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Cathartic
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emotionally purging
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a good cry has cathartic properties.
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Censure
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to express disapproval in a strong or vehement fashion; to criticize, blame, reprimand
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the school board censured the teacher for encouraging bullying among her students.
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Consummate
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complete or perfect in every respect; supremely skilled
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despite his inexperience, the understudy gave a consummate performance.
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Deride
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to laugh at in scorn or treat with contempt; ridicule
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Disparage
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to speak with disrespect; to belittle or depreciate
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Disparity
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lack of equality or similarity; difference
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Equitable
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characterized by fairness and impartiality; just or reasonable
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Felicitous
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well-suited for the occasion, appropriate; marked by good fortune
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Florid
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reddish or rosy; excessively ornate or flowery
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Ineffable
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defying expression or description; inexpressible
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Idiosyncrasy
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a habit, mannerism, or characteristic that is peculiar to an individual.
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Intemperate
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given to or characterized by excessive indulgence; not moderate or restrained.
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Solicitous
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anxious or concerned; careful; eager.
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Venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence.
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Vindicate
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to clear of accusation/suspicion; to defend, maintain, or avenge.
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Abase
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to humiliate, degrade
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Abate
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to reduce, lessen
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Aberration
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something that differs from the norm
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Abet
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to aid, help, encourage
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Abhor
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to hate, detest
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Abject
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wretched, pitiful
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Abjure
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to reject, renounce
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Abnegation
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denial of comfort to oneself
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Abrogate
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to abolish, usually by authority
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Abscond
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to sneak away and hide
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Absolution
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freedom from blame, guilt, sin
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Abtruse
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hard to comprehend
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Accede
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to agree
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Acclaim
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high praise
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Accolade
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high praise, special distinction
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Accord
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(n.) an agreement
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Accost
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to confront verbally
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Accretion
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slow growth in size or amount
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Acerbic
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biting, bitter in tone or taste
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Acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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Acumen
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keen insight
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Adulation
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extreme praise
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Adumbrate
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to sketch out in a vague way
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Adverse
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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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Affable
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friendly, amiable
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Affront
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an insult
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Aggrandize
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to inverse or make greater
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Aggregate
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a whole or total
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Aggrieved
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distressed, wronged, injured
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Agnostic
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believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
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Alacrity
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eagerness, speed
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Alias
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a false name or identity
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Allay
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to soothe, ease
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Allocate
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to distribute, set aside
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Altercation
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a dispute, fight
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Amalgamate
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to bring togther, unite
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Ambivalent
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having opposed feelings
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Ameliorate
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to improve
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Amenable
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willing, compliant
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Amenity
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an item that increases comfort
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Amorphous
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without definite shape or type
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Analgesic
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something that reduced pain
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Anarchist
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one who wants to eliminate all government
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Anathema
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a cursed, detested person
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Animated
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lively
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Annex
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to incorporate territory or space
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Annul
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to make void or invalid
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Antediluvian
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ancient
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Anthology
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a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.
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Antipathy
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a strong dislike, repugnance
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Antiquated
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old, out of date
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Antiseptic
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clean, sterile
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Antithesis
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the absolute opposite
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Apocryphal
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fictitious, false, wrong
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Appraise
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to assess the worth or value of
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Apprehend
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to seize, arrest
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Approbation
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praise
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Appropriate
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(v.) to take, make use of
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Arable
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suitable for growing crops
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Arbiter
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one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision
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Arbitrary
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based on factors that appear random
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Arbitration
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the process or act of resolving a dispute
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Arboreal
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of or relating to trees
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Arcane
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obscure, secret, known only by a few
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Archaic
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of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated
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Archetypal
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the most representative or typical example of something
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Ardor
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extreme vigor,energy, enthusiasm
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Arid
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excessively dry
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Arrogate
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to take without justification
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Ascertain
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to perceive, learn
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Ascertain
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to perceive, learn
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Ascetic
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practicing restraint as a means of self discipline, usually religious
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Ascribe
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to assign, credit, attribute to
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Aspersion
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a curse, expression of ill-will
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Assiduous
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hard-working, diligent
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Assuage
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to ease, pacify
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Astute
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very clever, crafty
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Atone
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to repent, make amends
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Atrophy
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(v.) to wither away, decay
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Audacious
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excessively bold
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Augment
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to add to, expand
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Auspicious
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favorable, indicative of good things
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Austere
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very bare, bleak
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Avarice
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excessive greed
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Aversion
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a particular dislike for something
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Balk
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to stop, block abruptly
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Banal
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dull, commonplace
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Bane
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a burden
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Battery
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(n.) assault, beating
(n.) a device that supplies power |
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Beguile
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to trick, deceive
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Behemoth
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something of tremendous power it size
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Bequeath
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to pass on, give
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Berate
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to scold vehemently
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Bereft
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devoid of, without
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Beseech
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to beg, plead, implore
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Bilk
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cheat, defraud
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Blandish
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to coax by using flattery
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Blight
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(n.) a plague, disease
(n.) something that destroys hope |
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Bombastic
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excessively confident, pompous
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Boon
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a gift or blessing
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Bourgeois
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a middle-class person, capitalist
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Buffet
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(v.) to strike with force
(n.) an arrangement of food set out |
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Burnish
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to polish, shine
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Cadence
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a rhythm, progression of sound
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