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Agnostic
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one who questions the existence of God
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ABhor
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to hate, detest
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ABdicate
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to renounce or relinquish a throne
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ABstruse
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hard to understand; secret, hidden
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ACerbic
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sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper
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ACrid
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sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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ACrimonious
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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature
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exACerbate
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to increase bitterness or violence, aggravate
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ProdigAL
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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pedAGogue
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a teacher
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ADdict
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to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit
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ALtruist
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a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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ALlegory
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figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
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AMatory
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of or pertaining to love or lovers
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AMenity
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agreeable ways or manners
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AMicable
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characterized by exhibiting good will
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AMBient
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moving freely, circulating
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AMBush
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the act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise
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perAMBulator
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one who makes a tour of inspection on foot
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AMBIguous
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open to various interpretations
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AMPHibian
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any cold blooded vertebrate
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ANIMus
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hostile feeling or atitude
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equANIMity
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mental or emotional stability, especially under tension
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magnANIMous
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generous in forgibving an insult or injury
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ANNUal
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pertaining to a year
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ANNUIty
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a specified income payable at stated intervals
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perENNIal
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lasting for an indefinite amount of time
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anteDILUVIAN
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belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or very old-fashioned
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misANTHROpe
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one who hates humans or mankind
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philANDERer
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one who carries on flirtations
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ANDRogynous
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being both male and female
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ANDRogen
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any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
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ANTHROpocentic
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regarding man as the central fact of the universe
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ANTIpathy
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aersion
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ANTIpodal
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on the opposite side of the globe
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APOcalypse
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revelation; discovery; disclosure
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APOgee
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the highest or most distant point
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APOcryphal
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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APOstasy
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a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
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ARCHenemy
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chief enemy
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monARCHY
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a government in which the supteme power is lodged in a sovereign
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anARCHY
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a state or society without government or law
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oligARCHY
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a state or society ruled by a select group
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AUTOcrat
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an absolute ruler
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BElie
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to misrepresent; to contradict
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BENevolent
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desiring to do good to others
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deCADent
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decaying; deteriorating
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reCIDivist
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one who repeatedly relapses, as in crime
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enCHANT
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to subject to magical influence; bewitch
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emanCIPate
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to free from restraint
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perCIPient
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having perception; discerning; discriminating
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preCEPT
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a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
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preCIPIce
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a cliff with a vertical face
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CAPITulate
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to surrender unconditionaly or on stipulated terms
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conCORD
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agreement; peace, amity
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conCORDance
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agreement, concord, harmoy
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CARNage
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the slaughter of a great number of people
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reinCARNation
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rebirth of a sould in a new body
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inCARNation
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a being invested with a bodily form
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ecCENTRic
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off center
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ecCENTRic
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off center
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CENTRist
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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CERTitude
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freedom from doubt
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CRITerion
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a standard of judgment or criticism
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anaCHRONism
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an obsolete or archaic form
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CHRONometer
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a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
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CIRCUmambulate
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to walk about or around
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CIRCUitous
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roundabout, indirect
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inCISive
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penetrating, cutting
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CLOister
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
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preCLUde
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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proCLIvity
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inclination, bias
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disinCLInation
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aversion, distaste
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CONciliate
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to placate, win over
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inCURsion
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a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
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ecCENTRic
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off center
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CENTRist
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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CERTitude
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freedom from doubt
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CRITerion
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a standard of judgment or criticism
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anaCHRONism
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an obsolete or archaic form
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CHRONometer
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a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
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CIRCUmambulate
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to walk about or around
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CIRCUitous
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roundabout, indirect
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inCISive
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penetrating, cutting
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CLOister
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
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preCLUde
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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proCLIvity
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inclination, bias
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disinCLInation
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aversion, distaste
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CONciliate
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to placate, win over
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inCURsion
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a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
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ecCENTRic
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off center
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CENTRist
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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CERTitude
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freedom from doubt
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CRITerion
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a standard of judgment or criticism
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anaCHRONism
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an obsolete or archaic form
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CHRONometer
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a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
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CIRCUmambulate
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to walk about or around
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CIRCUitous
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roundabout, indirect
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inCISive
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penetrating, cutting
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CLOister
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
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preCLUde
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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proCLIvity
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inclination, bias
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disinCLInation
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aversion, distaste
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CONciliate
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to placate, win over
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inCURsion
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a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
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ecCENTRic
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off center
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CENTRist
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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CERTitude
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freedom from doubt
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CRITerion
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a standard of judgment or criticism
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anaCHRONism
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an obsolete or archaic form
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CHRONometer
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a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy
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CIRCUmambulate
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to walk about or around
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CIRCUitous
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roundabout, indirect
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inCISive
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penetrating, cutting
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CLOister
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
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preCLUde
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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proCLIvity
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inclination, bias
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disinCLInation
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aversion, distaste
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CONciliate
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to placate, win over
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inCURsion
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a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
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CURsory
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going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
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acCREtion
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an increase by natural growth
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CREDo
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any formula of belief
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CREDulity
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willingness to believe or trust too readily
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apoCRYPhal
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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inCULPate
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to charge with fault
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mea CULPa
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through my fault; my fault
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DOCile
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easily managed or handled; tractable
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diDACtic
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intended for instruction
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DEferential
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respectful,; to yield in judgment
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DIlatory
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inclined to delay or procrastinate
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DIchotomy
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division into two parts, kinds, etcetera
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interDICT
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to forbid; prohibit
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DEIGN
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to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity
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conDIGN
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well deserved; fitting; adequate
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DISsipate
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to scatter wastefully
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DOGma
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a system of tenets, as of a church
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inDOLence
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a state of being lazy or slothful
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DOLeful
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sorrowful, maurnful
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DOLorous
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full of pain or sorrow, grievous
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DUBiety
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doubtfulness
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inDUBitable
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unquestionable
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DURess
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compulsion by threat, coercion
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DOUR
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sullen, gloomy
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DYStrophy
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faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
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EXonerate
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to free or declare free from blame
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EFface
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to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse
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EPIgram
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a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
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EPIthet
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a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse
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inIQUity
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gross injustice, wickedness
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ERR
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to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken
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ARRant
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downright, thorough, notorious
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obsolESCEnt
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becoming obsolete
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incandESCEnt
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glowing with heat, shining
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EUphemism
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pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant
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EUgenics
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improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics
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EUphony
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pleasantness of sound
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EXTRAsensory
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derived by means other than known senses
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EXTRApolate
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to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data
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afFABle
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friendly courteous
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inefFABle
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too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered
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proliFIC
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producing many offspring or much output
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eFIGy
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sculpture or model of person
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profFER
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to offer
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FIDuciary
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of a trust; held or given in trust
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DISsipate
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to scatter wastefully
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DOGma
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a system of tenets, as of a church
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inDOLence
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a state of being lazy or slothful
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DOLeful
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sorrowful, maurnful
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DOLorous
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full of pain or sorrow, grievous
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DUBiety
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doubtfulness
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inDUBitable
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unquestionable
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DURess
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compulsion by threat, coercion
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DOUR
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sullen, gloomy
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DYStrophy
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faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
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EXonerate
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to free or declare free from blame
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EFface
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to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse
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EPIgram
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a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
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EPIthet
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a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse
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inIQUity
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gross injustice, wickedness
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iGNOramus
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uninformed, lacking knowledge
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diGRESS
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to depart from main subject
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eGRESS
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going out, way out
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reGRESS
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to move backward
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coHERent
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logically eonsistent, having waves in phase and of one wavelength
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adHESive
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tending to remain in memory, sticky
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adHERent
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believer or advocate of a particular thing
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hETEROgenous
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of other origin, not originating in the body
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hETEROdox
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different from acknowledged standard
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HYPERbole
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
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HYPOdermic
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relating to the parts eneath the skin
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HYPOcritical
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affecting virtues or qualities that one does not have
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IDIOm
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one's own language, dialect, style pf speaking
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IDIOsyncrasy
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peculiarity of tmeperament, eccentricity
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IMplicit
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not expressly stated, implied
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INcarnate
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given a bodily, esp human, form
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INdigenous
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native, innate, natural
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INdigent
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deficient in what is requisite
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INTERloper
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one who intrudes on the domain of ithers
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conJECTure
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formation of opinion on incomplete information
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abJECT
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uttterly hopeless, humiliating or wretched
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adJOIN
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to be next to and joined with
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subjugate
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to conquer
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reJOINder
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to reply/retort
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abJURe
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to renounce on oath
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adJURe
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to beg or command
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LEVity
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humor, frivolity, gaiety
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colLOQUial
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of ordinary or familiar conversation
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grandiLOQUent
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pomppous or inflated in language
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LOQUacious
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talkative
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deLUDe
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to mislead the mind
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MAGnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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MALadroit
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clumsy, tactless
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MALapropism
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humorous misuse of a word
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MALfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
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MALediction
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a curse
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preeMINent
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superior to or notable above all others
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MINatory
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menacing, threatening
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eMISsary
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a messenger sent to represent the interests of another
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MISCegenation
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the interbreeding of races, marriage betw. white and nonwhite persons.
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proMISCuous
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consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals
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reMONstrate
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to say or plead in protect, objewction, or reproof premonition
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MORibund
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dying, decaying
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imMUTable
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unchangeable, invariable
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cogNATE
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related by blood, having a common ancestor
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reNASsance
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rebirth
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NAScent
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starting to develop
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gastrONOMy
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the art or science of good eating
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proNOUNCe
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to articulate
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reNOUNCe
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to give up
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NEOphyte
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a recent convert
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NOUveau riche
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one who has lately become rich
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OBstreperous
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noisily, defiant, unruly
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OBtuse
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not sharp, pointed, or acute in any form
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OBfuscate
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to render indistinct or dim
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OBsequious
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overly submissive
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OMNIbus
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anthology of the works of one author
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OMNI
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having infinite knowledge
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PANegyric
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formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
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PANopoly
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a wide-ranging and impressive array or display
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PANtheon
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public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation
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PANdemic
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widespread, general, universal
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PAUcity
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smallness of quantity
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PAUper
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a person without any personal means of support
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PUsillanimous
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lacking courage or resolution
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PUerile
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childish, immature
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PEDagogue
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a teacher
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PEDant
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one who displays learning ostentatiously
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antiPODes
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places diametrically opposite each other on the globe
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PENal
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of or pertaining to punishment
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PUNitive
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serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
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juxtaPOSE
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to place close together or side by side
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rePOSitory
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a receptacle or place where things are deposited
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dePORTment
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conduct, behavior
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imPORTune
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to urge or press with excessive persistence
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disPORT
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to divert or amuse oneself
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POSTerity
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succeeding in future generations collectively
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PREcarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control
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PREcocious
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unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent
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PREsentiment
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foreboding
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PREcept
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a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct
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enterPRISE
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a project undertaken
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rePRISAls
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retaliation against an enemy
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PROlific
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highly fruitful
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PROfuse
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spending or giving freely
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PROdigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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PROdigious
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extraordinary in size, amount, or extent
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PROselytize
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to convert or attempt to recruit
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PROpound
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to set forth for consideration
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PROvident
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having or showing foresight
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apPRObation
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praise, consideration
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opPRObrium
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the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct
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rePRObate
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a depraved or wicked person
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PRObity
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honesty, high-mindedness
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PUGnacious
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to quarrel or fight readily
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imPUGn
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to challenge as false
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PUGilist
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a fighter or boxer
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PUNGent
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caustic or sharply expressive
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comPUNCtion
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a feeling of uneasiness for wrong doing
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PUNCtilious
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strict or exact in the observance of formalities
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exPUNGe
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to erase, eliminate
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QUErulous
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full of complaints
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PERquisite
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a gratuity, tip
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QUIescence
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the condition of being at rest, at still, inactive
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deRISion
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the act of mockery
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RISible
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causing laughter
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abROGate
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to abolish by formal means
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arROGate
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to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously
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SANCTify
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to make holy
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SANCTion
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authoritative permission or approval
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execrable
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abominable
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SACRilege
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the violation of anthing sacred
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SALient
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prominent or conspicous
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reSILient
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able to spring back to original form after compression
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inSOLent
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boldly rude or disrespectful
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deSULTory
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at random, unmethodical
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preSCIent
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having knowledge or things before they happen
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proSCRIBE
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to condemn as harmful
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aSCRIBE
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to credit or assign, as to a cause or course
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conSCRIPtion
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draft
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circumSCRIBE
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to draw a line around
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SEdition
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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
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obSEQUious
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fawning
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non SEQUitur
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an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
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disSIDent
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disagreeing in opinion
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asSIDuous
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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inSENSate
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without feeling or sensitivity
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disSOLute
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indifferent to moral restraints
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abSOLution
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forgiveness
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circumSPECt
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watchful and discreet, cautious
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perSPICacious
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having keen mental perception and understanding
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SPECious
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deceptively attractive
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STATic
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of bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium
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STASis
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the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces
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asSUAge
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to make less evere, ease, relieve
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SUBsidiary
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serving to assist or supplement
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SUBterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
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SUPERcilious
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arrogant, haughty, condescending
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SUPERfluous
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extra, more than necessary
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SURmount
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to get over or across, to prevail
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SURveillance
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a watch kept over someone or something
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reTICent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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TACiturn
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uncommunicative
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TENacious
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holding fast
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absTENTion
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the act of refraining voluntarily
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TACit
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unspoken understanding
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TACiturn
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uncommunicative
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TENure
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the holding or possessing of anything
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TENable
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended
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perTINacious
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persistent, stubborn
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TENTative
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attempt
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TENDentious
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having a predisposition towards a point of view
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atTENUate
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to weaken or reduce in force
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exTENUating
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making less serious by offering excuses
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THEOcracfy
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a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
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apoTHEOsis
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glorification, glorified deal
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TRANScendent
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going beyond ordinary limits
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inTRANSigent
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refusing to agree or compromise
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USurp
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to seize and hold
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UTilitarian
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efficient, functional, useful
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contraVENe
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to come intpo conflict with
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adVENTitious
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accidental
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VERacious
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habitually truthful
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VERity
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truthfulness
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VERDure
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fresh, rich vegetation
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VIcarious
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performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
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joie de VIvre
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joy of life
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conVIval
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sociable
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VILify
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to slander, to defame
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reVILe
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to criticize with harsh language
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equiVOCate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
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aVOCation
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something one does in addition to a principle occupation
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VOCiferous
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crying out noisily
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conVOKE
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to call together
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inVOKe
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to call on a deity
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omniVORous
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eating or absorbing everything
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