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largesse
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generoisty especially in terms of material goods; usually implies the giving of goods by a superior to an inferior
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flout
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to treat with scorn ("flouting the rules")
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munificent
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generous
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brusque
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offensively blunt in manner
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quixotic
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pursuing unrealistic goals
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persue
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to study/read carefully
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compunction
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guilt
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fell
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cruel
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libertine
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to act without moral constraint
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collusion
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collaboration, conspiracy
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inscrutable
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difficulty to understand
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ingenuous
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sincere, open, naive, unsophisticated
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caustic
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biting/sarcastic
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sardonic
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disdainful/mocking
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secede
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withdraw
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turpitude
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vileness/depravity
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equivocate
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to lie
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circuitous
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indirect
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artless
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genuine
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abstemious
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to be moderate in your indulgences
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parsimonious
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quality of being stingy
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spartan
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bare
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unctuous
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oily/greasy; someone who is insincere and affected and who uses flattery and pretense to grease his way forward in the world
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impudent
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offensively bold
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belie
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to present something falsely
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brook
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to tolerate something
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propitious
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favorably disposed
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fleece
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to swindle
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acclivity
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upward slope
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absolution
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forgiveness
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prevaricator
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liar
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perdition
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eternal damnation
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depravity
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moral corruption
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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abash
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embarrass
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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abet
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to aid, to act as accomplice
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abeyance
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temporary suppresion/suspension
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abiding
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enduring, continuing
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, renounce
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abominate
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to hate
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abortive
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interrpted while incomplete
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abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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absolve
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to forgive/free from blame
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abut
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to touch/be in contact with
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abyss
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an extremely great depth
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accede
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to express approval, to agree to
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acclaim
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praise
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accord
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to renconile/come to an agreement
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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acme
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highest point/summit
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acrid
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harsh/bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness/animosity
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
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adage
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old saying/prverb
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adulation
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high praise
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adumbrate
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to sketch/outline in a shadowy way
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adventitious
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accidental
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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affected
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pretentious/phony
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affront
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personal offense/insult
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aggrieve
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to afflict/distress
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alacrity
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willingness/eagerness
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allay
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to lessen/ease/soothe
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allocation
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allowance, portion, share
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altercation
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noisy dispute
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amalgam
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mixture, combination, alloy
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ambulatory
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itinerant (traveling from place to place), related to walking around
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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amity
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friendship
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amoral
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unprincipled, unethical
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amorous
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strongly attracted to love, showing love
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amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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amphitheater
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arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something chronologically inappropriate
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anachronistic
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outdated
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analgesia
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a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
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anathema
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ban, curse; something shunned/disliked
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ancillary
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accessory, subordinate; helping
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animation
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enthusiasm, excitement
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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anoint
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to apply oil to esp as a sacred rite
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antedate
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dated prior to the actual occurance
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antepenultimate
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third from last
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anterior
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previous, before
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human qualities to nonhumans; having human qualities
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antiquated
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outdated, obsolete
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apace
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done quickly
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aperture
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an opening/hole
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aphasia
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inability to speak or use words
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aphelion
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point in planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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aplomb
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poise/confidence
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apocryphal
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non genuine, fictional
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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apostrophe
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speech to the reader or someone not present
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apothegm
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a short, instructive saying
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apotheosis
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glorification, glorified ideal
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append
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to attach
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apprise
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to give notice of/inform
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approbation
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praise
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appropriate
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to take possession of usually without permission
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arbitrator
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mediator/negotiator
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arboreal
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relating to treas, living in trees
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arboretum
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place where trees are displayed and studied
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
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archaic
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outdated
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archipelago
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large group of islands
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ardent
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passionate, fervent
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ardor
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great emotion/passion
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arraign
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to call to court to answer a charge
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arrogate
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to demand/claim arrogantly
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arsenal
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ammnition storehouse
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artifact
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historcal relic, item made by human craft
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artisan
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craftsperson, expert
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artless
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open and honest; without skill
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ascend
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to rise or climb
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ascendancy
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state of rising, ascending; power or control
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ascertain
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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ascetic
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self-denying, austere
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asinine
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lacking intelligence/judgement
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askance
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scornfully
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askew
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crooked/tilted
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asocial
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unable/unwilling to act socially
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asperity
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harsh/rough
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aspersion
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a false rumor, slander
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assail
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to attack/assault
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assay
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to analyze/estimate
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assent
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to express agreement
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asseverate
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to affirm positively/earnestly
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assignation
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appointment for lovers' meeting; assignment
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assonance
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resemblance in sound
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assuage
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to make less less severe
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astral
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exalted, elevated in position; relating to the stars
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astringent
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harsh, severe, stern
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astute
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having good judgement
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asunder
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into different parts
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atrophy
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to waste away/wither from disuse
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attenuate
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to make thin/slender, weaken
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audit
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formal examination of financial records
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augury
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prophecy, prediction of events
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august
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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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auspicious
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having favorable prospects, promising
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austere
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strict, stern, unadonrned
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autocrat
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dictator
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autonomous
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separate/independent
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auxiliary
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supplementary, providing support; held in reserve
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to declare to be true/affirm
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avert
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to turn something away; to prevent
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aviary
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large enclosure housing birds
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avow
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to state openly/declare
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axiom
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self-evident truth
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bacchanalian
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drunkly festive
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baleful
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harmul, with evil intentions
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balk
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to refuse, shirk/prevent
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shirk
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to avoid or neglect a duty
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banal
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trite and overly common
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banter
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playful convo
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base
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being of low value or position
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bastion
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fortification, stronghold
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bay
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to bark esp in a deep, prolonged way
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beatific
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appearing to be saintly, angelic
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becalm
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to make calm to still; to keep motionless by lack of wind
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becloud
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to confuse; darken with clouds
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead; to charm
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behemoth
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huge creature
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belabor
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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beleaguer
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to harass/plague
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belfry
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bell tower
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belie
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to misrepresent/lie
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bellicose
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warlike, aggressive
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bellow
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to roar/shout
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bemuse
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to confuse. stupefy; to plunge deep in thought
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benefactor
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someone giving aid or money
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beneficent
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kindly/charitable
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benighted
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unenlightened
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benison
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blessing
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beseech
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to beg/plead
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besmear
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to smear
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besplatter
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to splanner
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bestial
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beastly/animal-like
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bestow
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to give as a gift
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betoken
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to indicate/signify/give evidence of
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bevy
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group
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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bifurcate
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divide into 2 parts
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bilateral
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two-sided
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bilious
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bad-natured
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bilk
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to cheat/defraud
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billet
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board and lodging for troops
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biped
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two-footed animal
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bisect
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to cut into two parts
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blanch
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to pale/take the color out of
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blight
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to afflict/destory
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blithe
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cheerful/joyful
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bludgeon
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to hit with a club
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bluster
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to boast or make threats loudly
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bombastic
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to use high-sounding but meaningless language
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bonanza
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large amount
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality/atmosphere of good cheer
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boon
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blessing/something to be thankful for
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boor
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crude person/one who lacks manners or teast
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botanist
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scientist who studies plants
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bovine
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relating to cows
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brazen
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bold/shamless
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brevity
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being brief in time
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brigand
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bandit/outlaw
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broach
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to mention/suggest for the first time
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bromide
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a dull, commonplace person or idea
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buffet
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to strike/hit
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bulwark
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defense wall; anything serving as a defense
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burnish
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to polish, make smooth and bright
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bursar
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treasurer
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byway
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side or back road
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cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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cadaver
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dead body
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cadence
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rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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calamitous
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disastrous/catastrophic
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callow
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immature/lacking sophistication
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation, slander
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canard
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a lie
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canny
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smart; founded on common sense
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canonize
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to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
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canvass
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to conduct a poll; to examine thoroughly
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capacious
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large, roomy, extenseive
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capitulate
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to sumbit completely, surrender
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careen
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to lean to one side
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carom
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to strike and rebound
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carp
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to find fault, complain constantly
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cast (n)
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copy, replica
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cast (v)
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to fling, to throw
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cataclysmic
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disastrous
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categorical
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absolute/wtihout exception
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catholic
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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caucus
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smaller group within an organization
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caulk
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to make watertight
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic
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cavalcade
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a procession
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cavalier
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carefree, happy
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cavil
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to raise trivial objections
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cavort
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to frolic
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cede
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to surrender posession of something
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celebrity
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fame, widespread acclaim
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celerity
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quick moving or acting
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censorious
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severly critical
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censure
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to criticize
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centripetal
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directed or moving toward the center
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certitude
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assurance, certainty
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chalice
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goblet, cup
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champ
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to chew noisily
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champion
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to defend/support
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charlatan
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a fake
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chary
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cautious
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chastise
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to punish, discipline, scold
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chattel
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piece of personal property
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cheeky
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lacking prudence or discretion
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent
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chicanery
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trickery, fraud, deception
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chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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chimerical
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fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible
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choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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chortle
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to chuckle
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chromatic
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relating to color
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churlish
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rude
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circumnavigate
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to sail completely arroudn
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circumspect
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cautious/wary
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cistern
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tank for rainwater
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citadel
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fortress, stronghold
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civility
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politeness, courtesy
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clairvoyant
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having ESP, psychic
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clamor
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noisy outcry
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clandestine
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secretive
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cleave
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to seperate; to stick, cling, adhere
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clemency
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merciful leniency
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clement
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mild
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cloister
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confine, seclude
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cloying
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indulging to excess
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coagulate
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to clot or change from a liquid to solid
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coddle
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to baby/treat indulgently
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coffer
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strongbox, large chest for money
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cognate
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related, similar, akin
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cognomen
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family name; any name, especially a nickname
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collate
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to arrange in an order
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collateral
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accompanying
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collusion
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collaboration, conspiiracy
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comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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commensurate
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proprtional
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commodious
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roomy/spacious
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communicable
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transmittable
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commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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compatriot
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fellow countryman
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compendious
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summarizing completely and briegly
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug, affable
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