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365 Cards in this Set
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philatelist
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stamp-collector
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philistine
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narrow-minded person
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philology
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study of language
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phlegmatic
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calm, not easily disturbed
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physiognomy
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face
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physiological
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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piebald
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of different colors, mottled, speckled
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pied
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variegated, multicolored
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pillage
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plunder
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pillory
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punish by placing in a wodden frame, subject to criticism and ridicule
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pine
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languish, decline, long for, yearn
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pinion
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restrain
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piquant
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pleasantly tart-tasting, stimulating
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pique(n)
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irritation, resentment
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pique(v)
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provoke or arouse, annoy
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piscatorial
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pertaining to fishing
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pith
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core or marrow, essence, substance
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pittance
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a small allowance or wage
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placate
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pacify, conciliate
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placid
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peaceful, calm
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plaintive
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mournful
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plait
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braid, intertwine
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite remark, commonplace statement
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platonic
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purely spiritual, theoretical, without sensual desire
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plaudit
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enthusiastic approval, round of applause
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plebian
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common, pertaining to the common people
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plenary
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complete, full
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pliable
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flexible, yielding, adaptable
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pliant
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flexible, easily influenced
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plight
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condition, state
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pluck
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courage
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plumb(v)
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examine critically in order to understand, measure depth by sounding
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plumb(n)
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vertical
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plutocracty
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society ruled by the wealthy
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poignancy
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quality of being deeply moving, keeneness of emotion
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polemic
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controversy, argument in support of point of view
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polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack, disputacious
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politic
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expedient, prudent, well devised
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polity
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form of government of nation or state
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pomposity
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self-important behaviour, acting like a stuffed shirt
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ponderous
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weighty, unwieldy
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pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope, pompous or pretentious
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pore
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study industriously, ponder, scrutinize
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portend
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foretell, presage
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poseur
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc to impress others
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posterity
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descendents, future generations
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postulate
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self-evident truth
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posture
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assume an affected pose, act artificially
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potent
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powerful, persuasive, greatly influential
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potentate
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monarch, sovereign
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potpourri
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heterogenous mixture, medley
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poultice
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soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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practicable
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feasible
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prate
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speak foolishly, boast idly
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prattle
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babble
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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precedent(adj)
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preceding in time, rank, etc
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitant
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something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to solidify
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precipitate(adj)
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rash, premature, hasty, sudden
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precipitate(v)
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throw headlong, hasten
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precis
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concise summing-up of main points
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preclude
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make impossible, eliminate
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precocious
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advanced in development
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precursor
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forerunner
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predilection
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partiality, preference
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predispose
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give an inclination toward, make susceptible to
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preeminent
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outstanding, superior
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preempt
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head off, forestall by acting first, appropriate for oneself, supplant
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preen
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make oneself tidy in appearance, feel salf-satisfaction
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prefatory
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introductory
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prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding
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prelate
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church dignitary
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prelude
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introduction, forerunner
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premonition
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forewarning
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premonitory
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serving to warn
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preponderance
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superiority of power, quantity, etc
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presage
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fortell
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presentiment
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feeling something will happen, anticipatory feel, premonition
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presumptuous
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arrogant, taking liberties
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preternatural
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beyond that which is normal in nature
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prevalent
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widespread, generally accepted
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prevaricate
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lie
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prim
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very precise and formal, exceedingly proper
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primp
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groom oneself with care, adorn oneself
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times, primitive, unspoiled
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privation
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hardship, want
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privy
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secret, hidden, private
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probe
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explore with tools
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probity
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uprightness, incorruptibility
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proclivity
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inclination, natural tendency
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procurement
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obtaining
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prod
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poke, stir up, urge
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prodigal
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wasteful, reckless with money
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profane
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violate, desecrate, treat unworthily
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profligate
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disspated, wasteful, wildly immoral
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profusion
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overabundance, lavish expenditure, excess
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prognosis
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forecasted course of a disease, prediction
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prognosticate
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predict
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prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something
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proliferate
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grow rapidly, spread, multiply
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prolific
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abundantly fruitful
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prolixity
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tedious wordiness, verbosity
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promiscuous
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mixed indiscriminantly, haphazard, irregular, particularly sexual
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promontory
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headland
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prone
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inclined to, prostrate
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prophylactic
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used to prevent disease
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propinquity
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nearness, kinship
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propitiate
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appease
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propitious
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favorable, fortunate, advantageous
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proponent
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supporter, backer, op. opponent
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propound
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put forth for analysis
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prosaic
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dull and unimaginitive, matter-of-fact,factual
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proscenium
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part of the stage in front of the curtain
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proscribe
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osrtacize, banish, outlaw
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proselytize
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induce someone to convert
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prosody
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the art of versification
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protean
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versatile, able to take on many forms
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protege
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person receiving protection and support from a patron
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protract
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prolong
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protuberance
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protrusion, bulge
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provenance
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origin or source of something
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provender
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dry food, fodder
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provident
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displaying foresight, thrifty, preparing for emergencies
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provincial
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pertaining to a province, limited in outlook, unsophisticated
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provisional
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tentative
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proviso
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stipulation
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prowess
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extraordianry ability
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proximity
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nearness
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proxy
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authorized agent
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prude
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excessively modest or proper person
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prurient
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires
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psychosis
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mental disorder
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puerile
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childish
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pugilist
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boxer
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pugnacity
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combativeness, disposition to fight
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puissant
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powerful, strong, potent
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pulchritude
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beauty, comeliness
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punctilious
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stressing niceties of conduct or form, minutely attentive to fine points
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pundit
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authority on a subject, learned person, expert
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pungent
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stinging, sharp in taste or smell, caustic
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punitive
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punishing
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purchase(n)
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firm grasp or footing
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purport
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intention, meaning
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purported
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alleged, claimed, reputed or rumored
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purse
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pucker, contract into wrinkles
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purveyor
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furnisher of foodstuffs, caterer
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pusillanimous
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cowardly, fainthearted
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putative
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supposed, reputed
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pylon
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marking post to guide aviators, steel tower supporting cables or telephone lines
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quack
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charlatan, imposter
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quaff
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drink with relish
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quagmire
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soft, wet, boggy land, complex or dangerous situation
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quail
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cower, lose heart
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quaint
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odd, old-fashioned, picturesque
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qualified
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limited, restricted
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qualms
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misgivings
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quandry
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dilemna
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quarry(n)
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victim, object of a hunt
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quarry(v)
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dig into
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quash
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subdue, crush, squash
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quay
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dock, landing place
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querulous
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fretful, whining
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query
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inquiry, question
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
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quietude
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tranquility
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quintessence
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purest and highest embodiment
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quip
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taunt
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quirk
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startling twist, caprice
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quisling
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traitor who aids invaders
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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quizzical
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teasing, bantering, mocking, curious
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quotidian
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daily, commonplace, customary
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raconteur
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story-teller
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothes
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rail
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scold, rant
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raiment
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clothing
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rakish
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stylish, sporty
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ramification
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branching out, subdivision
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ramify
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divide into branches or subdivisions
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rampant
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growing in profusion, unrestrained
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rampart
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defensive mound of earth
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ramshackle
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rickety, falling apart
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rancid
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having the odor of stale fat
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred
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ranklel
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irritate, fester
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rapacious
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excessively grasping, plundering
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rapport
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emotional closeness, harmony
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rapt
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absorbed, enchanted
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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raspy
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grating, harsh
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ratiocination
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reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises
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raucos
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harsh and shrill, disorderly and boisterous
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ravage
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plunder, despoil
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ravel
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fall apart into tangles, unravel or untwist, entangle
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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reactionary
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opposing progress, politically ultraconservative
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rebuff
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snub, beat back
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rebus
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puzzle in which pictures stand for words
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
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recant
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disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess error
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recapitulate
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summarize
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recast
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reconstruct, fashion again
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recidivism
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habitual return to crime
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recluse
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hermit, loner
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reconcile
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correct inconsistencies, become friendly after a quarrel
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recondite
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abtruse, profound, secret
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble
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recrimination
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countercharges
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rectitude
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uprightness, moral virtue, correctness of judgment
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recumbent
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reclining, lying down completely or in part
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redolent
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fragrant, odorous, suggestive of an odor
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redoubtable
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formidable, causing fear
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redress
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remedy, compensation
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refectory
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dining hall
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refractory
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stubborn, unimaginable
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refrain
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abstain from, resist - chorus
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refulgent
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renovate, make bright by polishing
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regale
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entertain
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regatta
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boat or yacht race
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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regime
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method or system of government
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regimen
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prescribed diet and habits
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rejoinder
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retort, comeback, reply
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position
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remediable
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reparable
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remiss
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negligent
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remission
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temporary moderation of disease, cancellation of a debt, forgiveness
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remunerative
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compensating, rewarding
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render
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deliver, provide, represent
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rendezvous
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meeting place
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rendition
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translation, artistic interpretation
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renege
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deny, go back on
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rent(n)
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rip, split
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repartee
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cleaver reply
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repast
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meal, feast, banquet
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repellent
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driving away, unattractive
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repercussion
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rebound, reverberation, reaction
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repine
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fret, complain
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replete
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed
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repository
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storehouse
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reprehensible
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deserving blame
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reprieve
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temporary stay
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reprisal
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retaliation
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reprise
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musical repetition, repeat performance, recurrent action
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reproach
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express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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reprobation
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severe disapproval
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repudiate
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disown, disavow
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repugnance
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loathing
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repulsion
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distaste, act of driving back
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reputed
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supposed
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requisite
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necessary requirement
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requite
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repay, revenge
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rescind
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cancel
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residue
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remainder, balance
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resilient
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elastic, having the power of springing back
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resolution
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determination
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resolve(n)
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determination, firmness of purpose
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respite
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interval of relief, time for rest, delay in punishment
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resplendent
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dazzling, glorious, brilliant
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restive
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restlessly impatient, obstinately resisting control
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resumption
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taking up again, recommencement
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retain
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keep, employ
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retentive
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having a good memory, holding
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reticent
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reserved, uncommunicative, inclined to silence
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retinue
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following, attendants
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retiring
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modest, shy
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retrench
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cut down, economize
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retribution
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vengeance, compensation, punishment for offenses
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retrospective
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looking back on the past
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking
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reverent
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respectful, worshipful
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reverie
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daydream, musing
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revile
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attack with abusive language, vilify
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revulsion
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sudden change of feeling, negative reaction
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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rhetoric
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art of effective communication, insincere or grandiloquent language
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ribald
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wnaton, profane
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riddle
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pierce with holes, permeate or spead throughout
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rider
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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rife
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abundant, current
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rift
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opening, break
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rig
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fix or manipulate
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rile
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vex, irritate, muddy
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rivulet
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small stream
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rococo
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ornate, highly decorated
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roil
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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roseate
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rosy, optimistic
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rostrum
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platform for speech-making, pulpit
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rote
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repetition
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rotundity
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roundness
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rousing
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lively, stirring
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rubric
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title or heading (in red print), directions for religious ceremony, protocol
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ruddy
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reddish, healthy-looking
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rudimentary
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not developed, elementary, crude
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rue
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regret, lament, mourn
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ruminate
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chew over and over, mull over, ponder
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runic
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mysterious, set down in an ancient alphabet
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rustic
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pertaining to country people, uncouth
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rusticate
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banish to the country, dwell in the country
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saccharine
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cloyingly sweet
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sacrosanct
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most sacred, inviolable
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sadistic
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inclined to cruelty
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saga
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Scandanavian myth, any legend
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sagacious
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perceptive, shrewd, having insight
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salacious
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lascivious, lustful
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salient
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prominent
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sallow
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yellowish, sickly in color
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salubrious
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healthful
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salutary
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tending to improve
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sanctimonious
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displaying ostentacious or hypocritical devoutness
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sanction
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approve, ratify
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sanguine
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cheerful, hopeful
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sap
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diminish, undermine
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sardonic
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disdainful, sarcastic, cynical
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sartorial
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Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance
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sate
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satisfy to the full, cloy
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satiate
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satisfy fully
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satirical
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mocking
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saturnine
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gloomy
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satyr
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half-human half-beast who is wanton and cunning
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saunter
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walk slowly
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savant
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scholar
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scad
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a great quantity
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scintilla
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shred, least bit
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scintillate
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sparkle, flash
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scoff
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mock, ridicule
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scotch
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stamp out, thwart, hinder
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scourge
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lash, whip, severe punishment
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scruple
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fret about, hesistate for ethical reasons
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scrupulous
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conscientious, extremely thorough
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scrutinize
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examine closely and critically
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scuffle
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struggle confusedly, move off in a confused hurry
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scurrilous
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obscene, indecent
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scurry
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move briskly
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scurvy
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despicable, contemptible
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scuttle
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sink
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seamy
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sordid, unwholesome
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seasoned
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experienced
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secrete
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hide away or cache, produce and release a substance
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sedate
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composed, grave
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sedentary
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requiring sitting
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sedition
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resistance to authority, insubordination
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sedulous
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diligent
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seedy
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run-down, decrepit, disreputable
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seemly
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proper, appropriate
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seethe
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be disturbed, boil
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seine
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net for catching fish
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semblance
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outward appearance, guise
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seminal
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germinal, influencing future developments, related to seed or semen
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seminary
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school for training ministers, secondary school for young women
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senility
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feeblemindedness of old age
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sensitization
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process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent
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sensual
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devoted to the pleasures of the senses
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sensuous
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pertaining to the physical senses, operating through the senses
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sententious
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terse, concise, aphoristic
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sentient
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capable of sensation, aware, sensitive
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sentinel
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sentry, lookout
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septic
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putrid, producing putrefacation
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sepulcher
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tomb
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