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*One-sided
*Committed to a party |
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*Pathological
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*Pertaining to disease
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*Paucity
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*Scarcity
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*Pedantic
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*Showing off learning
*Bookish |
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*Penchant
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*Strong inclination
*Liking |
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*Penury
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*Severe poverty
*Stinginess |
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*Perennial
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*Something long-lasting
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*Perfidious
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*Treacherous
*Disloyal |
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*Perfunctory
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*Superficial
*Not thorough *Lacking interest, care, enthusiasm |
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*Permeable
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*Penetrable
*Porous *Alllowing gas or liquids to pass through |
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*Pervasive
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*Spread throughout
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*Phlegmatic
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*Calm
*Not easily disturbed |
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*Piety
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*Devoutness
*Reverence for God |
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*Placate
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*Pacify
*Conciliate |
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*Plasticity
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*Ability to be molded
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*Platitude
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*Trite remark
*Commonplace statement |
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*Plethora
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*Excess
*Overabundance |
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*Plummet
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*Fall sharply
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*Porous
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*Full of pores
*Like a sieve *Permeable |
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*Pragmatic
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*Practical (as opposed to idealistic)
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*Preamble
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*Introductory statement
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*Precarious
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*Uncertain
*Risky |
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*Precipitate
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*Rash - acting out of intense emotion, not logical thinking
*Premature *Hasty *Sudden |
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*Precursor
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*Forerunner
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*Presumptuous
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*Arrogant
*Taking liberties |
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*Prevaricate
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*Lie
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*Pristine
|
*Characteristic of earlier times
*Primitive *Unspoiled |
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*Probity
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*Uprightness
*Incorruptibility |
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*Prodigal
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*Wasteful
*Reckless with money |
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*Profound
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*Deep
*Not superficial |
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*Prohibitive
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*Tending to prevent the purchase of use of something
*Inclined to prevent or forbid |
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*Proliferate
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*Grow rapidly
*Spread *Multiply |
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*Propensity
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*Natural inclination
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*Propitiate
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*Appease
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*Propriety
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*Correct conduct
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*Proscribe
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*Banish
*Outlaw *Ostracize |
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*Pungent
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*Stinging
*Sharp in taste or smell *Caustic |
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*Qualified
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*Limited
*Restricted |
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*Quibble
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*Minor objection or complaint
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*Quiescent
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*At rest
*Dormant *Temporarily inactive |
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*Rarefied
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*Made less dense (of a gas)
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*Recalcitrant
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*Determined to resist authority
*Unruly |
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*Recant
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*Retract a previous statement
*Openly confess error |
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*Recluse
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*Hermit
*Loner |
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*Recondite
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*Profound
*Secret |
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*Refractory
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*Stubborn
*Unmanageable |
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*Refute
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*Disprove
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*Relegate
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*Banish to an inferior position
*Delegate *Assign |
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*Reproach
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*Express disapproval or disappointment
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*Reprobate
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*Person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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*Repudiate
|
*Disown
*No longer have connection with |
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*Rescind
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*Cancel
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*Resolution
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*Determination
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*Resolve
|
*Determination
*Firmness of purpose |
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*Reticent
|
*Reserved
*Uncommunicative *Inclined to silence |
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*Reverent
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*Respectful
*Worshipful |
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*Sage
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*Person celebrated for wisdom
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*Salubrious
|
*Healthful
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*Sanction
|
*Approve
*Ratify |
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*Satiate
|
*Satisfy fully
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*Saturate
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*Soak thoroughly
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*Savor
|
*Enjoy
*Have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality |
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*Secrete
|
*Hide away
*Produce and release substance into an organism |
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*Shard
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*Fragment, generally of pottery
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*Skeptic
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*Doubter
*Person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view |
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*Solicitous
|
*Worried
*Concerned |
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*Soporific
|
*Sleep-causing
*Marked by sleepiness |
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*Specious
|
*Seemingly reasonable but incorrect
*Misleading (often intentionally) |
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*Spectrum
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*Colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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*Sporadic
|
*Ocurring irregularly
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*Stigma
|
*Token of disgrace
*Brand |
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*Stint
|
*Be thrify
*Set limits |
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*Stipulate
|
*Make express condition
*Specify |
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*Stolid
|
*Dull
*Giving no sign of feeling or emotion |
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*Striated
|
*Marked by parallel bands
*Grooved |
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*Strut
|
*Pompous walk
*supporting bar |
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*Subpoena
|
*Writ sommoning a witness to appear
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*Subside
|
*Settle down
*Grow quiet |
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|
*Substantiate
|
*Establish by evidence
*Verify *Support |
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*Supersede
|
*Cause to be set aside
*Replace *Make obsolete |
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|
*Supposition
|
*Hypothesis
*Prediction |
|
|
*Tacit
|
*Understood
*Not put into words |
|
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*Tangential
|
*Peripheral
*Only slightly connected |
|
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*Tenuous
|
*Thin
*Rare *Slim |
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*Tirade
|
*Extended scolding
*Harangue |
|
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*Torpor
|
*Lethargy
*Sluggishness *Dormancy |
|
|
*Tortuous
|
*Winding
*Full of curves |
|
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*Tractable
|
*Easily managed
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*Transgression
|
*Violation of law
*Sin |
|
|
*Truculence
|
*Aggressiveness
*Ferocity |
|
|
*Vacillate
|
*Waver
*Fluctuate |
|
|
*Venerate
|
*Revere
|
|
|
*Veracious
|
*Truthful
|
|
|
*Verbose
|
*Wordy
|
|
|
*Viable
|
*Practical or workable
*Capable of maintaining life |
|
|
*Viscous
|
*Sticky
*Gluey |
|
|
*Vituperative
|
*Abusing
*Scolding |
|
|
*Volatile
|
*Explosive
*Changeable *Evaporating rapidly |
|
|
*Warranted
|
*Justified
*Authorized |
|
|
*Wary
|
*Very cautious
|
|
|
*Welter
|
*Turmoil
*Bewildering jumble |
|
|
*Whimsical
|
*Capricious
*Fanciful |
|
|
*Zealot
|
*Fanatic
*Person who shows excessive zeal |
|
|
Adulation
|
*Flattery
*Admiration |
|
|
Advent
|
*Arrival
|
|
|
Adventititious
|
*Accidental
*Casual |
|
|
Adversary
|
*Opponent
*Enemy |
|
|
Adverse
|
*Unfavorable
*Hostile |
|
|
Adversity
|
*Poverty
*Misfortune |
|
|
Advert
|
*Refer to (as in a matter)
|
|
|
Advocacy
|
*Support
*Active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
|
|
Advocate
|
*Urge
*Plead for |
|
|
Affable
|
*Easily approachable
*Warmly *Friendly |
|
|
Affected
|
*Artificial
*Pretended *Assumed in order to impress |
|
|
Affadavit
|
*Written statement made under oath
|
|
|
Affiliation
|
*Joining
*Associating with |
|
|
Affinity
|
*Kinship
|
|
|
Affirmation
|
*Postive assertion
*Confirmation *Solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
|
|
Adulation
|
*Flattery
*Admiration |
|
|
Advent
|
*Arrival
|
|
|
Adventititious
|
*Accidental
*Casual |
|
|
Adversary
|
*Opponent
*Enemy |
|
|
Adverse
|
*Unfavorable
*Hostile |
|
|
Adversity
|
*Poverty
*Misfortune |
|
|
Advert
|
*Refer to (as in a matter)
|
|
|
Advocacy
|
*Support
*Active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
|
|
Advocate
|
*Urge
*Plead for |
|
|
Affable
|
*Easily approachable
*Warmly *Friendly |
|
|
Affected
|
*Artificial
*Pretended *Assumed in order to impress |
|
|
Affadavit
|
*Written statement made under oath
|
|
|
Affiliation
|
*Joining
*Associating with |
|
|
Affinity
|
*Kinship
|
|
|
Affirmation
|
*Postive assertion
*Confirmation *Solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
|
|
Pachyderm
|
*Thick-skinned animal
|
|
|
Pacificist
|
*One opposed to force
*Antimilitarist |
|
|
Pacify
|
*Soothe
*Make calm or quiet |
|
|
Paean
|
*Song of praise or joy
|
|
|
Painstaking
|
*Showing hard work
*Take great care |
|
|
Palatable
|
*Agreeable
*Pleasing to the taste |
|
|
Palate
|
*Roof of the mouth
*Sense of taste |
|
|
Palatial
|
*Magnificent
|
|
|
Paleontology
|
*Study of prehistoric life
|
|
|
Palette
|
*Board on which a painter mixes pigments
|
|
|
Palimpsest
|
*Parchment used for a second time after original writing has been erased
|
|
|
Pall
|
*Grow tiresome
|
|
|
Pallet
|
*Small, poor bed
|
|
|
Palliate
|
*Ease pain
*Make less severe or offensive |
|
|
Pallid
|
*Pale (as in complexion)
|
|
|
Palpable
|
*Tangible
*Easily perceptible |
|
|
Palpitate
|
*Throb
*Flutter |
|
|
Paltry
|
*Insignificant
*Petty |
|
|
Pan
|
*Criticize harshly
|
|
|
Panacea
|
*Cure-all
*Remedy for all diseases |
|
|
Panache
|
*Flair
*Flamboyance |
|
|
Pandemic
|
*Widespread
*Affecting the majority of people |
|
|
Pandemonium
|
*Wild uproar
*Disorder *Place/scene of turmoil or utter chaos |
|
|
Pander
|
*Cater to the low desires of others
|
|
|
Panegyric
|
*Formal praise
|
|
|
Pantomime
|
*Acting without dialogue
|
|
|
Papyrus
|
*Ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
|
|
|
Parable
|
*Short, simple story teaching a moral
|
|
|
Paradigm
|
*Model
*Example *Pattern |
|
|
Paradox
|
*Something apparently contradictory in nature
*Statement that looks false but is actually correct |
|
|
Parallelism
|
*State of being parallel
*Similar |
|
|
Parameter
|
*Limit
*Independent variable |
|
|
Paramount
|
*Foremost in importance
*Supreme |
|
|
Pamour
|
*Illicit lover
|
|
|
Paranoia
|
*Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur
|
|
|
Paraphernalia
|
*Equipment
*Odds and ends |
|
|
Paraphrase
|
*Restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of the author
|
|
|
Parasite
|
*Animal or plant living on another
|
|
|
Parched
|
*Extremely dry
*Very thirsty |
|
|
Pariah
|
*Social Outcast
|
|
|
Parity
|
*Equality
*Close resemblance |
|
|
Parlance
|
*Language
*Idiom |
|
|
Parley
|
*Conference
|
|
|
Parochial
|
*Narrow in outlook
*Provincial *Related to parishes |
|
|
Parody
|
*Humorous imitation
*Spook |
|
|
Paroxysm
|
*Fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
|
|
|
Parquet
|
*Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic-like pattern
|
|
|
Parry
|
*Ward off a blow
*Deflect |
|
|
Parsimony
|
*Stinginess
*Excessive frugality |
|
|
Partial
|
*Incomplete
*Having a liking for something |
|
|
Partialty
|
*Inclination
*Bias |
|
|
Partition
|
*Divide into parts
|
|
|
Passe'
|
*Old-fashioned
*Past the prime |
|
|
Passive
|
*Not active
|
|
|
Pastiche
|
*Imitation of another's style of musical composition or in writing
|
|
|
Pastoral
|
*Rural
|
|
|
Patent
|
*Open for the public to read
*Obvious |
|
|
Pathetic
|
*Causing sadness, compassion, pity
|
|
|
Pathos
|
*Tender sorrow, pity
*Quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
|
|
Patina
|
*Green crust on old bronze works
*Tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
|
|
Patois
|
*Local or provincial dialect
|
|
|
Patriarch
|
*Father and ruler of family or tribe
|
|
|
Patrician
|
*Noble
*Aristocrat |
|
|
Patronize
|
*Support
*Act superior toward *Be a customer of |
|
|
Paucity
|
*Scarcity
|
|
|
Pauper
|
*Very poor person
|
|
|
Peccadillo
|
*Slight offense
|
|
|
Pecuniary
|
*Pertaining to money
|
|
|
Pedagogue
|
*Teacher
|
|
|
Pedagogy
|
*Teaching
*The art of education |
|
|
Pedant
|
*Scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
|
|
|
Pedantic
|
*Showing off learning
*Bookish |
|
|
Pedestrian
|
*Ordinary
*Unimaginative |
|
|
Pediatrician
|
*Physician specializing in children's diseases
|
|
|
Peerless
|
*Having no equal
*Incomparable |
|
|
Pejorative
|
*Negative in connotation
*Having a belittling effect |
|
|
Pell-mell
|
*In confusion
*Disorderly |
|
|
Pellucid
|
*Transparent
*Easy to understand |
|
|
Penance
|
*Self-imposed punishment for sin
|
|
|
Pendant
|
*Hanging down from something
|
|
|
Pendulous
|
*Hanging
*Suspended |
|
|
*Penitent
|
*Reprentant
|
|
|
*Pensive
|
*Dreamingly thoughtful
Thoughtful with a hint of sadness |
|
|
Penumbra
|
*Partial shadow
|
|
|
Peon
|
*Landless agricultural worker
*Bond servant |
|
|
Perceptive
|
*Insightful
*Aware *Wise |
|
|
Percussion
|
*Striking one object against another sharply
|
|
|
Perdition
|
*Damnation
*Complete ruin |
|
|
Peregrination
|
*Journey
|
|
|
Peremptory
|
*Demanding and leaving no choice
|
|
|
Perforate
|
*Pierce
*Put a hole through |
|
|
Perigee
|
*Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth.
|
|
|
Perimeter
|
*Outer boundary
|
|
|
Peripatetic
|
*Walking
*Moving |
|
|
Periphery
|
*Edge, esp. of a round surface.
|
|
|
Perjury
|
*False testimony under oath.
|
|
|
Pernicious
|
*Very destructive
|
|
|
Peroration
|
*Conclusion of an oration
|
|
|
Perpetrate
|
*Commit and offense.
|
|
|
Perpetual
|
*Make something last.
|
|
|
Perpetuate
|
*Make something last
*Preserve from extinction |
|
|
Perquisite
|
*Any gain above stipulated salary
|
|
|
Personable
|
*Attractive
|
|
|
Perspicacious
|
*Having insight
*Penetrating |
|
|
Perspicuity
|
*Clearness of expression
*Freedom from ambiguity |
|
|
Perspicuous
|
*Plainly expressed
|
|
|
Pert
|
*Forward
|
|
|
Pertinent
|
*Suitable
*To the point |
|
|
Perturb
|
*Disturb greatly
|
|
|
Peruse
|
*Read with care
|
|
|
Perverse
|
*Stubbornly wrongheaded
*Wickend and unacceptable |
|
|
Perversion
|
*Corruption
*Turning from right to wrong |
|
|
Pessimism
|
*Belief that life is basically bad or evil
*Gloominess |
|
|
Pestilential
|
*Causing plague
|
|
|
Pestle
|
*Tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl
|
|
|
Petrify
|
*Turn to stone
|
|
|
Petty
|
*Trivial
*Unimportant *Very small |
|
|
Petulant
|
*Touchy
*Peevish |
|
|
Pharisaical
|
*Pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition
*Self-righteous *Hypocritical |
|
|
Phenomena
|
*Observable facts
*Subjects of scientific investigation |
|
|
Philanderer
|
*Faithless lover
*Flirt |
|
|
Philanthropist
|
*Lover of mankind
*Doer of good |
|
|
Philatelist
|
*Stamp-collector
|
|
|
Philistine
|
*Narrow-minded person
*Unculture and exclusively interested in material gain |
|
|
Philology
|
*The study of language
|
|
|
Phobia
|
*Morbid fear
|
|
|
Phoenix
|
*Symbol of immortality or rebirth
|
|
|
Phylum
|
*Major classification, second to kingdom of plants and animals, in division
|
|
|
Physiognomy
|
*Face
|
|
|
Physiological
|
*Pertaining to science of the function of living organisms.
|
|
|
Piebald
|
*Of different colors
*Spotted |
|
|
Piecemeal
|
*One part at a time
*Gradually |
|
|
Pied
|
*Multicolored
|
|
|
Pigment
|
*Coloring matter
|
|
|
Pillage
|
*Plunder
|
|
|
Pillory
|
*Punish by placing in a wooden frame
*Subject to criticism and ridicule. |
|
|
Pine
|
*Long fo
*Yearn |
|
|
Pinion
|
*Restrain
|
|
|
Pinnacle
|
*Peak
|
|
|
Pious
|
*Devout
*Religious |
|
|
Piquant
|
*Pleasantly tart-tasting
*Stimulating |
|
|
Pique
|
*Irritation
*Resentment |
|
|
Pique
|
*Provoke or arouse
*Annoy |
|
|
Piscatorial
|
*Pertaining to fishing
|
|
|
Pitfall
|
*Hidden danger
*Concealed trap |
|
|
Pith
|
*Core or marrow
*Essence *Substance |
|
|
Pithy
|
*Concise
*Meaningful *Substantial |
|
|
Pittance
|
*Small allowance or wage
|
|
|
Pivotal
|
*Central
*Critical |
|
|
Placate
|
*Pacify
*Conciliate |
|
|
Placebo
|
*Harmless substance prescribed as dummy pill
|
|
|
Placid
|
*Peaceful
*Calm |
|
|
Plagiarize
|
*Steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
|
|
|
Plaintive
|
*Mournful
|
|
|
Plait
|
*Braid
*Intertwine |
|
|
Platonic
|
*Purely spiritual
*Without sensual desire |
|
|
Plaudit
|
*Enthusiastic approval
*Round of applause |
|
|
Plausible
|
*Having a show of truth but open to doubt
|
|
|
Plebian
|
*Common
*Pertaining to the common people |
|
|
Plenary
|
*Complete
*Full |
|
|
Pliable
|
*Flexible
*Yielding *Adaptable |
|
|
Pliant
|
*Flexible
*Easily influenced |
|
|
Plight
|
*Condition
*State *Predicament |
|
|
Pluck
|
*Courage
|
|
|
Plumage
|
*Feathers of a bird
|
|
|
Plumb
|
*Examine critically in order to understand
|
|
|
Plumb
|
*Vertical
|
|
|
Plutocracy
|
*Society ruled by the wealthy
|
|
|
Podiatry
|
*Doctor who treats ailments of the feet
|
|
|
Podium
|
*Pedestal
*Raised platform |
|
|
Poignancy
|
*Quality of being deeply moving
|
|
|
Polarize
|
*Split into two opposite extremes or camps
|
|
|
Polemic
|
*Controversy
|
|
|
Polemical
|
*Aggressive in verbal attack
|
|
|
Politic
|
*Prudent
*Well devised |
|
|
Polity
|
*Form of government of nation or state
|
|
|
Polygamist
|
*One who had more than one spouse at a time
|
|
|
Polyglot
|
*Speaking in several languages
|
|
|
Pomposity
|
*Self-important behavior
*Acting like a stuffed shirt |
|
|
Ponderous
|
*Weighty (heavy/intense)
|
|
|
Pontifical
|
*Pertaining to a bishop or pope
*Pompous or pretentious |
|
|
Pore
|
*Study industriously
*Ponder *Scrutinize |
|
|
Portend
|
*Foretell
|
|
|
Portent
|
*Sign
*Omen *Forewarning |
|
|
Portly
|
*Stout (large in size)
|
|
|
Portly
|
*Stout (large in size)
|
|
|
Portly
|
*Stout (large in size)
|
|
|
Poseur
|
*Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc. to impress others
|
|
|
Portly
|
*Stout (large in size)
|
|
|
Posterity
|
*descendants
*Future generations |
|
|
Poseur
|
*Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc. to impress others
|
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Posterity
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*descendants
*Future generations |
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Posthumous
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*After death (as in a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
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Posthumous
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*After death (as in a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
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Postulate
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*Self-evident truth
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Poseur
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*Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc. to impress others
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Poseur
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*Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc. to impress others
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Portly
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*Stout (large in size)
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Posture
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*Assume an affected pose
*Act artificially |
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Posterity
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*descendants
*Future generations |
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Postulate
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*Self-evident truth
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Posture
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*Assume an affected pose
*Act artificially |
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Posthumous
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*After death (as in a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
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Posterity
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*descendants
*Future generations |
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Potable
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*Suitable for drinking
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Postulate
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*Self-evident truth
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Potent
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*Powerful
*Greatly influential |
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Posthumous
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*After death (as in a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
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Poseur
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*Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc. to impress others
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Posture
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*Assume an affected pose
*Act artificially |
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Postulate
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*Self-evident truth
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Posterity
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*descendants
*Future generations |
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Potable
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*Suitable for drinking
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Potentate
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*Monarch
*Sovereign |
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Posthumous
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*After death (as in a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
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Potential
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*Expressing possibility
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Potent
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*Powerful
*Greatly influential |
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Postulate
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*Self-evident truth
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Potion
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*Dose (of liquid)
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Posture
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*Assume an affected pose
*Act artificially |
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Potable
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*Suitable for drinking
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Potentate
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*Monarch
*Sovereign |
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Posture
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*Assume an affected pose
*Act artificially |
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Potable
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*Suitable for drinking
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Potent
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*Powerful
*Greatly influential |
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Potent
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*Powerful
*Greatly influential |
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Potentate
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*Monarch
*Sovereign |
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Potentate
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*Monarch
*Sovereign |
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Potential
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*Expressing possibility
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Potpourri
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*Heterogeneous mixture
*Medley |
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Potion
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*Dose (of liquid)
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Potable
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*Suitable for drinking
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Potential
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*Expressing possibility
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Potential
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*Expressing possibility
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Potent
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*Powerful
*Greatly influential |
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Potion
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*Dose (of liquid)
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Potentate
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*Monarch
*Sovereign |
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Potpourri
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*Heterogeneous mixture
*Medley |
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Potential
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*Expressing possibility
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Potion
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*Dose (of liquid)
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Potpourri
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*Heterogeneous mixture
*Medley |
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Poultice
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*Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Potpourri
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*Heterogeneous mixture
*Medley |
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Practicable
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*Feasible
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Poultice
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*Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Poultice
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*Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Practical
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*Based on experience
*Useful |
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Practicable
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*Feasible
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Practical
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*Based on experience
*Useful |
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Practicable
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*Feasible
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Poultice
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*Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Potion
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*Dose (of liquid)
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Practicable
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*Feasible
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Practical
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*Based on experience
*Useful |
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Practical
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*Based on experience
*Useful |
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Potpourri
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*Heterogeneous mixture
*Medley |
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Poultice
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*Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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Practicable
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*Feasible
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Practical
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*Based on experience
*Useful |
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