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Abate
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decrease, diminish, reduce, subside
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Abdicate
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resign, relinquish, renounce
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Aberrant
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abnormal, atypical, deviant, unusual
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Abeyance
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inactivity, suspension, recess
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Abject
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completely hopeless, downtrodden, miserable, wretched
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Abjure
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to formally reject (often under oath), forswear
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Abscond
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disappear, escape, vanish
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Abstemious
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frugal, moderate
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Abysmal
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terrible
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Accolade
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award, honor
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Acerbic
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acidic, caustic, harsh, sharp
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Accrue
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increase, accumulate
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Acumen
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insight, judgement
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Adamant
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insistent, determined, inflexible, stubborn
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Admonish
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advise, warn
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Adulation
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excessive admiration, flattery
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Adulterate
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to make impure by adding foreign elements
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Aesthetic
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artistic
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Affinity
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an attraction, especially one based on a similarity in interests
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Aggrandize
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to make greater in size, power or honor
to enhance the appearance of greatness |
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Aggregate
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(adj.) accumulated, collective
(v.) combine (n.) combination, mass |
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Alacrity
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liveliness
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Alchemy
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magic, sorcery
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Allay
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to decrease in strength or difficulty
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Alleviate
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to relieve
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Alloy
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blend, combination
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Allure
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to atract
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Amalgamate
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to blend, merge, integrate
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Ambiguous
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enigmatic, indefinite, cryptic
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Ambivalence
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uncertainty, doubt, indecision
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Ameliorate
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alleviate
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Amenable
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agreeable
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Amenity
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the quality of being agreeable
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Anachronism
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misplacement
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analogous
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alike
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Anarchy
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complete disorder
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Anathema
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sb or sth that is cursed
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Anodyne
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sth that comforts
painkiller |
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Anomaly
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irregular
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Antipathy
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dislike
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Apostate
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one who renounces a previous loyalty, such as to a religion, nation, or party
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Apogee
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zenith, summit
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Appease
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to bring to a state of peace
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Apprise
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to inform
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Approbation
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formal approval
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Appropriate
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to take for oneself
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Archaic
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obsolete, ancient
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Arduous
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extremely difficult
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Artless
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simple
without skill |
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Ascetic
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strictly self-denying (often for spiritual purposes)
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Asperity
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harshness
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Aspersion
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a false accusation intended to do harm, defamation
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Assiduous
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attentive, persevering
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Assuage
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relieve, ease
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Astringent
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harsh, caustic
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Asylum
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a place of shelter and protection
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Attenuate
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lessen
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Audacious
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bold, brave
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Austere
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strict, simple
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Autonomous
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independent
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Avarice
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greed for money
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Aver
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to verify
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Avocation
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hobby
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Axiomatic
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accepted, obvious
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Banal
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unoriginal
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Bawdy
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obscene
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Behemoth
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giant
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Belie
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to reveal the falsehood of
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Bellicose
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belligerent
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Beneficient
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doing good, benevolent
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Blandishment
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flattery intended to persuade
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Bolster
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to give support
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Bombastic
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pompous
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Boorish
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bad mannered
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Brazen
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shamelessly bold
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Broach
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to mention for the first time
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Bucolic
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rural
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Burgeon
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flourish
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Burnish
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to brighten
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Buttress
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to bolster, to support
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Cacophony
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harsh sound
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Calumny
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defamation
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Canon
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rules
sacred texts |
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Cant
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sanctimoniousness
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Capricious
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unpredictable, erratic
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Captious
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faultfinding
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Castigation
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severe crticism
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Catalyst
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an agent that speeds up a change or activity
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Causal
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relating to cause
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Caustic
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harsh
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Cavil
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to raise minor objections
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Censure
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blame
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Chary
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wary
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Chasten
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to correct through punishment
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Chicanery
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cheating
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Chimera
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a terrible illusion
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Circuitous
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going in a winding indirect way
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Coagulate
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to thicken, to gather in mass
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Coda
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ending, conclusion
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Cogent
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relevant
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Commensurate
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equivalent
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Compendium
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abstract, overview
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Complacent
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satisfied with one's own condition
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Complaisant
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inclined to please other people
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Complement
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supplement
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Compliant
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obedient
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Conciliatory
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overcome distrust
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Confound
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to confuse thoroughly
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Connoisseur
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expert
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Contention
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conflict
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Contiguous
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adjacent
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Contrite
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sorry, penitent, apologetic
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Contumacious
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stubbornly rebellious
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Conundrum
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a complicated problem
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Convention
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the standard way of doing sth
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Convivial
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enjoying company, friendly
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Convoluted
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complicated
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Copious
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plentiful
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Craven
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timid, cowardly
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Credulous
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unsuspecting, willing to believe
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Culpable
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gulity
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Cynicism
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pessimism
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Cynosure
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center of attraction
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Dearth
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a shortage
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Debacle
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a disaster
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Debauchery
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immoral behavior involving drugs, sex...
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Decorum
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propriety
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Default
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a failure to fulfill an obligation
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Deference
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courtesy, regard
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Defunct
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obsolete, extinct
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Delineate
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represent
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Demur
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object, to express disagreement
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Denigrate
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belittle
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Denouement
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the outcome of a story
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Derision
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ridicule
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Derivative
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lacking an originality
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Desicate
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to dry up
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Desuetude
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the state of no longer being in use
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Desultory
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lacking a plan, aimless
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Deterrent
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obstacle
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Detraction
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slander, defamation
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Diaphanous
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extremely fine to the point of transparency
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Diatribe
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harangue
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Dichotamy
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difference, separation
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Didactic
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tending to teach
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Diffidence
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shyness
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Diffuse
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disorganized
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Digression
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a turning way from the main object
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Dilettante
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amateur
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Dirge
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a slow piece of music
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Disabuse
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enlighten
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Discerning
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insightful
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Discordant
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inconsistent
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Discredit
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doubt, rejection
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Discreet
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cautious, prudent
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Discrepancy
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inconsistency
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Discrete
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detached, isolated
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Disingenuous
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insincere, deceitful
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Disinterested
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indifferent
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Disjointed
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disorderly, incoherent
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Dismiss
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to allow or cause to leave, to discharge
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Disparage
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belittle
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Disparate
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essentially different, dissimilar
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Dissemble
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to conceal
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Disseminate
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to broadcast, to disperse
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Dissident
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disagreeing with an established belief or organization
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Dissolution
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rupture, separation
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Dissonance
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disagreement, conflict
the clashing of sounds |
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Distend
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to expand
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Distill
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refine, purify, concentrate
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Divest
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to free from
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Divulge
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to make a secret known, disclose
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Doctrinaire
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fanatic about a doctrine, inflexible
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Dogmatic
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opinionated
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Dormant
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inactive, asleep
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Dross
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waste, trash
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Dupe
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fool
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Ebullient
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lively, vivacious
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Eccentric
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Unconventional, odd
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Eclectic
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composed of a variety of styles, diverse
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Effervescence
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liveliness
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Effete
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without strength
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Efficacy
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effectiveness, capability
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Effrontery
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shameless boldness
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Elegy
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requim
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Elicit
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to draw out
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Elixir
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medicine, solution
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Eloquent
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beautifully expressive
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Emaciated
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skinny
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Embelish
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decorate
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Emollient
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healing, soothing
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Empirical
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experimental
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Emulate
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to compete
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Encomium
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accolade
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Endemic
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prevalent in a group of people or region
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Enervate
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to reduce the strength of
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Engender
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to produce
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Enhance
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to improve
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Enigmatic
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puzzling
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Ennui
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a feeling of weariness
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Enunciate
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to announce
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Ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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Equanimity
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calmness
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Equivocate
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prevaricate
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Errant
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tending to err
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Erudite
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educated
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Eschew
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to avoid
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Essay
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to attempt
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Esoteric
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hidden
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Estimable
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admirable
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Eulogy
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a speech or piece of writing given in honor of sb who has died
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Euphemism
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pretense
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Evanescent
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tending to fade or vanish
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Evince
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to reveal
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Evocative
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expressive, suggestive
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Exacerbate
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to make worse
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Exact
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to demand, to call for
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Execrable
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horrible
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Exculpate
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to exonerate, to clear from guilt
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Exhort
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to advise
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Existential
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having to do with being and existence
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Exigency
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an urgent situation
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Exonerate
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to clear from blame
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Expiate
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compensate, atone
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Explicate
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to clarify
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Expository
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informative
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Extemporaneous
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unrehearsed, improvised
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Extirpate
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eradicate
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Extraneous
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extra
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Extrapolate
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to project based on given information
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Extrinsic
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external
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Facitious
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humorous, not serious
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Facilitate
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to make easier
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Fallacy
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misconception
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Fallow
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inactive
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Fatuous
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foolish
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Fawning
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flattering
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Felicitous
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appropriate
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Fervent
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intense
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Filibuster
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hindrance
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Flag
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to lose interest
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Fledgling
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a beginner
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Flouting
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to neglect or treat with scorn
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Foment
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foster, encourage, to promote the growth of sth
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Forestall
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to hinder or delay
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Fortuitous
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accidental, fortunate
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Fractious
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tending to be quarrelsome
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Frugality
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not wasteful
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Fulminate
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to criticize
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Fulsome
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excessive
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Furtive
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done secretly
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Futile
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useless
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Gainsay
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to declare to be untrue
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Garrulous
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talkative
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Gauche
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lacking good manners
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Genial
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friendly, sympathetic
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Germane
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relevant, appropriate
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Glib
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informal
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Goad
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to urge, to encourage
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Grandiloquence
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Pompousness
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Gregarious
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outgoing
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Guileless
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innocent, honest
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Guise
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appearance, style of dress
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Gullible
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naive
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Hackneyed
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banal, chliche
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Halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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Hallowed
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holy
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Harangue
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tirade
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Harrowing
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difficult, excrutiating
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Hedonism
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debauchery
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Hegemony
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power
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Heretical
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dissident,
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Heterodox
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unconventional. dissident
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Homogeneous
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uniform
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Hubris
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pride
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Hyperbole
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intentional exaggeration
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Iconoclast
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dissident
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Idolatry
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adulation
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Imbroglio
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scandal
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Imminent
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about to occur
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Immutable
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unchangeable
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Impair
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to damage
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Impassive
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not subject to pain
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Impecunious
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having little or no money
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Impede
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to hinder
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Impermeable
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impassable
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Imperturbable
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incapable of being disturbed
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Impervious
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immune
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Impetuous
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unexpected, impassionate
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Implacable
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merciless, unyielding
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Implausible
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unbelievable
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Implicit
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implied, latent
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Imploded
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to violently collapse inward
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Impunity
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freedom from punishment or harm
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Inadvertent
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unintentional
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Inchoate
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incompletely formed
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Incipient
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coming into being
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Incongruous
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inconsistent
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Inconsequential
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unimportant
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Incorporate
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to include
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Indeterminate
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not fixed or defined
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Indifferent
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unbiased
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Indigence
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complete poverty
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Indolent
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lazy
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Inert
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having no power
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Infelicitous
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not appropriate
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Ingenuous
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naive
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Inherent
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intrinsic
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Inimical
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hostile, unwelcoming
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Insensible
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unaware, not able to feel or perceive
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Insinuate
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to imply
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Insipid
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lacking taste, dull
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Insularity
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isolation, narrow-mindedness
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Intangible
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not tangible
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Interpolate
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to add words into a conversation or text
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Intimate
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to imply
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Intractable
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not easily managed
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Intransigent
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inflexible
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Introspection
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looking inward at one's own thoughts and feeling
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Intrepid
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brave
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Inundate
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to flood or overwhelm
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Inured
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accustomed to difficulty or pain
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Invective
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diatribe
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Inveigh
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to protest
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Inveigle
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to win over or obtain
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Inveterate
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firmly established as a habit
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Irascible
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easily angered
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Irresolute
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not sure how to act
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Itenerant
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nomadic
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Jaundiced
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feeling hostility
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Jocose
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tending to joke
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Juggernaut
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a large movement that destroys anything
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Junta
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a group ruling a country after having seized power
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Juxtapose
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to place together
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Kudos
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fame earned for an accomplishment
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Laconic
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using few words
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Lambast
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to attack verbally
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Lascivious
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arousing desire
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Lassitude
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a lack of energy
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Laud
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to praise
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Lethargic
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lazy, indolent
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Levee
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an embankment designed to prevent flooding
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Levity
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a lightness of character
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Liberal
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altruistic, benevolent
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Libertine
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debauchee
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Libido
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sexual drive
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Litany
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a long list of complaints
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Log
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journal of a voyage or other events
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Lucid
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bright, obvious
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Luminous
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glowing
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Lustrous
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luminous
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Machiavellian
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deceitful
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Machination
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an artful act which is aimed at an evil purpose
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Magnanimity
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the possession of a courageous spirit
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Malevolent
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evil, vicious
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Malign
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defame, slander
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Malinger
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to pretend illness in order to avoid work
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped or influenced
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Martial
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having to do with war
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Maverick
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an independent individual
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Menagerie
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a collection of animals
a varied group of people |
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Mendacious
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dishonest
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Mercurial
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characterized by quickly changing moods
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Mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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Metamorphosis
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transformation
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Meticulous
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taking care of details
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Mettle
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strength of spirit
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Militate
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to work against or fight
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Miniscule
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tiny
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Misinthrope
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one who distrust humanity
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Miscellany
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hodgepodge
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Misogynist
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one who hates women
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Mitigate
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to make less hostile or severe
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Mnemonic
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helping the memory
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Mollify
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to soften the temper or feeling
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Monolithic
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massive
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Morose
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gloomy
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Mundane
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earthly, practical
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Nascent
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incipient
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Nebulous
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confused,vague
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Negate
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to deny the truth or existence of
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Neologism
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a new word
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Neophyte
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a beginner
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Nostalgia
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homesickness
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Noxious
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toxic
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Obdurate
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implacable
stubborn |
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Obfuscate
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to make obscure
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Obsequious
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subservient
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Obstinate
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stubborn
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Obtuse
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dull, stupid
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Obviate
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hinder
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Occlude
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hinder, conceal
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Odious
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disgusting
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Officious
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intrusive
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Opaque
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difficult to understand
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Opprobrium
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infamy
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Oscillate
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to vary in opinions
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Ostentatious
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characterized by showy display
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Paean
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laud
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Pallid
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dull, lacking energy
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Paragon
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an example of excellence
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Parody
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an action that copies sb or sth in an amusing way
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Partisan
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committed to or biased toward a party, cause, or person
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Pathological
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caused by or symptomatic of disease or mental disturbance
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Paucity
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scarcity
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Pedagogy
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the art of teaching
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Pedantic
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academic
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Penchant
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tendency
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Penury
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indigence
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Peremptory
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dictatorial
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Perennial
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lasting a long time
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Perfidy
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an act of disloyalty
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Perfunctory
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done in a superficial way
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Permeable
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able to be penetrated
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Pernicious
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destructive
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Perspicacious
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extremely perceptive
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Perturb
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to disturb mentally
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Peruse
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to study with attention
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Pervade
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to become spread throughout
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Petulant
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characterized by rudeness or ill humor
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Phlegmatic
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dispassionate
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Pious
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religious
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Pine
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to grieve
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Pirate
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plagiarize
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Pithy
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brief and meaningful
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Placate
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to calm
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Plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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Plasticity
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malleability
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Platitude
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a banal statement
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Plethora
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an excess
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Plummet
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to fall suddenly
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Polemical
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controversial, contentious
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Porous
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having pores
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Prattle
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idle talk, chatter
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Precarious
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shaky, perilous
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Precipitate
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hasten
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Precursor
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Predecessor
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Predilection
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penchant
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Preen
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to dress smartly
to congratulate oneself for an accomplishment |
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Premonition
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a sense of anticipation of an future event
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Prescience
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foresight
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Presumptuous
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audacious
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Prevaricate
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to lie
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Pristine
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fresh, clean
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Probity
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sincerity
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Problematic
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posing problem
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Proclivity
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tendency
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Prodigal
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wasteful
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Prodigious
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fabulous
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Profligate
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shameless
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Profuse
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excessive
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Prolific
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fertile, fruitful
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Propensity
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predilection, proclivity
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Propitiate
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appease
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Propriety
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appropriateness
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Prosaic
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dull
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Proscribe
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to forbid
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Pungent
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caustic, painful
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Purport
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to claim or pretend
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Putrefy
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to rot, decay, spoil
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Quaff
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imbibe
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Quagmire
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a difficult situation
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Qualm
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uncertainty
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Query
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question, inquiry
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Querulous
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dissatisfied
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Quible
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to equivocate
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Quiescent
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at rest
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Quixotic
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foolish in the pursuit of ideals
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Quotidian
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ordinary
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Rancorous
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characterized by deep ill will
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Raredfied
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elite
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Rationale
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reason
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Recalcitrant
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intractable
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Recant
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to openly withdraw a statement or belief
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Recluse
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one who has withdrawn from society
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Recondite
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hidden, mysterious
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Redoubtable
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inspiring fear or respect
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Refractory
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rebellious
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Refulgent
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shining brightly
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Refute
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to deny
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Relegate
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to displace, to demote
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Renege
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to go back on a commitment
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Reparation
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compensation
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Reproach
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(n.) an expression of disapproval
(v.) to express disproval |
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Reprobate
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miscreant
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Repudiate
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to reject
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Rescind
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to cancel
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Reticent
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rending to be silent
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Reverence
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feeling of honor or respect
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Rhetoric
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the art of the use of language in speech or writing
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Rue
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grieve
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Ruse
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a trick
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Sage
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guru
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Salubrious
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healthful
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Sanction
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to give permission
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Sardonic
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scornful
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Satiate
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to satisfy fully or supply to excess
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Satire
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irony
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Saturate
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drench
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Savor
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to enjoy
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Secrete
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to conceal
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Sedulous
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tireless
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Sensual
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materialistic, carnal
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Sensuous
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luxurious
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Sentient
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consious
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Servile
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like a slave
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Shard
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fragments of a brittle substance
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Singular
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unique
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Skeptic
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doubter
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Solicitous
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showing concern or care
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Solvent
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able to pay debts
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Soporific
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soothing
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Sordid
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miserable
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Sparse
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inadequate
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Specious
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attractive in a deceptive way, misleading
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Spectrum
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span
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Spendthrift
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spender
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Sporadic
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scattered, happening irregularly
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Spurious
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deceitful
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Squalid
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disgusting, sordid
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Squander
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dissipate
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Static
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fixed
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Stigma
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a mark of disgrace
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Stint
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a period of time spent doing a specific activity
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Stipulate
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to a make a specific demand
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Stoic
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not showing feeling
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Stolid
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indifferent
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Stratified
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ordered
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Striated
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marked with grooves, scratches, or strips
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Strident
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loud
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Strut
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to walk in a proud or pompous way
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Stupefy
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to confound
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Stymied
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to get in the way of
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Subpoena
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a written command to appear in court
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Subside
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to settle down or become quiet
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Substantiate
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to give evidence for or prove
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Subtle
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skillful
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Subversive
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destructive
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Succinct
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precise
using few words |
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Succor
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aid
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Superfluous
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more than what is needed
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Supersede
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to take the place or position of
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Supplant
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to supersede
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Supposition
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assumption
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Surfeit
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an excessive amount
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Synthesis
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amalgamation
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tacit
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implicit
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Tangential
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irrelevant
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Tautological
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redundant
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Tenacity
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persistence
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Tenet
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doctrine
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Tenuous
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thin in form or density
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Terse
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concise, brief
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Tirade
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diatribe
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Tome
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a large, weighty book
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Torpor
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a state of mental and physical inactivity
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Torque
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a force that causes rotation
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Tortuous
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having many twists
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Tout
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to praise
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Tractable
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easily handled
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Transgression
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an act of violating a command or law
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Transient
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ephemeral
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Translucent
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clearly understandable
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Trenchant
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keen
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Truculent
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hostile, brutal, belligerent
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Tryst
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date, rendezvous
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Ubiquitous
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omnipresent
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Uncanny
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extraordinary
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Unfeigned
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sincere
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Untenable
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illogical
indefensible |
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Urbane
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polite
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Vacillate
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to hesitate in making decision
to fluctuate |
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Vacuous
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empty
lacking ideas or seriousness |
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Vapid
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lacking energy or flavor
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Variegated
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marked by a variety of colors
varied |
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Venerate
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to honor
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Veracity
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truthfulness
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Verbose
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wordy
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Vexation
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the state of being troubled
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Viable
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able to function properly
feasible |
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Vigilant
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alert
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Vilify
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defame
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Virtuoso
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(n.) one who excels at an art
(adj.) displaying excellence |
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Virulent
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poisonous
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Viscous
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adhesive, sticky
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Vituperative
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scolding
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Vogue
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sth that is in fashion
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Volatile
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explosive, changeable
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Voracious
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having large appetite
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Warranted
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justified
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Wary
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vigilant
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Waver
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to fluctuate
to vacillate in making decision |
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Welter
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(v.) to become immersed or involved
(n.) a complete disorder |
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Whimsical
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strange and amusing
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Zealous
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characterized by passionate loyalty for a person or idea
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