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abate
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to lessen to subside
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abdication
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giving up control/authority
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal
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abet
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help/encourage (in doing wrong)
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abeyance
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suspend action
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abhor
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to hate to detest
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abide
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to be faithful to endure
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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abraded
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rubbed off/worn away by friction
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend; obscure
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abut
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border on
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abysmal
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bottomless; extreme
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acarpous
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effete; no longer fertile; worn out
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acclaimed
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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accolade
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praise; approval
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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accrue
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accumulate
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adamant
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kind of stone; inflexible
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adorn
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add beauty; decorate
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adulteration
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make impure; poorer in quality
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affable
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polite and friendly
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affinity
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close connection; relationship
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aggravate
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make worse; irritate
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agile
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active; quick-moving
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agog
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eager/excited
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ail
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trouble; be ill
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful; readiness
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alcove
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recess/partially enclosed place
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ale
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fermented alcoholic beverage, similar to, but heavier than beer
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aleck
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one who considers him/herself smarter than others
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allegiance
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duty; support; loyalty
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alleviate
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make (pain) easier to bear
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
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reserved; indifferent
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amalgamate
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mix/combine/unite societies
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ambidextrous
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able to use the left or right hand equally well
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ambiguous
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doubtful; uncertain
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ambivalent
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having both of two contrary meanings
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste
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ameliorate
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improve; make better
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anguish
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severe suffering
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animosity
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strong dislike
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antidote
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medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
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deification/glorification to godliness
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appease
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make quiet or calm
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apprehensive
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grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
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apprise
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give notice to inform
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approbation
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approval
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation apt
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apt
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well-suited; quick-witted
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arabesque
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a complex ornate design
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arboreal
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of connect with trees
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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arduous
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steep difficult ascent; laborious
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argot
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jargon; slang
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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arrogance
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proud superious manner of behavior
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articulate
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speak distinctly; connect by joints
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ascend
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go or come up
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ascertain
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get to know
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere stark
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin or of belonging to
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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asperity
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roughness; harshness; ill temper; irritability
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aspersion
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slander
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assail
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with attack violently
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assiduous
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diligent; hard-working; sedulous
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assuage
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make something (pain desire) less
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asterisk
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the mark * (e.g. omitted letters)
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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astute
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clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage
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atonement
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repayment; death of Jesus
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attenuate
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make thin; weakenl; enervate
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audacious
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daring; foolishly bold; impudent
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augury
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omen; sign
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august
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majestic; venerable
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auspicious
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favorable; successful; prosperous
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austere
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severely moral and strict; plain and simple
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auxiliary
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helping; supporting
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aver
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affirm; assert; prove; justify
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aversion
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strong dislike
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avid
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eager; greedy
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avow
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admit; declare openly
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baleful
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harmful; ominous; causing evil
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balk
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obstacle; purposely to get in the way of
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baneful
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causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive
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barrage
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artificial obstacle built across a river
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barren
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not good enough; unable to have young ones; without value
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bask
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enjoy warmth and light
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beatify
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to bless; make happy or ascribe a virtue to
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bedizen
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to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner
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belabor
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beat hard
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bellicose
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belligerent; pugnacious; war like
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belligerent
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(person/nation) waging war
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benefactor
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person who has given help
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benevolence
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wish or activity in doing good
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benign
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kind and gentle; mild (climate)
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bequest
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arrangement to give something at death
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berate
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scold sharply
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bereft
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rob or dispossess of something (material)
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bewilder
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puzzle; confuse
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bigot
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stubborn/narrow-minded person
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bilge
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bulge the protuberance of a cask
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blandishment
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flattery; coaxing
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blandness
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polite manner; comforting; uninteresting
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blatant
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noisy and rough
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blithe
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cheerful; casual; carefree
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bogus
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sham; counterfeit; not genuine
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boisterous
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loud; noisy; rough; lacking restraint
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bolster
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give greatly, needed support
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boorish
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crude; offensive; rude
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brash
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hasty; rush; cheeky; saucy
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brass
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yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
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brazen
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made of brass
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breach
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opening broken place breaking
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brittle
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easily broken
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broach
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bringing up; announce; begin to talk about
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brook
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to tolerate; endure
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buoyant
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able to float; light-hearted
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burgeon
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grow forth; send out; buds
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burnish
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to polish; run to a shine
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cabal
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to scheme or plot; a group of plotters
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cadge
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to beg; to get by begging
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cajole
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use flattery or deceit to persuade
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calipers
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metal supports attached to the legs; measuring instrument
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calumny
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slander; aspersion
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candid
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frank; straight-forward
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cant
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insincere talk/jargon
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered/quarrelsome
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canvass
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discuss thoroughly; sort of touting
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castigate
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to chastise; correct by punishing
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castigation
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severe punishment
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catalyst
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substance that causes speeding up
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caustic
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biting; sarcastic
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censure
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expression or blame or disapproval; a rebuke
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centurion
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leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
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chary
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cautious; wary
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chastened
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corrected; punished
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chastisement
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punishment
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chauvinist
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a blindly devoted patriot
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chicanery
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legal trickery/ false argument
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chisel
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steep tool for shaping materials
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churl
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bad-tempered person
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clamor
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shout complain with a lot of noise
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clientele
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customers
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clinch
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come to grips/ settle conclusively
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cling
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to resist separation
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clot
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half-solid lump formed from liquid
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cloture
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closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
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coagulation
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change to a thick solid state
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coalescing
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coming together and uniting into one substance
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coax
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get somebody to do something by kindness
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coda
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passage that completes a piece of music
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coddle
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treat with care and tenderness
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coerce
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compel ; to force; to make obedient
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coeval
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of the same period; coexisting
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cogent
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strong; convincing
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cogitate
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think deeply; mediate
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cognizant
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being fully aware of
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cohort
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a group or band of people
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colander
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bowl-shaped vessel with mane holes used to drain off water
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collusion
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secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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combustion
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process of burning
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commemorate
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keep the memory of
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commodious
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having plenty of space for what is needed
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commuter
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person who travels regularly
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complaisance
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tending to comply; obliging; willingness to please
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compunction
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feeling or regret for one's action
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conceal
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hide; keep secret
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conceit
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over-high opinion of too much pride
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; comforting; mollifying
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concord
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agreement or harmony
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concur
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agree in opinion; happen together
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condense
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increase in density; strength; make laconic
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conduce
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to bring about
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condone
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forgive
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congeal
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make or become stiff and solid
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conjoin
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to join together
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connoisseur
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a person with good judgment (e.g. in art)
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connotation
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suggestion in addition to
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consequential
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pompous; self important
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console
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give comfort or sympathy to
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conspicuous
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easily seen; remarkable
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consternation
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surprise and fear; dismay
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constrain
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compel
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constrict
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make tight or smaller
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consume
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get to the end of
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consummate
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perfect; make perfect; complete
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contemn
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to scorn or despise
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contentious
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argumentative; pugnacious; combative; quarrelsome
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contiguous
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touching; neighboring near
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contrite
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filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
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contumacious
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insubordinate; rebellious
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conundrum
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a riddle; dilemma; enigma
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conviction
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convincing; firm belief
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convoke
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call together; summon
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convoluted
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complicated; coiled; twisted
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cordial
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warm and sincere
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cordon
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line (of police acting as a guard)
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cornucopia
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abundant supply
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corporeal
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physical of or for the body
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correlate
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have a mutual relation
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corroboration
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additional strengthening; evidence
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countenance
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a favor or approve of
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counterfeit
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forgery
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countervail
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counterbalance
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covert
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disguised
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covetous
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eagerly desirous
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cower
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crouch; shrink back
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coy
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shy; modest (esp of a girl)
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crass
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very great (es. Stupidity)
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cravat
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piece of linen worn as a necktie
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craven
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cowardly
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crease
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line made by crushing; white line on the ground in cricket
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credulity
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too great a readiness to believe things
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credulous
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ready to believe things
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crush
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press; lose shape; subdue; overwhelm
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cryptic
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secret with a hidden meaning
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cumbersome
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burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry
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curmudgeon
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bad-tempered person
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curriculum
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course of study
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cursory
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quick; hurried
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curtail
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make shorter than was planned
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dainty
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pretty; delicate (food); difficult to please
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daunt
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intimidate; make fearful
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dawdler
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person who is slow; waste of time
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dearth
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shortage
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debacle
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a breakup; overthrow; sudden disaster
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decorum
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propriety; properness
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decree
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order given by authority
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decry
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disapprove of
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defer
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postpone; give way (to show respect)
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deferential
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showing respect
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defiance
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open disobedience or resistance
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delineate
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to portray; depict; sketch out
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deluge
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great flood; heavy rush of water
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demagogue
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person appealing not to reasons
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demur
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to hesitate; raise objections
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denigrate
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blacken; belittle; sully; defame
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denouement
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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deplete
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use until none remains
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deposition
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dethronement; depositing
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deprave
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make morally bad; corrupt
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deprecate
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protest against; express disapproval of
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dereliction
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deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
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derision
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ridicule; mockery; deriding
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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derogatory
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insulting; tending to damage
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descry
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catch sight of; see something in the distance
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desiccant
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substance used to absorb moisture
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desuetude
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cessation of use; disuse
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing; at random
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deter
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discourage; hinder
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detraction
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slandering; verbal attack; aspersion
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detumescence
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diminishing or lessening of swelling
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deviance
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being different in moral standards (from normal)
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dexterity
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skill (esp in handling)
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diaphanous
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transparent; gauzy
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diatribe
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bitter and violent attack in words
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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dilate
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speak comprehensively; become wider; large
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disallow
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refuse to allow or accept as a correct
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discern
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see with an effort but clearly
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discomfit
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confuse; embarrass
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disconcert
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upset the self-possession of
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discountenance
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refuse to approve of
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discourse
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speech; lecture
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discredit
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refuse to believe
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discreet
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careful; prudent
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discrete
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individually distinct
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disdain
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look on with contempt
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disencumber
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free from encumbrance
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disheveled
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untidy
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disingenuous
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sophisticated; artful; trying to deceive; cunning
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disinter
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dig up from the earth
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dislodge
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move; force from the place occupied
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dismal
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sad; gloomy; miserable
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disparate
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essentially different
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disproof
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proof to the contrary
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dissemble
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speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)
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disseminate
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distribute (esp ideas)
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dissent
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have a different opinion; refuse to assent
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness in morals
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distraught
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distracted violently; upset in mind
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divergence
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getting farther apart from a point
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divestiture
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taking off; getting rid of; giving up
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divulge
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make known something secret
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doggerel
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trivial; poorly constructed verse
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dogmatic
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positive; certain; arbitrary; without room for discussion
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dolt
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stupid fellow
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dormant
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in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
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dote
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show much fondness; center one's attention
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drawl
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slow way of speaking
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droll
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jesting
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drone
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male bee; person who isn't self-employed
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drowsiness
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feeling sleepy; half asleep
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dubious
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feeling doubt
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dud
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no use; person/something that fails
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dulcet
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melodious; harmonious
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dupe
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cheat; make a fool of
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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duress
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threats to compel somebody
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dwarf
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person or somebody much below the usual size
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dynamo
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a generator; something that produces electric current
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Amalgamate
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v. Combine
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Ambiguous
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adj. Unclear
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Ambivalence
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n. The state of having conflicting feelings about something
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Ameliorate
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v. To improve, make better
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Anachronism
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n. An error involving time and place
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Anarchy
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n. State of disorder, lack of governing body
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Anomalous
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adj. Abnormal
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Antipathy
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n. Dislike
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Apathy
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n. Lack of caring
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Appropriate
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v. To acquire, take possession of
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Arduous
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adj. Hard or strenuous
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Ascetic
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adj. Practicing self-denial
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Assiduous
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adj. Diligent
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Assuage
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v. To lessen or ease
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Audacious
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adj. Bold or daring
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Augment
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v. To increase
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Austere
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adj. Strict or stern; without ornament
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Autonomous
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adj. Self-governing
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Ballast
|
n. Something heavy used to add stability or weight
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Banal
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adj. Commonplace, trite
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Belie
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v. To give false impression
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Beneficent
|
adj. Characterized by kindness or charity
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Bolster
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v. To support
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Burgeon
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v. To grow
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Buttress
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v. To support
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Cacophony
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n. Discordant sound
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Cajole
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v. Wheedle, coax
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Capitulate
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v. Surrender
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Capricious
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adj. Impulsive and unpredictable
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Catalyst
|
n. A substance which alters the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
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Chauvinist
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n. Fanatical patriot
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Coda
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n. A passage at the end of a composition or movement that brings it to a formal close
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Cogent
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adj. Convincing
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Collusion
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n. Conspiring for a fraudulent purpose
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Compliant
|
adj. Yielding
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Conciliatory
|
adj. Soothing
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Condone
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v. Overlook or disregard
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Connoisseur
|
n. Person who is competent to act as a judge of something
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Consensus
|
n. general agreement
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Contentious
|
adj. Quarrelsome
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Conundrum
|
n. Difficult problem
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Converge
|
v. Come together
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Credulity
|
n. Believing too readily; gullibility
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Daunt
|
v. Intimidate
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Dearth
|
n. Scarcity
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Debacle
|
n. A sudden, disastrous collapse, ruin
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Debase
|
v. Lower in character, quality, or value
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Decorum
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n. Conforming to social conventions, propriety
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Deference
|
n. Courteous regard for another's wish, great respect
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Deleterious
|
adj. Harmful
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Denigrate
|
v. Degrade
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Derision
|
n. Ridicule
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Derivative
|
adj. Copied or adapted from another, unoriginal
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Dessicate
|
v. Dry up
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Desultory
|
adj. Rambling, jumping from one thing to another
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Deterrent
|
adj. Something that discourages
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Detraction
|
n. Slander
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Diatribe
|
n. Bitter, abusive criticism
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Dichotomy
|
n. Division into two contradictory parts
|
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Diffidence
|
n. Shyness
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Disabuse
|
v. Undeceive, free from falsehood
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Discerning
|
adj. Perceptive, mentally quick and observant
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Discordant
|
adj. Conflicting, disagreeable in sound
|
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Discrepancy
|
n. Lack of consistency
|
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Nice
|
adj. Done with precision
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Opprobrium
|
n. Public disgrace
|
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Odious
|
adj. Offensive
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Intrinsic
|
adj. Inherent
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Invective
|
n. Abusive expression
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Irascible
|
adj. Easily angered
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Laconic
|
adj. Terse, concise, to the point
|
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Lassitude
|
n. Lacking in energy
|
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Latent
|
adj. Hidden, concealed
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|
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Laudatory
|
adj. Expressing praise
|
|
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Lethargic
|
adj. Dull, sluggish
|
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Levity
|
n. Lightness, frivolity
|
|
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Lucid
|
adj. Easily understood, clear
|
|
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Luminous
|
adj. Shining
|
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|
Magnanimity
|
n. Generosity
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|
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Malleable
|
adj. Capable of being shaped
|
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Maverick
|
n. Rebel
|
|
|
Meticulous
|
adj. Extremely careful
|
|
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Misanthrope
|
n. Someone who hates mankind
|
|
|
Mitigate
|
v. To become milder
|
|
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Mollify
|
v. Soothe
|
|
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Multifarious
|
adj. Having great variety
|
|
|
Mundane
|
adj. Ordinary, worldly (not spiritual)
|
|
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Nadir
|
n. Lowest point
|
|
|
Obdurate
|
adj. Stubborn
|
|
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Obsequious
|
adj. Full of servile compliance
|
|
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Obviate
|
v. Anticipate so as to render unnecessary
|
|
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Officious
|
adj. Excessively forward in offering services
|
|
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Opaque
|
adj. Not transparent
|
|
|
Oscillate
|
v. To wave back and forth
|
|
|
Ossify
|
v. To change into bone
|
|
|
Ostentatious
|
adj. Showy, pretentious
|
|
|
Paradigm
|
n. Model or example
|
|
|
Paragon
|
n. Model of perfection
|
|
|
Parsimonious
|
adj. Stingy
|
|
|
Partisan
|
adj. One-sided
|
|
|
Pathological
|
adj. Of or relating to disease
|
|
|
Paucity
|
adj. Scarcity
|
|
|
Pedagogy
|
n. Teaching
|
|
|
Pedantic
|
adj. Arrogantly displaying one's knowledge
|
|
|
Penchant
|
n. A strong inclination
|
|
|
Penurious
|
adj. Poverty stricken
|
|
|
Perfunctory
|
adj. Superficial
|
|
|
Permeable
|
adj. Porous
|
|
|
Phlegmatic
|
adj. Calm
|
|
|
Placate
|
v. To calm or pacify
|
|
|
Platitude
|
n. A trite, commonplace remark
|
|
|
Plethora
|
n. Overabundance
|
|
|
Pragmatic
|
adj. Practical
|
|
|
Precarious
|
adj. Dangerous
|
|
|
Precipitate
|
v. To hasten
|
|
|
Precursor
|
n. Forerunner, harbinger
|
|
|
Preen
|
v. Primp, take pride in one's appearance
|
|
|
Presumptuous
|
adj. Arrogant, assuming too much
|
|
|
Pretentious
|
adj. Ostentatious, extravagant outer show
|
|
|
Pristine
|
adj. Perfect, unspoiled
|
|
|
Probity
|
n. Uprightness, integrity
|
|
|
Prodigal
|
adj. recklessly wasteful
|
|
|
Profligate
|
adj. Wasteful, wildly extravagant
|
|
|
Prolific
|
adj. Producing in abundance
|
|
|
Propensity
|
n. Natural inclination
|
|
|
Propitiate
|
v. Conciliate or appease
|
|
|
Proscribe
|
v. Denounce or condemn
|
|
|
Pundit
|
n. Learned person
|
|
|
Pungent
|
adj. Penetrating, biting
|
|
|
Purchase
|
n. Firm grasp, footing
|
|
|
Discrete
|
adj. Separate, unconnected
|
|
|
Disingenuous
|
adj. Not straightforward, crafty
|
|
|
Disinterested
|
adj. Unprejudiced, having no bias
|
|
|
Disparage
|
v. Belittle or slight
|
|
|
Disparate
|
adj. Entirely dissimilar, unrelated
|
|
|
Dissemble
|
v. To put forth a false appearance, disguise
|
|
|
Dissolution
|
n. Disintegration, looseness of morals
|
|
|
Dissonance
|
n. Disagreeable sounds
|
|
|
Distill
|
v. Purify or refine
|
|
|
Dogmatic
|
adj. Over positive; characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved principle
|
|
|
Dormant
|
adj. Sleeping
|
|
|
Dote
|
v. Be excessively fond of
|
|
|
Droll
|
adj. Odd and amusing
|
|
|
Ductility
|
n. Capable of being easily molded, flexibility
|
|
|
Ebullient
|
adj. Overflowing with excitement
|
|
|
Eclectic
|
adj. Selecting from different sources
|
|
|
Efficacy
|
n. Power to produce desired effect
|
|
|
Elicit
|
v. Bring out, draw forth
|
|
|
Embellish
|
v. Adorn
|
|
|
Endemic
|
adj. Prevalent to a locality or people
|
|
|
Engender
|
v. Cause
|
|
|
Ephemeral
|
adj. Fleeting
|
|
|
Episodic
|
adj. Segmented
|
|
|
Equanimity
|
n. Calm and even-tempered
|
|
|
Equivocate
|
v. Lie, mislead
|
|
|
Erudite
|
adj. Deeply learned
|
|
|
Eulogy
|
n. Great praise
|
|
|
Euphoria
|
n. Bliss, great happiness
|
|
|
Evanescent
|
adj. Fleeting, vanishing
|
|
|
Extrapolation
|
n. An inference based on known information
|
|
|
Facetious
|
adj. Humorous
|
|
|
Facilitate
|
v. Make less difficult
|
|
|
Fallacious
|
adj. Misleading
|
|
|
Fallible
|
adj. Capable of erring
|
|
|
Fawning
|
adj. Seek favor by flattery
|
|
|
Fervor
|
n. Intensity of emotion
|
|
|
Fetter
|
v. Shackle
|
|
|
Fledgling
|
n. Young and inexperienced
|
|
|
Flout
|
v. Scoff at, scorn
|
|
|
Forbearance
|
n. Abstinence
|
|
|
Forestall
|
v. Prevent or delay
|
|
|
Frugal
|
adj. Thrifty
|
|
|
Gainsay
|
v. Deny
|
|
|
Garrulity
|
n. Talkativeness
|
|
|
Graduated
|
adj. Arranged by degrees
|
|
|
Gratuitous
|
adj. Free, unearned
|
|
|
Gregarious
|
adj. Talkative, sociable
|
|
|
Guileless
|
adj. Sincere
|
|
|
Hamper
|
v. Get in the way of
|
|
|
Harangue
|
n. Tirade, long angry speech
|
|
|
Homogenous
|
adj. The same kind
|
|
|
Hyperbole
|
n. Exaggeration
|
|
|
Iconoclastic
|
adj. Destroying sacred images
|
|
|
Immutable
|
adj. Unchangeable
|
|
|
Implacable
|
adj. Unable to be soothed or pacified
|
|
|
Imprudent
|
adj. Unwise
|
|
|
Inchoate
|
adj. Just beginning, immature
|
|
|
Incongruous
|
adj. Disagreeing, incompatible
|
|
|
Indigence
|
n. Poverty
|
|
|
Indolence
|
n. Laziness
|
|
|
Inequity
|
n. Lack of fairness
|
|
|
Inertia
|
n. Resistance to change
|
|
|
Ingenuous
|
adj. Unsophisticated, innocent
|
|
|
Insipid
|
adj. Lacking flavor or zest
|
|
|
Insularity
|
n. Narrowness of thought
|
|
|
Interdict
|
v. Forbid or prohibit
|
|
|
Intractable
|
adj. Stubborn
|
|
|
Intransigent
|
adj. Uncompromising
|
|
|
Quiescent
|
adj. Inactive or still
|
|
|
Rancor
|
n. Deep seated ill will
|
|
|
Recant
|
v. Withdraw previous statement
|
|
|
Redoubtable
|
adj. Formidable, fearful
|
|
|
Refractory
|
adj. Unmanageable, obstinate
|
|
|
Reprobate
|
n. A morally unprincipled person
|
|
|
Repudiate
|
v. Disown, disavow
|
|
|
Rescind
|
v. Cancel or take back
|
|
|
Resigned
|
adj. Unresisting, patient
|
|
|
Resolution
|
n. Determination
|
|
|
Reticent
|
adj. Quiet in temperament
|
|
|
Salubrious
|
adj. Wholesome, healthful
|
|
|
Sanction
|
v. Approve
|
|
|
Scapegoat
|
n. Someone who bears the blame for others
|
|
|
Secular
|
adj. Worldly
|
|
|
Sedulous
|
adj. Industrious, diligent
|
|
|
Sophistry
|
n. A plausible but misleading argument
|
|
|
Soporific
|
adj. Something that causes sleep
|
|
|
Specious
|
adj. Seemingly true but actually not, deceptive
|
|
|
Spendthrift
|
n. Someone who wastes money
|
|
|
Spurious
|
adj. False
|
|
|
Stigma
|
n. Symbol of disgrace
|
|
|
Stint
|
v. Be cheap or thrifty
|
|
|
Striated
|
adj. Marked with parallel lines
|
|
|
Substantiate
|
v. Support
|
|
|
Supposition
|
n. The act of supposing
|
|
|
Tacit
|
adj. Not spoken but understood
|
|
|
Tenacious
|
adj. Persistent, stubborn
|
|
|
Torpor
|
n. Apathy, lethargy
|
|
|
Torque
|
n.Twisting force
|
|
|
Tractable
|
adj. Easily managed or controlled
|
|
|
Truculence
|
n. Aggressiveness
|
|
|
Turbid
|
adj. Muddy, churned up
|
|
|
Ubiquitous
|
adj. Being everywhere
|
|
|
Vacillation
|
n. Fluctuation
|
|
|
Vacuous
|
adj. Empty
|
|
|
Venerate
|
v. Regard with respect or reverance
|
|
|
Viable
|
adj. Capable of maintaining life
|
|
|
Vie
|
v. Compete
|
|
|
Whimsical
|
adj. Playful, capricious
|
|
|
Zenith
|
n. Topmost point
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
between
|
|
|
inter-
|
example: interstate
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
against
|
|
|
ob-
|
example: objection
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
alone, one
|
|
|
mono-
|
example: monolith
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
wrong
|
|
|
mis-
|
example: mistake
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
under
|
|
|
sub-
|
example: submarine
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
across
|
|
|
trans-
|
example: transcend
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
not
|
|
|
non-
|
example: nonentity
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
back, again
|
|
|
re-
|
example: regress
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
not
|
|
|
in-
|
example: inelegant
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
against
|
|
|
anti-
|
example: antidote
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
all
|
|
|
omni-
|
example: omnipotent
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
equal
|
|
|
equi-
|
example: equivalent
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
same
|
|
|
homo-
|
example: homosexual
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
not
|
|
|
un-
|
example: unconnected
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
two
|
|
|
bi-
|
example: bicycle
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
many
|
|
|
poly-
|
example: polygon
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
backwards
|
|
|
retro-
|
example: retrograde
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
bad
|
|
|
mal-
|
example: malfunction
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
over
|
|
|
hyper-
|
example: hyperactive
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
under
|
|
|
hypo-
|
example: hypodermic
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
half
|
|
|
semi-
|
example: semicircle
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
together
|
|
|
com-
|
example: composite
|
|
|
Root:
|
to rule
|
|
|
arch
|
example: monarch
|
|
|
Root:
|
warlike
|
|
|
belli
|
example: belligerent
|
|
|
Root:
|
good
|
|
|
bene
|
example: beneficial
|
|
|
Root:
|
time
|
|
|
chron
|
example: chronicle
|
|
|
Root:
|
to say
|
|
|
dic
|
example: indicative
|
|
|
Root:
|
to make
|
|
|
fac
|
example: artifact
|
|
|
Root:
|
writing
|
|
|
graph
|
example: telehgraph
|
|
|
Root:
|
to die
|
|
|
mort
|
example: mortal
|
|
|
Root:
|
to carry
|
|
|
port
|
example: deport
|
|
|
Root:
|
to see
|
|
|
vid, vis
|
example: visible
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
one who
|
|
|
-er, -or
|
example: competitor
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
practice of
|
|
|
-ism
|
example: feminism
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
without
|
|
|
-less
|
example: needless
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
the art of
|
|
|
-ship
|
example: fellowship
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
to make
|
|
|
-fy
|
example: dignify
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
kind of writing
|
|
|
-logue
|
example: prologue
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
state of
|
|
|
-tude
|
example: rectitude
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
able to
|
|
|
-able, -ible
|
example: usable
|
|
|
Suffix:
|
quality of
|
|
|
-ness
|
example: kindness
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
against
|
|
|
op-
|
example: opprobrium
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
come before
|
|
|
ante-
|
example: antebellum
|
|
|
Prefix:
|
backwards, reversed
|
|
|
ana-
|
|
|
|
Canard
|
n. Unfounded rumor
|
|
|
Calumny
|
n. Slander
|
|
|
Chicanery
|
n. Trickery
|
|
|
Churlish
|
adj. Rude
|
|
|
Complacency
|
n. Self-satisfaction, smugness
|
|
|
Enervate
|
v. Weaken
|
|
|
Enmity
|
n. Hatred
|
|
|
Expatiate
|
adj. Wordy
|
|
|
Extenuate
|
v. Weaken
|
|
|
Fecundity
|
n. Fertility
|
|
|
Foment
|
v. Instigate
|
|
|
Ineffable
|
adj. Unable to be expressed
|
|
|
Inimical
|
adj. Hostile
|
|
|
Inveigle
|
v. Lead astray
|
|
|
Lambaste
|
v. Thrash verbally or physically
|
|
|
Malinger
|
v. Fake illness
|
|
|
Perfidious
|
adj. Disloyal
|
|
|
Politic
|
adj. Well devised
|
|
|
Prevaricate
|
v. Lie
|
|
|
Recalcitrant
|
adj. Stubborn
|
|
|
Recidivism
|
n. Habitual return to crime
|
|
|
Stolid
|
adj. Dull
|
|
|
Supercillious
|
adj. Arrogant, condescending
|
|
|
Untoward
|
adj. Unfortunate; stubborn
|
|
|
Venal
|
adj. Corruptable
|
|
|
Extemporaneous
|
adj. Improvised
|
|
|
Castigation
|
n. Severe criticism
|
|
|
Exigent
|
adj. Urgent
|
|
|
Jaunty
|
adj. Sprightly in manner/appearance
|
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Knell
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n. An indication of the end or failure
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Exiguous
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adj. Excessively scanty
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Fluvial
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adj. Relating to a river
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Prolix
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adj. Wordy
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Insouciant
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n. Lighthearted unconcern
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Adroit
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v. Having/showing skill, resourcefulness
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Invidious
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v. Causing disconnect, envy, animosity
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Dissolute
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adj. Lacking restraint
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Miasma
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n. Atmosphere/influence that tends to deplete or corrupt
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Indemnify
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v. Compensate for
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Abjure
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v. Reject, renounce
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Louche
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adj. Not reputable or decent
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Recondite
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adj. Difficult to understand
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Pernicious
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adj. Injurious or destructive
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Pithy
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adj. Tersely cogent
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Prosaic
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adj. Everyday, ordinary
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Machination
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n. Crafty scheme
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Surreptitious
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adj. Clandestine
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Apocryphal
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adj. Of doubtful authenticity
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Abeyance
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n. Suspended action
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Abrogate
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v. Abolish
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Abstruse
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adj. Obscure
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Ancillary
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n. Aid or accessory
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Antedilluvian
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adj. Extremely ancient
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Apogee
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n. Highest point
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Apostate
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n. Abandons his religious faith
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Apprise
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v. Inform
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Baleful
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adj. Deadly
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Bellicose
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adj. Warlike in manner or temperament
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Loquacious
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adj. Talkative
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Inundate
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v. To overwhelm; cover with water
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Innocuous
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adj. Harmless
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Impetuous
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adj. Quick to act without thinking
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Exculpate
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v. To clear from blame; prove innocent
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Estimable
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adj. Admirable
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Esoteric
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adj. Known or understood by only a few
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Dirge
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n. A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Dilettante
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n. Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Dilatory
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adj. Intended to delay
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Credulous
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adj. Too trusting; gullible
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Convoluted
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adj. Intricate and complicated
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Attenuate
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v. To reduce in force/degree; to weaken
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Abscond
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v. To leave secretly
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Abate
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v. To reduce in amount/degree/severity
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Plastic
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adj. Able to be molded, altered, bent
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earthenware
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dishes made of baked clay
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ebullience
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exuberance; outburst of feeling
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement
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ecumencial
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representing the whole Christian world
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edacious
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voracious; devouring
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eddy
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circular or spiral movement (eg of wind)
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edible
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fit to be eaten/ not poisonous
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effete
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infertile; worn out; weak
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efficacy
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production; desired result
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effluvia
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outflow in a stream or particles; a noxious odor or vapor
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effrontery
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boldness; impudence; arrogance
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egress
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way out; exit
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elaborate
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worked out with much care in great detail
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elegy
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a lament; a meloncholy composition
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elicit
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draw out
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eloquence
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fluent speaking; skillfull; use of language
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emaciate
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make thing and weak
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embellish
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make beautiful
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embezzle
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use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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emote
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stir up; excite
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empirical
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relying on experiment
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encapsulate
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enclose in capsule
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encomium
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warm or glowing praise; eulogy; panegyric
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encumbrance
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burden; things that get in the way of
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endearing
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making dear or liked
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endemic
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epidemic
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epiphany
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a Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi
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endorse
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write one's name on the back of
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enduring
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lasting
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enervate
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weaken;deprive of strength; attenuate
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engender
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cause; produce; give rise to
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engrave
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impress deeply
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engrossing
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taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
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engulf
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swallow up
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enigma
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something that is puzzling
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enmity
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hatred; being an enemy
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ensign
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flag/badge
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entangle
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put into difficulties
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enthral
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please greatly/enslave (fig)
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entice
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tempt or persuade
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entreat
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ask earnestly
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enunciate
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pronounce (words) / express a theory
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enzyme
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catalyst
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epicurean
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devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
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epistle
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letter
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epithet
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adjective
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epitome
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breif summary; representative example; typical model
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equable
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steady; regular
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equanimity
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calmness or temperament
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equilibrium
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state of being balanced
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equipoise
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equal distribution of weight; equilibrium
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equivocal
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having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
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equivocate
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try to deceive by equivocal language
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eradicate
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get rid of; pull up by the roots
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erratic
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irregular in behavior or opinion
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erudite
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learned; scholarly
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eschew
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avoid
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esoteric
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abstruse; in tended only for a small circle of
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espouse
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marry; give one's support to
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eulogy
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formal praise; panegyric
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euphoria
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elation; state of pleasant excitement
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euthanasia
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easy and painless death
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evasive
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tending to evade
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evince
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to show clearly; to indicate
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evoke
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call up; bring out
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excoriation
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severe criticism
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exculpate
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to clear form a charge of guilt
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exhaustive
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complete; thorough
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exigency
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emergency; an urgent situation
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exoneration
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set somebody clear free (eg from blame)
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exorbitant
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much too high or great
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expatiate
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to roam; wander freely
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expedient
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likely to be useful for a purpose
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expiation
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ending; expiring
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exploit
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brilliant achievement; develop use selfishly
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expostulate
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argue earnestly; to dissuade correct or protest
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expurgate
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to remove obscenity; purify; censor
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exscind
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to cut out; cut away
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extant
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still in existence
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extempore
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without previous thought or preparation
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extenuate
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reduce the strength or lessen seriousness partially; excuse
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extinct
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no longer active
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extinguish
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end the existence of; wipe or put out
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extirpate
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to destroy; exterminate; cut out; exscind
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extol
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praise highly
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extort
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obtain by threats; violence
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extralegal
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outside the law
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extricable
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that can be freed
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extrovert
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cheerful person
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exuberance
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state of growing vigorously; being full of life
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