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CULL (KUHL, rhymes with gull)
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To pick out, select from various sources, gather, collect.
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(1) Free; given without charge or obligation.<br>(2) Without legitimate cause or reason; uncalledfor, unjustified, baseless, unwarranted.
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GRATUITOUS (gruh-T(Y)OO-i-tus)
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To abolish by legal or authoritative action or decree.
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ABROGATE (AB-ruh-gayt)
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CASTIGATE (KAS-ti-gayt)
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To punish or criticize severely.
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Familiar, acquainted, well-informed or well-versed.
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CONVERSANT (kun-VUR-sint)
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VOLUBLE (VAHL-yuh-buul)
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Talkative, talking much and easily, characterized by a great and continuous flow of<br>words.
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Talkative, talking much and easily, characterized by a great and continuous flow of<br>words.
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VOLUBLE (VAHL-yuh-buul)
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COMMISERATE (kuh-MIZ-uh-rayt)
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To sympathize, feel or express sympathy, show sorrow or pity for.
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To sympathize, feel or express sympathy, show sorrow or pity for.
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COMMISERATE (kuh-MIZ-uh-rayt)
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DILEMMA (di-LEM-uh)
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A predicament; specifically, a predicament in which one must choose between equally<br>undesirable alternatives.
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A predicament; specifically, a predicament in which one must choose between equally<br>undesirable alternatives.
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DILEMMA (di-LEM-uh)
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TRANSITORY (TRAM-si-tor-ee or TRAN-zi-for-ee)
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Passing, temporary, fleeting, not permanent or enduring.
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Passing, temporary, fleeting, not permanent or enduring.
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TRANSITORY (TRAM-si-tor-ee or TRAN-zi-for-ee)
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PHILANTHROPIC (FIL-an-THRAHP-ik)
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Charitable, benevolent, humane; motivated by or done out of a desire to help or improve<br>the welfare of others.
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Charitable, benevolent, humane; motivated by or done out of a desire to help or improve<br>the welfare of others.
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PHILANTHROPIC (FIL-an-THRAHP-ik)
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LETHARGY (LETH-ur-jee)
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Lack of energy, sluggishness, dullness; an abnormally dull, drowsy, inactive condition or<br>state of mind.
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Lack of energy, sluggishness, dullness; an abnormally dull, drowsy, inactive condition or<br>state of mind.
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LETHARGY (LETH-ur-jee)
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EXONERATE (eg-ZAHN-uh-rayt)
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To free from blame; free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare blameless or<br>innocent.
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To free from blame; free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare blameless or<br>innocent.
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EXONERATE (eg-ZAHN-uh-rayt)
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PUGNACIOUS (puhg-NAY-shus)
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Given to fighting, combative, quarrelsome, ready and willing to fight.
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Given to fighting, combative, quarrelsome, ready and willing to fight.
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PUGNACIOUS (puhg-NAY-shus)
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CONTRITION (kun-TRISH-in)
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Remorse, penitence, repentance, deep and devastating sorrow for one's sins or for<br>something one has done wrong.
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Remorse, penitence, repentance, deep and devastating sorrow for one's sins or for<br>something one has done wrong.
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CONTRITION (kun-TRISH-in)
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ABROGATE (AB-ruh-gayt)
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To abolish by legal or authoritative action or decree.
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OFFICIOUS (uh-FISH-us)
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Meddlesome, nosy, intrusive, interfering, prying; specifically, offering unwanted advice<br>or unnecessary services, especially in a highhanded, overbearing way.
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Meddlesome, nosy, intrusive, interfering, prying; specifically, offering unwanted advice<br>or unnecessary services, especially in a highhanded, overbearing way.
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OFFICIOUS (uh-FISH-us)
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INTRACTABLE (in-TRAK-tuh-buul)
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Hard to manage or control, stubborn, unruly.
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Hard to manage or control, stubborn, unruly.
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INTRACTABLE (in-TRAK-tuh-buul)
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ALTRUISM (AL-troo-iz'm)
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Selflessness, unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
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Selflessness, unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
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ALTRUISM (AL-troo-iz'm)
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ACCOLADE (ak-uh-LAYD, but see tip below)
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An award; sign of respect or esteem; expression of praise; mark of acknowledgment;<br>anything done or given as a token of appreciation or approval.
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An award; sign of respect or esteem; expression of praise; mark of acknowledgment;<br>anything done or given as a token of appreciation or approval.
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ACCOLADE (ak-uh-LAYD, but see tip below)
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VERNACULAR (vur-NAK-yuh-lur)
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The native language of a people; especially, the common, everyday, informal language of<br>ordinary people.
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The native language of a people; especially, the common, everyday, informal language of<br>ordinary people.
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VERNACULAR (vur-NAK-yuh-lur)
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JUDICIOUS (joo-DISH-us)
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Wise and careful, having or showing sound judgment.
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Wise and careful, having or showing sound judgment.
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JUDICIOUS (joo-DISH-us)
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CHRYSALIS (KRIS-uh-lis)
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(1) The pupa of a butterfly; the stage during which the insect is enclosed in a case or<br>cocoon.<br>(2) A sheltered and undeveloped state or stage of being.
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(1) The pupa of a butterfly; the stage during which the insect is enclosed in a case or<br>cocoon.<br>(2) A sheltered and undeveloped state or stage of being.
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CHRYSALIS (KRIS-uh-lis)
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GENTEEL (jen-TEEL)
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Refined, polite, well-bred, sophisticated; elegantly stylish or fashionable; pertaining or<br>belonging to high society.
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Refined, polite, well-bred, sophisticated; elegantly stylish or fashionable; pertaining or<br>belonging to high society.
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GENTEEL (jen-TEEL)
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JOVIAL (JOH-vee-u1)
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Merry, full of good humor, hearty and fun-loving, jolly.
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Merry, full of good humor, hearty and fun-loving, jolly.
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JOVIAL (JOH-vee-u1)
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SUBTERFUGE (SUHB-tur-fyooj)
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A deception, trick, underhanded scheme.
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A deception, trick, underhanded scheme.
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SUBTERFUGE (SUHB-tur-fyooj)
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EBULLIENCE (i-BUHL-yints or i-BUUL-yints)
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Lively enthusiasm, high spirits, bubbly excitement
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Lively enthusiasm, high spirits, bubbly excitement
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EBULLIENCE (i-BUHL-yints or i-BUUL-yints)
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IMPERVIOUS (im-PUR-vee-us)
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Impenetrable, incapable of being entered or passed through; hence, unable to be moved<br>or affected by something.
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Impenetrable, incapable of being entered or passed through; hence, unable to be moved<br>or affected by something.
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IMPERVIOUS (im-PUR-vee-us)
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REMONSTRATE (ruh-MAHN-strayt)
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To object, protest, reprove, rebuke, argue or plead against.
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To object, protest, reprove, rebuke, argue or plead against.
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REMONSTRATE (ruh-MAHN-strayt)
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EFFACE (i-FAYS)
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(1) To rub out, wipe out, erase.<br>(2) To withdraw from notice, make oneself inconspicuous.
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(1) To rub out, wipe out, erase.<br>(2) To withdraw from notice, make oneself inconspicuous.
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EFFACE (i-FAYS)
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CHIMERA (ky-MEER-uh, also ki-MEER-uh)
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A foolish fancy, fantastic notion or idea, figment of the imagination.
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A foolish fancy, fantastic notion or idea, figment of the imagination.
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CHIMERA (ky-MEER-uh, also ki-MEER-uh)
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INCORRIGIBLE (in-KOR-ij-uh-buul)
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(1) Bad beyond correction or reform, hopeless, irreformable.<br>Synonyms: irredeemable, irreclaimable, unrepentant, inveterate, unregenerate.<br>(2) Unruly, unmanageable, difficult to control.
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(1) Bad beyond correction or reform, hopeless, irreformable.<br>Synonyms: irredeemable, irreclaimable, unrepentant, inveterate, unregenerate.<br>(2) Unruly, unmanageable, difficult to control.
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INCORRIGIBLE (in-KOR-ij-uh-buul)
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JUXTAPOSE (juks-tuh-POHZ)
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To place side by side or close together, especially so as to compare or contrast.
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To place side by side or close together, especially so as to compare or contrast.
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JUXTAPOSE (juks-tuh-POHZ)
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CONVERSANT (kun-VUR-sint)
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Familiar, acquainted, well-informed or well-versed.
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ESOTERIC (ES-o-TER-ik)
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Intended for or designed to be understood only by a select group, known only by a few people; hence, not public, secret, confidential.
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Intended for or designed to be understood only by a select group, known only by a few people; hence, not public, secret, confidential.
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ESOTERIC (ES-o-TER-ik)
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AUSPICIOUS (aw-SPISH-us)
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Favorable, fortunate; marked by favorable circumstances or good fortune; conducive to success; boding well.
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Favorable, fortunate; marked by favorable circumstances or good fortune; conducive to success; boding well.
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AUSPICIOUS (aw-SPISH-us)
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ITINERANT (eye-TIN-ur-int)
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Wandering, traveling about, moving from place to place, especially to perform work.
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Wandering, traveling about, moving from place to place, especially to perform work.
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ITINERANT (eye-TIN-ur-int)
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To pick out, select from various sources, gather, collect.
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CULL (KUHL, rhymes with gull)
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PROMULGATE (pruh-MUHL-gayt or PRAHM-ul-gayt)
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To make known, publish, proclaim, make public in an official manner.
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To make known, publish, proclaim, make public in an official manner.
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PROMULGATE (pruh-MUHL-gayt or PRAHM-ul-gayt)
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GRATUITOUS (gruh-T(Y)OO-i-tus)
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(1) Free; given without charge or obligation.<br>(2) Without legitimate cause or reason; uncalledfor, unjustified, baseless, unwarranted.
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NOMENCLATURE (NOH-men-KLAY-chur)
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A system of names, especially a system of names used in a science, art, or branch of<br>knowledge.
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A system of names, especially a system of names used in a science, art, or branch of<br>knowledge.
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NOMENCLATURE (NOH-men-KLAY-chur)
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DROLL (rhymes with coal and hole)
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Amusing, humorous, comical; especially, funny or witty in an odd or outrageous way.
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Amusing, humorous, comical; especially, funny or witty in an odd or outrageous way.
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DROLL (rhymes with coal and hole)
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INSATIABLE (in-SAY-shuh-buul)
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Greedy, hungry, unable to be satisfied or appeased.
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Greedy, hungry, unable to be satisfied or appeased.
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INSATIABLE (in-SAY-shuh-buul)
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BEGUILE (bi-GYL, rhymes with a smile)
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(1) To deceive, delude, or mislead.
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(1) To deceive, delude, or mislead.
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BEGUILE (bi-GYL, rhymes with a smile)
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VINDICTIVE (vin-DIK-tiv)
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Seeking or wanting revenge, vengeful, characterized by a desire to get even.
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Seeking or wanting revenge, vengeful, characterized by a desire to get even.
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VINDICTIVE (vin-DIK-tiv)
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REPLETE (ri-PLEET)
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Fully or richly supplied, well-stocked, chock-full, filled to capacity.
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Fully or richly supplied, well-stocked, chock-full, filled to capacity.
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REPLETE (ri-PLEET)
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PRECLUDE (pri-KLOOD)
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To prevent, make impossible, exclude or shut off all possibility of somethinghappening.
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To prevent, make impossible, exclude or shut off all possibility of somethinghappening.
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PRECLUDE (pri-KLOOD)
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To punish or criticize severely.
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CASTIGATE (KAS-ti-gayt)
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COLLOQUIAL (kuh-LOH-kwee-ul)
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Conversational; pertaining to, characteristic of, or used in spoken language; hence,<br>informal, casual, natural.
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Conversational; pertaining to, characteristic of, or used in spoken language; hence,<br>informal, casual, natural.
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COLLOQUIAL (kuh-LOH-kwee-ul)
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OBFUSCATE (uhb-FUHS-kayt or AHB-fuh-skayt)
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To make obscure, cloud over, darken, make unclear or indistinct.
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To make obscure, cloud over, darken, make unclear or indistinct.
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OBFUSCATE (uhb-FUHS-kayt or AHB-fuh-skayt)
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FACILE (FAS'l, rhymes with castle
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Easy, easily done; performed or achieved in an easy, effortless way; working or acting in<br>a smooth, free, and unrestrained manner.
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Easy, easily done; performed or achieved in an easy, effortless way; working or acting in<br>a smooth, free, and unrestrained manner.
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FACILE (FAS'l, rhymes with castle
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CONVIVIAL (kun-VIV-ee-ul)
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Sociable, merry, festive.
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Sociable, merry, festive.
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CONVIVIAL (kun-VIV-ee-ul)
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ESCHEW (es-CHOO)
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To avoid, shun, abstain from; keep away from something harmful, wrong, or distasteful.
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To avoid, shun, abstain from; keep away from something harmful, wrong, or distasteful.
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ESCHEW (es-CHOO)
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PRODIGIOUS (pruh-DIJ-us)
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Enormous, huge, tremendous, immense; extraordinary in size, extent, force, or degree.
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Enormous, huge, tremendous, immense; extraordinary in size, extent, force, or degree.
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PRODIGIOUS (pruh-DIJ-us)
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IDIOSYNCRASY (ID-ee-oh-SIN-kruh-see)
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A peculiarity; distinctive characteristic of a person or group; an identifying trait or mannerism.
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A peculiarity; distinctive characteristic of a person or group; an identifying trait or mannerism.
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IDIOSYNCRASY (ID-ee-oh-SIN-kruh-see)
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APPROBATION (AP-roh-BAY-shin)
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Approval, acceptance; especially, official approval or authorization.
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Approval, acceptance; especially, official approval or authorization.
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APPROBATION (AP-roh-BAY-shin)
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LEGERDEMAIN (LEJ-ur-duh-MAYN)
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Sleight of hand; a cleverly executed trick or deception.
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Sleight of hand; a cleverly executed trick or deception.
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LEGERDEMAIN (LEJ-ur-duh-MAYN)
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PUERILE (PYOOR-ul or PYOO-ur-ul)
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Childish, immature; hence, foolish, silly. Etymology: Latin puerilis, youthful, from puer, a child.
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Childish, immature; hence, foolish, silly. Etymology: Latin puerilis, youthful, from puer, a child.
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PUERILE (PYOOR-ul or PYOO-ur-ul)
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COMPLICITY (kuhm-PLIS-i-tee)
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Conspiracy, partnership in wrongdoing, criminal participation, direct association in guilt, the state of being an accomplice.
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Conspiracy, partnership in wrongdoing, criminal participation, direct association in guilt, the state of being an accomplice.
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COMPLICITY (kuhm-PLIS-i-tee)
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