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ABAFT

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Adj. on or toward the rear of the ship

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abdicate

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V. to reject ,denounce or abandon

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abjure

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V, to renounce upon oath

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abnegation

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N, a denial

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abscond

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V, to go away hastily or secretly often with the intention to hide
To avoid capture by the authorities

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abstemious

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Adj, sparing in diet
Sparingly used

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abysmal

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Adj, bottomless
Extraordinarily bad

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acerbity

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N, harshness or bitterness

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acrimony

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N, sharpness

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addle

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Adj. confused

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adjure

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V, to entreat earnestly and solemnly

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adulation

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N, praise in excess

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Adulterate

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V, to corrupt, debase, or make impure

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agrarian

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adj., relating to land and the equal divisions of land

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alchemy

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N, any imaginary power of transmitting

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alchemy

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n, any imaginary power of transmitting one thing into another

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allegory

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n, symbolic narration or description

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anachronism

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n, representation of something existing at other than its proper time

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annihilate

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v, to reduce to nothing

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apocalyptic

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adj, pertaining to revelation or prophecy

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arrogate

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v, to claim or demand unduly

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artifice

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n, skill; ingenuity; craft; deception; trickery

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askance

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adj,1. sideways 2. with suspicion

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assay

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n, the determination of any quantity of a metal in an ore or alloy

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attenuate

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v, 1. to make thin or slender
2. to lessen or weaken

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avarice

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n, inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth

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batten

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v, to grow fat; to thrive

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beholden

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adj, obliged; indebted

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bellicose

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adj, warlike disposed to quarrel or fight

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besmirch

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v, to soil or discolor

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bestial

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adj, having the qualities of a beast

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betroth

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v, to promise or pledge in marriage

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blighted

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adj, destroyed; fraustrated

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bode

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v, to foreshadow something

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boorish

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adj, rude; ill-mannered

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brindled

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adj, streaked or spotted with a darker color

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broach

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v, 1. to pierce 2. to introduce into a conversation

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bucolic

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adj, pastoral

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burlesque

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v, to imitate comically

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cadaver

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a dead body

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caliber

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n,1. the diameter of a bullet or a shell 2. quality

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callow

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adj, immature

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calumny

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n, slander

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canard

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n, a false statement or rumor

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candid

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adj, open; frank; honest

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captious

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adj. disposed to find fault

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carnage

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n;slaughter

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carte blanche

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n, unlimited power to decide

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castigate

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n, to chastise

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cataclysm

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n, 1. overflowing of water. 2. an extraordinary change

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catharsis

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n, purgation

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cavil

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v, to find fault without good reason

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celibate

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adj, unmarried, single; chaste

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cessation

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n, a ceasing, a stop

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chafe

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adj, to rage; to fret

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chaffing

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n, 1. banter 2. teasing

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chaste

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adj, virtuous; free from obscenity

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choleric

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adj, easily irritated; angry

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circumvent

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v, to go around

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clandestine

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v, secret; private; hidden