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Heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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Models must often be abstemous to avoid gaining weight.
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Abtract
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not concrete
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The idea of infinity is and abstract idea that most people have difficulty imaging.
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Abtruse
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difficult to understand
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Abtruse subjects are rarely excelled by students.
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Acclaim
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appaud; announce with great approval
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The playwrite was greatly acclaimed in the newspaper review.
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Accolade
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award or merit
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A Pulizer Prize in one of the greatest accolades that a writer can recieve.
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Acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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Everyone acknowledged that their boss was a jerk.
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Acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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The child reluctantly acquiesced to her mother's orders.
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Adulation
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flattery; admiration
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Rock stars often recieve widespread adulation for only a short period of time.
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Adversary
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opponent
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The Green Globin was one of the chief adversaries of Spiderman.
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Adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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People living during the Great depression suffered much adversity when the stock market crashed.
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Advocate
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urge; plead for
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She was a strong advocate for the changing of the school's lunch menu.
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Asthetic
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pertaining to art or beauty
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Art judges must have a well- developed aesthetic sense.
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Affable
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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Affable people are more likely to have a lot of friends.
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Affirmation
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assertion; confirmation
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Singing his name on the contract would have been an affirmation of the deal.
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Aggregate
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total
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The Roman Empire was an aggregate of many states under the Emperor.
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Alleviate
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relieve
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Many people use asprin to alleviate muscle pain.
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Aloof
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apart; reserved
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Aloof people aren't always the life of a party.
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Alturistic
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unselfishly genereous; concerned for others
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A good mother in always alturistic and never self-centered.
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Ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambiguous questions deserve ambiguous answers.
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Ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotinal attitudes
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Th ambivalence of having to choose between two loves is hard to get over.
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Amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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Amorphous nebulas are often awe- inspiring.
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Analogous
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comparable
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Eating pop is analogous to drinking steak.
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Anarchist
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a person who seeks to overturn the established goverment; an advocate of abolishing authority
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Many anarchists are caught before they inflict much govermental damage.
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Authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating one's will
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Autononous
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self-governing
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Avarice
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greeediness for wealth
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Aversion
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firm dislike
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Beguile
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charm; mislead or delude
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Belie
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contradict; give a fasle expression
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Benevolent
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generous; charitable
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Blighted
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impaired; suffering from a disease
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Bolster
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support; reinforce
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Bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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Braggart
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boaster
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Cajole
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coax
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Anomaly
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irregularity
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An anomaly in a person's heartbeat should be investigated by a physician.
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Antagonism
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actively expressed hostility
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Antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely old
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Young people regard black and white tv as an antediluvian form of technology.
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Antidote
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medicine to counteract a poison or disease; something that relieves a harmful effect
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Researchers are trying to find an antidote for the common cold, but so far they have only had limited success.
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Antiquated
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old- fashioned; obsolete
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Most people view the phonogragh as an exaple of an antiquated technology.
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Apathy
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indiffence
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Appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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Apprehension
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fear
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Arbitrary
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randomly choosen; capricious
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Archaic
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ancient; out of date
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Ardent
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intense; passonate; zealous
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Ardent democrats and republicans vote for the people nmominated by thier parties.
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Arrogance
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pride; haughtiness
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Dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary
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Duplicity
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double dealing; hypocrisy
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Electric
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compose of elements drawn from diverse substances
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Egotism
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excessive-self importance; conciet
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Elated
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overjoyed; in high spirits
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Elegy
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poem or song expressig lamentation
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Elusive
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hard to grasp
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Embellish
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adorn; ornametn; add ficticious detail
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Emulate
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imitate
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Endorse
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approve; support
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Emnity
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ill will; hatred
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Ephemural
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short-lived; fleeting
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Calculated
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deliberately planned
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Compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate
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Complacency
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self- satisfaction; smugness
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Censure
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blame; criticize
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Charlatan
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a quack; a prentender to knowledge
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Comprehensive
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thorough; inclusive
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Candor
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frankness; open honesty
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Capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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Coalesce
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combine; fuse
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Colloquial
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pertaining to convesation or common speech
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Compliance
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readiness to yeild; conformity
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Composure
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mental calmness
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Iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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Imprudence
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impertinence; insolence
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Inadvertent
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unintentional; as a result of oversight; careless
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Incite
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arouse to action
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Inclusive
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tending to include all
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Incongrous
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not fitting; absurd
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Ignominy
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deep discrace; shame or dishonor
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Illusory
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deceptive; not real
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Immutable
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unchangeable
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Impair
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injure; hurt
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Hedonist
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person primarily sseeking pleasure
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Hierarchy
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arrangement by rank
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Hyperbole
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over exaggeration
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Hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous
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Gregarious
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loving the campany of thers; sociable
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Guile
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deciet; cunning
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Hamper
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obstruct
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Gullible
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easily decieved
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Hardy
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strong
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Haughtiness
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pride; arrogance
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Heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief
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Homogenous
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composed of identical parts
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Inconsequential
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insignificant; unimportant
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Incorrigible
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not correctable
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Indifferent
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unmoved; unconcerned by; mediocre
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Induce
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incite; bring about
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Ingenious
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clever; resourceful
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Inherent
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firmly established by natureor habit
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Innate
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inborn
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Innovation
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change; introduction of something new
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Instigate
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provoke; start; urge
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Insulaturity
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narrow- mindedness; isolation
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Integrity
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uprightness; wholeness
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Intimidate
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Frighten
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Intrepid
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fearless
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Ironic
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resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome
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Jocular
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said or doooone in jest
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Lament
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grieve; express sorrow
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Lavish
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liberal; wasteful
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Linger
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loiterv or dawdle; continue or persist
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Listless
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Lacking in spirit or energy
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Lofty
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very high
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Meander
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wind or turn in its course
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Mercenary
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Interested in money or gain
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Meticulous
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painstaking; excessively careful
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Furtive
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stealthy
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Glacial
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extremely cold; very slow
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Exuberance
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joyful enthusiasm
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Facilitate
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help bring about
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Fallow
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plowed but not sowed
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Fanaticism
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excessive zeal
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Fastidious
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difficult to please
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Feasible
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practical
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Flagrant
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blatant; outrageous
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Garrulous
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talkative
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Falter
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hesitate
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Glutton
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someone who eats or drinks excessively
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Iconoclastic
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attacking cherished beliefs
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Imprudence
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impertinence; insolence
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Inadevertent
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unintentional; careless
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Incite
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arouse to action
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Inclusive
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tending to include all
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Incongruous
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not fitting; absurd
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Ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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Miserly
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stingy
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mitigate
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moderate; appease
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen
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Mosaic
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picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles
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Mundane
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secular;everyday; concern with the comonplaec
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Munificent
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very generous
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Nefarious
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very wicked
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Nonchalance
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
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Notoriety
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novelty
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Novelty
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something new; newness
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Nurture
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nourish; educate; foster
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Obliterate
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destro completely
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Impeccable
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Faultless; having no flaws
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Implement
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put into effect
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Recant
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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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Recount
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narrate or tell; count over agian
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Rectify
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set right; correct
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Redundant
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repetitious
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Relegate
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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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Remore
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guilt; self- reproach
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Repel
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drive away; disgust
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Reprehensible
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deserving blame
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Repudiate
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disown; disavaow
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Rescind
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cancel
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Reserve
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self-control;formal but distant in manner
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Resigned
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accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive
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Undermine
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weaken
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vaporize
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turn into vapor
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Virulent
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highly poisonous
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Viable
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practical
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Trifling
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unimportant
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uniformity
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sameness
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Turmoil
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commotion
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Truncate
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shorten
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Virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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Unwarrented
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unjustified
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Whimsical
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fanciful
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Zealot
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fanatic
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