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ABIDE
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Endure, bear; dwell, remain.
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ABATE
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subside or moderate
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ABERRANT
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abnormal or deviant
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ABEYANCE
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suspended action
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ABSCOND
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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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ADVOCATE
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"advocate (Verb):
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AESTHETIC
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artistic
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AFFABLE
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Friendly; courteous; gracious; mild.
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AGGREGATE
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gather, accumulate
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AILMENT
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Indisposition; minor disorder of the body
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ALACRITY
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cheerful promptness, eagerness
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ALLEVIATE
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relieve
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AMALGAMATE
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combine, unite in one body
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AMBIGUOUS
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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AMBIVALENCE
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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AMELIORATE
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improve
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AMEND (Verb) AMENDABLE (Adj)
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To change or modify in any way for the better.
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AMICABLE
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Friendly or peaceful
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ANACHRONISM
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something or someone misplaced in time
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ANALOGOUS
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comparable
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ANATHEMA
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" to be anathema TO sb: liberal ideas are anathema to
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ANEMIA
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Lack of vigor or vitality
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ANIMUS
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Aggression or hostility.
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ANOMALOUS
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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 or caring, indifference
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APPEASE
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pacify or soother, relieve
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APPREHENSIVE
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"Apprehensive (adj.)
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APPRISE
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inform
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APPROBATION
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Approval; sanction; commendation
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APPROPRIATE
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acquire, take possession of for one's own use
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ARBITER
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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them
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ARDUOUS
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hard, stenuous
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ARTLESS
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without guile, open and honest
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ASCETIC
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practicing self-denial, austere
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ASPERITY
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Harshness, roughness of temper
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ASSIDUOUS
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diligent
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ASSUAGE
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ease or lessen (pain), satisty (hunger), soother (anger)
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ATTENUATE
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make thinner, weaken or lessen ( in density, force, degree)
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AUDACIOUS
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daring, bold
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AUGUST
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Solemn; inspiring respect and reverence; dignified.
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AUSTERE
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forbiddingly stern
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AUTONOMOUS
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self-governing
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AVER
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assert confidently or declare
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BAFFLE
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To elude; to foil; to perplex
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BALEFUL
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Menacing, portending evil; having a harmful or malignant influence.
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BANAL
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hackneyed, commonplate, trite, lacking originality
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BARRAGE
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intense volley [1. simultaneous discharge of missiles etc. 2. outburst of questions or other words. 3. return of the ball in tennis/ before it touches the ground.] of many things at once (as in, perhaps, artillery shelling [tufek sacmasinin firlamasi gibi; artillery askeri boluk gibi]).
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BATE
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with bated breath con ansiedad, conteniendo la respiración
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BAWDY
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‹ language / scene › subido de tono; ‹ joke › subido de
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BEDRAGGLE
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"verb.
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BELIE
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contradict, give a flase impression
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BENEFICENT
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kindly, doing good
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BESEECH
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"verb.
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BIGOTRY
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"noun.
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BILIOUS
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"adj.
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BILK
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"verb.
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BIVOUAC
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"verb.
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BIZARRE
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"adj.
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BOLSTER
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support, reinforce
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BOMBASTIC
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pompous, using inflated language
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BOORISH
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"adj.
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BRANDISH
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To move or wave, as a weapon; to flourish
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BRAZEN
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"adj.
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BUCOLIC
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"adj.
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BUNGLE:
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To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner
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BUOYANT
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"adj.
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BURGEON
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grow forth, send out buds
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BURNISH
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make shiny by rubbing, polish
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BUTTRESS
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support, prop up
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CACKLE
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To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does; to laugh in a broken manner
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CACOPHONOUS
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discordant, inharmonious
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CAJOLE
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"(verb)
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CALLOUS
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"adj.
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CALUMNIATE
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"verb.
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CANTANKEROUS
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"adj.
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CAPRICIOUS
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unpredictable, fickle
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CARP
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To find fault; to criticize words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly.
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CARRION
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"noun.
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CASTIGATION
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punishment, severe criticism
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CATALYST
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agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged, person or thing that causes action
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CATATONIC
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"The definition of catatonic (adj) is In a stupor; experiencing either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs.. Here is an example of it in use:
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CAUSTIC
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Burning; corrosive; destructive
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CAVALCADE
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A procession of persons on horseback
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CELERITY
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"noun.
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CHAGRIN
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"noun.
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CHAMELEON:
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A lizard that changes color to match its surroundings.
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CHARY
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"adj.
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CHASTEN
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"verb.
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CHERUBIC
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"adj.
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CHICANERY
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"noun.
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CHROMATIC
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"adj.
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
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An indirect and wordy means of expression.
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CLANDESTINE
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"adj.
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CLEAVE
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adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling
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COAGULATE
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thicken, congeal, clot
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CODA
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition, something that summarizes or concludes
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COGENT
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convincing
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COGNATE
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"adj.
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COLLATERAL
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"NOUN
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COMELY
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Pleasing or agreeable to the sight
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COMMENSURATE
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corresponding in extent or degree or amount, proportionate
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COMPENDIUM
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A short review of a particular subject or issue.
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COMPLAISANT
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trying to please, overly polite, obliging
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COMPLIANT
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yielding, conforming to requirements
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CONCEIT
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"noun.
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CONCILIATORY
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reconciling, soothing
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CONDONE
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overlook, forgive, give tacit approval, excuse
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CONFOUND
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confuse, puzzle
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CONGENIAL
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Allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.
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CONNOISSEUR
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person competent to act as a judge of something, a lover of an art
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CONTENTION
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claim, thesis
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CONTENTIOUS
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quarrelsome
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CONTRITE
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penitent
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CONUNDRUM
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riddle, difficult problem
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CONVERGE
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approach, tend to meet, come together
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CONVOLUTED
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coiled around, involved, intricate
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COPIOUS
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Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.
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CORDIAL
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"adj.
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CORPULENT
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"adj.
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CORRODE
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To consume; to wear away; to gradually wear away; to impair; rust.
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COUNTERVAIL:
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Act in opposition, counteract (often against a harmful force); compensate, offset, counterbalance
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COZEN
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"cozen (verb)
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CRAVEN
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cowardly
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CUPIDITY
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"noun.
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CURATOR
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Custodian, especially one in charge of a museum or zoo.
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CURSORY
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Performed rapidly without attention to details; hasty.
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DABBLE
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To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way.
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DAUNT
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Discourage by reason of difficulty, intimidate, overwhelm, instill fear or lessen courage
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DECOROUS
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Satisfying the demands of polite society; proper, correct, seemly.
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DECORUM
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propriety, orderliness and good taste in manners
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DECREPIT
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"Decrepit (adj.)
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DECRY
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Find fault with. Publically condemn or belittle
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DEFAULT
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failure to act
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DEFEATIST
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Expecting or anticipating loss
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DEFERENCE
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courteous regard for another's wish
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DEFERENTIAL
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"adj.
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DELINEATE
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portray, depict, sketch
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DENIGRATE
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blacken
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DERELICTION
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"noun.
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DERIDE
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ridicule, make fun of
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DERISIVE
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Mocking, laughing; dismissive
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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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DESTITUTE
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Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy.
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DESULTORY
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aimless, haphazard, disgressing at random
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DETAIN
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To hold back.
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DETERRENT
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something that discourages, hindrance
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DIATRIBE
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bitter scolding, invective
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DICHOTOMY
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split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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DIFFIDENCE
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shyness
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DIFFIDENT
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Hesitant and timid; unassertive.
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DIFFUSE
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wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas)
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DIGRESSION
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wandering away from the subject
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DILATE
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"verb.
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DILATORY
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"Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy
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DIRGE
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"noun.
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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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DISCOMFIT
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Upset, frustrate, make uncomfortable
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DISCORDANT
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not harmonious, conflicting
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DISCREDIT
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defame, destroy confidence in, disbelieve
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DISCREPANCY
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lack of consistency, difference
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DISCRETE
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separate, unconnected, consisting of distinct parts
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DISHEVELLED
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"adj.
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DISINGENUOUS
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lacking genuine candor, 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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belittle
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DISPARATE
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basically different, unrelated
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DISSEMBLE
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disguise, pretend
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DISSEMINATE
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distribute, spread, scatter (like 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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"verb.
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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
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DOCUMENT
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provide written evidence
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DOGMATIC
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opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
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DORMANT
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Sleeping, in an inactive state, but with the potential to awaken.
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DRIVEL
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Stupid talk; nonsense
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DROLL
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"adj.
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DROSS
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"noun.
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DUCTILE
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Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; capable of being drawn out.
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DUPE
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someone easily fooled
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DURESS
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"noun.
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DWINDLE
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"(verb)
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EBULLIENT
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showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
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ECLECTIC
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selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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EFFACE
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"verb.
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EFFICACY
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power to produce desired effect
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EFFRONTERY
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impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, presumptuousness
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EFFULGENT
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"adj.
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ELATION
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"noun.
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ELEEMOSYNARY
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pertaining to charity; charitable
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ELEGY
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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ELICIT
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draw out by discussion
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ELOQUENCE
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Clear and forceful expression of meaning or feeling.
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EMACIATE:
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To become or to cause to become very thin, as when starving.
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EMBARK:
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To set out on a voyage; to engage in any affair
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EMBELLISH
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adorn, ornament, enhance (as a story)
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EMPIRICAL
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based on experience
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EMULATE
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imitate, rival
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ENCOMIUM
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A statement of high, glowing, enthusiastic praise.
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ENCUMBERED
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Burdened; weighed down.
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ENDEMIC
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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ENERVATE
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weaken
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ENGENDER
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cause, produce
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ENHANCE
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increase, improve
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ENJOIN
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"verb.
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ENMITY:
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Strong hatred.
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ENNUI
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A feeling of weariness and disgust; tedium.
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ENTRANCE
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"verb.
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EPHEMERAL
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"adj.
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EPICURE
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A person with discriminating taste (e.g. in food and wine).
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EQUANIMITY
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calmness of temperament, composure
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EQUIVOCATE
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lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
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ERUDITE
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learned, scholarly
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ESOTERIC
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hard to understand, known only to the chosen few
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ESPOUSE:
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To take up as a supporter.
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EULOGY
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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EUPHEMISM
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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EXACERBATE
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worsen, embitter
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EXACTING
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Demanding;strict; not easily satisfied.
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EXCULPATE
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clear from blame
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EXIGENCY
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urgent situation, pressing needs or demands, state of requiring immediate attention
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EXPATIATE
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To enlarge or elaborate upon something; to go on in great detail.
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EXPEDIENT
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"adj.
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EXPIATION:
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Atonement, the making of amends.
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EXPURGATE
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To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous.
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EXTIRPATE
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To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate
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EXTRAPOLATION
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projection, conjecture
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FACETIOUS
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joking (often inappropriately), humorous
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FACILE
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easily done, overly simplistic
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FACILITATE
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help bring about, make less difficult
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FALLACIOUS
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false, misleading
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FASTIDIOUS
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Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; fussy.
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FATUOUS
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brainless, inane, foolish yet smug
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FAWN
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"verb.
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FAWNING
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trying to please by behaving flattering or cringing
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FAZE
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"verb.
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FEBRILE
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"adj.
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FELICITOUS
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apt, suitably expressed, well chosen
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FELON:
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A person guilty or capable of crime.
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FERRET
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Search out and bring to light; to drive out from a hiding place.
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FERVOR
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glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
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FETID
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"adj.]
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FILIAL
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Pertaining to a son or daughter
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FINAGLE
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"verb.
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FLAG:
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tire, lose vigor; to mark as significant.
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FLEDGLING
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inexperienced
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FLEECE
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To swindle; defraud [cheat by fraud]; steal from through deceit
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FLOUT
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reject, mock, show contempt for
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FLURRY
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"noun.
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FLUSTER
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"verb.
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FODDER
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"noun.
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FOMENT
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"verb.
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FORESTALL:
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To take beforehand; to anticipate; to hinder or prevent by measures taken in advance
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FRACTIOUS
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Irritable; apt to scold. [easily annoyed]
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FRANCHISE:
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special license or privilege granted to an individual or a group.
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FRUGALITY
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thrift, economy
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FRUITION
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Coming to fulfilment; enjoyment
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FULMINATE
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"verb.
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FULSOME
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Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying.
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FUTILE
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useless, hopeless, ineffectual
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GAFFE
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"noun.
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GAINSAY
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deny
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GALAXY:
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A system of stars; an assemby of brilliant or famous people.
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GALVANIZE
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To plate or coat with metal by means of electricity; to stimulate, rouse, stir.
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GAMELY
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"In a plucky manner; spiritedly
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GARBLED
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Confused; mixed up; unintelligible
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GARISH
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Overly showy; too bright; gaudy.
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GARRULOUS
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loquacious, wordy, talkative
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GAWK
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To stare stupidly at something.
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GENTEEL
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"adj.
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GENUFLECT
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"verb.
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GERMINATE
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"verb.
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GESTATE
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"verb.
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GIDDY
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Silly; lightheaded; dizzy.
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GINGERLY
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Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously [1. choosing only what is good. 2. easily disgusted]; daintily.
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GLACIAL
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Consisting of ice; frozen; icy
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GLEAN
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"Glean (verb)
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GOAD
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urge on
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GOSSAMER
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Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof material.
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GOUGE
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overcharge
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GRANDILOQUENT
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pompous, bombastic, using high-sounding language
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GREGARIOUS
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sociable
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GRUESOME
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Ugly; frightful
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GUILELESS
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Without cunning or duplicity; simple and honest.
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GULLIBLE
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easily deceived
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GUSTATORY
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Relating to the sense of taste.
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GUTTURAL
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"adj.
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GUY
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"noun.
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HALCYON
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"noun.
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HARANGUE
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"noun.
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HARBINGER:
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A portent; sign of the future.
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HARDY
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"adj.
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HEAVE
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"(verb)
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HERMETIC
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"adj.
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HILARITY
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Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment
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HIRSUTE:
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Hairy
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HOMOGENEOUS
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of the same kind
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HOODWINK:
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To deceive by false appearance.
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HYPERBOLE
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exaggeration, overstatement
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ICONOCLAST
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One who challenges and criticizes established beliefs.
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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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IMBIBE
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"Imbibe (verb)
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IMMUTABLE
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unchangeable
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IMPAIR
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injure, hurt
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IMPASSIVE
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without feeling, imperturbable, stoical
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IMPEDE
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hinder, block
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IMPERIOUS
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Commanding; domineering or arrogant; urgent, imperative.
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IMPERMEABLE
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impervious, 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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impenetrable, 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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IMPOSTOR:
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One who assumes a false identity
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IMPUDENT:
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Bold and sassy; marked by disregard for others.
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IMPUGN
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"verb
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INADVERTENTLY
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unintentionaly, by oversight or carelessly
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INANE
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Silly, without meaning, foolish.
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INCHOATE
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recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
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INCLEMENT
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"adj.
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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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introduce something into a larger whole, combine, unite
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INCRUSTATION
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"noun.
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INCUMBENT
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Person currently occupying a political office.
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INDEFATIGABLE:
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Continuing without fatigue; untiring; unflagging.
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INDETERMINATE
|
uncertain, not clearly fixed, indefinite
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INDIGENCE
|
poverty
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INDIGENT
|
"adj.
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INDIGNANT
|
"(adj.)
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INDOLENT
|
Lazy, given to inactivity.
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INDUSTRIOUS
|
"adj.
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INEBRIATED
|
"adj.
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INERT
|
inactive, lacking power to move
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|
INFLAMMATORY
|
Causing anger, hostility or passion.
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INFLUX
|
"(noun)
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INFURIATE
|
"verb.
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INGENUOUS
|
naive and trusting, young, unsophisticated
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INGRATIATE
|
"verb.
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INHERENT
|
firmly established by nature or habit
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INNOCUOUS
|
harmless
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INSENSIBLE
|
unconscious, unresponsive
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INSINUATE
|
Imply in a subtle or devious way; introduce gradually or indirectly and artfully.
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INSIPID
|
lacking in flavor, dull
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INSOLENT
|
"adj.
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INSTIGATE
|
To provoke; to incite.
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INSULARITY
|
narrow-mindedness, isolation
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|
INTRACTABLE
|
unruly, stubborn, unyielding
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INTRANSIGENCE
|
refusal of any compromise, stubborness
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INTRANSIGENT
|
Refusing compromise; irreconcilable.
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|
INUNDATE
|
overwhelm, flood, submerge
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|
INURED
|
accustomed, hardened
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|
INVECTIVE
|
"noun.
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INVETERATE
|
"adj.
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|
INVIDIOUS
|
"adj.
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IRASCIBLE
|
irritable, easily angered
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IRKSOME
|
Bothersome, irritating
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IRRESOLUTE
|
uncertain how to act, weak
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IRREVERENT
|
Lacking proper respect.
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ITINERANT
|
Travelling, unsettled, wandering about the country.
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|
ITINERARY
|
plan of a trip
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|
JIBE
|
"verb.
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|
JOCUND:
|
Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
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|
JOURNEYMAN
|
Someone trained in a skill, usually a craft.
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|
JUGGERNAUT:
|
An overwhelming force or movement that overcomes all resistance.
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KNOTTY
|
Something difficult or intricate
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LABILE
|
"adj.
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LACHRYMOSE
|
"adj.
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|
LACONIC
|
brief and to the point
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|
LANGUID
|
Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; weak; without animation.
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|
LASSITUDE
|
languor, weariness
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|
LATENT
|
potential but undeveloped, dormant, hidden
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LAUD
|
praise
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|
LETHARGIC
|
drowsy, dull
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LEVEE
|
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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LEVITY
|
lack or seriousness or steadiness, frivolity
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|
LIGNEOUS
|
"adj.
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|
LIMN:
|
Paint or draw (e.g. a sign); describe; delineate
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|
LISSOME
|
"adj.
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|
LITHE
|
Effortlessly graceful, supple and resilient (and often thin).
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|
LOG
|
record of a voyage or flight, record of day-to-day activities
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|
LOQUACIOUS
|
Given to continual talking.
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|
LUCID
|
easily understood, clear, intelligible
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|
LUDICROUS
|
So absurd or ridiculous as to be laughable
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|
LUMINOUS
|
shining, issuing light
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|
LURK:
|
To lie in wait; to keep out of sight
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|
MACABRE
|
gruesome; grisly
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|
MACE
|
ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon
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|
MACERATE
|
soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
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|
MACHIAVELLIAN
|
crafty; double-dealing
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|
MACHINATIONS
|
evil schemes or plots
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|
MACULATED
|
spotted; stained
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|
MADRIGAL
|
pastoral song
|
|
MAELSTROM
|
whirlpool
|
|
MAGISTERIAL
|
authoritative; imperious
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|
MAGNANIMITY
|
generosity
|
|
MAGNATE
|
person of prominence or influence
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|
MAGNILOQUENT
|
boastful, pompous
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|
MALADROIT
|
"adj.
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|
MALADY
|
illness
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|
MALAISE
|
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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|
MALAPROPISM
|
Misuse of a word due to similarity with another, often with humorous results.
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|
MALCONTENT
|
person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
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|
MALEDICTION
|
curse
|
|
MALEFACTOR
|
evildoer; criminal
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|
MALEVOLENT
|
wishing evil
|
|
MALFEASANCE
|
wrongdoing
|
|
MALIGNANT
|
injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent
|
|
MALINGERER
|
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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|
MALLEABLE
|
capable of being shaped by pounding, impressionable
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|
MANACLE
|
"Manacle (noun.)
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|
MANDATE
|
order; charge
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|
MANIACAL
|
raging mad; insane
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|
MANIFEST
|
evident; visible; obvious
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|
MANIFESTATION
|
outward demonstration; indication
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|
MANIFOLD
|
numerous; varied
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|
MANIPULATE
|
operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully
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|
MANNERED
|
affected; not natural
|
|
MANUMIT
|
emancipate; free from bondage
|
|
MARITIME
|
bordering on the sea; nautical
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|
MARKED
|
noticeable; marked for vengeance
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|
MARSHAL
|
put in order
|
|
MARTIAL
|
warlike
|
|
MARTINET
|
strict disciplinarian, esp. a military one; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
|
|
MASTICATE
|
chew
|
|
MATRICULATE
|
enroll (in college or graduate school)
|
|
MATRIX
|
point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die
|
|
MAUDLIN
|
effusively sentimental
|
|
MAUL
|
handle roughly
|
|
MAUSOLEUM
|
monumental tomb
|
|
MAVERICK
|
rebel, nonconformist
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|
MAWKISH
|
Overly sentimental; disgusting.
|
|
MAXIM
|
proverb; a truth pithily stated
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|
MAYHEM
|
injury to body
|
|
MEAGER
|
scanty; inadequate
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|
MEALYMOUTHED
|
indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
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|
MEANDER
|
wind or turn in its course
|
|
MEDIUM
|
element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated
|
|
MEDIUM
|
appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise
|
|
MEEK
|
submissive; patient and long-suffering
|
|
MEGALOMANIA
|
mania for doing grandiose things
|
|
MELEE
|
fight
|
|
MELLIFLUOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
MEMORIALIZE
|
commemorate
|
|
MENDACIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
MENDACIOUS
|
lying, habitually dishonest
|
|
MENDICANT:
|
A beggar.
|
|
MENIAL
|
suitable for servants; lowly; mean
|
|
MERCANTILE
|
concerning trade
|
|
MERCENARY
|
"Mercenary (noun)
|
|
MERCURIAL
|
capricious; changing; fickle
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|
MERETRICIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
METALLURGICAL
|
pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
|
|
METAMORPHOSIS
|
change in form
|
|
METAPHOR
|
implied comparison
|
|
METAPHYSICAL
|
pertaining to speculative philosophy
|
|
METE
|
measure; distribute
|
|
METEORIC
|
swift; momentarily brilliant
|
|
METICULOUS
|
excessively careful, painstaking, scrupulous
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|
METTLE
|
courage; spirit
|
|
MIASMA
|
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
|
|
MILIEU
|
environment; means of expression
|
|
MILITATE
|
work against
|
|
MILLENNIUM
|
thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity
|
|
MINATORY
|
Threatening or menacing
|
|
MINCING
|
affectedly dainty
|
|
MINUTIAE
|
petty details
|
|
MIRE
|
entangle; stick in swampy ground
|
|
MIRTH
|
merriment; laughter
|
|
MISADVENTURE
|
mischance; ill luck
|
|
MISANTHROPE
|
one who hates mankind
|
|
MISAPPREHENSION
|
error; misunderstanding
|
|
MISCELLANY
|
mixture of writings on various subjects
|
|
MISCHANCE
|
ill luck
|
|
MISCREANT
|
wretch; villain
|
|
MISERLY
|
stingy; mean
|
|
MISGIVINGS
|
doubts
|
|
MISOGAMY
|
hatred of marriage
|
|
MISOGYNIST
|
"noun.
|
|
MISSIVE
|
letter
|
|
MITE
|
very small object or creature; small coin
|
|
MITIGATE
|
appease, moderate
|
|
MITIGATE
|
* appease; moderate
|
|
MNEMONIC
|
pertaining to memory
|
|
MODE
|
prevailing style; manner; way of doing something
|
|
MODICUM
|
limited quantity
|
|
MODULATE
|
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
|
|
MOLLIFY
|
soothe
|
|
MOLLYCODDLE
|
pamper; indulge excessively
|
|
MOLT
|
shed or cast off hair or feathers
|
|
MOLTEN
|
melted
|
|
MONASTIC
|
related to monks or monastaries; removed from worldly concerns
|
|
MONOLITHIC
|
solidly uniform; unyielding
|
|
MONOTHEISM
|
belief in one God
|
|
MORATORIUM
|
"noun.
|
|
MORBID
|
given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
|
|
MORDANT
|
biting; sarcastic; stinging
|
|
MORES
|
conventions; moral standards; customs
|
|
MORIBUND
|
Almost dead.
|
|
MOROSE
|
ill-humored, sullen, melancholy
|
|
MORTIFY
|
humiliate; punish the flesh
|
|
MOTE
|
small speck
|
|
MOTIF
|
theme
|
|
MOTILITY
|
ability to move spontaneously
|
|
MOTLEY
|
multicolored; mixed
|
|
MOTTLED
|
blotched in coloring; spotted
|
|
MOUNTEBANK
|
charlatan; boastful pretender
|
|
MULCT
|
defraud a person of something
|
|
MULTIFARIOUS
|
varied; greatly diversified
|
|
MULTIFORM
|
having many forms
|
|
MULTIPLICITY
|
state of being numerous
|
|
MUNDANE
|
worldly as opposed to spiritual, every-day
|
|
MUNIFICENT
|
very generous
|
|
MURKY
|
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
|
|
MUSE
|
ponder
|
|
MUSKY
|
having the odor of musk
|
|
MUSTY
|
stale; spoiled by age
|
|
MUTABILITY
|
ability to change in form; fickleness
|
|
MYOPIC
|
nearsighted; lacking foresight
|
|
MYRIAD
|
very large number
|
|
NDEFATIGABLE
|
Continuing without fatigue; untiring; unflagging.
|
|
NEGATE
|
cancel out, nullify, deny
|
|
NEGOTIABLE
|
"adj.
|
|
NEOPHYTE
|
recent convert, beginner
|
|
NICHE
|
A cavity, hollow, or recess in a wall; position ideally suited for an organism or person.
|
|
NOMENCLATURE:
|
"A system of naming, especially one used in a technical discussion.
|
|
NONCHALANT
|
Casual, giving the impression that one is unconcerned or indifferent.
|
|
NUBILE
|
Marriable; sexually mature.
|
|
OBDURATE
|
stubborn
|
|
OBSEQUIOUS
|
slavishly attentive, servile, sycophantic
|
|
OBTRUDE
|
thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation.
|
|
OBTUSE
|
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull
|
|
OBVIATE
|
make unnecessary, get rid of
|
|
OCCLUDE
|
shut, close
|
|
ODIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
OFFICIOUS
|
meddlesome, excessively pushy in offering one's services
|
|
ONEROUS
|
burdensome
|
|
OPINE:
|
To have an opinion; to judge; to think.
|
|
OPPROBRIUM
|
infamy, vilification
|
|
OPULENT
|
"adj.
|
|
OSCILLATE
|
vibrate pendulumlike, waver
|
|
OSTENTATIOUS
|
showy, pretentious, trying to attract attention
|
|
PALL
|
"noun.
|
|
PALLIATE
|
To treat so as to ease symptoms..
|
|
PANDER
|
"verb.
|
|
PANEGYRIC
|
Eulogy, speech or writing in praise of someone..
|
|
PARAGON
|
model of perfection
|
|
PARAMOUR
|
A lover; a wooer.
|
|
PAROCHIAL
|
Pertaining to a parish; limited; narrow.
|
|
PARSIMONIOUS
|
Economical and efficient, spending very little.
|
|
PARTISAN
|
one-sided, prejudiced, committed to a party
|
|
PATHOLOGICAL
|
pertaining to disease
|
|
PAUCITY
|
"Paucity (noun)
|
|
PEDANTIC
|
showing off learning, bookish
|
|
PENCHANT
|
strong inclination, liking
|
|
PENITENT
|
Repentant, feeling remorse for sins or offenses
|
|
PENURY
|
severe poverty, stinginess
|
|
PEREMPTORY
|
Disallowing delay, commanding, expressing urgency; decisive and imperious.
|
|
PERENNIAL
|
something long-lasting
|
|
PERFIDIOUS
|
treacherous, disloyal
|
|
PERFUNCTORY
|
superficial, not thorough, lacking interest or care or enthusiasm
|
|
PERIGEE:
|
The lowest or closest point; the point of a satellite's orbit that is nearest to the earth.
|
|
PERIPATETIC
|
"adj.
|
|
PERIPATETIC
|
Mobile, itinerant.
|
|
PERMEABLE
|
penetrable, porous, alowing liquids or gas to pass through
|
|
PERNICIOUS
|
Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; wicked.
|
|
PERVASIVE
|
spread throughout
|
|
PHILISTINE
|
A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement.
|
|
PHLEGMATIC
|
calm, not easily disturbed
|
|
PIETY
|
devoutness, reverence for God
|
|
PLACATE
|
pacify, conciliate
|
|
PLASTICITY
|
ability to be molded
|
|
PLATITUDE
|
trite remark, commonplace statement
|
|
PLETHORA
|
An excessive amount; a profusion
|
|
PLUCK
|
"noun.
|
|
PLUMMET
|
To fall steeply.
|
|
POROUS
|
full of pores, like a sieve
|
|
PORTENT
|
"noun.
|
|
PRAGMATIC
|
practical (as opposed to idealistic), concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
|
|
PREAMBLE
|
introductory statement
|
|
PRECARIOUS
|
uncertain, risky
|
|
PRECIPITATE
|
rash, premature, hasty, sudden
|
|
PRECURSOR
|
forerunner
|
|
PREMONITION
|
Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning.
|
|
PREPONDERANCE
|
"Preponderance (noun.)
|
|
PREPOSTEROUS
|
"Preposterous (adj.)
|
|
PRESUMPTUOUS
|
arrogant, taking liberties
|
|
PRETENTIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
PREVARICATE
|
Deviate from the truth, lie.
|
|
PRIME
|
To prepare; to get something ready to function.
|
|
PRISTINE
|
characteristic of earlier times, primitive, unspoiled
|
|
PROBITY
|
uprightness, incorruptibility
|
|
PROBLEMATIC
|
doubtful, unsettled, questionable, perplexing
|
|
PRODIGAL
|
wasteful, reckless with money
|
|
PROFLIGATE
|
"adj.
|
|
PROFOUND
|
deep, not superficial, complete
|
|
PROFUSE
|
Abundant and given freely. Extravagently generous.
|
|
PROHIBITIVE
|
tending to prevent the purchase or use of something, inclined to prevent or forbid
|
|
PROLIFERATE
|
grow rapidly, spread, multiple
|
|
PROMONTORY
|
A high point of land; a part that projects outward.
|
|
PROPENSITY
|
natural inclination
|
|
PROPITIATE
|
appease
|
|
PROPITIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
PROPRIETY
|
fitness, correct conduct
|
|
PROSAIC
|
"adj.
|
|
PROSCRIBE
|
ostracize, banish, outlaw
|
|
PUGILIST
|
"noun.
|
|
PULMONARY
|
"Pulmonary (adj.)
|
|
PUNCTILIOUS
|
"adj.
|
|
PUNGENT
|
Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; biting; sharply painful.
|
|
PURVEY
|
Supply, generally in a business context
|
|
PYRE
|
A funeral pile on which the dead are burned; any pile to be burnt.
|
|
QUALIFIED
|
limited, restricted
|
|
QUANDARY
|
"noun.
|
|
QUAY
|
A bank or wharf jutting into water from which boats may be loaded and unloaded..
|
|
QUESTION
|
Answer
|
|
QUIBBLE
|
"(verb)
|
|
QUIESCENT
|
at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
|
|
QUISLING
|
"noun.
|
|
QUIVER
|
Tremble [shake: trembling movement]
|
|
QUIXOTIC
|
Having impractical ideas that are unlikely to succeed, especially in helping others.
|
|
RACONTEUR
|
"noun.
|
|
RAIMENT
|
"noun.
|
|
RAMPANT
|
Uncontrolled; lacking restraint
|
|
RAREFIED
|
made less dense (of a gas)
|
|
RAVISH
|
"verb.
|
|
REBUFF
|
"verb.
|
|
REBUKE
|
"noun.
|
|
RECALCITRANT
|
"adj.
|
|
RECANT
|
"verb.
|
|
RECANT
|
disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess eror
|
|
RECLUSE
|
hermit, loner
|
|
RECONDITE
|
abstruse, profound, secret
|
|
RECTITUDE
|
Rightness of principle or practice
|
|
REDOLENT
|
"adj.
|
|
REFRACTORY
|
Obstinate, stubborn, unmanageable
|
|
REFUTE
|
disprove
|
|
REGAL
|
"adj.
|
|
REJOINDER
|
"adj.
|
|
RELEGATE
|
banish to an inferior position, delegate, assign
|
|
REMONSTRANCE
|
A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
|
|
REND
|
"Rend (verb)
|
|
REPEAL
|
"verb.
|
|
REPROACH
|
express disapproval or disappointment
|
|
REPROBATE
|
person hardened in sin or devoid of a sense of decency
|
|
REPUDIATE
|
To cast off, to refuse to have anything to do with.
|
|
REPUGNANT
|
Hostile; disposed to war; offensive.
|
|
RESCIND
|
cancel
|
|
RESILIENT:
|
Strong, yielding to pressure but not breaking; able to regain the original shape after deformation
|
|
RESOLUTION
|
determination
|
|
RESOLVE
|
determination, firmness of purpose
|
|
RESPITE:
|
Temporary intermission or suspension
|
|
RESTITUTION
|
The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good a loss or damage
|
|
RETICENT
|
Quiet; disposed to be silent; reserved.
|
|
RETRENCH
|
"verb.
|
|
REVERENT
|
respectful, worshipful
|
|
RIBALD
|
"adj.
|
|
RIGMAROLE:
|
A complicated and ritualistic procedure; meaningless, confused locution
|
|
ROTUND
|
Plump, chubby [having a full rounded shape]
|
|
SAGACITY
|
"noun.
|
|
SAGE
|
person celebrated for wisdom
|
|
SALACIOUS
|
Having a propensity to be lustful or lecherous.
|
|
SALUBRIOUS
|
"(adj.)
|
|
SANCTION
|
approve, ratify
|
|
SANCTUARY
|
"noun.
|
|
SATIATE
|
satisfy fully
|
|
SATURATE
|
soak thoroughly
|
|
SAUNTER
|
"verb.
|
|
SAVANT
|
"noun
|
|
SAVOR
|
enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell or quality
|
|
SCUFFLE
|
"verb.
|
|
SCURRY:
|
Hasten away, move along rapidly
|
|
SECRETE
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hide away or cache, produce and release a substance into an organism
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SEDENTARY
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Seated; not given to travelling or moving; stationary.
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SEDITIOUS:
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Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful authority.
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SEDULOUS
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"adj.
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SENILE
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"adj.
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SENTENTIOUS
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"adj.
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SERENDIPITOUS
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"adj.
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SEVERANCE
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Payment that an employee receives upon leaving a job as compensation for the loss of employment
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SHARD
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fragment, generally of potter
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SHEATHE
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"verb.
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SIMIAN
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Apelike.
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SINECURE
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Office or appointment that requires little responsibility.
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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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SKIMP
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"verb
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SKIRMISH
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"noun.
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SLOTH
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"noun.
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SLOUGH
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"verb.
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SLUICE
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"adj.
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SOBRIETY
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State of not using alcohol; of being habitually calm, serious, dispassionate.
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SOBRIQUET
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"noun.
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SODDEN
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Soaking wet; heavy with moisture
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SOLACE
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Comfort, alleviation of grief or sadness
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SOLACE
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"noun.
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SOLICITOUS
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worried, concerned
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SOPORIFIC
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"verb.
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SOPORIFIC
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sleep-causing, marked by sleepiness
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SORDID
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"adj.
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SPECIOUS
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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
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occurring irregularly
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SPURIOUS
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Not legitimate; unfounded; false
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SQUANDER
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Spend lavishly; let slip away
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STALEMATE
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"noun.
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STEADFAST:
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Firmly fixed or established; unwavering
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STENTORIAN
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Extremely loud; powerful
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STIGMA
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token of disgrace, brand
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STINT
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be thrifty, set limits
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STIPULATE
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make express conditions, specify
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STOKE
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To poke or stir up, as a fire
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STOLID
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dull, impassive
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STRIATED
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marked with parallel bands, grooved
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STRUT
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pompous walk, supporting bar
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SUBPOENA
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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SUBSIDE
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settle down, descend, grow quiet
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SUBSTANTIATE
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establish by evidence, verify, support
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SUBTERFUGE
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"noun.
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SUCCOR
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"noun.
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SUNDRY
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"adj.
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SUPERSEDE
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cause to be set aside, replace, make obsolete
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SUPPLE
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"adj.
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SUPPLIANT
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"adj.
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SUPPOSITION
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hypothesis, surmise
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TACIT
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understood, not put into words
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TACITURN:
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Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
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TACT
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careful concern for other's feelings, the quality of being polite, diplomatic, and thoughtful
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TAMPER
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"verb.
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TANGENTIAL
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peripheral, only slightly connected, digressing
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TARNISH
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"(verb)
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TAUNT
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"verb.
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TAWDRY
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"adj.
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TEMPESTUOUS
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"adj.
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TENACITY
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"Tenacity (noun).
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TENDENTIOUS
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Favoring a certain (often unpopular) point of view.
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TENUOUS
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thin, rare, slim
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TEPID
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Lukewarm
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THESPIAN
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"noun.
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TIRADE
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extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
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TORPOR
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lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
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TORTUOUS
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winding, full of curves
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TRACTABLE
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docile, easily managed
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TRADUCE
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"verb.
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TRANSGRESSION
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violation of a law, sin
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TRAPPINGS
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The things that function as outwards signs of an object or person's existence; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
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TREASON
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"noun.
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TRITE
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Cliched, used so often that the meaning has worn off.
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TROTH
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"noun.
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TRUCULENCE
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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TURNCOAT
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"noun.
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TUTELAGE
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"noun.
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TYRO
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"noun.
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ULTERIOR
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Farther away, not central; hidden, going beyond what is said openly.
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UNCOUTH
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"adj.
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UNCTION
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The act of anointing or rubbing with an oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes or as a symbol of consecration.
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UNDULY
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"adj.
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UNFEIGNED
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Genuine, without deception, without hypocrisy.
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UNKEMPT
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Not combed, dishevelled [untidy, neglected]
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UNREQUITED
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Not repaid or returned
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URSINE
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"adj.
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USURP
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To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right.
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VACILATE
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waver, fluctuate
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VAGABOND
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One who moves from place to place without a settled habitation; a homeless wanderer
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VAGARY
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"noun.
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VANTAGE
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"noun.
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VAPID
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Insipid; flat; dull; unanimated
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VEHEMENT
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"adj.
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VENAL
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"adj.
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VENERATE
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revere
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VERACIOUS
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truthful
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VERBOSE
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Using or containing more words than are necessary.
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VIABLE
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practical or workable, capable of maintaining life
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VILIFY
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To defame, malign, slander; to make vile, to debase, to degrade, to disgrace.
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VINDICATE
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"Vindicate (verb)
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VISCOUS
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"adj.
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VISIONARY
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A dreamer; one whose imagination overpowers his reason; one with impractical ideas
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VITIATE
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"verb.
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VITREOUS
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"adj.
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VITRIOL
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"noun.
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VITUPERATIVE
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Containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding.
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VOGUE:
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The way or fashion of people at any particular time.
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VOLATILE
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changeable, explosive, evaporating rapidly
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VOLUBLE
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"adj.
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VOLUPTUOUS
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Sensuous; directed toward the pleasure of the senses.
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VORACIOUS:
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Greedy in eating, eager to devour and swallow.
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WAFFLE
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To speak or write in a vague manner; to be unable to decide between things.
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WANTON
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"adj.
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WARRANTED
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justified, authorized
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WARY
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very cautious
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WELTER:
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To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over
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WHIMSICAL
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capricious, fanciful
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WHIMSY
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"noun.
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WHORL
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Anything with a spiraled or coiled [coil: wind into rings or spirals] appearance.
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WOE
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"noun.
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WRATH
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Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
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WRIT
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That which is written; writing; scripture
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ZANY
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Comical in a foolish or slapstick way.
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ZEALOT
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fanatic, person who shows excessive zeal
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