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ABATE
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to lessen; subsude
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ACARPOUS
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no longer fertile
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ACCEDE
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agree
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ABRADED
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rubbed off
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ABUT
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border upon
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend; obscure
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ABORTIVE
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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ABHOR
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to hate; to detest
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ABSTRACT
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theoretical; not concrete
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ABSTINENCE
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restraint from pleasant things
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ABOMINABLE
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
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ABOMINATE
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loathe; hate
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ABNEGATION
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self-sacrifice
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ABOLISH
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cancel; put an end to
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ABSOLVE
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pardon
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ABJURE
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promise to give up
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ABSCOND
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to go away suddenly and hide
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ABLUTION
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washing
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ABSTAIN
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refrain; withhold from participation
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ABSOLUTE
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complete; certain
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ABIDE
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be faithful to; endure
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ABSTEMIOUS
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temperate; sparing in drink
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ABJECT
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wretched; lacking pride; showing lack of self-respect
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ABET
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help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)
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ABEYANCE
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suspended action
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ABDICATION
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giving up control or authority
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ABDICATE
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renounce; give up (authority)
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ABBREVIATE
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shorten
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ABROGATE
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repeal or annul by authority
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ABASH
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embarrass
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ABASE
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lower; degrade; humiliate
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ACCESSIBLE
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easy to approach; obtainable
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ACCLAIMED
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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ACCENTUATE
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give more force or attention to
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ACCELERATE
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move faster
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Plastic
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adj. Able to be molded, altered, bent
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Abate
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v. To reduce in amount/degree/severity
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Abscond
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v. To leave secretly
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Attenuate
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v. To reduce in force/degree; to weaken
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Convoluted
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adj. Intricate and complicated
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Credulous
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adj. Too trusting; gullible
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Dilatory
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adj. Intended to delay
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Dilettante
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n. Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Dirge
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n. A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Esoteric
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adj. Known or understood by only a few
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Estimable
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adj. Admirable
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Exculpate
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v. To clear from blame; prove innocent
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Impetuous
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adj. Quick to act without thinking
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Innocuous
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adj. Harmless
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Inundate
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v. To overwhelm; cover with water
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Loquacious
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adj. Talkative
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Reprobate
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n. A morally unprincipled person
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Extenuate
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v. Weaken
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Exiguous
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adj. Excessively scanty
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Bellicose
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adj. Warlike in manner or temperament
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Baleful
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adj. Deadly
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Apprise
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v. Inform
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Apostate
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n. Abandons his religious faith
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Apogee
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n. Highest point
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Antedilluvian
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adj. Extremely ancient
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Ancillary
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n. Aid or accessory
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Abstruse
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adj. Obscure
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Abrogate
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v. Abolish
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Abeyance
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n. Suspended action
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Apocryphal
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adj. Of doubtful authenticity
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Surreptitious
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adj. Clandestine
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Machination
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n. Crafty scheme
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Prosaic
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adj. Everyday, ordinary
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Pithy
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adj. Tersely cogent
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Pernicious
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adj. Injurious or destructive
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Recondite
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adj. Difficult to understand
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Louche
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adj. Not reputable or decent
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Abjure
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v. Reject, renounce
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Indemnify
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v. Compensate for
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Miasma
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n. Atmosphere/influence that tends to deplete or corrupt
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Dissolute
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adj. Lacking restraint
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Invidious
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v. Causing disconnect, envy, animosity
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Adroit
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v. Having/showing skill, resourcefulness
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Insouciant
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n. Lighthearted unconcern
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Prolix
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adj. Wordy
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Fluvial
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adj. Relating to a river
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Knell
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n. An indication of the end or failure
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Jaunty
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adj. Sprightly in manner/appearance
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Exigent
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adj. Urgent
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Castigation
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n. Severe criticism
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Extemporaneous
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adj. Improvised
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Venal
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adj. Corruptable
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Untoward
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adj. Unfortunate; stubborn
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Supercillious
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adj. Arrogant, condescending
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Stolid
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adj. Dull
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Recidivism
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n. Habitual return to crime
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Recalcitrant
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adj. Stubborn
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Prevaricate
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v. Lie
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Politic
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adj. Well devised
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Perfidious
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adj. Disloyal
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Malinger
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v. Fake illness
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Lambaste
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v. Thrash verbally or physically
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Inveigle
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v. Lead astray
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Inimical
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adj. Hostile
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Ineffable
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adj. Unable to be expressed
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Foment
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v. Instigate
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Fecundity
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n. Fertility
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Expatiate
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adj. Wordy
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Enmity
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n. Hatred
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Enervate
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v. Weaken
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Complacency
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n. Self-satisfaction, smugness
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Churlish
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adj. Rude
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Chicanery
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n. Trickery
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Calumny
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n. Slander
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Canard
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n. Unfounded rumor
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ana-
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backwards, reversed
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ante-
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come before
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op-
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against
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-ness
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quality of
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-able, -ible
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able to
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-tude
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state of
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-logue
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kind of writing
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-fy
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to make
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-ship
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the art of
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-less
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without
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-ism
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practice of
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-er, -or
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one who
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vid, vis
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to see
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port
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to carry
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mort
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to die
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graph
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writing
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fac
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to make
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dic
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to say
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chron
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time
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bene
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good
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belli
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warlike
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arch
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to rule
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com-
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together
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semi-
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half
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hypo-
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under
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hyper-
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over
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mal-
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bad
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retro-
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backwards
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poly-
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many
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bi-
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two
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un-
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not
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homo-
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same
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equi-
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equal
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omni-
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all
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anti-
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against
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in-
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not
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re-
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back, again
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non-
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not
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trans-
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across
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sub-
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under
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mis-
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wrong
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mono-
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alone, one
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ob-
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against
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inter-
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between
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Zenith
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n. Topmost point
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Whimsical
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adj. Playful, capricious
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Vie
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v. Compete
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Viable
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adj. Capable of maintaining life
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Venerate
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v. Regard with respect or reverance
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Vacuous
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adj. Empty
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Vacillation
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n. Fluctuation
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Ubiquitous
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adj. Being everywhere
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Turbid
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adj. Muddy, churned up
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Truculence
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n. Aggressiveness
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Tractable
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adj. Easily managed or controlled
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Torque
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n.Twisting force
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Torpor
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n. Apathy, lethargy
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Tenacious
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adj. Persistent, stubborn
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Tacit
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adj. Not spoken but understood
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Supposition
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n. The act of supposing
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Substantiate
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v. Support
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Striated
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adj. Marked with parallel lines
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Stint
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v. Be cheap or thrifty
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Stigma
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n. Symbol of disgrace
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Spurious
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adj. False
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Spendthrift
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n. Someone who wastes money
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Specious
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adj. Seemingly true but actually not, deceptive
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Soporific
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adj. Something that causes sleep
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Sophistry
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n. A plausible but misleading argument
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Sedulous
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adj. Industrious, diligent
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Secular
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adj. Worldly
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Scapegoat
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n. Someone who bears the blame for others
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Sanction
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v. Approve
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Salubrious
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adj. Wholesome, healthful
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Reticent
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adj. Quiet in temperament
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Resolution
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n. Determination
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Resigned
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adj. Unresisting, patient
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Rescind
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v. Cancel or take back
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Repudiate
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v. Disown, disavow
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Refractory
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adj. Unmanageable, obstinate
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Redoubtable
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adj. Formidable, fearful
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Recant
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v. Withdraw previous statement
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Rancor
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n. Deep seated ill will
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Quiescent
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adj. Inactive or still
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Intransigent
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adj. Uncompromising
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Intractable
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adj. Stubborn
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Interdict
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v. Forbid or prohibit
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Insularity
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n. Narrowness of thought
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Insipid
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adj. Lacking flavor or zest
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Ingenuous
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adj. Unsophisticated, innocent
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Inertia
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n. Resistance to change
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Inequity
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n. Lack of fairness
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Indolence
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n. Laziness
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Indigence
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n. Poverty
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Incongruous
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adj. Disagreeing, incompatible
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Inchoate
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adj. Just beginning, immature
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Imprudent
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adj. Unwise
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Implacable
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adj. Unable to be soothed or pacified
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Immutable
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adj. Unchangeable
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Iconoclastic
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adj. Destroying sacred images
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Hyperbole
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n. Exaggeration
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Homogenous
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adj. The same kind
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Harangue
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n. Tirade, long angry speech
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Hamper
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v. Get in the way of
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Guileless
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adj. Sincere
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Gregarious
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adj. Talkative, sociable
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Gratuitous
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adj. Free, unearned
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Embellish
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v. Adorn
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Elicit
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v. Bring out, draw forth
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Fervor
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n. Intensity of emotion
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Graduated
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adj. Arranged by degrees
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Garrulity
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n. Talkativeness
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Gainsay
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v. Deny
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Frugal
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adj. Thrifty
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Forestall
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v. Prevent or delay
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Forbearance
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n. Abstinence
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Flout
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v. Scoff at, scorn
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Fledgling
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n. Young and inexperienced
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Fetter
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v. Shackle
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Fawning
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adj. Seek favor by flattery
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Fallible
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adj. Capable of erring
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Fallacious
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adj. Misleading
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Facilitate
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v. Make less difficult
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Facetious
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adj. Humorous
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Extrapolation
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n. An inference based on known information
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Evanescent
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adj. Fleeting, vanishing
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Euphoria
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n. Bliss, great happiness
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Eulogy
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n. Great praise
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Erudite
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adj. Deeply learned
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Equivocate
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v. Lie, mislead
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Equanimity
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n. Calm and even-tempered
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Episodic
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adj. Segmented
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Ephemeral
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adj. Fleeting
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Engender
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v. Cause
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Endemic
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adj. Prevalent to a locality or people
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Efficacy
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n. Power to produce desired effect
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Eclectic
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adj. Selecting from different sources
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Ebullient
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adj. Overflowing with excitement
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Ductility
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n. Capable of being easily molded, flexibility
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Droll
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adj. Odd and amusing
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Dote
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v. Be excessively fond of
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Dormant
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adj. Sleeping
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Dogmatic
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adj. Over positive; characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved principle
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Distill
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v. Purify or refine
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Dissonance
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n. Disagreeable sounds
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Dissolution
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n. Disintegration, looseness of morals
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Dissemble
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v. To put forth a false appearance, disguise
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Disparate
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adj. Entirely dissimilar, unrelated
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Disparage
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v. Belittle or slight
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Disinterested
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adj. Unprejudiced, having no bias
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Disingenuous
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adj. Not straightforward, crafty
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Discrete
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adj. Separate, unconnected
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Purchase
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n. Firm grasp, footing
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Pungent
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adj. Penetrating, biting
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Pundit
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n. Learned person
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Proscribe
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v. Denounce or condemn
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Propitiate
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v. Conciliate or appease
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Propensity
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n. Natural inclination
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Prolific
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adj. Producing in abundance
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Profligate
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adj. Wasteful, wildly extravagant
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Prodigal
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adj. recklessly wasteful
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Probity
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n. Uprightness, integrity
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Pristine
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adj. Perfect, unspoiled
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Pretentious
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adj. Ostentatious, extravagant outer show
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Presumptuous
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adj. Arrogant, assuming too much
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Preen
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v. Primp, take pride in one's appearance
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Precursor
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n. Forerunner, harbinger
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Precipitate
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v. To hasten
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Precarious
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adj. Dangerous
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Pragmatic
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adj. Practical
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Plethora
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n. Overabundance
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Platitude
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n. A trite, commonplace remark
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Placate
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v. To calm or pacify
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Phlegmatic
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adj. Calm
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Permeable
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adj. Porous
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Perfunctory
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adj. Superficial
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Penurious
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adj. Poverty stricken
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Penchant
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n. A strong inclination
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Pedantic
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adj. Arrogantly displaying one's knowledge
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Pedagogy
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n. Teaching
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Paucity
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adj. Scarcity
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Pathological
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adj. Of or relating to disease
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Partisan
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adj. One-sided
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Parsimonious
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adj. Stingy
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Paragon
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n. Model of perfection
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Paradigm
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n. Model or example
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Ostentatious
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adj. Showy, pretentious
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Ossify
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v. To change into bone
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Oscillate
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v. To wave back and forth
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Opaque
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adj. Not transparent
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Officious
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adj. Excessively forward in offering services
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Obviate
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v. Anticipate so as to render unnecessary
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Obsequious
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adj. Full of servile compliance
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Obdurate
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adj. Stubborn
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Nadir
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n. Lowest point
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Mundane
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adj. Ordinary, worldly (not spiritual)
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Multifarious
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adj. Having great variety
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Mollify
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v. Soothe
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Mitigate
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v. To become milder
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Misanthrope
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n. Someone who hates mankind
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Meticulous
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adj. Extremely careful
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Maverick
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n. Rebel
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Malleable
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adj. Capable of being shaped
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Magnanimity
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n. Generosity
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Luminous
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adj. Shining
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Lucid
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adj. Easily understood, clear
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Levity
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n. Lightness, frivolity
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Lethargic
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adj. Dull, sluggish
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Laudatory
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adj. Expressing praise
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Latent
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adj. Hidden, concealed
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Lassitude
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n. Lacking in energy
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Laconic
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adj. Terse, concise, to the point
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Irascible
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adj. Easily angered
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Invective
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n. Abusive expression
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Intrinsic
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adj. Inherent
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Odious
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adj. Offensive
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Credulity
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n. Believing too readily; gullibility
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Opprobrium
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n. Public disgrace
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Nice
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adj. Done with precision
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Discrepancy
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n. Lack of consistency
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Discordant
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adj. Conflicting, disagreeable in sound
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Discerning
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adj. Perceptive, mentally quick and observant
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Disabuse
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v. Undeceive, free from falsehood
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Diffidence
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n. Shyness
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Dichotomy
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n. Division into two contradictory parts
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Diatribe
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n. Bitter, abusive criticism
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Detraction
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n. Slander
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Deterrent
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adj. Something that discourages
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Desultory
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adj. Rambling, jumping from one thing to another
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Dessicate
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v. Dry up
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Derivative
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adj. Copied or adapted from another, unoriginal
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Derision
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n. Ridicule
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Denigrate
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v. Degrade
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Deleterious
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adj. Harmful
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Deference
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n. Courteous regard for another's wish, great respect
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Decorum
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n. Conforming to social conventions, propriety
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Debase
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v. Lower in character, quality, or value
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Debacle
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n. A sudden, disastrous collapse, ruin
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Dearth
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n. Scarcity
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Daunt
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v. Intimidate
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Converge
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v. Come together
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Conundrum
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n. Difficult problem
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Contentious
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adj. Quarrelsome
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Consensus
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n. general agreement
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Connoisseur
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n. Person who is competent to act as a judge of something
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Condone
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v. Overlook or disregard
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Conciliatory
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adj. Soothing
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Compliant
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adj. Yielding
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Collusion
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n. Conspiring for a fraudulent purpose
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Cogent
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adj. Convincing
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Coda
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n. A passage at the end of a composition or movement that brings it to a formal close
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Chauvinist
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n. Fanatical patriot
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Catalyst
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n. A substance which alters the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
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Capricious
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adj. Impulsive and unpredictable
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Capitulate
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v. Surrender
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Cajole
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v. Wheedle, coax
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Cacophony
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n. Discordant sound
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Buttress
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v. To support
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Burgeon
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v. To grow
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Bolster
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v. To support
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Beneficent
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adj. Characterized by kindness or charity
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Belie
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v. To give false impression
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Banal
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adj. Commonplace, trite
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Ballast
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n. Something heavy used to add stability or weight
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Autonomous
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adj. Self-governing
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Austere
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adj. Strict or stern; without ornament
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Augment
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v. To increase
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Audacious
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adj. Bold or daring
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Assuage
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v. To lessen or ease
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Assiduous
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adj. Diligent
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Ascetic
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adj. Practicing self-denial
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Arduous
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adj. Hard or strenuous
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Appropriate
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v. To acquire, take possession of
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Apathy
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n. Lack of caring
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Antipathy
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n. Dislike
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Anomalous
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adj. Abnormal
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Anarchy
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n. State of disorder, lack of governing body
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Anachronism
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n. An error involving time and place
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Ameliorate
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v. To improve, make better
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Ambivalence
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n. The state of having conflicting feelings about something
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Ambiguous
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adj. Unclear
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Amalgamate
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v. Combine
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