Sat High Frequency Vocabulary

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Abridge

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To condense or shorten

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating or drinking

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Abstract

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Theoretical; not concrete

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Abstruse

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Obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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Accessible

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Easy to approach; obtainable

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Acclaim

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Applaud; announce with great approval

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Acknowledge

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Recognise; admit

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration

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Adversary

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An opponent

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Adversity

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Unfavourable outcome; hardship

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Advocate

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To urge for; plead for

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Aesthetic

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Artistic; dealing with appreciation of the beautiful

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Affable

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Easily approachable; warmly friendly

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Affirmation

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Positive assertion; confirmation

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Alleviate

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To relieve

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Aloof

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Apart; reserved

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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Having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchist

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A person who seeks to overturn the established government; Advocate for abolishing authority

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Anecdote

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A short account of an amusing or interesting event

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Animosity

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Active enmity; feeling of hostility

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Antagonism

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Hostility; active resistance

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Antidote

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Medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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Antiquated

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Old fashioned; obsolete

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Apathy

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Lack of caring; indifference

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Appease

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To pacify or soothe; relieve

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Apprehension

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Fear

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Arbitrary

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Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical; sudden

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Archaic

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Antiquated

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Arrogance

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Pride; haughtiness

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct

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Artifact

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Object made by human beings

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Artisan

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Manually skilled worker; craftsmen

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Ascendency

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Controlling influence; domination

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Ascetic

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Practicing self denial; severely simple; austere

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Aspire

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Seek to attain; long for

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd; keen

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Attribute

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To ascribe; explain

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Completely dominating another's will

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Completely dominating another's will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Completely dominating another's will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Averaion

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Firm dislike

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Completely dominating another's will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Averaion

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Firm dislike

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Belie

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To contradict; give a false impression

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Augment

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To increase; add to

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Completely dominating another's will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Aversion

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Firm dislike

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Belie

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To contradict; give a false impression

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Benevolent

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Generous; charitable

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Bolster

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To support; reinforce

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Bolster

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To support; reinforce

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Braggart

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A boaster/ bragger

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Bolster

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To support; reinforce

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Braggart

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A boaster/ bragger

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Brevity

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Conciseness

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Cajole

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To coax; wheedle

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Calculated

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Deliberately planned; likely

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Candor

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Frankness; open honesty

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful

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Censorious

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Critical

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Censure

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To blame; criticise

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Coercion

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The use of force to get someone to obey

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Commemorate

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To honour the memory of

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Compile

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To assemble; gather; accumulate

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Complacency

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Self-satisfaction; smugness

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Compliance

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Readiness to yield; conformity to fulfilling requirements

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Composure

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Mental calmness

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Comprehensive

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Thorough; inclusive

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Concwde

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To admit: yield

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling; soothing

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Concise

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Brief and compact

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Concur

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To agree

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Condone

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To overlook; forgive; excuse

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Conflagration

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A great/ large fire

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Confound

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To confuse; puzzle

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Consensus

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General agreement

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Cryptic

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Mysterious; hidden; secret

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Cursiry

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Casual; hastily done

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Decirum

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Propriety; orderliness; good taste in manners

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Deference

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Courteous regard for another's wish

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Degradation

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Humiliation; debasement; degeneration

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Delineate

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To portray; depict; sketch

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Credulity

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Gullibility; naïveté

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Criterion

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Standard used in judging

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption; wickedness

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Cursory

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Casual; hastily done

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Curtail

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To shorten; reduce

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Decorum

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Propriety; orderliness; good taste in manners

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Contract

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To compress or shrink; catch a disease

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Conviction

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Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime

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Cordial

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Gracious; heartfelt

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Corroborate

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To confirm; support

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Credulitu

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Gullibility; naïveté

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Criteruon

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Standard used in judging