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anomaly
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abnormality, deviation from the normal behaviour
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Anu malik is abnormal
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approbation
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expression of approval or praise
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Approval after probation
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audacious
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daring and fearless, recklessly bold
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dash an audi
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capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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impulsive girl in capris
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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This parrot is different from that parrot
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equivocate
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use ambiguous language with an intent to deceive
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a clever advocate
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irascible
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easily angered
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angry rascal
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laud
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praise highly
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applaud
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martial
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relating to war
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martial fists after marital bliss
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noxious
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harmful, injurious
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toxic naxals
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perennial
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recurring every year, happening repeatedly
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per-annual
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perfunctory
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cursory, done without care or interest
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par fun nahi
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prevaricate
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deliberately avoid the truth, mislead
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prevaricate when very late
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refute
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disprove, successfully argue against
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Your foot!
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relegate
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forcibly assign, to a lower position
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show him the gate!
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sporadic
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occurring occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Random radhika
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tortuous
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winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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twisted tortilla
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voracious
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having insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
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very hashvu
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waver
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move to and fro, be unsettled in opinion
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wave here wave there
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AMELIORATE
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(verb) make better or more tolerable
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amending amelie
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ARDUOUS
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(adj) strenuous, taxing
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work Hard u and us
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AUSTERE
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(adj)without adornment, severely simple, ascetic
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steer clear of AU
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AXIOMATIC
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(adj) taken as given, possessing self-evident truth
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CONTENTIOUS
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(adj) quarrelsome, argumentative, causing controversy or disagreement
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Content she is ?
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CULPABLE
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(adj) deserving blame
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Culprit able
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DISABUSE
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(verb) undeceive, set right
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ECLECTIC
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(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources
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ek lakh texts
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EFFRONTERY
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(noun) extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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I'll fuck your front
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EPHEMERAL
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(adj) brief, fleeting
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a female passed by
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ERUDITE
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(adj) scholarly, very learned
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I've read it
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PRECURSOR
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(noun) one that precedes or announces another
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Pre occurs
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PROLIFIC
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(adj) producing large volumes of, productive
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Volific
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QUIESCENCE
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(noun) stillness, quality of being at rest
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quiet sense
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RETICENT
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(adj) quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Kitni cents to talk?
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SATIRE
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(noun) literary work ridiculing human vice
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Satanic verses
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SYNTHESIS
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(noun) combination of parts to make a whole
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chary
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(adj) cautious
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chennagi wary
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castigate
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(verb) severely punish or criticize
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cast him out of the gate
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harangue
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(noun) pompous speech
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harass with harangue
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exonerate
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(verb) clear of blame, exculpate
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ex No.1 KD
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sanction
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(noun) authoritative permission or approval, penalty to enforce compliance
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urbane
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(adj) sophisticated, refined, elegant
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urban elite
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overwrought
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OVERWHELMED
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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ovulum - egg
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pachyderm
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thick skinned animal
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buffalo - pachies
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pacifist
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one opposed to force
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palpable
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plain, obvious
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pal thara undi pebble, telseleda?
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panacea
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cure-all, remedy for all illness
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nashya
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pandemic
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widespread
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pandemic epidemic
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pantomime
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acting without words
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mime in tight pants
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paramour
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illicit lover
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param has a setup
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parched
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dry, thirsty
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pariah
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outcast
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hogaiah
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parlance
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language, speech
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many languages in parlour
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parochial
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narrow in outlook, parish
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local parish
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partisan
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prejudiced, committed to one party
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party artisan
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pastiche
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imitation of one's style of musical composition or writing
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pastish
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patent
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obvious, open to inspection
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patent is patent
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pathos
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tender sorrow, pity, art producing these feelings
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paapa pathu
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paucity
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scarcity
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pause - as this is over
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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impecunious
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pedagogue
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teacher
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pedant
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scholar who emphasizes on book-learning
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daant marungi
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pedantic
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showing off learning
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pedestrian
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unimaginative, ordinary
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dull pedestrian
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pell-mell
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(ADV) in confusion, disoderly
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pellucid
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transparent, easy to understand
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perquisite
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anything above stipulated salary
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perks required
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pertinent
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relevant
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peruse
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read carefully, liesurely
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browse
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phenomena
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observable facts
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phlegmatic
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calm, unexcited
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calm even in phlegm
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phoenix
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symbol of immortality or rebirth
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Dumbledore's phoenix
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physiological
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pertaining to the science of living organisms
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pigment
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coloring matter
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pigmentation - different colors
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pine
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long for, yearn
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pine is long
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piquant
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pleasantly stimulating, spicy
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pick your senses
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pithy
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concise and meaningful
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peethga preethga
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pittance
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small amount of money
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tuppence
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placebo
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harmless substance given as dummy pill
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place a dummy bow
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plaintive
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mournful, expressing sorrow
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they came in plain tees to express sorrow
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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plastic is elastic
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plebeian
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common, vulgar, pertaining to the common people
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plea for beans
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pluck
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courage
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pluck that pluck
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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it's plumage is the colour of plum
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plummet
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fall sharply
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dummy plummeted from the stairs
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plutocracy
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society ruled by the wealthy
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all the wealthy should be sent to pluto to avoid plutocracy on earth
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podiatrist
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doctor for feet
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he kicked the ipod with his feet
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poignancy
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quality of being deeply moving, touching
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pricking nancy
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polarize
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split into opposite extremes
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polar bears are at the extremes
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ponderous
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having great weight, unwieldy
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something to ponder is not lightweight
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pore
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study industriously
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pore over your books
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poseur
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person who pretends to be sophisticated
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poser
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posterity
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descendants, future generations
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post - you
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PRECEPT
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(N) GUIDING CONDUCT
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PRECEPTOR TEACHES THE PRECEPT
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PRECIS
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(N) SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS
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PRECIS WRITING
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PRECLUDE
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(V) ELIMINATE
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EXCLUDE
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PREDETERMINE
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(V) PREDESTINE
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PREDICAMENT
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(N) DILEMMA, DIFFICULT SITUATION
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I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR PREDICAMENT
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PREDILECTION
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(N) PREFERENCE
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IN THAT DIRECTION
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PREDISPOSE
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(V) GIVE INCLINATION TOWARD
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PREDISPOSED TOWARDS SOMETHING
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PREEMINENT
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(A) SUPERIOR
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PROMINENT
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PREEN
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(V) MAKE ONE TIDY IN APPEARANCE
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PREEN ITS FEATHERS
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PREMEDITATE
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(V)PREPLAN
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PREMISE
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(N) ASSUMPTION
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PREPONDERANCE
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(N) SUPERIORITY OF POWER
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MERITS PREPONDERATE (DOMINATE)
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PRESAGE
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(V) FORETELL
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SAGE PREDICTS
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PRESENTIMENT
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(N) PREMONITION
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SENTI EVEN BEFORE HAPPENS
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PRETERNATURAL
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(A) SUPERNATURAL
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PRIMP
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(V) GROOM ONESELF
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PROBITY
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(N) UPRIGHTNESS
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NOBLE IN A ROBE
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PROGENITOR
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(N) ANCESTOR
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PRE - GENITOR
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PROGNOSIS
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(N) FORECAST OF COURSE OF DISEASE
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DIAGNOSIS
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PROGNOSTICATE
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(V) FORETELL
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PROLIFERATE
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(V) GROW RAPIDLY
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PROLIFIC
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PROMISCUOUS
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(A) HAPHAZARD, MIXED INDISCRIMINATELY
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MIXED
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PROPELLENT
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(N) THAT WHICH DRIVES
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PROPHETIC
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(A) TO DO WITH PREDICTING THE FUTURE
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PROPHET FORETELLS
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PROPITIATE
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(V) APPEASE
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propitious
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(adj)auspicious
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proponent
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(n) supporter
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opp of opponent
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propound
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(v)put forth
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propulsive
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(adj)driving forward
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prosaic
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(adj) unimaginative
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not mosaic
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proscribe
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(v) outlaw
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prescribe out
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prosody
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(n) art of versification
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prose ovi
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protean
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(adj) taking many forms, versatile
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eat proteins and become protean
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protege
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(n) person under the care of a patron
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protract
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(v) prolong, extend
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protractor
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provenance
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(n) origin
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province of ants - gunpowder originated there
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provender
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(n) fodder
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vendor for fodder
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prude
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(adj) extremely modest
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not rude
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prudent
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(adj) cautious
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prune
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(v) cut away, trim
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prune the fence
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prurient
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(adj) arousing sexual thoughts and feelings
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ate puri with nuggekai
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psychosis
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(n) mental disorder
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osis - disorder
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pterodactyl
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(n) extinct flying reptile
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duck of past era
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peurile
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(adj) childish
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pure evil
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pulmonary
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(adj) pertaining to the lungs
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balmuri
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pulverize
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(v) crush or grind into small pieces
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purgatory
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(n) place of spiritual expiation
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purported
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(adj) rumoured, claimed
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pucker
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(v) gather into folds or wrinkles
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purveyor
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(n) caterer, provider of foodstuffs
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survey the purveyor
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quadruped
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(n) four footed animal
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quail
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(v) cower, lose heart
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qualified
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(adj) restricted
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quarry
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(n) victim. (v) dig into, mine
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GOUGE
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(v) tear out, overcharge
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gaaju.. tear with it
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GOURMAND
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(n) GLUTTON
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GOURMET
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GRADUATED
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(ADJ) ARRANGED IN DEGREES(OF WEIGHT, DIFFICULTY ETC)
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GRAPPLE
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(V) WRESTLE
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GRAPE..NO APPLE..
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GRATE
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(V) MAKE A HARSH NOISE
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NOISE WHEN YOU GRATE CARROTS
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GRATIFY
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(V) PLEASE
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GRATIS
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(ADJ) FREE
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GRISLY
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(ADJ) GHASTLY
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GRISTLY BEAR
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GROTESQUE
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(ADJ) FANTASTIC
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GUSTO
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(N) ENTHUSIASM
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HAGGARD
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(ADJ) WASTED, GAUNT
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HAGRID - HAGGARD
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HAGGLE
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(V) ARGUE ABOUT THE PRICES
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HAGGLE - PRICE TAG
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HALLOW
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(ADJ) BLESSED, CONSECRATED
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IT IS NO MORE HOLLOW
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HALTING
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(ADJ)HESITANT
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HAP
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(N) LUCK
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HAPLESS - NO LUCK
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HARPING
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(N) TIRESOME DWELLING ON A SUBJECT
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HARP - PEEPI OODU..
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HARROWING
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(ADJ) TORTUROUS, AGONISING
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NARROW YOUR EYEBROWS
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HARRY
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(V) HARASS
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HARRY POTTER HARRYS
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HATCH
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(N) LID
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HAVEN
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(N) SAFE PLACE
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HECKLER
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(N) PERSON WHO ATTACKS VERBALLY
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ONE HECK OF A PERSON!
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HEDONIST
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(N) ONE WHO BELIEVES PLEASURE IS THE AIM OF LIFE
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HEGEMONY
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DOMINANCE OF ONE NATION OVER THE OTHER
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HAVE MONEY, PUT YOUR HEJJE..
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HERMETIC
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(ADJ) MYSTERIOUS, OCCULT, AIRTIGHT
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HERPETOLOGIST
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(N) ONE WHO STUDIES REPTILES
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SERPETOLOGIST
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HEW
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(V) CUT BY AXE OR SWORD
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HEW, THEN LATER SEW
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hibernal
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(adj) winter
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hibernate
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hilarity
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(n) boisterous mirth
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hilarious
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hinterlands
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(n) inner part of country
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innerlands
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hireling
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(n) (contemptuously) one who works only for money
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hire-ling
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histrionic
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(n) theatrical, emotional
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history on ice - play
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holocaust
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(n) destruction by fire
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halo has fire
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homily
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(n) sermon
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hoodwink
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(v) trick, deceive
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wink after trick
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hover
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(v) hang about
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hubbub
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(n) confusion
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humdrum
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(n) dull, monotonous
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husband
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(v) use sparingly, conserve
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iconoclastic
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(adj) attacking cherished beliefs
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imbecility
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(n) stupidness
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ignominy
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(n) disgrace
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imbroglio
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(n) entangled, complicated situation
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inveterate
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(adj) habitual
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veteran because of habit
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irate
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(adj) angry
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angry pirate
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iridescent
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(adj) exhibiting rainbow colours
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incandescent
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irreproachable
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(adj) impeccable, blameless
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reproach - blame
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irrevocable
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(adj) unalterable
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isotope
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(n) varying form of an element
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isthmus
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(n) small strip of land joining two larger land masses
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jaded
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(adj) fatigued
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jade is faded. It is probably tired
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jaunt
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(n) small trip
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jaunty
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(adj) light hearted
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jaunty john went on a jaunt dropping trinkets along the junket
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jettison
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(v) throw overboard
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jetsam flotsam
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jibe
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(v) agree
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vibe
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jocose, jocund
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(adj) jovial
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jostle
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(v) shove, bump, push someone roughly
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jostle in a hostel
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juggernaut
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(n) crushing force
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crush a nut
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junket
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(n) trip taken at official expense
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trinkets on a junket
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juxtapose
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(v) place one next to the other
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ken
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(n) range of knowledge
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keen sense
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kernel
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(n) central or vital part
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killjoy
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(n) spoilsport
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kindred
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(adj) related, (n) kinship
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kleptomaniac
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(n) person having a desire to steal
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theftomaniac
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knell
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(n) tolling of a bell
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nelson mandela is ringing the bell
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knoll
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(n) little round hill
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knorr soup comes from a knoll
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labile
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(adj) likely to change
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liable
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lachrymose
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(adj) tear producing
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lachrymose glands
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lackadaisical
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(adj) lacking enthusiasm
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laconic
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(adj) brief and to the point
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laggard
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(adj) sluggish
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one who lags
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QUASH
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(V) squash, suppress
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quash the squash in the bottle
quash a rebellion |
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QUEASY
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(adj) squeamish, nauseatic
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uneasy
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QUELL
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(V) EXTINGUISH
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QUERULOUS
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(ADJ) FRETTING, WHINING
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KYO RO RAHE HO
KID HAS BECOME QUERULOUS |
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QUIBBLE
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(N) MINOR COMPLAINT OR OBJECTION
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DON'T QUIBBLE WITH PEBBLES;
TEENSY WEENSY QUIBBLES |
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QUINTESSENCE
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(N) HIGHEST EMBODIMENT
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QUINTESSENCE OF WIT
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QUIRK
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(N) STARTLING TWIST
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QUACK QUACK DUCK'S NECK GOT TWISTED;
QUIRK OF FATE |
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QUIVER
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(N) CASE FOR ARROWS
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QUIVER OF ARROWS
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QUIXOTIC
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(ADJ) IDEALISTIC, IMPRACTICAL
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DON QUIXOTE
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QUOTIDIAN
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(ADJ) DAILY, COMMONPLACE
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QUOTE WAS COMMON BEFORE;
QUOTIDIAN ROUTINE |
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RAIL
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(v) SCOLD
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RAIL ODSU
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RAIMENT
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(N) GARMENT
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RAYMOND
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RALLY
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(V) SUMMON, CALL UPON
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RALLY THE CROWD FOR THE RALLY
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RAMBLE
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(V) WANDER AIMLESSLY
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ALL MY RAMBLINGS
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RAMPANT
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(ADJ) WIDESPREAD
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RAMSHACKLE
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(ADJ) TUMBLED DOWN
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RAM'S SHACK(TOUCH WOOD)
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RANCID
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(ADJ) SMELLING OF STALE FAT
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ACID
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RANCOR
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(N) BITTERNESS, HATRED
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RANKLE
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(V) IRRITATE, FESTER
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IRRITATING ANKLE
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RAPACIOUS
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(ADJ) PLUNDERING
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RAPE-ACIOUS;
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RAPT
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(ADJ) ABSORBED, ENCHANTED
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RAPT LISTENERS
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RAREFIED
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(ADJ) MADE LESS DENSE (OF A GAS)
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RAREFACTIONS
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RASPY
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(ADJ) HARSH, SHRILL
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RASPBERRY LIPS BUT RASPY VOICE
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RATIFY
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(V) CONFIRM, VERIFY
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RATIFY WHEN YOU ARE GRATIFIED;
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RAVAGE
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(V) PLUNDER
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RAVE
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(N) FAVORABLE OPINION
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RAVE REVIEWS
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RAVENOUS
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(ADJ) EXTREMELY HUNGRY
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RAVENOUS VULTURE
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RAVINE
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(N) STEEP VALLEY
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RAZE
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(V) DESTROY COMPLETELY
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REACTIONARY
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(N) OPPOSED TO PROGRESS
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REBATE
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(N) DISCOUNT
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REBUFF
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(V) SNUB
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REBUTTAL
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(N) REFUTATION
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RECALCITRANT
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(ADJ) STUBBORN
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CALCIUM HAS HARDENED HIM
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RECAPITULATE
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(V) SUMMARIZE
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GO OVER THE CAPITALS
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RECAST
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(V) FASHION AGAIN
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RECONDITE
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(ADJ) PROFOUND, SECRET
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RECONDITE BOOKS,
SCHOLAR |
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RECONNAISSANCE
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(N) SURVEY OF ENEMY BY SOLDIERS
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RECONNAISSANCE DURING RENAISSANCE
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RECOUNT
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(V) NARRATE, COUNT AGAIN
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RECOUNT THE TALES
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RECRIMINATION
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(N) COUNTERCHARGE
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RE-INCRIMINATION
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RECTITUDE
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(N) MORAL UPRIGHTNESS
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ERECT
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RECUPERATE
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(V) RECOVER
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REDOLENT
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(ADJ) ODEROUS
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RED OINTMENT
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REDRESS
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(V) REMEDY
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REDRESS A WOUND
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(V) EMIT ODOR
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REFECTORY
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(N) DINING HALL
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REFLECTIONS IN REFECTORY
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REFRACTORY
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(ADJ) STUBBORN, UNMANAGEABLE
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REFRACTORY RAFIQ
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REFURBISH
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(V) RENOVATE
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RE-FURNISH
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REGAL
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(ADJ) ROYAL
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REGALE
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(V) ENTERTAIN
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REGAL HAD A GALA TIME
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REGIME
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(N) METHOD OF GOVERNMENT
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UNDER AKBAR'S REGIME
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REGIMEN
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(N) PRESCRIBED DIET AND HABITS
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RAGI MUDDE
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REGIMENT
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(N) MILITARY UNIT
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REJOINDER
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(N) RETORT, REPLY
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REJUVENATE
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(V) MAKE YOUNG AGAIN
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RELENT
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(V)GIVE IN
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RELIC
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(N) MEMENTO, KEEPSAKE
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RELINQUISH
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(V) GIVE UP RELUCTANTLY
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RELINQUISH CONTROL
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REMINISCENCE
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(N) RECOLLECTION
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REMISS
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(ADJ) NEGLIGENT
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I WAS SO REMISS THAT I RE-MISSED
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REMISSION
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(N) CLEARANCE OF DEBT, FORGIVENESS, TEMPORARY MODERATION
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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REMONSTRATE
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(V) OBJECT
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REND(V), RENT(N)
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SPLIT, TEAR
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RENDER
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(V) PROVIDE
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RENEGADE
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(N) TRAITOR
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RENEGADE HAS GRANADE
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RENEGE
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(V) DENY, GO BACK ON
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RUN - HEEGE
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REPARATION
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(N) AMENDS
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REPAIRS
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REPAST
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(N) LUNCH, BANQUET
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REAP FAST
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repeal
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(v) revoke, annul
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peel it off
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repine
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(v) fret, complain
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whine
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REPLETE
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(ADJ) FULL TO THE BRIM
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REPLETE WITH..
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REPREHENSIBLE
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(ADJ) DESERVING BLAME
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ONE WHO REPRESSES IS REPREHENSIBLE
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REPRESS
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(V) HOLD DOWN, OPPRESS
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REPRIEVE
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(N) TEMPORARY STAY
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REP LEAVE;
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REPRISAL
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(N) RETALIATION
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RE-RISAL
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REPRISE
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(N) MUSICAL REPETITION
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SHANKAR MAHADEVAN'S REPRISE
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REPROACH
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(V) BLAME
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REPROBATE
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(N) DEVOID OF MORAL DECENCY
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PERSON NOT HAVING PROBITY
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REPROBATION
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(N) DISAPPROVAL
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OPP OF APPROBATION
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REPROVE
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(V) REBUKE, CRITICIZE
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OPP OF APPROVE
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REPUDIATE
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(V) DISOWN
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HE ATE MY REPUTATION. SO I DISOWN HIM
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REPUGNANCE
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(N) DISGUST
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RESPITE
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(ADJ) TIME FOR REST, INTERVAL OF RELIEF
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MOMENT OF RESPITE
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RESPLENDENT
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(ADJ) BRILLIANT, SPLENDID
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RESPLENDENT IN THAT GOWN
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RESTITUTION
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(N) REPARATION, RETURNING SOMETHING TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER
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RESTITUTION FOR DESTITUTES
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RESTIVE
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(ADJ) RESTLESSLY IMPATIENT
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RESTLESS
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RESUMPTION
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(N) TAKING UP AGAIN
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RESUME
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RESURGE
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(V) SURGE AGAIN
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RESUSCITATE
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(V) REVIVE1
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RETENTIVE
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(ADJ) HOLDING BACK
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RETRENCH
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(V) CUT DOWN, TAKE BACK, DRAW BACK
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DIG A TRENCH
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RETRIBUTION
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(N) PUNISHMENT FOR WRONGDOING
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NO TRIBUTE
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RETROACTIVE
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(ADJ) TAKING EFFECT BEFORE ITS ENACTMENT
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RETRO - EARLIER ACTIVE
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RETROSPECTIVE
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(ADJ) LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST
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REVERENT
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(ADJ) RESPECTFUL
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REVERIE
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(N) DAYDREAM
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REVILE
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(V) VILIFY
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REVILE BEHIND THE VEIL
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REVULSION
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(N) SUDDEN STRONG FEELING OF DISGUST
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RHAPSODIZE
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(V) SPEAK OR WRITE IN AN ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER
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RIBALD
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(ADJ) RUDE
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SEE A BALD PERSON AND MAKE A RIBALD REMARK
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RIDDLE
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(V) PIERCE WITH HOLES, SPREAD THROUGHOUT
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TOM RIDDLE PIERCED WITH HOLES AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT
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RIFE
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(ADJ) WIDESPREAD
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RUMORS ARE RIFE
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RILE
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(v) IRRITATE
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RAIL
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sagacious
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(adj)wise, shrewd
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he knows the saga - he is wise
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sallow
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(adj) yellowish and unhealthy looking
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sallow skin - skin is yellow
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sanguine
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(adj) optimistic, cheerful
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sang win
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sap
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(v) weaken
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sap coz no sap in it;
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sardonic
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(adj) sarcastic
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you should probably take a saradon
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sartorial
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(adj) pertaining to tailors and tailoring
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stitch - artorial
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savant
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(n) scholar
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hindi savant
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savory
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(adj) tasteful, attractive
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savour
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scaffold
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(n) temporary platform for workers
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fold your scarf on the scaffold
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scintillate
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(v) sparkle, flash, full of life
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scintillating conversation;
skin tillate |
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scotch
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(v) put an end to, thwart
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scotched the scotch bottle after drinking
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scruple
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(v) fret about, hesitate (n) uneasy feeling
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have scruples about something
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scrupulous
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(adj) meticulous
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scuffle
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(v) move about in confusion
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scurry n shuffle
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scurvy
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(adj) contemptible
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he is scurvy coz he has scurvy
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sear
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(v) burn
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shear - tear
sear - burn |
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sedate
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(adj) unexcited, grave
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senator is very sedate
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sedentary
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(adj) not moving about
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sedentary desktop jobs
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seemly
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(adj) appropriate
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semblance
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(n) outer appearance, guise
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semblance has resemblance
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seminary
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(n) training for future ministers, young women
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seminar for ministers in seminary
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senility
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(n) old age
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senile old priest
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sentinel
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(n) sentry, lookout
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he has been sent for sentinel coz he is not very senti
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salutary
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(adj) tending to improve, wholesome, beneficial
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salutary effect on him;
salute now |
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sere
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(v) burn, sear
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serendipity
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(n) accidental good fortune
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sara in pity
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servile
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(adj) slavish, clinging
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servant
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servitude
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(n) slavery
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sextant
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(n) navigational tool for determining latitude and longitude of ship
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shackle
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(n) chain, (v) hinder
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tackle with shackle;
shackled by shackle |
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sham
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(adj) pretentious
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sham is very fake
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shard
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(n) broken fragment of pottery
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sharad
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sheaf
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(n) bundle of things tied together
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sherif is carrying a sheaf of paddy
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sheathe
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(v) place in a sheath
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shoddy
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(adj) of inferior quality
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this toddy is shoddy
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shrew
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(n) scolding woman, mouselike animal
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shrew shrewd woman
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shunt
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(v) sidetrack
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sinewy
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(adj) strong and muscular
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sinewy even when it's snowy
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skullduggery
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(n) dishonest behaviour
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dig your skull from behind
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slake
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(v) quench
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i need a whole lake to slake my thirst
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sleight
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(n) skill
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sleight of hand, leggerdomain
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slovenly
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(adj) shabbily
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slow n ly
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sluggard
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(adj) sluggish person
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laggard
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sluice
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(n) artificial channel to direct flow of water
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juice
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slur
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(v) slander, mispronounce
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sodden
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(adj) soaked
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paddy is sodden
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sojourn
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(n) temporary stay
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bonjour
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solicit
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(v) eagerly request
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solicitous
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(adj) anxious, eager
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solstice
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(n) point where sun is farthest from the equator
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histrionic
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(adj) theatrical, emotional
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history on ic - a play
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sonorous
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(adj) resonant
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sonu nigam
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sophistry
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(adj)seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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soap history ads;
specious |
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spangle
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(n) metallic ornamental pieces sewn on the garment
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bangles
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spartan
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(adj) lacking luxury and comfort
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no spa or tan
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spat
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(n) minor fight, squabble
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he spat in the spat
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spurious
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(adj) counterfeit, illogical
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spurious argument
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spurn
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(v) reject, scorn
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spurn the sperm
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squander
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(v) waste
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statute
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(n) law enacted by the legislature
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stifle
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(v) suppress
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stigma
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(n) token of disgrace
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stigma to society
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stint
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(n) allotted amount of work
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daily stint
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stipulate
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(v) state conditions
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stoke
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(v) stir up a fire
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stroke a fire
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stolid
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(adj) dull, impassive
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stolid is stoic
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stratum
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(n) layer of society
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strew
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(v) spread randomly
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strew rose petals on the bed
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strut
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(n) supporting bar
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stupor
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(n) state of being stupified
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suavity
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(n) urbanity
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sauve magazine
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subjugate
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(v) bring under control
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sublimate, sublime
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(v) purify, make noble
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lime soda
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subliminal
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(adj) below the threshold
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sublime
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subpoena
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(n) writ summoning a witness to appear
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ask the peon to bring him
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subservient
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(adj) servile
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subsistence
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(n) existence
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substantive
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(adj) substantial, essential
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subsume
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(v) include, encompass
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consume - subsume
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subterfuge
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(n) pretense
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false refuge
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subversive
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(adj) tending to overthrow
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submarine
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succor
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(n) timely assistance
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that sucker dint give me any succor
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succulent
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(adj) juicy
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succulent lips, feel like sucking
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suffragist
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(n) woman activist
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suffuse
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(v) spread over
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blush suffused;
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sully
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(v) contaminate, soil
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sully malli - mal dupatta mein
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sunder
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(v) separate
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asunder
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superannuated
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(adj) disqualified because of age
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super annual
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supercilious
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(adj)arrogant
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super chilly
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superfluous
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(adj) excessive
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super flow
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supernumerary
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(adj) more than what is necessary
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super number
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supine
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(adj) lying on the back
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supine-asana
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suppliant
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(adj) beseeching
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applicant
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supplicate
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(v) petition humbly
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applicate
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surfeit
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(v) stuff, satiate
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sir to feet
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surly
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(adj) rude, cross
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surly sarla
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surmount
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(v) overcome
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surreptitious
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(adj) stealthy
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sarr antha odu
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surrogate
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(adj) substitute
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sustenance
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(n) means of support, existence
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swill
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(v) drink greedily
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swill beer
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sycophant
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(n) bootlicker
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syco - chant
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syllogism
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(n) logical formula consisting of a major premise
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symbiosis
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(n) interdependence for mutual benefit
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tacit
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(n) unsaid but understood
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tacit agreement;
taciturn |
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tactile
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(adj) pertaining to sense of touch
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touch-tile
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taint
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(v) contaminate
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paint and contaminate
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tangential
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(adj) digressing
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tangible
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(adj) palpable
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tan visible
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tantalize
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(v) tease, torment
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tantamount
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(adj) equivalent
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tantamount to;
amounts to |
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ecclesiastic
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(adj) pertaining to the church
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ecologist
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(n) person studying relation between living organisms and their environment
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economy
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(n) efficiency in using something
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eddy
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(n) swirling current of water
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efficacy
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(n) power to produce desired effect
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effigy
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(n) dummy
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effusion
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(adj) pouring forth
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ejaculation
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(n) exclamation
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elicit
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(v) draw out from discussion
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elucidate
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(v) enlighten, explain
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make lucid
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elusive
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(adj) evasive
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emanate
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(v) issue forth
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embark
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(v) set out
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embellish
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(v) adorn
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embezzlement
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(n) stealing
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embryonic
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(adj) undeveloped, rudimentary
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enamored
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(adj) in love
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encroachment
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(n) gradual intrusion
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endearment
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(n) fond words or acts
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gifts and endearments
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endemic
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(adj) widespread
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endue
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(n) provide with
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endow
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enduring
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(adj) lasting, surviving
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enfranchise
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(v) admit the right to citizenship
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franchise - blacks have been enfranchised
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engender
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(v) cause
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gender is the cause for many things
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enjoin
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(v) command, forbid
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go join
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ensue
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(v) follow as a result
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entail
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(v) necessitate
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entails hardwork on your part
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enterprising
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(adj) full of initiative
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enterprising
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(adj) full of initiative
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entomology
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(n) study of insects
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entrance
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(v) put under a spell
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trance
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entreat
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(v) plead, beseech
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enunciate
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(v) speak distinctly
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pronunciate
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environ
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(v) surround, enclose
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environed by walls
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eon
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(n) long time
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ages
opp X ion |
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epaulet
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(n) ornament for shoulder over uniform
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st paul has an epaulet
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epicure
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(n) connoisseur of food and drink
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epicure does pedicure after eating
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epigram
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(n) witty thought or saying
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epithet
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(n) word or phrase that characteristically describes a person
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epigram and epithet on an epitaph
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epoch
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(n) period of time
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equable
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(adj) calm, tranquil
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equi - able
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equanimity
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(n) calmness of temperament
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no animal behaviour
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equestrian
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(n) rider on a horseback
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on a quest
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equine
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(adj) horselike
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equine face
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equinox
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(n) period of equal days and nights
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vernal equinox
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equipoise
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(n) balance
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equitable
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(adj) fair
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e quittable
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equity
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(n) fairness
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eschew
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(v) shun
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chew it off
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estranged
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(adj) separated
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estranged couple
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ethos
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(n) underlying character of an ethnic group
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eugenic
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(adj) pertaining to the improvement of a race
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Lambaste
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V. beat; thrash verbally or physically
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Lampoon
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V. ridicule
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Languid
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ADJ. weary; sluggish; listless
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Languish
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V. lose animation or strength
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Languor
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N. lassitude; depression
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Lank
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ADJ. long and thin
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Lap
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V. take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
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Lassitude
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N. languor; weariness
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Latent
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ADJ. potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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Latitude
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N. freedom from narrow limitations
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Leaven
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V. cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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Lechery
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N. gross lewdness; lustfulness
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Leery
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ADJ. suspicious; cautious
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Leeway
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N. room to move; margin
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Legend
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N. explanatory list of symbols on a map
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Leonine
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ADJ. like a lion
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Levee
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N. earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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Levity
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N. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Levy
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V. impose(a fine); collect(a payment)
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Lewd
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ADJ. lustful
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Liaison
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N. contact that keeps parties in communication; go-between; secret love affair
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Libidinous
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ADJ. lustful
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Libido
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N. emotional urges behind human activity
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Limber
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ADJ. flexible
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Limbo
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N. region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison(slang)
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Limn
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V.draw; outline; describe
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Limpid
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ADJ. clear
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Lineaments
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N. features, especially of the face
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Lionize
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V. treat as a celebrity
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Liquidate
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V. settle accounts; clear up
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List
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V. tilt; lean over
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Lithe
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ADJ. flexible; supple
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Litigation
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N. lawsuit
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Livid
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ADJ. lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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Lofty
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ADJ. very high
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Loll
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V. lounge about
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Loom
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V. appear or take shape(usually in an enlarged or distorted form)
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Lope
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V. gallop slowly
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Lout
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N. clumsy person
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Low
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V. moo
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Lucre
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N. money
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Ludicrous
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ADJ. laughable; trifling
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Lugubrious
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ADJ. mournful
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Lull
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N. moment of calm
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Lumber
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V. move heavily or clumsily
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Lumen
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N. unit of light energy(one candle;s worth)
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Luminary
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ADJ. celebrity; dignitary
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Lunge
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V. make a quick forward dive or reach; thrust
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Lurk
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V. stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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Luscious
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ADJ. pleasing to taste or smell
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Luster
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N. shine; gloss
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Macabre
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ADJ. gruesome; grisly
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Maelstrom
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N. whrilpool
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Magnate
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N. person of prominence or influence
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Maim
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V. mutilate; injure
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Maladroit
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ADJ. clumsy
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Malapropism
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N. comic misuse of a word
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Malcontent
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N. person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
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Malefactor
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N. evildoer; criminal
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Malevolent
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ADJ. wishing evil
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Malign
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V.speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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Malignant
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ADJ. injurious' tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent
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Malingerer
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N. one who feigns illness to escape duty
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Malleable
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ADJ. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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Malodorous
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ADJ. foul-smelling
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Mandate
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N. order; charge
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Manifest
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ADJ. evident; visible; obvious
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Manifestation
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N. outward demonstration; indication
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Manifesto
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N. declaration; statement of policy
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Mannered
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ADJ. affected; not natural
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Marshal
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V. put in order
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Marsupial
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N. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch
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Masochist
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N. person who enjoys his own pain
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Matriculate
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V. enroll (in college or graduate school)
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Encumber
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V. burden
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Endearment
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N. fond word or act
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Endue
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V. provide with some quality; endow
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Enduring
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ADJ. lasting; surviving
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Enfranchise
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V. admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
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Engender
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V. cause; produce
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Enjoin
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V. command; order; forbid
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Entail
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V. require; necessitate; involve
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Enterprising
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ADJ. full of initiative
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Entomology
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N. study of insects
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Entrance
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V. put under a spell; carry away with emotion
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Entreat
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V. plead; ask earnestly
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Enunciate
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V. utter or speak, especially distinctly
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Environ
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V. enclose; surround
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Epicure
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N. connoisseur of food and drink
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Epigram
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N. witty thought or saying, usually short
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Episodic
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ADJ. loosely connected
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Epithet
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N.word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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Epoch
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N. period of time
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Equanimity
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N. calmness of temperament; composure
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Euinox
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N. period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn
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Equitable
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ADJ. fair; impartial
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Equity
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N. fairness; justice
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Errant
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ADJ. wandering
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Eschew
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V. avoid
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ethereal
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ADJ. light; heavenly; unusually refined
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Ethos
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N. underlying character of a culture, group
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Euphony
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N. sweet sound
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Euthanasia
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N. mercy killing
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Evanescent
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ADJ. fleeting; vanishing
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Evenhanded
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ADJ. impartial; fair
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Evocative
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ADJ. tending to call up (emotions, memories)
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Exacerbate
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V. worsen; embitter
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Exalt
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V. raise in rank or dignity; praise
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Exceptionable
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ADJ. objectionable
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Exchequer
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N. treasury
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Excise
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V. cut away; cut out
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Exegesis
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N. explanation, especially of biblical passages
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Exemplify
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V. show by example; furnish an example
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Exhort
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V. urge
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Exhume
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V. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave
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Exorbitant
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ADJ. excessive
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Expatiate
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V. talk at length
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Expatriate
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N. exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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Expedient
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ADJ. suitable; practical; politic
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Expedite
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V. hasten
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Expiate
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V. make amends for (a sin)
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Expunge
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V. cancel; remove
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Expurgate
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V. clean; remove offensive parts of a book
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Extant
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ADJ. still in existence
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Extenuate
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V. weaken; mitigate
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Extol
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V. praise; glorify
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Exult
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V. rejoice
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Fabricate
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V. build; lie
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Facade
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N. front (of building); superficial or false appearance
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Faction
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N. party; clique; dissension
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Factious
|
ADJ. causing dissension ; quarrelsome
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Bode
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V. foreshadow; portend
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Bohemian
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ADJ. unconventional (in an artistic way)
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Bourgeosis
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ADJ. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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Bovine
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ADJ. cowlike; placid and dull
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Braggadocio
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N. boasting
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Brandish
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V. wave around; flourish
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Bravado
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N. swagger; assumed air of defiance
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Brazen
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ADJ. insolent
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Breach
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N. breaking of contract or duty
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Bristling
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ADJ. rising like bristles; showing irritation
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Brook
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V. tolerate; endure
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Brusque
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ADJ. blunt; abrupt
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Buffet
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V. slap; batter; knock about
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Bullion
|
N. gold and silver in the form of bars
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Bulwark
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N. earth work or other strong defense; person who defends
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Burnish
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V. make shiny by rubbing; polish
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Buttress
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V. support; prop up
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Cache
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N. hiding place
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Cadaver
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N. corpse
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Cadaverous
|
ADJ. like a corpse; pale
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Camaraderie
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N. good-fellowship
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Cameo
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N. shell or jewel carved in relief
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Candor
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N. frankness; open honestly
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Canine
|
ADJ. related to dogs; doglike
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Canker
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N. any ulcerous sore; any evil
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Canny
|
ADJ. shrewd; thrifty
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Cant
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N. insincere expressions of piety
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Canter
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N. slow gallop
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collate
|
v. examine carefully to verify authenticity
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colgate
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collateral
|
n. security for a loan
|
provide collateral
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colossus
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n. gigantic statue
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comeuppance
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n. deserts, well deserved rebuke
|
come up and get rebuked
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comity
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n. courtesy, civility
|
did not have the comity to smile
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commensurate
|
adj. equal in extent
|
reward will be commensurate with the efforts
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commodious
|
adj. spacious and comfotable
|
spacious for a commode
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compact
|
n. agreement, contract
|
pact
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comport
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v. carry oneself, behave
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compose, comport yourself
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compound
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v. combine
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comprehensive
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adj. exhaustive, inclusive
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compunction
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n. remorse
|
without the least compunction
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concede
|
v. admit
|
cede - concede
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conception
|
n. beginning, forming of an idea
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conciliatory
|
adj. soothing
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concur
|
v. agree
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condole
|
v. express condolences
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condone
|
v. excuse, forgive
|
condone your sins
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conducive
|
adj. helpful
|
atmosphere conducive to your recovery
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confound
|
v. confuse
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congeal
|
v. freeze, coagulate
|
keep the gel in the fridge
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connivance
|
n. pretense of ignorance of something wrong
|
act naive
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connotation
|
n. implied or suggested meaning of an expression
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conscientious
|
adj. scrupulous
|
senti about the work
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consequential
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adj. arrogant
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consequential air
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conservatory
|
n. school for fine arts
|
learn to conserve the arts in conservatory
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consign
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v. deliver officially, entrust
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sign the order
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consonance
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n. harmony
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resonance
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consort
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adj. be associated with
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construe
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v. explain, interpret
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consummate
|
adj. complete
|
consummate idiot
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contend
|
v. struggle, compete
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contention
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n. claim, assertion
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contingent
|
adj. conditional, dependent on
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admission is contingent on your good score
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contingent
|
n. small group of a party
|
new york contingent
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contrived
|
adj. forced, not spontaneous
|
tried to do it;
contrived attempts at talking |
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controvert
|
v. oppose
|
controversy
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conundrum
|
n. riddle or puzzle
|
ko nan drum?
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convene
|
v. assemble
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it is convenient if you convene
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conversant
|
adj. familiar with
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convivial
|
adj. gay, merry
|
vivial - vivacious
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convoke
|
v. call together
|
invoke
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coquette
|
n. flirt
|
coquettish behaviour
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corporeal
|
adj. bodily, material
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corpulent
|
adj. very fat
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corroborate
|
v. support
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corrugated
|
adj. wrinkled, ridged
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countenance
|
v. approve, tolerate
n. face |
count ten
refuse to countenance such behaviour; smile across your countenance |
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countermand
|
v. cancel, revoke
|
counter - anti
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counterpart
|
n. thing that completes another
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courier
|
n. messenger
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credulity
|
n. gullibility
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creed
|
n. system of religious belief
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crevice
|
n. crack, fissure
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cringe
|
v. shrink with fear
|
cringe, cower
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crux
|
n. essential part or main point
|
crux of the issue
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crypt
|
n. secret place for burial
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culmination
|
n. highest point, climax
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curtail
|
v. shorten, reduce
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dabble
|
v. work on something in a non serious fashion
|
dabble at art
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dally
|
v. trifle with, procrastinate
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dank
|
adj. damp
|
tank is dank
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dawdle
|
v. loiter, waste time doing nothing
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deadpan
|
adj. wooden, impassive
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debase
|
v. degrade
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debauch
|
n. morally corrupt person
|
libertine, licentious
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debilitate
|
v. weaken
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debonair
|
adj. friendly, aiming to please
|
debonair person;
no air |
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decadence
|
n. decay
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gale
|
n. windstorm, gust of wind, emotional outburst
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galvanize
|
v. stimulate with shock, revitalize
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gamely
|
adj. in a spirited manner, with courage
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garbled
|
adj. mixed up, distorted, jumbled
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gargantuan
|
adj. huge and enormous
|
orangutan
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garish
|
adj. gaudy
|
garish makeup
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garrulous
|
adj. talkative
|
garrulous gauri
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gazette
|
n. official periodical magazine
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genealogy
|
v. record of lineage
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geniality
|
n. cheerfulness, kindliness, sympathy
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genteel
|
adj. elegant, well bred
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gentility
|
adj.of gentle birth
|
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germane
|
adj. pertinent, bearing upon the case in hand
|
germans are germane
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germinal
|
adj. of the germ, creative
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gestate
|
v. evolve as in prenatal growth
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gingerly
|
adj. very carefully
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glacial
|
adj. extremely cold
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glean
|
v. gather leavings
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gloat
|
v. express evil satisfaction
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glower
|
v. scowl
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glut
|
v. overstock, fill beyond capacity
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gnome
|
n. dwarf
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goad
|
v. urge on
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gorge
|
n. narrow canyon
v. glut |
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gory
|
adj. bloody
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gossamer
|
n. sheer, very light
|
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nauseate
|
v. cause to become sick, fill with disgust
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nautical
|
adj. pertaining to ships or navigation
|
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navigable
|
adj. deep and wide enough for ships to pass through
|
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necromancy
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n. black magic, dealing with the dead
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negro - black
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nepotism
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n. favoritism shown to a relative
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nether
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adj. lower
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nether lands - lower lands
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nexus
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n. connection
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niggardly
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adj. stingy
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niggard
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nihilist
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n. person who thinks traditional beliefs are groundless
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nip
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v. snip off, make numb with cold
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noisome
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adj. unwholesome
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nonchalance
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n. indifference
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noncommittal
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adj. neutral
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nondescript
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adj. ordinary looking, undistinctive
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nondescript fellow in the crowd
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nonentity
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n. person of no importance
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nonplus
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v. baffle
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novelty
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n. newness
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nuance
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n. subtle distinction
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oaf
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n. stupid
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obfuscate
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v. confuse
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oblique
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adj. slanting, indirect
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obligatory
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adj. binding
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Capacious
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ADJ. spacious
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Capillary
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ADJ. having a very fine bore
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Capitulate
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V. surrender
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Captious
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ADJ. faultfinding
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Cardinal
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ADJ. chief
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Carnage
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N. destruction of life
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Carousal
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N. drunken revel
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Carping
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N. petty criticism
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Cartographer
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N. map-maker
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Cascade
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N. small waterfall
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Cataract
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N. great waterfall
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Catcall
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N. shout of disapproval; boo
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Categorical
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ADJ. without exceptions
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Catharsis
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N. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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Cathartic
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N. purgative
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Catholic
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ADJ. universal
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Cavalier
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ADJ. casual and offhand
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Cavil
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V. make frivolous objections
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Cede
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V. yield (title, territory) to
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Celerity
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N. speed; rapidity
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Censorious
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ADJ. critical
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Centurion
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N. Roman army officer
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Certitude
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N. certainity
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Cessation
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N. stoppage
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Cession
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N. yielding to another; ceding
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Chafe
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V. warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
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Chaff
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N. worthless products of an endeavor
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Chaffing
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ADJ. bantering; joking
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Chalice
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N. goblet; consecrated cup
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Charlatan
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N. quack; pretender to knowledge
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Chasm
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N. abyss
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Chasten
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V. discipline; punish in order to correct
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Checkered
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ADJ. marked in fortune of changes
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Chimerical
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ADJ. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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Chisel
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V. swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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Choleric
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ADJ. hot-tempered
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Churlish
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ADJ. boorish; rude
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Ciliated
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ADJ. having minute hairs
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Cipher
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N. nonentity; worthless person or thing
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Circumlocution
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N. indirect or roundabout expression
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Circumspect
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ADJ. prudent; cautious
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Circumvent
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V. outfit; baffle
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Citadel
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N. fortress
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Clairvoyant
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ADJ., N. having foresight; fortuneteller
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Clamber
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V. climb by crawling
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Clamor
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N. noise
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Claustrophobia
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N. fear of being locked in
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Cleft
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N. split
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Clemency
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N. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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Clique
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N. small, exclusive group
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Clout
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n. great influence (especially political or social)
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Coagulate
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V. thicken; congeal; clot
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Coalesce
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V. combine; fuse
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Coercion
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N. use of force to get someone to obey
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Cogitate
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V. think over
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Cognate
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ADJ. related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Cognitive
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ADJ. having to do with knowing or perceiving
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Cohabit
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V. live together
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Occident
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N. the west
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Occlude
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V. shut; close
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Oculist
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N. physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
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Odoriferous
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ADJ. giving off an odor
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Offhand
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ADJ. casual; done without prior thought
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Oligarchy
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N. government by a privileged few
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Onus
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N. burden; responsbility
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Opiate
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N. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
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Optician
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N. maker and seller of eyeglasses
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Optometrist
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N. one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
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Opus
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N. work
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Oracular
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ADJ. prophetic
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Ordain
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V. decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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Ordeal
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N. severe trial or affliction
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Ordinance
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N. decree
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