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ABANDON(n)
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total lack of inhibition
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ABASE
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to humble, disgrace
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ABATEMENT
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decrease, reduction
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ABDICATE
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to give up a position, right, or power
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ABERRATION
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something different from the usual or normal
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ABET
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to aid, act as accomplice
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ABEYANCE
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temporary suppression or suspension
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ABHOR
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to loathe, detest
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ABJECT
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miserable, pitiful
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ABJURE
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to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
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act of cleansing
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ABNEGATE
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to deny, renounce
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ABOLITIONIST
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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ABORTIVE
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interrupted while incomplete
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ABROGATE
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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ABSCOND
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to leave secretly
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ABSOLVE
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to forgive, free from blame
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ABSTEMIOUS
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moderate in appetite
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ABSTRACT (adj)
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theoretical; complex, difficult
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend
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ACCEDE
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to express approval; agree to
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ACCESSIBLE
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attainable, available; approachable
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ACCESSORY
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attachment, ornament; accomplice, partner
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ACCOLADE
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praise, distinction
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ACCOST
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to approach and speak to someone
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ACCRETION
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growth in size or increase in amount
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ACCRUE
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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ACERBIC
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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ACME
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highest point summit
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ACQUIESCE
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to agree, comply quietly
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ACQUITTAL
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release from blame
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ACRID
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harsh, bitter
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ACRIMONY
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bitterness, animosity
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ACUITY
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sharpness
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ACUMEN
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sharpness of insight
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ACUTE
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sharp, pointed
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ADAGE
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old saying or proverb
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ADAMANT
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uncompromising, unyielding
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ADAPT
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to accommodate, adjust
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ADHERE
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to cling or follow without deviation
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ADJACENT
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next to
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ADJUNCT
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something added, attached, or joined
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ADMONISH
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to caution or reprimand
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ADROIT
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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ADULATION
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high praise
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ADULTERATE
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to corrupt or make impure
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ADUMBRATE
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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ADVANTAGEOUS
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favorable, useful
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ADVERSARIAL
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antagonistic, competitive
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ADVERSE
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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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AERIAL
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having to do with the air
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AERIE
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nook or nest built high in the air
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AERODYNAMIC
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relating to objects moving through the air
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AESTHETIC
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pertaining to beauty or art
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AFFABLE
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friendly, easy to approach
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AFFECTED (adj)
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pretentious, phony
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AFFINITY
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fondness, liking; similarity
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AFFLUENT
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rich, abundant
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AFFRONT (n)
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personal offense, insult
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AGENDA
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plan, schedule
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AGGRANDIZE
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to make larger or greater in power
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AGGREGATE (n)
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collective mass or sum; total
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AGGRIEVE
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to afflict, distress, to cause or inflict pain
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AGILE
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well-coordinated, nimble
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AGITATION
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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AGNOSTIC
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one doubting that people can know God
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AGRARIAN
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relating to farming or rural matters
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ALACRITY
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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ALCHEMY
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold
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ALGORITHM
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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ALIAS
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assumed name
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ALIENATED
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distanced, estranged
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ALIGNED
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precisely adjusted; committed to one side or party
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ALLAY
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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ALLEGORY
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symbolic representation
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ALLEVIATE
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to relieve, improve partially
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ALLITERATION
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repetition of the beginning sounds of words
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ALLOCATION
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allowance, portion, share
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ALLURE (v)
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to entice by charm; attract
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ALLUSION
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indirect reference
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ALLUSIVENESS
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quality of making many indirect references
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ALOOF
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detached, indifferent, distanced
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ALTERCATION
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noisy dispute
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ALTRUISM
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unselfish concern for others' welfare
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AMALGAM
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mixture; combination, alloy
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AMBIDEXTROUS
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able to use both hands equally well
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AMBIGUOUS
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uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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AMBIVALENCE
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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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AMELIORATE
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to make better; improve
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AMENABLE
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agreeable; cooperate
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AMEND
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to improve or correct flaws in
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AMENITY
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pleasantness; something increasing comfort
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AMIABLE
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friendly, pleasant, likable
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AMICABLE
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friendly, agreeable
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AMITY
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friendship
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AMORAL
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unprincipled, unethical
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AMOROUS
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strongly attracted to love, showing love
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AMORPHOUS
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having no definite form
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AMORTIZE
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to diminish by installment payments
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AMPHIBIAN (n)
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creature equally at home on land or in water
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AMPHITHEATER
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arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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AMPLE
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abundant, plentiful
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AMULET
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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AMPLIFY
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to increase, intensify
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ANACHRONISM
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something chronologically inappropriate
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ANACHRONISTIC
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outdated
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ANALOGOUS
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comparable, parallel
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ANARCHY
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absence of government or law; chaos
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ANATHEMA
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ban, curse; something shunned or disliked
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ANCILLARY
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accessory, subordinate, helping
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ANECDOTE
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short, usually funny account of an event
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ANGULAR
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characterized by short angles; lean and gaunt
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ANIMATION
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enthusiasm, excitement
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ANIMOSITY
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hatred, hostility
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ANNUL
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to cancel, nullify, declare void, or make legally invalid
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ANODYNE
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something that calms or soothes pain
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ANOINT
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to apply oil to, especially as a sacred rite
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ANOMALY
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
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ANONYMITY
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condition of having no name or an unknown name
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ANTAGONIST
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foe, opponent, adversary
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ANTECEDENT (adj)
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coming before in place or time
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ANTEDILUVIAN
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
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ANTEPENULTIMATE
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third from last
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ANTERIOR
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preceding, previous, before, prior (to)
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ANTHOLOGY
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collection of literary works
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ANTHROPOMORPHIC
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attributing human qualities to non-humans
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ANTIPATHY
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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
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ANTIQUATED
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outdated, obsolete
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ANTIQUITY
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ancient times; the quality of being old or ancient
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ANTITHESIS
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exact opposite or direct contrast
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APATHETIC
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indifferent, unconcerned
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APATHY
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lack of feeling or emotion
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APHASIA
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inability to speak or use words
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APHELION
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point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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APHORISM
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old saying or short pithy statement
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APOCRYPHAL
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not genuine; fictional
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APOSTATE (n)
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one who renounces a religious faith
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APOSTROPHE
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speech to the reader or someone not present
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APOTHEOSIS
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glorification; glorified ideal
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APPEASE
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to satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
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APPROBATION
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praise; official approval
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APPROPRIATE (v)
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to take possession of
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AQUATIC
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belonging or living in water
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ARABLE
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suitable for cultivation
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ARBITRARY
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depending solely on individual will; inconsistent
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ARBITRATOR
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mediator; negotiator
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ARBOREAL
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relating to trees; living in trees
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ARBORETUM
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place where trees are displayed and studied
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ARCANE
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secret. obscure, known only to a few
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ARCHAIC
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antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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ARCHIPELAGO
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large group of islands
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ARDENT
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passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
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ARDUOUS
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extremely difficult, laborious
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ARID
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extremely dry or deathly boring
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ARRAIGN
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to call to court to answer a charge
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ARROGATE
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to demand, claim arrogantly
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ARSENAL
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ammunition storehouse
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ARTICULATE (adj)
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well-spoken, expressing oneself clearly
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ARTIFACT
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historical relic, item made by human craft
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ARTISAN
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craftsperson; expert
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ASCEND
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to rise or climb
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ASCENDANCY
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state of rising, ascending; power or control
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ASCERTAIN
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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ASCETIC (adj)
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self-denying, abstinent, austere
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ASCRIBE
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to attribute to, assign
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ASHEN
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resembling ashes; deathly pale
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ASKEW
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crooked, tilted
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ASPERSION
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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ASPIRE
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to have great hopes; to aim at a goal
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ASSAIL
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to attack, assault
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ASSENT (v)
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to express agreement
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ASSERT
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to affirm, attest
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ASSIDUOUS
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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ASSIGNATION
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appointment for lovers' meeting; assignment
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ASSIMILATION
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act of blending in, becoming similar
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ASSONANCE
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resemblance in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme
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ASSUAGE
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to make less severe, ease, relieve
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ASTRINGENT
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harsh, severe, stern
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ASTUTE
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having good judgment
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ASUNDER (adv)
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into different parts
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ASYMMETRICAL
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not corresponding in size, shape, position, etc
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ATONE
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to make amends for a wrong
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ATROCIOUS
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monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked
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ATROPHY (v)
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to waste away, wither from disuse
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ATTAIN
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to accomplish; gain
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ATTENUATE
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to make thin or slender
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ATTEST
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to testify, stand as proof of, bear witness
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AUDACIOUS
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bold, daring, fearless
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AUDIBLE
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capable of being heard
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AUDIT (n)
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formal examination of financial records
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AUDITORY
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having to do with hearing
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AUGMENT
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to expand, extend
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AUGURY (adj)
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prophecy, prediction of events
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AUGUST
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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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AUSTERE
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stern, strict, unadorned
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AUTHORITARIAN
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extremely strict, bossy
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AUTOCRAT
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dictator
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AUTONOMOUS
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separate, independent
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AUXILIARY
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supplementary, reserve
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AVARICE
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greed
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AVENGE
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to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime
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AVER
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to declare to be true, affirm
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AVERSION
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intense dislike
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AVERT
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to turn (something) away; prevent
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AVIARY
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large enclosure housing birds
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AVOW
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to state openly or declare
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AWRY
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crooked, askew, amiss
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AXIOM
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premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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BALEFUL
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harmful, with evil intentions
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BALK (v)
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to refuse, shirk; prevent
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BALLAD
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folk song, narrative poem
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BALM
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soothing, healing influence
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BAN (v)
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to forbid, outlaw
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BANAL
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trite and overly common
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BANE
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something causing ruin, death, or destruction
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BAY (v)
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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BECALM
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to calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind
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BECLOUD
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to confuse ; darken with clouds
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BEGUILE
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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BEHEMOTH
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huge creature
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BELABOR
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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BELATED
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late
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BELEAGUER
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to harass, plague
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BELFRY
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bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
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BELIE
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to misrepresent; expose as false
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BELITTLE
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to represent as unimportant, make light of
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BELLICOSE
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warlike, aggressive
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BELLIGERENT
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hostile, tending to fight
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BELLOW
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to roar, shout
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BEMUSE
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to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
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BENCHMARK
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standard of measure
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BENEFACTOR
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someone giving aid or money
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BENEFICENT
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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BENIGHTED
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unenlightened
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BENIGN
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kindly, gentle or harmless
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BEQUEATH
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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BERATE
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to scold harshly
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BESEECH
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to beg, plead, implore
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BESTIAL
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beastly, animal-like
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BESTOW
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to give as a gift
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BETOKEN
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to indicate, signify, give evidence of
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BEVY
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group
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BIAS
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prejudice, slant
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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list of books
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BIBLIOPHILE
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book lover
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BILATERAL
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two-sided
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BILK
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to cheat, defraud
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BILLET
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board and lodging for troops
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BIPED
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two-footed animal
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BISECT
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to but into two (usually equal) parts
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BLANCH
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to pale; take the color out of
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BLANDISH
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to coax with flattery
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BLASPHEMOUS
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cursing, profane, irreverent
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BLATANT
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glaring, obvious, showy
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BLIGHT (v)
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to afflict, destroy
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BLITHE
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joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
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BLUDGEON
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to hit as with a short heavy club
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BOISTEROUS
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rowdy, loud, unrestrained
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BOMBASTIC
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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BONANZA
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extremely large amount; something profitable
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BONHOMIE
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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BOON
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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BOOR
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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BOTANIST
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scientist who studies plants
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BOUNTIFUL
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plentiful
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BOURGEOIS
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middle-class
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BOVINE
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cow-like, relating to cows
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BRAZEN
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bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
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BREACH
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act of breaking, violation
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BRIGAND
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bandit, outlaw
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BROACH
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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BRUSQUE
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rough or abrupt in manner
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BUFFET (v)
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to strike, hit
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BUFFOON
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clown or fool
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BULWARK
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defense wall; anything serving as defense
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BURGEON
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to sprout or flourish
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BURLY
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brawny, husky
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BURNISH
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to polish
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BURSAR
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treasurer
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BUSTLE
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commotion, energetic activity
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BUTT
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person or thing that is an object of ridicule
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BUTTRESS (v)
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to reinforce or support
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BYWAY
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back road
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CACOPHONOUS
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jarring, unpleasantly noisy
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CADENCE
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rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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CAJOLE
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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CALAMITOUS
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disastrous, catastrophic
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CALLOUS
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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CALLOW
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immature, lacking sophistication
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CALUMNY
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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CANDOR
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honesty of expression
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CANNY
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smart; founded on common sense
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CANONIZE
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to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
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CANVASS
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to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
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CAPACIOUS
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large, roomy; extensive
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CAPITULATE
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to submit completely, surrender
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CAPRICIOUS
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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CARDIOLOGIST
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physician specializing in diseases of the heart
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CARICATURE
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exaggerated portrait, cartoon
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CARNAL
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of the flesh
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CARNIVOROUS
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meat-eating
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CARP (v)
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to find fault, complain constantly
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CARTOGRAPHY
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science or art of making maps
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CAST (n)
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copy, replica
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CAST (v)
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to fling, to throw
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CASTIGATE
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to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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CATEGORICAL
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absolute, without exception
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CATALYST
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something causing change without being charged
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CATEGORICAL
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absolute, without exception
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CATHARSIS
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purification, cleansing
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CATHOLIC
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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CAUCUS
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smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
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CAULK
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to make watertight
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CAUSALITY
|
cause-and-effect relationship
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CAUSTIC
|
biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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CAVALIER (adj)
|
carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
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CAVORT
|
to frolic, frisk
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CEDE
|
to surrender possession of something
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CELEBRITY
|
fame, widespread acclaim
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CENSORIOUS
|
severely critical
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CENTRIPETAL
|
directed or moving toward the center
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CERTITUDE
|
assurance, certainty
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CESSATION
|
temporary or complete halt
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CESSION
|
act of surrendering something
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CHAGRIN
|
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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CHALICE
|
goblet, cup
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CHAMPION (v)
|
to defend or support
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CHAOTIC
|
extremely disorderly
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CHARLATAN
|
quack, fake
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CHARY
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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CHASTISE
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to punish, discipline, scold
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CHERUBIC
|
sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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CHICANERY
|
trickery, fraud, deception
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CHIDE
|
to scold, express disapproval
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CHIMERICAL
|
fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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CHOLERIC
|
easily angered, short-tempered
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CHOICE (adv)
|
specially selected, preferred
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CHORTLE
|
to chuckle
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CHROMATIC
|
relating to color
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CHRONICLER
|
one who keeps records of historical events
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CIRCUITOUS
|
roundabout
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CIRCUMFERENCE
|
boundary or distance around a circle or sphere
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
|
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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CIRCUMNAVIGATE
|
to sail completely around
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
|
to encircle; set limits on, confine
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CIRCUMSPECT
|
cautious, wary
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CIRCUMVENT
|
to go around; avoid
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CISTERN
|
tank for rainwater
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CITADEL
|
fortress or stronghold
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CIVIL
|
polite; relating to citizens
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CIVILITY
|
courtesy, politeness
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CLAIRVOYANT (adj)
|
having ESP, psychic
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CLAMOR (v)
|
to make a noisy outcry
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CLAMOR (n)
|
noisy outcry
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CLANDESTINE
|
secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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CLARITY
|
clearness; clear understanding
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
|
fear of small, confined places
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CLEAVE
|
to split or separate OR to stick, cling, adhere
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CLEMENCY
|
merciful leniency
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CLOISTER (v)
|
to confine, seclude
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COAGULATE
|
to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
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COALESCE
|
to grow together or cause to unite as one
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CODDLE
|
to baby, treat indulgently
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COERCE
|
to compel by force or intimidation
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COFFER
|
strongbox, large chest for money
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COGENT
|
logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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COGNATE
|
related, similar, akin
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|
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COGNITION
|
mental process by which knowledge is acquired
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COGNOMEN
|
family name; any name, especially a nickname
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COHABIT
|
to live together
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|
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COHERENT
|
intelligible, lucid, understandable
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COLLATERAL
|
accompanying
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COLLOQUIAL
|
characteristic of informal speech
|
|
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COLLOQUY
|
dialogue or conversation, conference
|
|
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COLLUSION
|
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
|
|
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COMELINESS
|
physical grace and beauty
|
|
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COMMEND
|
to compliment, praise
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|
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COMMENSURATE
|
proportional
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|
COMMISSION
|
fee payable to an agent; authorization
|
|
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COMMODIOUS
|
roomy, spacious
|
|
|
COMMONPLACE
|
ordinary, found every day
|
|
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COMMUNICABLE
|
transmittable
|
|
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COMMUTE
|
to change penalty to a less severe one
|
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COMPATRIOT
|
fellow countryman
|
|
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COMPELLING (adj)
|
having a powerful and irresistible effect
|
|
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COMPENSATE
|
to repay or reimburse
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|
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COMPLACENT
|
self-satisfied, smug, affable
|
|
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COMPLEMENT
|
to complete, perfect
|
|
|
COMPLIANT
|
submissive and yielding
|
|
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COMPLICITY
|
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
|
|
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COMPOUND (v)
|
to combine, add to
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|
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COMPRESS (v)
|
to reduce, squeeze
|
|
|
COMPOUND (adj)
|
complex; composed of several parts
|
|
|
COMPULSIVE
|
obsessive, fanatic
|
|
|
COMPUNCTION
|
feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
|
|
|
CONCAVE
|
curving inward
|
|
|
CONCEDE
|
to yield, admit
|
|
|
CONCEPTUALIZE
|
to envision, imagine
|
|
|
CONCERTO
|
musical composition for orchestra and soloist(s)
|
|
|
CONCILIATORY
|
overcoming distrust or hostility
|
|
|
CONCORD
|
agreement
|
|
|
CONCUR
|
to agree
|
|
|
CONDONE
|
to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
|
|
|
CONDUIT
|
tube, pipe, or similar passage
|
|
|
CONFECTION
|
something sweet to eat
|
|
|
CONFISCATE
|
to appropriate, seize
|
|
|
CONFLAGRATION
|
big, destructive fire
|
|
|
CONFLUENCE
|
meeting place; meeting of two streams
|
|
|
CONFOUND
|
to baffle, perplex
|
|
|
CONGEAL
|
to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
|
|
|
CONGENIAL
|
similar in tastes and habits
|
|
|
CONGENITAL
|
existing since birth
|
|
|
CONGLOMERATE
|
collected group of varied things
|
|
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CONGRESS
|
formal meeting or assembly
|
|
|
CONGRUITY
|
correspondence, harmony, agreement
|
|
|
CONJECTURE
|
speculation, prediction
|
|
|
CONJUGAL
|
pertaining to marriage
|
|
|
CONJURE
|
to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
|
|
|
CONNIVE
|
to conspire, scheme
|
|
|
CONSANGUINEOUS
|
of the same origin; related by blood
|
|
|
CONSCIENTIOUS
|
governed by conscience; careful and thorough
|
|
|
CONSECRATE
|
to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
|
|
|
CONSENSUS
|
unanimity; agreement of opinion or attitude
|
|
|
CONSIGN
|
to commit, entrust
|
|
|
CONSOLATION
|
something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
|
|
|
CONSONANT (adj)
|
consistent with, in agreement with
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CONSTITUENT
|
component, part; citizen, voter
|
|
|
CONSTRAINED
|
forced, compelled; confined, restrained
|
|
|
CONSTRAINT
|
something that forces or compels; something which restrains or confines
|
|
|
CONSTRUE
|
to explain or interpret
|
|
|
CONSUMMATE (adj)
|
accomplished, complete, perfect
|
|
|
CONTEND
|
to battle, clash; compete
|
|
|
CONTENTIOUS
|
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
|
|
|
CONTINENCE
|
self-control, self-restraint
|
|
|
CONTRAVENE
|
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
|
|
|
CONTRITE
|
deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
|
|
|
CONTUSION
|
bruise
|
|
|
CONUNDRUM
|
riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
|
|
|
CONVALESCENCE
|
gradual recovery after an illness
|
|
|
CONVENE
|
to meet, come together, assemble
|
|
|
CONVENTIONAL
|
typical, customary, commonplace
|
|
|
CONVEX
|
curved outward
|
|
|
CONVIVIAL
|
sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
|
|
|
CONVOKE
|
to call together, summon
|
|
|
CONVOLUTED
|
twisted, complicated, involved
|
|
|
COPIOUS
|
abundant, plentiful
|
|
|
COQUETTE
|
woman who flirts
|
|
|
CORPOREAL
|
having to do with the body; tangible, material
|
|
|
CORPULENCE
|
obesity, fatness, bulkiness
|
|
|
CORRELATION
|
association, mutual relation of two or more things
|
|
|
CORROBORATE
|
to confirm, verify
|
|
|
CORRUGATE
|
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
|
|
|
COSMETIC (adj)
|
relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
|
|
|
COSMOGRAPHY
|
science that deals with the nature of the universe
|
|
|
COSMOPOLITAN
|
sophisticated, free from local prejudices
|
|
|
COSSET
|
to pamper, treat with great care
|
|
|
COTERIE
|
small group of persons with a similar purpose
|
|
|
COUNTENANCE (n)
|
facial expression; look of approval or support
|
|
|
COUNTENANCE (v)
|
to favor, support
|
|
|
COUNTERMAND
|
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
|
|
|
COUNTERVAIL
|
to counteract, to exert force against
|
|
|
COVEN
|
group of witches
|
|
|
COVERT
|
hidden; secret
|
|
|
COVET
|
to desire strongly something possessed by another
|
|
|
CRASS
|
crude, unrefined
|
|
|
CRAVEN
|
cowardly
|
|
|
CREDENCE
|
acceptance of something as true or real
|
|
|
CREDIBLE
|
plausible, believable
|
|
|
CREDULOUS
|
gullible, trusting
|
|
|
CREED
|
statement of belief or principle
|
|
|
CRITERION
|
standard for judging, rule for testing
|
|
|
CRYPTIC
|
puzzling
|
|
|
CUISINE
|
characteristic style of cooking
|
|
|
CULMINATION
|
climax, final stage
|
|
|
CULPABLE
|
guilty, responsible for wrong
|
|
|
CULPRIT
|
guilty person
|
|
|
CUMULATIVE
|
resulting from gradual increase
|
|
|
CUPIDITY
|
greed
|
|
|
CURATOR
|
caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
|
|
|
CURMUDGEON
|
cranky person
|
|
|
CURSORY
|
hastily done, superficial
|
|
|
CURT
|
abrupt, blunt
|
|
|
CURTAIL
|
to shorten
|
|
|
CUTLERY
|
cutting instruments; tableware
|
|
|
CYGNET
|
young swan
|
|
|
CYNIC
|
person who distrusts the motives of others
|
|
|
DAUNT
|
to discourage, intimidate
|
|
|
DEARTH
|
lack, scarcity, insufficiency
|
|
|
DEBASE
|
to degrade or lower in quality or stature
|
|
|
DEBAUCH
|
to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
|
|
|
DEBILITATE
|
to weaken, enfeeble
|
|
|
DEBUTANTE
|
young woman making debut in high society
|
|
|
DECAPITATE
|
to behead
|
|
|
DECATHLON
|
athletic contest with ten events
|
|
|
DECIDUOUS
|
losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
|
|
|
DECLIVITY
|
downward slope
|
|
|
DECOROUS
|
proper, tasteful, socially correct
|
|
|
DECORUM
|
proper behavior, etiquette
|
|
|
DECRY
|
to belittle, openly condemn
|
|
|
DEFACE
|
to mar the appearance of, vandalize
|
|
|
DEFAMATORY
|
slanderous, injurious to the reputation
|
|
|
DEFENDANT
|
person required to answer a legal action or suit
|
|
|
DEFERENTIAL
|
respectful and polite in a submissive way
|
|
|
DEFILE
|
to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor
|
|
|
DEFINITIVE
|
clear-cut, explicit or decisive
|
|
|
DEFLATION
|
decrease, depreciation
|
|
|
DEFORM
|
to disfigure, distort
|
|
|
DEFT
|
skillful, dexterous
|
|
|
DEFUNCT
|
no longer existing, dead, extinct
|
|
|
DELECTABLE
|
appetizing, delicious
|
|
|
DELEGATE (v)
|
to give powers to another
|
|
|
DELETERIOUS
|
harmful, destructive, detrimental
|
|
|
DELINEATION
|
depiction, representation
|
|
|
DELTA
|
tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
|
|
|
DELUGE (n)
|
flood
|
|
|
DELUGE (v)
|
to submerge, overwhelm
|
|
|
DEMAGOGUE
|
leader, rabble-rouse, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
|
|
|
DEMARCATION
|
borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
|
|
|
DEMEAN
|
to degrade, humiliate, humble
|
|
|
DEMOGRAPHICS
|
data relating to study of human population
|
|
|
DEMOTE
|
to reduce to a lower rank or grade
|
|
|
DEMOTION
|
lowering in rank or grade
|
|
|
DEMUR
|
to express doubts or objections
|
|
|
DEMYSTIFY
|
to remove mystery from, clarify
|
|
|
DENIGRATE
|
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
|
|
|
DENOUNCE
|
to accuse, blame
|
|
|
DENUDE
|
to make bare, uncover, undress
|
|
|
DENUNCIATION
|
public condemnation
|
|
|
DEPICT
|
to describe, represent
|
|
|
DEPLETE
|
to use up, exhaust
|
|
|
DEPLORE
|
to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly
|
|
|
DEPLOY
|
to spread out strategically over an area
|
|
|
DEPOSE
|
to remove from a high position, as from a throne
|
|
|
DEPRAVITY
|
sinfulness, moral corruption
|
|
|
DEPRECATE
|
to belittle, disparage
|
|
|
DERIDE
|
to mock, ridicule, make fun of
|
|
|
DERIVATIVE
|
copied or adapted; not original
|
|
|
DERIVE
|
to originate; take from a certain source
|
|
|
DEROGATE
|
to belittle; disparage
|
|
|
DESECRATE
|
to abuse something sacred
|
|
|
DESICCATE
|
to dry completely, dehydrate
|
|
|
DESIST
|
to stop doing something
|
|
|
DESPONDENT
|
feeling discouraged and dejected
|
|
|
DESPOT
|
tyrannical ruler
|
|
|
DESTITUTE
|
very poor, poverty-stricken
|
|
|
DESULTORY
|
at random, rambling, unmethodical
|
|
|
DETER
|
to discourage; prevent from happening
|
|
|
DETERMINATE
|
having defined limits; conclusive
|
|
|
DETRIMENTAL
|
causing harm or injury
|
|
|
DEVIATE
|
to stray; wander
|
|
|
DEVIATION
|
departure, exception, anomaly
|
|
|
DEVOID
|
totally lacking
|
|
|
DEVOUT
|
deeply religious
|
|
|
DEXTEROUS
|
skilled physically or mentally
|
|
|
DIABOLICAL
|
fiendish; wicked
|
|
|
DIALECT
|
regional style of speaking
|
|
|
DIAPHANOUS
|
allowing light to show through; delicate
|
|
|
DIATRIBE
|
bitter verbal attack
|
|
|
DICHOTOMY
|
division into two parts
|
|
|
DICTUM
|
authoritative statement; popular saying
|
|
|
DIDACTIC
|
excessively instructive
|
|
|
DIFFERENTIATE
|
to distinguish between two items
|
|
|
DIFFIDENCE
|
shyness, lack of confidence
|
|
|
DIFFRACT
|
to cause to separate into parts, esp. light
|
|
|
DIFFUSE
|
widely spread out
|
|
|
DIGRESS
|
to turn aside; to stray from the main point
|
|
|
DILAPIDATED
|
in disrepair, run down. neglected
|
|
|
DILATE
|
to enlarge, swell, extend
|
|
|
DILATORY
|
slow, tending to delay
|
|
|
DILUVIAL
|
relating to a flood
|
|
|
DIMINUTIVE
|
small
|
|
|
DIPLOMACY
|
discretion, tact
|
|
|
DIRGE
|
funeral hymn
|
|
|
DISAFFECTED
|
discontented and disloyal
|
|
|
DISARRAY
|
clutter, disorder
|
|
|
DISBAND
|
break up
|
|
|
DISBAR
|
to expel from legal profession
|
|
|
DISBURSE
|
to pay out
|
|
|
DISCERN
|
to perceive something obscure
|
|
|
DISCLAIM
|
to deny, disavow
|
|
|
DISCLOSE
|
to confess, divulge
|
|
|
DISCONCERTING
|
bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
|
|
|
DISCORDANT
|
harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
|
|
|
DISCREDIT
|
to dishonor or disgrace
|
|
|
DISCREDITED
|
disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored
|
|
|
DISCREPANCY
|
difference between
|
|
|
DISCRETIONARY
|
subject to one's own judgement
|
|
|
DISCURSIVE
|
wandering from topic to topic
|
|
|
DISDAIN
|
to regard with scorn and contempt
|
|
|
DISDAINFUL
|
contemptuous, scornful
|
|
|
DISENGAGE
|
disconnected, disassociated
|
|
|
DISGORGE
|
to vomit, discharge violently
|
|
|
DISHEVELED
|
untidy, disarranged, unkempt
|
|
|
DISINCLINED
|
averse, unwilling, lacking desire
|
|
|
DISPARAGE
|
to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
|
|
|
DISPARATE
|
contrast, dissimilarity
|
|
|
DISPASSIONATE
|
free from emotion; impartial, unbiased
|
|
|
DISPEL
|
to drive out or scatter
|
|
|
DISPENSE
|
to distribute, administer
|
|
|
DISPENSE WITH
|
to suspend the operation of, do without
|
|
|
DISPERSE
|
to break up, scatter
|
|
|
DISPIRIT
|
to dishearten, make dejected
|
|
|
DISREPUTE
|
disgrace, dishonor
|
|
|
DISSEMBLE
|
to pretend, disguise one's motives
|
|
|
DISSEMINATE
|
to spread far and wide
|
|
|
DISSENSION
|
difference of opinion
|
|
|
DISSIPATE
|
to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess
|
|
|
DISSOCIATE
|
to separate; remove from an association
|
|
|
DISSONANT
|
harsh and unpleasant sounding
|
|
|
DISSUADE
|
to persuade someone to alter original intentions
|
|
|
DISTEND
|
to swell, inflate, bloat
|
|
|
DISTRAUGHT
|
very worried and distressed
|
|
|
DISTRUST (n)
|
disbelief and suspicion
|
|
|
DITHER (v)
|
to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
|
|
|
DIURNAL
|
daily
|
|
|
DIVINE (v)
|
to foretell or know by inspiration
|
|
|
DIVISIVE
|
creating disunity or conflict
|
|
|
DOCILE
|
tame, willing to be taught
|
|
|
DOCTRINAIRE
|
rigidly devoted to theories
|
|
|
DOGGED (adj)
|
persistent, stubborn
|
|
|
DOLEFUL
|
sad, mournful
|
|
|
DOLT
|
idiot, dimwit, foolish person
|
|
|
DOMINEER
|
to rule over something in a tyrannical way
|
|
|
DONOR
|
benefactor, contributor
|
|
|
DORMANT
|
at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
|
|
|
EFFACE
|
to erase or make illegible
|
|
|
DOTARD
|
senile old person
|
|
|
EFFERVESCENT
|
bubbly, lively
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DOTING
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excessively fond, loving to excess
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EFFICACIOUS
|
effective, efficient
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DOUR
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sullen and gloomy; stern and sever
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EFFIGY
|
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
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DOWRY
|
money or property given by a bride to her husband
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EFFLUVIA
|
outpouring of gases or vapors
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DRAFT (v)
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to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript
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EFFRONTERY
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impudent boldness; audacity
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DRIVEL
|
stupid talk; slobber
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EFFULGENT
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brilliantly shining
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DROLL
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amusing in a wry subtle way
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EFFUSIVE
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expressing emotion without restraint
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DROSS
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waste produced during metal smelting; garbage
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EGOCENTRIC
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acting as if things are centered around oneself
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DULCET
|
pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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EGREGIOUS
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conspicuously bad
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DUPE (v)
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to deceive, trick
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EGRESS
|
exit
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DUPE (n)
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fool, pawn
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ELATION
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exhilaration, joy
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DUPLICITY
|
deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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ELICIT
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to draw out, provoke
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DURABILITY
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strength, sturdiness
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ELOQUENCE
|
fluent and effective speech
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DURATION
|
period of time that something lasts
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ELUCIDATE
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to explain, clarify
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DURESS
|
threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
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EMACIATED
|
skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger
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DYSPEPTIC
|
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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EMANCIPATE
|
to set free, liberate
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EBB (v)
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to fade away, recede
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EMBELLISH
|
to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
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EBULLIENT
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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EMBEZZLE
|
to steal money in violation of a trust
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ECLECTIC
|
selecting from various sources
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EMBROIL
|
to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
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ECSTATIC
|
joyful
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EMEND
|
to correct a text
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EDDY
|
air or wind current
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EMINENT
|
celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
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EDICT
|
law, command, official public order
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EMOLLIENT
|
having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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EDIFICE
|
building
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EMOTIVE
|
appealing to or expressing emotion
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EDIFY
|
to instruct morally and spiritually
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EMPATHY
|
identification with another's feelings
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EDITORIALIZE
|
to express and opinion on an issue
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EMULATE
|
to copy, imitate
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ENCIPHER
|
to translate a message into code
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ENCORE
|
additional performance, often demanded by audience
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ENCUMBER
|
to hinder, burden, restrict motion
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ENDEMIC
|
belonging to a particular area, inherent
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ENDURANCE
|
ability to withstand hardships
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ENERVATE
|
to weaken, sap strength from
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ENGENDER
|
to produce, cause, bring about
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ENIGMATIC
|
puzzling, inexplicable
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ENJOIN
|
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
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ENMITY
|
hostility, antagonism, ill-will
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ENORMITY
|
state of being gigantic or terrible
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ENNUI
|
boredom, lack of interest and energy
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ENSCONCE
|
to settle comfortable into a place
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ENSHROUD
|
to cover, enclose with a dark cover
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ENTAIL
|
to involve as a necessary result, necessitate
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ENTHRALL
|
to captivate, enchant, enslave
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ENTITY
|
something with its own existence or form
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ENTOMOLOGIST
|
scientist who studies insects
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ENTREAT
|
to plead, beg
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ENUNCIATE
|
to pronounce clearly
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EPICURE
|
person with refined taste in food and wine
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EPIGRAM
|
short, witty saying or poem
|
|
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EPIGRAPH
|
quotation at the beginning of a literary work
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EPILOGUE
|
concluding section of a literary work
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EPITOME
|
representative of an entire group; summary
|
|
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EPOCHAL
|
very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period
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EQUANIMITY
|
calmness, composure
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EQUESTRIAN (n)
|
one who rides on horseback
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EQUINE
|
relating to horses
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EQUIVOCAL
|
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
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EQUIVOCATE
|
to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
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ERADICATE
|
to erase or wipe out
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ERRANT
|
straying, mistaken, roving
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ERUDITE
|
learned, scholarly
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ESCHEW
|
to abstain from, avoid
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ESOTERIC
|
understood only by a learned few
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ESPOUSE
|
to support or advocate; to marry
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ESTRANGE
|
to alienate, keep at a distance
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ETHEREAL
|
not earthly, spiritual, delicate
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ETHOS
|
beliefs or character of a group
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ETYMOLOGY
|
origin and history of a word; study of words
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EULOGY
|
high praise; often in a public speech
|
|
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EUPHONY
|
pleasant, harmonious sound
|
|
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EUPHORIA
|
feeling of well-being or happiness
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EURYTHMICS
|
art of harmonious bodily movement
|
|
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EUTHANASIA
|
mercy-killing; intentional easy and painless death
|
|
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EVADE
|
to avoid, dodge
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EVANESCENT
|
momentary, transitory, short-lived
|
|
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EVICT
|
to put out or force out
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EVINCE
|
to show clearly, display, signify
|
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EVOKE
|
to inspire memories; to produce a reaction
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EXACERBATE
|
to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
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EXASPERATION
|
irritation
|
|
|
EXCERPT (n)
|
selection from a book or play
|
|
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EXCOMMUNICATE
|
to bar from membership in the church
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EXCRUCIATING
|
agonizing, intensely painful
|
|
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EXCULPATE
|
to clear of blame or fault
|
|
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EXHILARATION
|
state of being energetic or filled with happiness
|
|
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EXHORT
|
to urge or incite by strong appeals
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|
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EXHUME
|
to remove from a grave; uncover a secret
|
|
|
EXIGENT
|
urgent; excessively demanding
|
|
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EXONERATE
|
too clear of blame
|
|
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EXORBITANT
|
extravagant, greater than reasonable
|
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EXORCISE
|
to expel evil spirits
|
|
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EXOTIC
|
foreign; romantic, excitingly strange
|
|
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EXPANSIVE
|
sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand
|
|
|
EXPATRIATE (n)
|
one who lives outside one's native land
|
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EXPATRIATE (v)
|
to drive someone from his/her native land
|
|
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EXPEDIENT (adj)
|
convenient, efficient, practical
|
|
|
EXPIATE
|
to atone for, make amends for
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EXPIRE
|
to come to an end; die; breathe out
|
|
|
EXPLICABLE
|
capable of being explained
|
|
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EXPLICIT
|
clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression
|
|
|
EXPLODE
|
to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
|
|
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EXPONENT
|
one who champions or advocates
|
|
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EXPOUND
|
to elaborate; to expand or increase
|
|
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EXPUNGE
|
to erase, eliminate completely
|
|
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EXPURGATE
|
to censor
|
|
|
EXTEMPORANEOUS
|
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
|
|
|
EXTENUATE
|
to lessen the seriousness, strength or effect of
|
|
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EXTINCTION
|
end of a living thing or species
|
|
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EXTOL
|
to praise
|
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EXTORT
|
to obtain something by threats
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EXTRANEOUS
|
irrelevant, unrelated, unnecessary
|
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EXTREMITY
|
outermost or farthest point
|
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EXTRICATE
|
to free from, disentangle, free
|
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EXTRINSIC
|
not inherent or essential, coming from without
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EXUBERANT
|
lively, happy, and full of good spirits
|
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EXUDE
|
to give off, ooze
|
|
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EXULT
|
to rejoice
|
|
|
FABRICATE
|
to make or devise; construct
|
|
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FABRICATED
|
constructed, invented; faked, falsified
|
|
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FACADE
|
face, front; mask, superficial appearance
|
|
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FACILE
|
very easy
|
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FACILITATE
|
to aid, assist
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|
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FACILITY
|
aptitude, ease in doing something
|
|
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FALLACIOUS
|
wrong, unsound, illogical
|
|
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FALLOW
|
uncultivated, unused
|
|
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FANATICISM
|
extreme devotion to a cause
|
|
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FARCICAL
|
absurd, ludicrous
|
|
|
FASTIDIOUS
|
careful with details
|
|
|
FATHOM (v)
|
to measure the depth of, gauge
|
|
|
FATUOUS
|
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
|
|
|
FAULT
|
break in a rock formation; mistake or error
|
|
|
FAWN (v)
|
to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
|
|
|
FAZE
|
to bother, upset, or disconcert
|
|
|
FEASIBLE
|
possible, capable of being done
|
|
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FECKLESS
|
ineffective, careless, irresponsible
|
|
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FECUND
|
fertile, fruitful, productive
|
|
|
FEDERATION
|
union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power
|
|
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FEIGN
|
to pretend, give false impression; to invent falsely
|
|
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FEISTY
|
excitable, easily drawn into quarrels
|
|
|
FELICITOUS
|
suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
|
|
|
FELL (v)
|
to chop, cut down
|
|
|
FERVID
|
passionate, intense zealous
|
|
|
FETID
|
foul-smelling, putrid
|
|
|
FETTER
|
to bind, chain, confine
|
|
|
FIASCO
|
disaster, utter failure
|
|
|
FICTIVE
|
fictional, imaginary
|
|
|
FIDELITY
|
loyalty
|
|
|
FILCH
|
to steal
|
|
|
FILIBUSTER
|
use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure
|
|
|
FINICKY
|
fussy, difficult to please
|
|
|
FISSION
|
process of splitting into two parts
|
|
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FITFUL
|
intermittent, irregular
|
|
|
FLACCID
|
limp, flabby, weak
|
|
|
FLAGRANT
|
outrageous, shameless
|
|
|
FLAMBOYANT
|
flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling
|
|
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FLAMMABLE
|
combustible, being easily burned
|
|
|
FLAUNT
|
to show off
|
|
|
FLEDGLING
|
you bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice
|
|
|
FLORA
|
plants
|
|
|
FLORID
|
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
|
|
|
FLOUNDER
|
to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle
|
|
|
FLOUT
|
to treat contemptuously, scorn
|
|
|
FLUCTUATE
|
to alternate, waver
|
|
|
FODDER
|
raw materials; feed for animals
|
|
|
FOIBLE
|
minor weakness or character flaw
|
|
|
FOIL (v)
|
to defeat, frustrate
|
|
|
FOLIATE
|
to grow, sprout leaves
|
|
|
FOMENT
|
to arouse or incite
|
|
|
FORBEARANCE
|
patience, restraint, leniency
|
|
|
FORD (v)
|
to cross a body of water at a shallow place
|
|
|
FOREBODING
|
dark sense of evil to come
|
|
|
FORECLOSE
|
to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments
|
|
|
FORENSIC
|
relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
|
|
|
FORENSICS
|
study of argumentation and debate
|
|
|
FORESTALL
|
to prevent, delay; anticipate
|
|
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FORETHOUGHT
|
anticipation, foresight
|
|
|
FORGO
|
to go without, refrain from
|
|
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FORLORN
|
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing
|
|
|
FORMULATE
|
to conceive, devise; to draft, plan; to express, state
|
|
|
FORSAKE
|
to abandon, withdraw from
|
|
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FORSWEAR
|
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
|
|
|
FORTE (n)
|
strong point, something a person does well
|
|
|
FORTUITOUS
|
happening by luck, fortunate
|
|
|
FOSTER (v)
|
to nourish, cultivate, promote
|
|
|
FOUNDATION
|
groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid a certain cause
|
|
|
FOUNDER (v)
|
to fall helplessly; sink
|
|
|
FRACAS
|
noisy dispute
|
|
|
FRACTIOUS
|
unruly, rebellious
|
|
|
FRAGMENTATION
|
division, separation into parts, disorganization
|
|
|
FRANK
|
honest and straightforward
|
|
|
FRAUD
|
hoax, deception
|
|
|
FRAUGHT
|
full of, accompanied by
|
|
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FRENETIC
|
wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
|
|
|
FRENZIED
|
feverishly fast, hectic and confused
|
|
|
FRIVOLOUS
|
petty, trivial; flippant, silly
|
|
|
FROND
|
leaf
|
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|
FULSOME
|
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
|
|
|
FUNEREAL
|
mournful, appropriate to a funeral
|
|
|
FURTIVE
|
secret, stealthy
|
|
|
FUSION
|
process of merging things into one
|
|
|
GALL (n)
|
bitterness; careless nerve
|
|
|
GALL (v)
|
to exasperate and irritate
|
|
|
GAMBOL
|
to dance or skip around playfully
|
|
|
GAME (adj)
|
courageous
|
|
|
GARGANTUAN
|
giant, tremendous
|
|
|
GARNER
|
to gather and store
|
|
|
GAUNT
|
thin and bony
|
|
|
GAVEL
|
mallet used to commanding attention
|
|
|
GENRE
|
type, class, category
|
|
|
GERMINATE
|
to begin to grow (used of a seed or idea)
|
|
|
GESTATION
|
growth process from conception to birth
|
|
|
GIBE (v)
|
to make heckling, taunting remarks
|
|
|
GIRTH
|
distance around something
|
|
|
GLIB
|
fluent in an insincere manner; off-hand, casual
|
|
|
GLOBAL
|
involving the entire world; relating to a whole
|
|
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GLUTTONY
|
eating and drinking to excess
|
|
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GNARL
|
to make knotted, deform
|
|
|
GNOSTIC
|
having to do with knowledge
|
|
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GOAD
|
to prod or urge
|
|
|
GRADATION
|
process occurring regular degrees or stages; variation in color
|
|
|
GRANDILOQUENCE
|
pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
|
|
|
GRANDIOSE
|
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
|
|
|
GRANULAR
|
having a grainy texture
|
|
|
GRASP (v)
|
to perceive and understand; to hold securely
|
|
|
GRATIS
|
free, costing nothing
|
|
|
GRATUITOUS
|
free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
|
|
|
GRATUITY
|
something given voluntarily, tip
|
|
|
GREGARIOUS
|
outgoing, sociable
|
|
|
GRIEVOUS
|
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
|
|
|
GRIMACE
|
facial expression showing pain or disgust
|
|
|
GRIMY
|
dirty, filthy
|
|
|
GROSS (adj)
|
obscene; blatant. flagrant
|
|
|
GROSS (n)
|
total before deductions
|
|
|
GROVEL
|
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
|
|
|
GUILE
|
trickery, deception
|
|
|
GULLIBLE
|
easily deceived
|
|
|
GUSTATORY
|
relating to sense of taste
|
|
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HABITAT
|
dwelling place
|
|
|
HACKNEYED
|
worn out by over-use
|
|
|
HALLOW
|
to make holy; treat as sacred
|
|
|
HAMLET
|
small village
|
|
|
HAPLESS
|
unfortunate, having bad luck
|
|
|
HARBINGER
|
precursor, sign of something to come
|
|
|
HARDY
|
robust, vigorous
|
|
|
HARROWING
|
extremely distressing, terrifying
|
|
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HASTEN
|
to hurry, to speed up
|
|
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HAUGHTY
|
arrogant and condescending
|
|
|
HEADSTRONG
|
reckless; insisting on one's own way
|
|
|
HEATHEN
|
pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
|
|
|
HEDONISM
|
pursuit of pleasure as a goal
|
|
|
HEGEMONY
|
leadership, domination, usually by a country
|
|
|
HEIGHTEN
|
to raise
|
|
|
HEINOUS
|
shocking, wicked, terrible
|
|
|
HEMICYCLE
|
semicircular form or structure
|
|
|
HEMORRHAGE
|
heavy bleeding
|
|
|
HERETICAL
|
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
|
|
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HERMETIC
|
tightly sealed
|
|
|
HETERODOX
|
unorthodox, not widely accepted
|
|
|
HETEROGENEOUS
|
composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
|
|
|
HEW
|
to cut with an ax
|
|
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HIATUS
|
break, interruption, vacation
|
|
|
HIDEBOUND
|
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
|
|
|
HINDSIGHT
|
perception of events after they happen
|
|
|
HINTERLAND
|
wilderness
|
|
|
HOARY
|
very old; whitish or gray from age
|
|
|
HOLISTIC
|
emphasizing importance of the whole and interdependence of its parts
|
|
|
HOLOCAUST
|
widespread destruction, usually by fire
|
|
|
HOMAGE
|
public honor and respect
|
|
|
HOMOGENEOUS
|
composed of identical parts
|
|
|
HOMONYM
|
word identical in pronunciation but different in meaning
|
|
|
HONE
|
to sharpen
|
|
|
HUMANE
|
merciful, kindly
|
|
|
HUSBAND (v)
|
to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
|
|
|
HUTCH
|
pen or coop for animals; shack, shanty
|
|
|
HYPERBOLE
|
purposeful exaggeration for effect
|
|
|
HYPERVENTILATE
|
to breath abnormally fast
|
|
|
HYPOCHONDRIA
|
unfounded belief that one is often ill
|
|
|
HYPOCRITE
|
person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really possess
|
|
|
HYPOTHERMIA
|
abnormally low body temperature
|
|
|
HYPOTHESIS
|
assumption subject to proof
|
|
|
HYPOTHETICAL
|
theoretical, speculative
|
|
|
ICONOCLAST
|
one who attacks traditional beliefs
|
|
|
IDEALISM
|
pursuit of noble goals
|
|
|
IDIOSYNCRASY
|
peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
|
|
|
IGNOBLE
|
dishonorable, not noble in character
|
|
|
IGNOMINIOUS
|
disgraceful and dishonorable
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ILK
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type or kind
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ILLICIT
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illegal, improper
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ILLIMITABLE
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limitless
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ILLUSORY
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unreal, deceptive
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IMPULSIVE
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spontaneous, unpredictable
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ILLUSTRIOUS
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famous, renowned
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IMBUE
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to infuse; dye, wet, moisten
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IMMACULATE
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spotless; free from error
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IMMATERIAL
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extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter
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IMMENSE
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enormous, huge
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IMMERSE
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to bathe, dip; to engross, preoccupy
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INCARNADINE
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blood-red in color
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IMMOBILE
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not moveable; still
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INCARNATE
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having bodily form
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IMMUNE
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exempt; protected from harm or disease; unresponsive to
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INCENDIARY
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combustible, flammable, burning easily
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IMMUNOLOGICAL
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relating to the immune system
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INCENSE (v)
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to infuriate, enrage
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IMMUTABLE
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unchangeable, invariable
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INCEPTION
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beginning
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IMPAIR
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to damage, injure
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INCESSANT
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continuous,never ceasing
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IMPASSE
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blocked path, dilemma with no solution
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INCHOATE
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just begun; disorganized
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IMPASSIONED
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with passion
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INCIPIENT
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
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IMPASSIVE
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showing no emotion
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INCISIVE
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perceptive, penetrating
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IMPEACH
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to charge with misdeeds in public office; accuse
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INCLINATION
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tendency towards
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IMPECCABLE
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flawless, without fault
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INCLUSIVE
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comprehensive, all-encompassing
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IMPECUNIOUS
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poor, having no money
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INCOGNITO
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in disguise, concealing one's identity
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IMPEDIMENT
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barrier, obstacle; speech disorder
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INCONCEIVABLE
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impossible, unthinkable
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IMPERATIVE
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essential; mandatory
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INCONSEQUENTIAL
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unimportant, trivial
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IMPERIOUS
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing
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INCONTROVERTIBLE
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unquestionable, beyond dispute
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IMPERTINENT
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rude
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INCORRIGIBLE
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incapable of being corrected
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IMPERTURBABLE
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not capable of being disturbed
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INCREDULOUS
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skeptical, doubtful
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IMPERVIOUS
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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INCULCATE
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to teach, impress in the mind
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IMPETUOUS
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quick to act without thinking
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INCULPATE
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to blame, charge with a crime
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IMPIOUS
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not devout in religion
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INCUMBENT (adj)
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holding a specified office, often political; required, obligatory
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IMPLACABLE
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inflexible, incapable of being pleased
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INCURSION
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sudden invasion
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IMPLANT
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to set securely or deeply; to instill
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INDEFATIGABLE
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never tired
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IMPLAUSIBLE
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improbable, inconceivable
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INDEFENSIBLE
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inexcusable, unforgivable
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IMPLICATE
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to involve in a crime, incriminate
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INDELIBLE
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permanent, not erasable
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IMPLICIT
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implied, not directly expressed
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INDICATIVE
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showing or pointing out, suggestive of
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IMPORTUNE
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to ask repeatedly, beg
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INDICT
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to accuse formally, charge with a crime
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IMPOSE
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to inflict, force upon
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INDIGENOUS
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native, occurring naturally in an area
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IMPOSING
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dignified, grand
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INDIGENT
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very poor
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IMPOTENT
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powerless, ineffective, lacking strength
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INDIGNANT
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angry, incensed, offended
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IMPOUND
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to seize and confine
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INDOLENT
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habitually lazy, idle
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IMPOVERISH
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to make poor or bankrupt
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INDOMITABLE
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fearless, unconquerable
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IMPRECATION
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curse
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INDUBITABLE
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unquestionable
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IMPREGNABLE
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totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat
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INDUCE
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to persuade; bring about
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IMPRESSIONABLE
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easily influenced or affected
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INDUCT
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to place ceremoniously in office
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IMPROMPTU
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spontaneous, without rehearsal
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INDULGE
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to give in to a craving or desire
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IMPROVIDENT
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without planning or foresight, negligent
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INDUSTRY
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business or trade; diligence, energy
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IMPUDENT
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arrogant and rude
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INEBRIATED
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drunk, intoxicated
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IMPUGN
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to call into question, attack verbally
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INEPT
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clumsy, awkward
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IMPULSE
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sudden tendency, inclination
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INERT
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unable to move, tending to inactivity
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INADVERTENTLY
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unintentionally
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INESTIMABLE
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too great to be estimated
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INEVITABLE
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certain, unavoidable
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INANE
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foolish, silly, lacking significance
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INEXORABLE
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inflexible, unyielding
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INAUGURATE
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to begin or start officially; to induct into office
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INEXTRICABLE
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incapable of being disentangled
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INCANDESCENT
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shining brightly
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INFALLIBLE
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incapable of making a mistake
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INCARCERATE
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to put in jail; to confine
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INFAMY
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reputation for bad deeds
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INCARCERATION
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imprisonment
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INFANTILE
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childish, immature
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INFATUATED
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strongly or foolishly attached to, inspired with foolish passion, overly in love
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INFER
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to conclude, deduce
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INFILTRATE
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to pass secretly into enemy territory
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INFINITESIMAL
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extremely tiny
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INFIRMITY
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disease, ailment
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INFRINGE
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to encroach, trespass; to transgress, violate
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INFURIATE
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to anger, provoke, outrage
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INFURIATING
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provoking anger or outrage
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INGENIOUS
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original, clever, inventive
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INGENUOUS
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straightforward, open; naive and unsophisticated
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INGRATE
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ungrateful person
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INGRATIATE
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to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
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INGRESS
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entrance
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INHIBIT
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to hold back, prevent, restrain
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INIMICAL
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hostile, unfriendly
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INIQUITY
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sin, evil act
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INITIATE
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to begin, introduce; to enlist, induct
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INJECT
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to force into; to introduce into conversation
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INJUNCTION
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command, order
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INKLING
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hint; vague idea
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INNATE
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natural, inborn
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INNATENESS
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state of being natural or inborn
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INNOCUOUS
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harmless; inoffensive
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INNOVATE
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to invent, modernize, revolutionize
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INNUENDO
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indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation
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INNUMERABLE
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too many to be counted
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INOFFENSIVE
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harmless, innocent
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INOPERABLE
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not operable; incurable by surgery
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INQUEST
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investigation; court of legal proceeding
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INSATIABLE
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never satisfied
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INSCRUTABLE
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impossible to understand fully
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INSENTIENT
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unfeeling, unconscious
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INSIDIOUS
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sly, treacherous, devious
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INSINUATE
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to suggest, say indirectly, imply
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INSIPID
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bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement
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INSOLENT
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insulting and arrogant
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INSOLUBLE
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not able to be solved or explained
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INSOLVENT
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bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts
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INSTIGATE
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to incite, urge, agitate
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INSUBSTANTIAL
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modest, insignificant
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INSULAR
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isolated, detached
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INSUPERABLE
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insurmountable, unconquerable
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INSURGENT (adj)
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rebellious, insubordinate
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INSURRECTION
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rebellion
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INTEGRAL
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central, indispensable
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INTEGRITY
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decency, honest; wholeness
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INTEMPERATE
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not moderate
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INTER
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to buy
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INTERDICT
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to forbid, prohibit
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INTERJECT
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to interpose, insert
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INTERLOCUTOR
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someone taking part in a dialogue
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INTERLOPER
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trespasser; meddler in others' affairs
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INTERMINABLE
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endless
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INTERMITTENT
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starting and stopping
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INTERNECINE
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deadly to both sides
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INTERPOLATE
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to insert; change by adding new words or material
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INTERPOSE
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to insert; to intervene
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INTERREGNUM
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interval between reigns
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INTERROGATE
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to question formally
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INTERSECT
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to divide by passing through or cross
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INTERSPERSE
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to distribute among, mix with
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INTIMATION
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clue, suggestion
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INTRACTABLE
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not easily managed
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INTRAMURAL
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within an institution like a school
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INTRANSIGENT
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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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INTREPID
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fearless
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INTRINSIC
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inherent, internal
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INTROSPECTIVE
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contemplating one's own thoughts an feelings
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INTROVERT
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someone given to self-analysis
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INTRUSION
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trespass, invasion of another's privacy
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INTUITIVE
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instinctive, untaught
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INUNDATE
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to cover with water; overwhelm
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INURE
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to harden; accustom; become used to
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INVALIDATE
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to negate or nullify
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INVECTIVE
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verbal abuse
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INVESTITURE
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ceremony conferring authority
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INVETERATE
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confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
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INVIDIOUS
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likely to provoke ill-will, offensive
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INVINCIBLE
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invulnerable, unbeatable
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INVIOLABLE
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safe from violation or assault
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INVOKE
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to call upon, request help
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IOTA
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very tiny amount
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IRASCIBLE
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easily angered
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IRIDESCENT
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showing many colors
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IRRESOLVABLE
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unable to be resolved; not analyzable
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IRREVERENT
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disrespectful
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IRREVOCABLE
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conclusive, irreversible
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ITINERANT
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wandering from place to place, unsettled
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ITINERARY
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route of a traveler's journey
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JADED
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tired by excess or over-use; slightly cynical
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JANGLING
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clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)
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JARGON
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nonsensical talk; specialize language
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JAUNDICE
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yellowish discoloration of skin
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JAUNDICED
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affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered
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JETTISON
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to cast off, throw cargo over board
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JINGOISM
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belligerent support of one's country
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JOCULAR
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jovial, playful, humorous
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JUBILEE
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special anniversary
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JUDICIOUS
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sensible, showing good judgment
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JUGGERNAUT
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huge force destroying everything inits path
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JUNCTURE
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point where two things are joined
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JURISPRUDENCE
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philosophy of law
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JUXTAPOSITION
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side-by side placement
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KEEN
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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp, perceptive
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KERNEL
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innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
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KEYNOTE
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note or tone on which a musical key is founded; main idea of a speech, program, etc.
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KINDLE
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to set fire to or ignite; excite of inspire
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KINETIC
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relating to motion; characterized by movement
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KNELL
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sound of funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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KUDOS
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fame, glory, honor
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LABYRINTH
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maze
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LACERATION
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cut or wound
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LACHRYMOSE
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tearful
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LACKADAISICAL
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idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent
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LACONIC
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using few words
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LAGGARD
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dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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LAMENT (v)
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to deplore, grieve
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LAMPOON (v)
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to attack with satire, mock harshly
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LANGUID
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lacking energy, indifferent, slow
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LAP (v)
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to drink using the tongue; to wash against
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LAPIDARY
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relating to precious stones
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LARCENY
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theft of property
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LARDER
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place where food is stored
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LARGESS
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generosity; gift
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LARYNX
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organ containing vocal cords
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LASSITUDE
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lethargy, sluggishness
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LATENT
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present but hidden; potential
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LAUDABLE
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deserving of praise
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LAXITY
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carelessness
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LEERY
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suspicious
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LEGERDEMAIN
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trickery
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LEGIBLE
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readable
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LEGISLATE
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to decree, mandate, make laws
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LENIENT
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easygoing, permissive
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LETHARGY
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indifferent inactivity
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LEVITATE
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to rise in the air or cause to rise
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LEVITY
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humor, frivolity, gaiety
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LEXICON
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dictionary, list of words
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LIBERAL (adj)
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tolerant, broad-minded; generous, lavish
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LIBERATION
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freedom, emancipation
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LIBERTARIAN
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one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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LIBERTINE
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one without moral restraint
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LICENTIOUS
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immoral; unrestrained by society
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LIEN
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right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
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LIMPID
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clear, transparent
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LINEAGE
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ancestry
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LINGUISTICS
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stuy of language
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LINIMENT
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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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LIONIZE
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to treat as a celebrity
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LISSOME
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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LISTLESS
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lacking energy an enthusiasm
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LITERATE
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able to read and write; well-read and educated
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LITHE
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moving and bending with ease; graceful
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LITIGATION
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lawsuit
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LIVID
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discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
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LOATHE
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to abhor, despise, hate
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LOCOMOTION
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movement from place to place
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LOGO
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corporate symbol
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LOITER
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to stand around idly
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LOQUACIOUS
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talkative
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LOW (v)
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to make a sound like a cow, moo
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LUCID
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clear and easily understood
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LUDICROUS
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laughable, ridiculous
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LUGUBRIOUS
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sorrowful, mournful
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LUMBER (v)
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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LUMINARY
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bright object; celebrity; source of inspiration
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LUMINOUS
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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LUNAR
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relating to the moon
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LURID
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harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
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LURK
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to prowl, sneak
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LUSCIOUS
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very good-tasting
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LUXURIANCE
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elegance, lavishness
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LYRICAL
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suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling
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MACHINATION
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plot or scheme
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MACROBIOTICS
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art of prolonging life by special diet of organic non-meat substances
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MACROCOSM
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system regarded as an entity with subsystems
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MAELSTROM
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whirlpool; turmoil; agiated state of mind
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MAGNANIMOUS
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generous, noble in spirit
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MAGNATE
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powerful or influential person
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MAGNITUDE
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extent, greatness of size
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MALADROIT
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clumsy, tactless
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MALADY
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illness
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MALAPROPISM
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humorous misuse of a word
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MALCONTENT
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discontented person, one who holds a grudge
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MALEDICTION
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curse
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MALEFACTOR
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evil-doer; culprit
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MALEVOLENT
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ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
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MALFUNCTION (v)
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to fail to work
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MALFUNCTION (n)
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breakdown, failure
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MALICE
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animosity, spite, hatred
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MALINGER
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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MALNUTRITION
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under-nourishment
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MALODOROUS
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foul-smelling
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MANDATORY
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necessary, required
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MANIFEST (adj)
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obvious
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MANIFOLD
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diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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MANNERED
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artificial or stilted in character
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MANUAL (adj)
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hand-operated; physical
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MAR
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to damage, deface; spoil
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MARGINAL
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barely sufficient
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MARITIME
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relating to the sea or sailing
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MARTIAL
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war-like, pertaining to the military
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MARTINET
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strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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MARTYR
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person dying for his/her beliefs
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MASOCHIST
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one who enjoys pain of humiliation
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MASQUERADE
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disguise; action that conceals the truth
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MATERIALISM
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preoccupation with material things
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MATRICULATE
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to enroll as a member of a college or university
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MATRILINEAL
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tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
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MAUDLIN
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overly sentimental
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MAWKISH
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sickeningly sentimental
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MEDDLER
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person interfering in others' affairs
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MEDIEVAL
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relating to the Middle Ages
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MEGALITH
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huge stone used in prehistoric structures
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MEGALOMANIA
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mental state with delusions of wealth an power
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MELANCHOLY
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sadness, depression
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MELODY
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pleasing musical sounds; tune
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MENAGERIE
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various animals kept together for exhibition
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MENDACIOUS
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dishonest
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MENDICANT
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beggar
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MENTOR
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experienced teacher and wise adviser
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MERCENARY (n)
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soldier for hire in foreign countries
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MERCENARY (adj)
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motivated only by greed
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MERCURIAL
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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MERETRICIOUS
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gaudy, falsely attractive
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MERIDIAN
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circle passing through the two poles of the earth
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MERITORIOUS
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deserving reward or praise
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METAMORPHOSIS
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change, transformation
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METAPHOR
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figure of speech comparing two different things
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METICULOUS
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extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
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METRONOME
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time-keeping device used in music
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METTLE
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courageousness; endurance
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MICROBE
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microorganism
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MICROCOSM
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tiny system used as analogy for larger system
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MIGRATORY
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wandering from place to place with the seasons
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MILITATE
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to operate against, work against
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MINIMAL
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smallest in amount, least possible
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MINUSCULE
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very small
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MIRTH
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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MISANTHROPE
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person who hates human beings
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MISAPPREHEND
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to misunderstand, fail to know
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MISCONSTRUE
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to misunderstand, fail to discover
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MISERLINESS
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extreme stinginess
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MISGIVING
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apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
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MISHAP
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accident; misfortune
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MISNOMER
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an incorrect name or designation
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MISSIVE
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note or letter
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MITIGATE
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to soften, or make milder
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MNEMONIC
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relation to memory; designed to assist memory
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MOBILITY
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ease of movement
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MOCK (v)
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to deride, ridicule
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MODERATE (adj)
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reasonable, not extreme
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MODERATE (v)
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to make less excessive, restrain; regulate
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MOLLIFY
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to calm or make less severe
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MOLLUSK
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sea animal with soft body
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MOLT (v)
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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
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MONASTIC
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
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MONOCHROMATIC
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having one color
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MONOGAMY
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custom of marriage to one person at a time
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MONOLITH
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large block of stone
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MONOLOGUE
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dramatic speech performed by one actor
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MONTAGE
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composite picture
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MOOT
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debatable; previously decided
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MORBID
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gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
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MORES
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customs or manners
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MORIBUND
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dying, decaying
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MOROSE
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gloomy, sullen, or surly
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MORSEL
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small bit of food
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MOTE
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small particle, speck
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MOTLEY
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many-colored;compose of diverse parts
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MOTTLE
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to mark with spots
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MULTIFACETED
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having many parts, many-sided
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MULTIFARIOUS
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diverse
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MUNDANE
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worldly; commonplace
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MUNIFICENT
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generous
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MUNITIONS
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ammunition
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MUTABILITY
|
changeability
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MYOPIC
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near-sighted
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MYRIAD
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immense number, multitude
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NADIR
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lowest point
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NARRATIVE
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account, story
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NASCENT
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starting to develop, coming into existence
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NATAL
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relating to birth
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NEBULOUS
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vague, clouy
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NECROMANCY
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black magic
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NEFARIOUS
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vicious, evil
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NEGLIGENT
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careless, inattentive
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NEGLIGIBLE
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not worth considering
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NEOLOGISM
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new word or expression
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NEONATE
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newborn child
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NEOPHYTE
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novice, beginner
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NETHER
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located under or below
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NETTLE (v)
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to irritate
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NEUTRALITY
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disinterest, impartiality
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NEUTRALIZE
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to balance, offset
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NICETY
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elegant or delicate feature; minute distinction
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NICHE
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recess in a wall; best position for something
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NIHILISM
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belief that existence and all traditional values
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NOCTURNAL
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pertaining to night; active at night
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NOISOME
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stinking, putrid
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NOMADIC
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moving from place to place
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NOMENCLATURE
|
terms used in a particular science or discipline
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NOMINAL
|
existing in name only; negligible
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NON SEQUITUR
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conclusion not following from apparent evidence
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NONDESCRIPT
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lacking interesting or distinctive qualities; dull
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NOTORIETY
|
fame; unfavorable fame
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NOVICE
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apprentice, beginner
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NOVITIATE
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beginner or novice
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NOXIOUS
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harmful, unwholesome
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NUANCE
|
shade of meaning
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NULLIFY
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to make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of
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NUMISMATICS
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coin collecting
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NUPTIAL
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relating to marriage
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NUTRITIVE
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relating to nutrition or health
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OBDURATE
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stubborn
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OBFUSCATE
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to confuse, obscure
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OBLIQUE
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indirect, evasive; misleading, devious
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OBLITERATE
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demolish completely, wipe out
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OBLIVIOUS
|
unaware, inattentive
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OBSCURE (adj)
|
dim, unclear; not well-known
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OBSCURITY
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place or thing that's hard to perceive
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OBSEQUIOUS
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overly submissive, brown nosing
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OBSEQUY
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funeral ceremony
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OBSESSIVE
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preoccupying, all-consuming
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OBSOLETE
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no longer in use
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OBSTINATE
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stubborn
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OBSTREPEROUS
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troublesome, boisterous, unruly
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OBTRUSIVE
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pushy, too conspicuous
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OBTUSE
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insensitive, stupid, dull
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OBVIATE
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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
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OCCLUDE
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to shut, block
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ODIOUS
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hateful, contemptible
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OFFICIOUS
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too helpful, meddlesome
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OFFSHOOT
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branch
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OMINOUS
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menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
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OMNIPOTENT
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having unlimited power
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OMNISCIENT
|
having infinite knowledge
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OMNIVOROUS
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eating everything; absorbing everything
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ONEROUS
|
burdensome
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ONTOLOGY
|
theory about the nature of existence
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OPALESCENT
|
iridescent, displaying colors
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OPAQUE
|
imperious to light; difficult to understand
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OPERATIVE
|
functioning, working
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OPINE
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to express an opinion
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OPPORTUNE
|
appropriate, fitting
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OPPORTUNIST
|
one who takes advantage of circumstances
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OPPROBRIOUS
|
disgraceful, contemptuous
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OPULENCE
|
wealth
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ORACLE
|
person who foresees the future and gives advice
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ORATION
|
lecture, formal speech
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ORATOR
|
lecturer, speaker
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ORB
|
spherical body; eye
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ORCHESTRATE
|
to arrange music for performance; to coordinate, organize
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ORDAIN
|
to make someone a priest or minister; to order
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ORNITHOLOGIST
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scientist who studies birds
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OSCILLATE
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to move back and forth
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OSSIFY
|
to turn to bone; to become rigid
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OSTENSIBLE
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apparent
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OSTENTATIOUS
|
showy
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OSTRACISM
|
exclusion, temporary banishment
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OUSTER
|
expulsion, ejection
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OVERSTATE
|
to embellish, exaggerate
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OVERTURE
|
musical introduction; proposal, offer
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OVERWROUGHT
|
agitated, overdone
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PACIFIC
|
cal, peaceful
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PACIFIST
|
one opposed to war
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PACIFY
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to restore calm, bring peace
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PALATIAL
|
like a place, magnificent
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PALAVER
|
idle talk
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PALEONTOLOGY
|
study of past geological eras through fossil remains
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PALETTE
|
boar for mixing paints; range of colors
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PALISADE
|
fence made up of stakes
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PALL (n)
|
covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
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PALL (v)
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to lose strength or interest
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PALLIATE
|
to make less serious, ease
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PALLID
|
lacking color or liveliness
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PALPABLE
|
obvious, real, tangible
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PALPITATION
|
trembling, shaking, irregular beating
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PALTRY
|
pitifully small or worthless
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PANACEA
|
cure-all
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PANACHE
|
flamboyance, verve
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PANDEMIC
|
spread over a whole area or country
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PANEGYRIC
|
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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PANOPLY
|
impressive array
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PANORAMA
|
broad view; comprehensive picture
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PARADIGM
|
ideal example, model
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PARADOX
|
contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle
|
|
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PARADOXICAL
|
self-contradictory but true
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|
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PARAGON
|
model of excellence or perfection
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PARAMOUNT
|
supreme, dominant, primary
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PARAPHRASE
|
to reword, usually in simpler terms
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PARASITE
|
person or animal that lives at another's expense
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PARCH
|
to dry or shrivel
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PARE
|
to trim
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PARIAH
|
outcast
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PARITY
|
equality
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PARLEY
|
discussion, usually between enemies
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PAROCHIAL
|
of limited scope or outlook, provincial
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PARODY
|
humorous imitation
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PAROLE
|
conditional release of a prisoner
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PARRY
|
to ward off or deflect
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PARSIMONY
|
stinginess
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|
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PARTISAN (n)
|
strong supporter
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PARTISAN (adj)
|
biased in favor of
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PASTICHE
|
piece of literature or music imitating other works
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|
|
PATENT (adj)
|
obvious, unconcealed
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|
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PATENT (n)
|
official document giving exclusive right to sell an invention
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PATERNITY
|
fatherhood; descent from father's ancestors
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PATHOGENIC
|
causing disease
|
|
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PATHOS
|
pity, compassion
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PATRICIAN
|
aristocrat
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PATRICIDE
|
murder of one's father
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PATRIMONY
|
inheritance or heritage derived from one's father
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PATRONIZE
|
to condescend to, disparage; to buy from
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PAUCITY
|
scarcity, lack
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PAUPER
|
very poor person
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PAVILION
|
tent or light building used for shelter or exhibitions
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PECCADILLO
|
minor sin or offense
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|
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PECULATION
|
theft of money or goods
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PEDAGOGUE
|
teacher
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PEDANT
|
uninspired, boring academic
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PEDESTRIAN (adj)
|
commonplace
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PEDIATRICIAN
|
doctor specializing in children and their ailments
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PEDIMENT
|
triangular gable on a roof or facae
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PEER (n)
|
contemporary, equal, match
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|
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PEERLESS
|
unequaled
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PEJORATIVE
|
having bad connotations; disparaging
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PELLUCID
|
transparent; translucent; easily understood
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PENANCE
|
voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong
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|
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PENCHANT
|
inclination
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PENDING (prep)
|
during, while awaiting
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PENITENT
|
expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant
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PENSIVE
|
thoughtful
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PENULTIMATE
|
next to last
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|
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PENUMBRA
|
partial shadow
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PENURY
|
extreme poverty
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PERAMBULATOR
|
baby carriage
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PERCIPIENT
|
discerning, able to perceive
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PERDITION
|
complete and utter loss; damnation
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PEREGRINATE
|
to wander from place to place
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PERENNIAL
|
present throughout the years; persistent
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PERFIDIOUS
|
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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PERFUNCTORY
|
done in a routine way; indifferent
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PERIHELION
|
point in orbit nearest to the sun
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PERIPATETIC
|
moving from place to place
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PERJURE
|
to tell a lie under oath
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PERMEABLE
|
penetrable
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PERNICIOUS
|
very harmful
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PERPETUAL
|
endless, lasting
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PERSONIFICATION
|
act of attributing human qualities to objects or abstract qualities
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PERSPICACIOUS
|
shrewd, astute, keen-witted
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PERT
|
lively and bold
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PERTINACIOUS
|
persistent, stubborn
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PERTINENT
|
applicable, appropriate
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PERTURBATION
|
disturbance
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PERUSAL
|
close examination
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PERVERT (v)
|
to cause to change in immoral way; to misuse
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PESTILENCE
|
epidemic, plague
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|
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PETULANCE
|
rudeness, peevishness
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|
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PHALANX
|
massed group of solders, people, or things
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PHILANDERER
|
pursuer of casual love affairs
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PHILANTHROPY
|
love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes
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PHILISTINE
|
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
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PHILOLOGY
|
study of words
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PHLEGMATIC
|
calm in temperament; sluggish
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PHOBIA
|
anxiety, horror
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PHOENIX
|
mythical, immortal bird which lives for 500 yrs, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes
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PHONETICS
|
study of speech sounds
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PHONIC
|
relating to sound
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|
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PIETY
|
devoutness
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PILFER
|
to steal
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PILLAGE
|
to loot, especially during a war
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|
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PINNACLE
|
peak, highest point of development
|
|
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PIOUS
|
dedicated, devout, extremely religious
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PIQUE
|
fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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|
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PITHY
|
profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point
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PITTANCE
|
meager amount or wage
|
|
|
PLACATE
|
to soothe or pacify
|
|
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PLACID
|
calm
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|
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PLAGIARIST
|
one who steals words or ideas
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PLAINTIFF
|
injured person in a lawsuit
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PLAIT
|
to braid
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|
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PLATITUDE
|
stale, overused expression
|
|
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PLEBEIAN
|
crude, vulgar, low-class
|
|
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PLENITUDE
|
abundance, plenty
|
|
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PLETHORA
|
excess, overabundance
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|
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PLIANT
|
pliable, yielding
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|
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PLUCK
|
to pull strings on musical instrument
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|
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PLUCKY
|
courageous, spunky
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PLUMMET
|
to fall, plunge
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PLURALISTIC
|
including a variety of groups
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PLY (v)
|
to use diligently; to engage; to join together
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PNEUMATIC
|
relating to air; worked by compressed air
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POACH
|
to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquid
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PODIUM
|
platform or lectern for orchestra conductors or speakers
|
|
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POIGNANT
|
emotionally moving
|
|
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POLAR
|
relating to a geographic pole; exhibiting contrast
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|
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POLARIZE
|
to tend towards opposite extremes
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|
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POLEMIC
|
controversy, argument; verbal attack
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|
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POLITIC
|
shrewd and practical, diplomatic
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|
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POLYGLOT
|
speaker of many languages
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PONDEROUS
|
weighty, heavy, large
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PONTIFICATE
|
to speak in a pretentious manner
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PORE (v)
|
to study closely or meditatively
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|
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POROUS
|
full of holes, permeable to liquids
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PORTENT
|
omen
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PORTLY
|
stout, dignified
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POSIT
|
to put in position; to suggest an idea
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POSTERIOR
|
bottom, rear
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POSTERITY
|
future generations; all of a person's descendants
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POTABLE
|
drinkable
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POTENTATE
|
monarch or ruler with great power
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PRAGMATIC
|
practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideals
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PRATTLE
|
meaningless, foolish talk
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PRECARIOUS
|
uncertain; risky
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PRECEPT
|
principle; law
|
|
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PRECIPICE
|
edge, steep overhang
|
|
|
PRECIPITATE (adj)
|
sudden and unexpected
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PRECIPITATE (v)
|
to throw down from a height; to cause to happen
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|
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PRECIPITOUS
|
hasty, quickly, with too little caution
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|
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PRECIS
|
short summary of facts
|
|
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PRECISION
|
state of being precise
|
|
|
PRECLUDE
|
to rule out
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PRECOCIOUS
|
unusually advanced at an early age
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|
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PRECURSOR
|
forerunner, predecessor
|
|
|
PREDATOR
|
one that preys on others, destroyer, plunderer
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|
|
PREDICAMENT
|
difficult situation
|
|
|
PREDICATE (v)
|
to found or base on
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|
|
PREDICTIVE
|
relating to prediction, indicative of the future
|
|
|
PREDILECTION
|
preference, liking
|
|
|
PREDISPOSITION
|
tendency, inclination
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|
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PREEMINENT
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celebrated, distinguished
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PREFACE
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introduction to a book; introductory remarks to a speech
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PREMEDITATE
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to consider, plan beforehand
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PREMONITION
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forewarning; presentiment
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PREPONDERANCE
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majority in number; dominance
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PREPOSSESSING
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attractive, engaging, appealing
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PREPOSTEROUS
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absurd, illogical
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PRESAGE
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to foretell, indicate in advance
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PRESCIENT
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having foresight
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PRESCRIBE
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to set down a rule; to recommend a treatment
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PRESENTIMENT
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premonition, sense of foreboding
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PRESTIDIGITATION
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sleight of hand
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PRESUMPTUOUS
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rude, improperly bold
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PRETEXT
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excuse, pretended reason
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PREVALENT
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widespread
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PREVARICATE
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to lie, evade the truth
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PRIMEVAL
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ancient, primitive
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PRIMORDIAL
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original, existing from the beginning
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PRISTINE
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untouched, uncorrupted
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PRIVATION
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lack of usual necessities or comforts
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PROBITY
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honesty, high-mindedness
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PROCLIVITY
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tendency, inclination
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PROCRASTINATOR
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one who continually and unjustifiably postpones
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PROCURE
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to obtain
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PRODIGAL
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wasteful, extravagant, lavish
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PRODIGIOUS
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vast, enormous, extraordinary
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PROFANE
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impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious
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PROFICIENT
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expert, skilled in a certain subject
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PROFLIGATE
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corrupt, degenerate
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PROFUSE
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lavish, extravagant
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PROGENITOR
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originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line
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PROGENY
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offspring, children
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PROGNOSIS
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prediction of disease outcome; any prediction
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PROGRESSIVE
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favoring progress or change; moving forward, going step-by-step
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PROLIFERATION
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propagation, reproduction; enlargement, expansion
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PROLIFIC
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productive, fertile
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PROLOGUE
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introductory section of a literary work or play
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PROMONTORY
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piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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PROMULGATE
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to make known publicly
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PROPENSITY
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inclination, tendency
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PROPINQUITY
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nearness
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PROPITIATE
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to win over, appease
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PROPITIOUS
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favorable, advantageous
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PROPONENT
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advocate, defender, supporter
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PROSAIC
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relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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PROSCRIBE
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to condemn; to forbid, outlaw
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PROSE
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ordinary language used in everyday speech
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PROSECUTOR
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person who initiates a leagal action or suit
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PROSELYTIZE
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to convert to a particular belief or religion
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PROSTRATE
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lying face downward, lying flat on ground
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PROTAGONIST
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main character in a play or story, hero
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PROTEAN
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readily assuming different forms or characters
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PROTESTATION
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declaration
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PROTOCOL
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ceremony and manners observed by diplomats
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PROTRACT
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to prolong, draw out, extend
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PROTRUSION
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something that sticks out
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PROVINCIAL
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rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
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PROVOCATION
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cause, incitement to act or respond
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PROWESS
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bravery, skill
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PROXIMITY
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nearness
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PROXY
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power to act as substitute
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PRUDE
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one who is excessively proper or modest
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PRUDENT
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careful, cautious
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PRURIENT
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lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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PRY
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to intrude into; force open
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PSEUDONYM
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pen name; fictitious or borrowed name
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PSYCHIC (adj)
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perceptive of non-material, spiritual forces
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PUERILE
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childish, immature, silly
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PUDGY
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chubby, overweight
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PUGILISM
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boxing
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PUGNACIOUS
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quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight
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PULCHRITUDE
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beauty
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PULVERIZE
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to pound, crush, or grind into powder; destroy
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PUMMEL
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to pound, beat
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PUNCTILIOUS
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careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
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PUNGENT
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strong or sharp in smell or tast
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PUNITIVE
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having to do with punishment
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PURGATION
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process of cleansing, purification
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PURGE (v)
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to cleanse or free from impurities
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PURITANICAL
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adhering to a rigid moral code
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PURPORT
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to profess, suppose, claim
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QUACK (n)
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faker; one who falsely claims to have medical skill
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QUADRILATERAL
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four-sided polygon
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QUADRUPED
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animal having four feet
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QUAGMIRE
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marsh; difficult situation
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QUALIFY
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to provide with needed sills; modify, limit
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QUANDARY
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dilemma, difficulty
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QUARANTINE
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isolation period, originally 40 days, to prevent spread of disease
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QUATERNARY
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consisting of or relating to four units or members
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QUELL
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to crush or subdue
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QUERULOUS
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inclined to complain, irritable
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QUERY (n)
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question
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QUIBBLE
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to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details
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QUICKEN
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to hasten, arouse, excite
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QUIESCENCE
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inactivity, stillness
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QUINTESSENCE
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most typical example; concentrated essence
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QUIVER (v)
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to shake slightly, tremble, vibrate
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QUIXOTIC
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overly idealistic, impractical
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QUOTIDIAN
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occurring daily; common place
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RACONTEUR
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witty, skillful storyteller
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RADICAL (adj)
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fundamental; drastic
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RAIL (v)
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to scold with bitter or abusive language
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RALLY (v)
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to assemble; recover, recuperate
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RAMBLE (v)
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to roam, wander; to babble, digress
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RAMIFICATION
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implication, outgrowth, or consequence
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RAMSHACKLE
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likely to collapse
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RANCID
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spoiled, rotten
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RANCOR
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bitter hatred
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RANT
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to harangue, rave, forcefully scold
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RAPPORT
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relationship of trust and respect
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RAFT
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deeply absorbed
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RAREFY
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to make thinner, purer, or more refined
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RASH (adj)
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careless, hasty, reckless
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RATIFY
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to approve formally, confirm
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RATIOCINATION
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methodical, logical, reasoning
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RATION (n)
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portion, share
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RATION (v)
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to supply; to restrict consumption or
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RATIONAL
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logical, reasonable
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RAUCOUS
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harsh-sounding; boisterous
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RAVAGE
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to destroy, devastate
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RAVENOUS
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extremely hungry
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RAVINE
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deep, narrow gorge
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RAZE
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to tear down, demolish
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REACTIONARY (adj)
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marked by extreme conservatism, esp. in politics
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REBUFF (n)
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blunt rejection
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REBUKE (v)
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to reprimand, scold
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REBUT
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to refute by evidence or argument
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RECALCITRANT
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resisting authority or control
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RECANT
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to retract a statement, opinion, etc.
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RECAPITULATE
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to review with a brief summary
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RECEPTIVE
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open to others' ideas; congenial
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RECLUSIVE
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shut off from the world
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RECONDITE
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relating to obscure learning; known to only a few
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RECOUNT (v)
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to describe facts or events
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RECRUIT (v)
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to draft, enlist; to seek to enroll
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RECTIFY
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to correct
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RECTITUDE
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moral uprightness
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RECURRENCE
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repetition
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REDRESS (n)
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relief from wrong or injury
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REDUNDANCY
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unnecessary repetition
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REFECTORY
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room where meals are served
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REFLECTION
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image, likeness; opinion, thought, impression
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REFORM (v)
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to change, correct
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REFRACT
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to deflect sound or light
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REFUGE
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escape, shelter
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REFURBISH
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to renovate
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REFUTE
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to contradict, discredit
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REGIMEN
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government rule; systematic plan
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REGRESS
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to move backward; revert to an earlier form of state
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REHABILITATE
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to restore to good health or condition; reestablish a person's good reputation
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REITERATE
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to say again, repeat
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REJOINDER
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response
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REJUVENATE
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to make young again; renew
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RELEGATE
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to assign to a class, especially an inferior one
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RELINQUISH
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to renounce or surrender something
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RELISH (v)
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to enjoy greatly
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REMEDIABLE
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capable of being corrected
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REMEDY (v)
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to cure, correct
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REMINISCENCE
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remembrance of past events
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REMISSION
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lessening, relaxation
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REMIT
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to send (usually money) as payment
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REMOTE
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distant, isolated
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REMUNERATION
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pay or reward for work, trouble, etc.
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RENASCENT
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reborn, coming into being again
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RENEGADE
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traitor, person abandoning a cause
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RENEGE
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to go back on one's word
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RENOUNCE
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to give up or reject a right, title, person, etc.
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RENOWN
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fame, widespread acclaim
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REPAST
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meal or mealtime
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REPEAL
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to revoke or formally withdraw (often a law)
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REPEL
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to rebuff, repulse; disgust, offend
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REPENT
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to regret a past action
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REPENTANT
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apologetic, guilty, remorseful
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REPLETE
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abundantly supplied
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REPLICATE
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to duplicate, repeat
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REPOSE
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relaxation, leisure
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REPRESS
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to restrain or hold in
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REPRESSION
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act of restraining or holding in
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REPREHENSIBLE
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blameworthy, disreputable
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REPRISE
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repetition, esp. of a piece of music
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REPROACH (v)
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to find fault with; blame
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REPROBATE
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morally unprincipled person
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REPROVE
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to criticize or correct
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REPUDIATE
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to reject as having no authority
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REPULSE
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repel, fend off; sicken, disgust
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REQUIEM
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hymns or religious service for the dead
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REQUITE
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to return or repay
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RESCIND
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to repeal, cancel
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RESIDUE
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remainder, leftover, remnant
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RESILIENT
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able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape
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RESOLUTE
|
determined; with a clear purpose
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RESOLVE (n)
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determination, firmness of purpose
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RESOLVE (v)
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to conclude, determine
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RESONATE
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to echo
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RESPIRE
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to breathe
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RESPITE
|
interval of relief
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RESPLENDENT
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splendid, brilliant
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RESTITUTION
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act of compensating for loss or damage
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RESTIVE
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impatient, uneasy, restless
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RESTORATIVE
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having the power to renew or revitalize
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RESTRAINED
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controlled, repressed, restricted
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RESUSCITATE
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revive, bring back to live
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RETAIN
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to hold, keep possession of
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RETARD (v)
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to slow, hold back
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RETICENT
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not speaking freely; reserved
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RETINUE
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group of attendants with an important person
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RETIRING
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shy, modest, reserved
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RETORT
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cutting response
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RETRACT
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to draw in or take back
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RETRENCH
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to regroup, reorganize
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RETROACTIVE
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applying to an earlier time
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RETROGRADE
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having a backward motion or direction
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RETROSPECTIVE
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looking back to the past
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REVELRY
|
boisterous festivity
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REVERE
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to worship, regard with awe
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REVERT
|
to backslide, regress
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REVILE
|
to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
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REVITALIZE
|
to renew; give new energy to
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REVOKE
|
to annul, cancel, call back
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REVULSION
|
strong feeling or repugnance or dislike
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RHAPSODY
|
emotional literary or musical work
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RHETORIC
|
persuasive use of language
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RIBALD
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humorous in a vulgar way
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RIDDLE (v)
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to make many holes in; permeate
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RIFE
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widespread, prevalent; abundant
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RISQUE
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bordering on being inappropriate or indecent
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ROCOCO
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very highly ornamented
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ROOT (v)
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to dig with a snout (like a pig)
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ROSTRUM
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stage for public speaking
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ROTUND
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round in shape; fat
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RUE
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to regret
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RUMINATE
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to contemplate, reflect upon
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RUSTIC
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rural
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SACCHARINE
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excessively sweet or sentimental
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SACROSANCT
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extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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SAGACIOUS
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shrewd, wise
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SALIENT
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prominent or conspicuous
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SALLOW
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sickly yellow in color
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SALUBRIOUS
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healthful
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SANCTION
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permission, support; law; penalty
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SANCTUARY
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haven, retreat
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SANGUINE
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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SARDONIC
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cynical, scornfully mocking
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SATIATE
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to satisfy
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SAUNTER
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to amble; walk in a leisurely manner
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SAVANT
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learned person
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SAVORY
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agreeable in taste or smell
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SCABBARD
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sheath for sword or dagger
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SCALE (v)
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to climb to the top of
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SCATHING
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harshly criticall; painfully hot
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SCINTILLA
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very small amount
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SCINTILLATE
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to sparkle, flash
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SCOFF
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to deride, ridicule
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SCORE (v)
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to make a notch or scratch
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SCRIVENER
|
professional copyist
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SCRUPULOUS
|
restrained; careful and precise
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SCRUTINY
|
careful observation
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SCURRILOUS
|
vulgar, low, indecent
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SECANT
|
straight line intersecting a curve at two points
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SECEDE
|
to withdraw formally from an organization
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SECLUDED
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isolated and remote
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SECTARIAN
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narrow-minded; relating to a group or sect
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SEDITION
|
behavior promoting rebellion
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SEISMOLOGY
|
science of earthquakes
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SEMINAL
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relating to the beginning or seeds of something
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SENESCENT
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aging, growing old
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SENTENTIOUS
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having a moralizing town
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SENTIENT
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aware, conscious, able to perceive
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SEQUESTER
|
ro remove or set apart; put into seclusion
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SERAPHIC
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angelic, pure, sublime
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SERENDIPITY
|
habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance
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SERPENTINE
|
serpent-like; twisting, winding
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SERRATED
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saw-toothed, notched
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SERVILE
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submissive, obedient
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SHARD
|
piece of broken glass or pottery
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SHEEPISH
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timid, meek or bashful
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SHIRK
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to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
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SIMIAN
|
ape-like; relating to apes
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SIMPER
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to smirk, smile foolishly
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SINECURE
|
well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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SINGE
|
to burn slightly, scorch
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SINUOUS
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winding; intricate, complex
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SKULK
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to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
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SLIGHT
|
to treat as unimportant; insult
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SLIPSHOD
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careless, hasty
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SLOTH
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sluggishness, laziness
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SLOUGH
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to discard or shed
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SLOVENLY
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untidy, messy
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SLUGGARD
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lazy, inactive person
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SMELT (v)
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to melt metal in order ot refine it
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SNIPPET
|
tiny part, tidbit
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SOBRIETY
|
seriousness
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SOBRIQUET
|
nickname
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SODDEN
|
thoroughly soaked; saturated
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SOJOURN
|
vistiy, stay
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SOLACE
|
comfort in distress; consolation
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SOLARIUM
|
room or glassed-in area exposed to sun
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SOLECISM
|
grammatical mistake
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SOLICITOUS
|
concerned, attentive; eager
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SOLIDARITY
|
unity based on common aims or interests
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SOLILOQUY
|
literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
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|
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SOLIPSISM
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belief that the self is the only reality
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SOLSTICE
|
shortest and longest day of the year
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SOMBER
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dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal
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SOMNAMBULIST
|
sleepwalker
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SOMNOLENT
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drowsy, sleep; inducing sleep
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SONIC
|
relating to sound
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SONOROUS
|
producing a full, rich sound
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SOPHIST
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person good at arguing deviously
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SOPHISTRY
|
deceptive reasoning or argumentation
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SOPHOMORIC
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immature and overconfident
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SOPORIFIC
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sleepy or tending to cause sleep
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SORDID
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filthy; contemptible and corrupt
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SOVEREIGN
|
having supreme power
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SPARTAN
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austere, severe, grave; simple, bare
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SPAWN
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to generate, produce
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SPECULATION
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contemplation; act of taking business risks for financial gain
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SPECULATIVE
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involving assumption; uncertain; theoretical
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SPORADIC
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infrequent, irregular
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SPORTIVE
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frolicsome, playful
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SPRIGHTLY
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lively, animated, energetic
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SPUR (v)
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to prod
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SPURIOUS
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lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false
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SPURN
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to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn
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SQUALID
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filthy; morally repulsive
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SQUANDER
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to waste
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STACCATO
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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
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STAGNANT
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immobile, stale
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STAID
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self-restrained to the point of dullness
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STALK (v)
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to hunt, pursue
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STAND (n)
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group of trees
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STARK
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bare, empty, vacant
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STASIS
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motionless state; standstill
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STIFLE
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to smother or suffocate; suppress
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STIGMA
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mark of disgrace or inferiority
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STILTED
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stiff, unatural
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STINT (n)
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period of time spent doing something
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STINT (v)
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to be sparing or frugal
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STIPEND
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allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly
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STOCKADE
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enclosed area forming defensive wall
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STOIC
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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
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STOLID
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having or showing little emotion
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STRATAGEM
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trick designed to deceive an enemy
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STRATIFY
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to arrange into layers
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STRICTURE
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something that restrains; negative criticism
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STRIDENT
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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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STRINGENT
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imposing severe, rigorous standards
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STULTIFY
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to impair or reduce to uselessness
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STUPEFY
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to dull the senses of; stun, astonish
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STYMIE
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to block or thwart
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SUAVE
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smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating
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SUBDUED
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suppressed, stifled
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SUBJECTION
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dependence, obedience, submission
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SUBJUGATE
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to conquer, subdue; enslave
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SUBLIME
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awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
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SUBLIMINAL
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subconscious; imperceptible
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SUBPOENA
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notice ordering someone to appear in court
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SUBTERFUGE
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trick or tactic used to avoid something
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SUBTERRANEAN
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hidden, secret; underground
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SUBVERT
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to undermine or corrupt
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SUCCINCT
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terse, brief, concise
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SUCCULENT
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juicy; full of vitality or freshness
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SUFFRAGIST
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one who advocates extended voting rights
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SULLEN
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brooding, gloomy
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SULLY
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to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
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SUMPTUOUS
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lavish, splendid
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SUPERANNUATED
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too old, obsolete, outdated
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SUPERCILIOUS
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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SUPERFLUOUS
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extra, more than necessary
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SUPERSEDE
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to take the place of; replace
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SUPPLANT
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to replace, substitute
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SUPPLE
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flexible, pliant
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SUPPLICANT
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one who asks humbly and earnestly
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SURFEIT
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excessive amount
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SURLY
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rude and bad-tempered
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SURMISE
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to make an educated guess
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SURMOUNT
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to conquer, overcome
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SURREPTITIOUS
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characterized by secrecy
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SURVEY (v)
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to examine in a comprehensive way
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SUSCEPTIBLE
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vulnerable, unprotected
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SUSPEND
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to defer, interrupt; dangle, hang
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SUSTAIN
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support, uphold; endure, undergo
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SWARTHY
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having a dark, complexion
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SYBARITE
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person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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SYCOPHANT
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self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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SYNCOPATION
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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SYNTHETIC
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artificial, imitation
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TABLEAU
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vivid description, striking incident or scene
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TACIT
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silently understood or implied
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TACITURN
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uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
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TACTILE
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relating to the sense of touch
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TAINT
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to spoil or infect; to stain honor
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TAINTED
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stained, tarnished; corrupted, poisoned
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TALON
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claw of an animal, esp. a bird or prey
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TANG
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sharp flavor or odor
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TANGENTIAL
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digressing, diverting
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TANGIBLE
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able to be sensed; perceptible, measurable
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TANTAMOUNT
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equivalent in value or significance; amounting to
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TARNISHED
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corroded, discolored; discredited, disgraced
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TAWDRY
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gaudy, cheap, showy
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TECHNOCRAT
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strong believer in technology; technical expert
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TEMPERANCE
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restrain, self-control, moderation
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TEMPERED
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moderated, restrained
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TEMPESTUOUS
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stormy, raging, furious
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TENABLE
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defensible, reasonable
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TENACIOUS
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stubborn, holding firm
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TENET
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belief, doctrine
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TENSILE
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capable of withstanding physical stress
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TENUOUS
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weak, insubstantial
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TEPID
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lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
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TERSE
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concise, brief, free of extra words
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TESTAMENT
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statement of belief; will
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TETHER (v)
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to bind, tie
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THEOCRACY
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government by priests representing a god
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THEOLOGY
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study of God and religion
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THEORETICAL
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abstract
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THESIS
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theory or hypothesis; dissertation or long written composition
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THWART
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to block or prevent from happening; frustrate
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TIDINGS
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news
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TIMOROUS
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
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TINGE
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to color slightly
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TIRADE
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long violent speech; verbal assault
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TITAN
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person or colossal stature or achievement
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TOADY
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flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
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TOME
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book, usually large and academic
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TONAL
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relating to pitch or sound
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TOPOGRAPHY
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art of making maps or charts
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TORPID
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lethargic; unable to move; dormant
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TORRID
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burning hot; passionate
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TORSION
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act of twisting and turning
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TORTUOUS
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having many twists and turns; highly complex
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TOTTERING
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barely standing
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TRACTABLE
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obedient, yielding
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TRANSCEND
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to rise above, go beyond
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TRANSCENDENT
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rising above, going beyond
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TRANSCRIPTION
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copy, reproduction; record
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TRANSGRESS
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to trespass, violate a law
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TRANSIENT (adj)
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temporary, short=lived, fleeting
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TRANSITORY
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short-lived, existing only briefly
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TRANSMUTE
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to change in appearance or shape
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TRANSPIRE
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to happen, occur; become known
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TRAVESTY
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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
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TREMULOUS
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trembling, quivering; fearful, timid
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TRENCHANT
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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
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TREPIDATION
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fear and anxiety
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TRIFLING
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of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
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TRITE
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shallow, superficial
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TROUNCE
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to beat severely, defeat
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TROUPE
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group of actors
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TRUNCATE
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to cut off, shorten by cutting
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TRYING
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difficult to deal with
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TRYST
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agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous
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TUMULT
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state of confusion; agitation
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TUNDRA
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treeless plain found in arctic or subarctic regions
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TURBULENCE
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commotion, disorder
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TURGID
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swollen, bloated
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TURPITUDE
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inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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TYRO
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beginner, novice
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UBIQUITOUS
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being everywhere simultaneously
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UMBRAGE
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offense, resentment
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UNADULTERATED
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absolutely pure
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UNANIMITY
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state of total agreement or unity
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UNAVAILING
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hopeless, useless
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UNCONSCIONABLE
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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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UNCTUOUS
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greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
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UNDERMINE
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to sabotage, thwart
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UNDULATING
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moving in waves
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UNEQUIVOCAL
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absolute, certain
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UNFROCK
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to strip of priestly duties
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UNHERALDED
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unannounced, unexpected, not publicized
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UNIDIMENSIONAL
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having one size or dimension, flat
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UNIMPEACHABLE
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beyond question
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UNINITIATED
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not familiar with an area of study
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UNKEMPT
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uncombed, messy in appearance
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UNOBTRUSIVE
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modest, unassuming
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UNSCRUPULOUS
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dishonest
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UNSOLICITED
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unrequested
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UNWARRANTED
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groundless, unjustified
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UNWITTING
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unconscious; unintentional
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UNYIELDING
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firm, resolute
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UPBRAID
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to scold sharply
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UPROARIOUS
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loud and forceful
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URBANE
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courteous, refined, suave
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USURP
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to seize by force
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USURY
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practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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UTILITARIAN
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efficient, functional, useful
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UTOPIA
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perfect place
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VACILLATE
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to waver, show indecision
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VACUOUS
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empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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VAGRANT
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poor person with no home
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VALIDATE
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to authorize, certify, confirm
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VANQUISH
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to conquer, defeat
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VAPID
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tasteless, dull
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VARIEGATED
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varied; marked with different colors
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VAUNTED
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boasted about, bragged about
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VEHEMENTLY
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strongly, urgently
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VENDETTA
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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
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VENERABLE
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respected becuase of rage
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VENERATION
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adoration, honor, respect
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VERACIOUS
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truthful, accurate
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VERACITY
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accuracy, truth
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VERBOSE
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wordy
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VERDANT
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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VERDURE
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fresh, rich vegetation
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VERISIMILITUDE
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quality of appearing true or real
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VERITY
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truthfulness; belief viewed as true and enduring
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VERMIN
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small creatures offensive to humans
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VERNACULAR
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everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession
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VERNAL
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related to spring
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VESTIGE
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trace, remnant
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VEX
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to irritate, annoy; confuse, puzzle
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VIADUCT
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series of elevated arches used to cross a valley
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VICARIOUS
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substitute, surrogate; enjoyed through imagined participation in another's experience
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VICISSITUDE
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change or variation; ups and downs
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VIE
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to compete, contend
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VIGILANT
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attentive, watchful
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VIGNETTE
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decorative design; short literary composition
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VILIFY
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so slander, defame
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VIM
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energy, enthusiasm
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VINDICATE
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to clear of blame; support a claim
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VINDICTIVE
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spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
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VIRILE
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manly, having qualities of an adult male
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VIRTUOSO
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someone with masterly skill; expert musician
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VIRULENT
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extremely poisonous; malignant; hateful
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VISCOUS
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thick, syrupy and sticky
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VITRIOLIC
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burning, caustic; sharp, bitter
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VITUPERATE
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to abuse verbally
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VIVACIOUS
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lively, spirited
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VOCIFEROUS
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loud, vocal and noisy
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VOID (adj)
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not legally enforceable; empty
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VOID (n)
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emptiness, vacuum
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VOID (v)
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to cancel, invalidate
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VOLITION
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free choice, free will; act of choosing
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VOLLEY (n)
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flight of missiles, round of gunshots
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VOLUBLE
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speaking much and easily, talkative; glib
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VOLUMINOUS
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large, of great quantity; writing or speaking at great length
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VORACIOUS
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having a great appetite
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WAIVE
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to refrain from enforcing a rule; to give up a legal right
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WALLOW
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to indulge oneself excessively, luxuriate
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WAN
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sickly pale
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WANTON
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undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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WAYWARD
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erratic, unrestrained, reckless
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WEATHER (v)
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to endure, undergo
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WHET
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to sharpen, stimulate
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WHIMSY
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playful or fanciful idea
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WILY
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clever, deceptive
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WINDFALL
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sudden, unexpected good fortune
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WINSOME
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charming, happily engaging
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WITHDRAWN
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unsociable, aloof; shy, timid
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WIZENED
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withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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WRIT
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written document, usually in law
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WRY
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amusing, ironic
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XENOPHOBIA
|
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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YOKE (v)
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to join together
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ZEALOT
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someone passionately devoted to a cause
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ZENITH
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highest point, summit
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ZEPHYR
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gentle breeze
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