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abolish
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1 : to end the observance or effect of : ANNUL 2 : DESTROY
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abridge
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1 a archaic : DEPRIVE b : to reduce in scope : DIMINISH <attempts to abridge the right of free speech> 2 : to shorten in duration or extent <modern transportation that abridges distance> 3 : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : CONDENSE
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abstemious
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: marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also : reflecting such restraint <an abstemious diet>
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accent
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1 a : to pronounce with accent : STRESS b : to mark with a written or printed accent 2 : to give prominence to : make more prominent
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accented
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accolade
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1 a : a ceremonial embrace b : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood 2 a : a mark of acknowledgment : AWARD b : an expression of praise 3 : a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts
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acquiesce
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: to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively -- often used with in and sometimes with to
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affirmation
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1 a : the act of affirming b : something affirmed : a positive assertion 2 : a solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury by a person who conscientiously declines taking an oath
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amass
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1 : to collect for oneself : ACCUMULATE <amass a great fortune> 2 : to collect into a mass : GATHER <must select rather than simply amass details>
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ambivalence
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1 : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action 2 a : continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b : uncertainty as to which approach to follow
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ambivalent
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ambulatory
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1 : of, relating to, or adapted to walking; also : occurring during a walk 2 : moving from place to place : ITINERANT 3 : capable of being altered <a will is ambulatory until the testator's death> 4 a : able to walk about and not bedridden b : performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient <ambulatory medical care> <an ambulatory electrocardiogram>
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ameliorate
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transitive senses : to make better or more tolerable intransitive senses : to grow better
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amity
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FRIENDSHIP; especially : friendly relations between nations
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anchor
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antediluvian
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ascendancy
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governing or controlling influence : DOMINATION
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atrophy
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bane
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baneful
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bizarre
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blunder
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bungle
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transitive senses : MISHANDLE, BOTCH
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burgeon
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2 : to grow and expand rapidly : FLOURISH
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capitulate
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capitulation
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capricious
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clemency
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coalesce
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coalescence
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cohere
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1 a : to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass; broadly : STICK, ADHERE b : to display cohesion of plant parts
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coherent
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compress
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compression
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confide
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confidential
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confound
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congeal
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1 : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
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contaminant
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contaminate
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converge
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convivial
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copious
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corroborate
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corrugated
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transitive senses : to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : FURROW
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corrupt
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corruption
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cursory
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: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : HASTY <a cursory glance>
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daunt
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dauntless
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debilitate
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deplete
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discrepancy
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disentangle
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transitive senses : to free from entanglement : UNRAVEL
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disputatious
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dispute
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distend
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distention
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drawback
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efface
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effervesce
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2 : to show liveliness or exhilaration
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effervescent
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enhance
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enigmatic
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ephemeral
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equilibrium
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euphonious
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euphony
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evacuate
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evanescent
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: tending to vanish like vapor
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expedite
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1 : to execute promptly
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expeditious
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expendable
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expenditures
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exclude
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facilitate
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fallow
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: of a light yellowish brown color
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fertile
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flourish
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flower
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fraudulent
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fruitful
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fruitless
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garner
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2 : something that is collected : ACCUMULATION
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guile
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hackneyed
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hefty
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2 a : marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength <a hefty football player> b : POWERFUL, MIGHTY c : impressively large : SUBSTANTIAL <hefty portions>
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hideous
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hilarity
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humane
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1 : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
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hypocrisy
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hypocritical
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innocuous
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irascible
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: marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
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jettison
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: a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress
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kindle
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leniency
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lenient
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levity
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levitate
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listless
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maladroit
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: lacking adroitness : INEPT
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mitigate
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mobile
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munificent
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1 : very liberal in giving or bestowing : LAVISH
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munificence
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myriad
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nefarious
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obscure
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obscurity
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opaque
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opacity
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parsimony
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1 a : the quality of being careful with money or resources : THRIFT b : the quality or state of being stingy
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paucity
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2 : smallness of quantity : DEARTH
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penury
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1 : a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially : severe poverty
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peripheral
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periphery
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placate
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precise
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precision
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premature
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premeditated
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prevalent
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proclivity
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: an inclination or predisposition toward something; especially : a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable
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prodigal
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prodigious
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profuse
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2 : exhibiting great abundance : BOUNTIFUL <a profuse harvest>
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profusion
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pulverize
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pulverized
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recalcitrant
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recant
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replete
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2 a : abundantly fed b : FAT, STOUT
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rescind
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reserve
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ruffle
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rupture
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saccharine
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2 : overly or sickishly sweet <saccharine flavor>
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salubrious
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somber
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specify
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specificity
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spurn
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squander
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stymie
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: to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
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subtle
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summary
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summon
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sumptuous
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: extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent <sumptuous banquets> <a sumptuous residence>; also : MAGNIFICENT 4
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surreptitious
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2 : acting or doing something clandestinely : STEALTHY
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surreptitiously
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tantamount
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: equivalent in value, significance, or effect
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tenacious
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2 a : persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual <a tenacious royalist> b : RETENTIVE <a tenacious memory>
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tenacity
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transcience
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1 a : passing especially quickly into and out of existence : TRANSITORY b : passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn
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transient
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1 a : passing especially quickly into and out of existence : TRANSITORY b : passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn
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turbulence
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venturesome
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viable
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2 : capable of growing or developing <viable seeds> <viable eggs>
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vibrancy
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vibrant
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vilification
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virulence
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virulent
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whet
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zany
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1 : a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : MERRY-ANDREW
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