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250 Cards in this Set
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inclement
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stormy; unkind
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint; licentious
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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incredulous
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withholding belief; skeptical
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incubate
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hatch; scheme
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inculcate
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teach; instill
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incumbent
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obligatory; currently holding an office
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incur
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bring upon oneself
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incursion
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temporary invasion
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indelible
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not able to be erased
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indenture
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bind as servant or apprentice to master
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indicative
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suggestive; implying
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indices
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signs; indications
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indigent
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poor; destitute
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indignity
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offensive or insulting treatment
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indiscretion
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lack of tactfulness or sound judgment
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random; confused
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indissoluble
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permanent
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induce
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persuade; bring about
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ineffable
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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; implacable
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infer
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deduce; conclude
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infraction
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violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
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infusion
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act of introducing or instilling a quality; liquid solution
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ingratiate
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become popular with
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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iniquitous
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wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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innocuous
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harmless
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inordinate
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unrestrained; excessive
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inscrutable
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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insolvent
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bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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interloper
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intruder; unwanted meddler
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intimate
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hint; suggest
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual
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invidious
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designed to create ill will or envy
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invocation
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prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support
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iota
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very small quantity
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irksome
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annoying; tedious
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irrevocable
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unalterable; irreversible
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jabber
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chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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jaded
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fatigued; surfeited
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jaunt
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trip; short journey
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jaunty
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lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
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jingoist
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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
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jostle
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shove; bump
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jurisprudence
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science of law
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kernel
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central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn)
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kindred
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related; belonging to the same family
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kleptomaniac
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person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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knave
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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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knoll
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little round hill
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kudos
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honor; glory; praise
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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laggard
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slow; sluggish
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lampoon
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ridicule
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lap
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
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larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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latitude
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freedom from narrow limitations
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lax
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careless
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leaven
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cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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lechery
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lustfulness; impurity in thought and deed
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leery
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suspicious; cautious
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legacy
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gift made by a will
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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liability
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drawback; debts
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libel
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defamatory statement; act or writing something that smears a person's character
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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limber
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flexible
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limerick
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humorous short verse
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liniment
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ointment; lotion; salve
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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list
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tilt; lean over
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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litany
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supplicatory prayer
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loath
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reluctant; disinclined
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loll
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lounge about
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loom
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)
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lope
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gallop slowly
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low
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moo
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ludicrous
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laughable; trifling
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lugubrious
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mournful
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lull
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n. moment of calm
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lumber
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move heavily or clumsily
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luminary
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celebrity; dignitary
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lummox
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big, clumsy, often stupid person
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell
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machinations
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evil schemes or plots
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madrigal
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pastoral song
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing
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maniacal
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raging mad; insane
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manifest
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evident; visible; obvious
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marked
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noticeable or pronounced; targeted for vengeance
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marquee
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canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter above a theater entrance
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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maudlin
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effusively sentimental
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maul
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handle roughly
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meek
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quite and obedient; spiritless
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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metaphysical
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pertaining to speculative philosophy
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mettle
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courage; spirit
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milieu
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environment; means of expression
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mincing
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affectedly dainty
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minutiae
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petty details
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misapprehension
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error; misunderstanding
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mite
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very small object or creature; small coin
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modicum
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limited quantity
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molt
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shed or cast off hair or feathers
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monolithic
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solidly uniform; unyielding
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moratorium
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legal delay of payment
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morbid
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given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
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motley
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multi-colored; mixed
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multifarious
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varied; greatly diversified
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muster
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gather; assemble
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musty
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stale; spoiled by age
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natty
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neatly or smartly dressed
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negligible
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easisly disregarded
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nemesis
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someone seeking revenge
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neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase
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nettle
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annoy; vex
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nicety
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precision; minute distinction
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nip
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stop something's growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold
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nondescript
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undistinctive; ordinary
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nonplus
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bring to halt by confusion; perplex
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notoriety
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disrepute; ill fame
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nuance
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shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
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numismatist
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person who collects coins
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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obstreperous
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boisterous; noisy
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obtuse
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blunt; stupid
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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ogle
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look at amorously; make eyes at
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olfactory
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concerning the sense of smell
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onerous
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burdensome
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onset
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beginning; attack
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oracular
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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ordain
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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ordination
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ceremony making someone a minister
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ostensible
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apparent; professed; pretended
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outlandish
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bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
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overbearing
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bossy and arrogant; decisively important
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overt
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open to view
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overwrought
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extremely agitated; hysterical
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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pall
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grow tiresome
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palliate
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lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
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paltry
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insignificant; petty; trifling
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pan
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criticize harshly
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panache
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flair; flamboyance
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pandemic
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widespread; affecting the majority of people
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pandemonium
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wild tumult
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pander
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cater to the low desires of others
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panegyric
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formal praise
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paraphernalia
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equipment; odds and ends
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
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partial
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incomplete; having a liking for something
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pastiche
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
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patent
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open for the public to read; obvious
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pathos
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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patina
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green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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patrician
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noble; aristocratic
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patronize
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support; act superior toward; be a customer of
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pedagogy
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teaching; art of education
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pedestrian
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ordinary; unimaginative
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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peremptory
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demanding and leaving no choice
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perennial
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something that is continuing or recurrent
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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pernicious
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very destructive (deadly)
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perpetrate
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commit an offense
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perquisite
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any gain above stipulated salary
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persona
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public personality or facade
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perspicacious
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having insight; penetrating; astute
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pert
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impertinent; forward
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pertinacious
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stubborn; persistent
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perverse
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stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted
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philanderer
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faithless lover; flirt
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philistine
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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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philology
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study of language
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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phylum
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major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
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picaresque
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pertaining to rogues in literature
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pied
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variegated; multicolored
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pine
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languish, decline; long for, yearn
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pique
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n. irritation; resentment
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pivotal
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crucial; key; vital
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placebo
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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plaintive
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mournful
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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plaudit
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enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause
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plumb
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checking perpendicularity; vertical
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plutocracy
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society ruled by the wealthy
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poignancy
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quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
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ponderous
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weighty; unwieldy
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pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious
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pore
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study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
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poseur
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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others
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postulate
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essential premise; underlying assumption
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potentate
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monarch; sovereign
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prate
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speak foolishly; boast idly
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct
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precinct
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district or division of a city
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precipice
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cliff; dangerous position
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precipitate
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adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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precipitous
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steep; overhasty
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precis
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concise summing up of main points
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preclude
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make impossible; eliminate
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precocious
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advanced in development
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predispose
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give an inclination toward; make susceptible to
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preeminent
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outstanding; superior
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preempt
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head off; forestall (hinder; prevent) by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant (replace; usurp)
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preen
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make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding
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prelate
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church dignitary
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premise
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assumption; postulate
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preposterous
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absurd; ridiculous
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prerogative
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privilege; unquestionable right
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prescience
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ability to foretell the future
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presumptuous
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overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
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prevail
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induce; triumph over
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prim
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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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primordial
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existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
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privation
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hardship; want
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problematic
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doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
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prodigious
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marvelous; enormous
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profligate
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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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progeny
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children; offspring
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prolixity
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tedious wordiness; verbosity
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prompt
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cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor
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promulgate
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proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
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propinquity
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nearness; kinship
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propitiate
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appease
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propound
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put forth for analysis
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proscribe
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ostracize; banish; outlaw
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proselytize
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convert to a religion or belief
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protean
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versatile; able to take on many shapes
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protocol
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diplomatic etiquette
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provident
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displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies
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provisional
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tentative; temporary
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prowess
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extraordinary ability; military bravery
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prude
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excessively modest person
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prurient
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires
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