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173 Cards in this Set
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abate
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subside; decrease; lessen
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accolade
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award or merit
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acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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anachronistic
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having an error involving time in a story
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anomaly
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irregularity
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apocryphal
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untrue; made up
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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ardent
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intense; passionate; zealous
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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atrophy
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waste away
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audacious
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daring; bold
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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avert
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prevent; turn away
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beguile
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mislead or delude; pass time
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bequeath
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bleak
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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blighted
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suffering from a disease; destroyed
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bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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buttress
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support; prop up
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cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious
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carping
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finding fault
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certitude
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certainty
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charlatan
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quack; pretender of knowledge
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circumlocution
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indirect or roundabout expression
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cliché
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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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coalesce
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combine; fuse
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversational or common speech
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combustible
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easily burned
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complementary
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serving to complete something
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confluence
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flowing together; crowd
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conjecture
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surmise; guess
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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corrode
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destroy by chemical action
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corrugated
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wrinkled; ridged
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culpable
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deserving blame
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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dehydrate
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remove water from; dry out
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deleterious
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harmful
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depose
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dethrone; remove from office
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desiccate
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dry up
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilatory
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delaying
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discourse
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formal discussion; conversation
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference
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disquiet
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separate; unconnected
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distend
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expand; swell out
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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edify
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instruct; connect morally
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efface
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rub out
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effervesce
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inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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elucidate
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explain; enlighten
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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emend
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correct; correct by a critic
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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equitable
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fair; impartial
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing
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excerpt
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selected passage (written or musical)
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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falter
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hesitate
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fathom
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comprehend; investigate
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fell
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cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile).
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fitful
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spasmodic; intermittent
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florid
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
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foolhardy
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rash
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glacial
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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illicit
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illegal
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impecunious
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without money
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impregnable
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invulnerable
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incidental
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not essential; minor
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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indefatigable
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tireless
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indolent
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lazy
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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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insolvent
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bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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insuperable
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insurmountable; unbeatable
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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irreproachable
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blameless; impeccable
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jocular
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said or done in jest
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labyrinth
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maze
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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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lassitude
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languor; weariness
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lithe
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flexible; supple
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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luxuriant
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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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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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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle;
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mirth
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merriment; laughter
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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misnomer
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wrong name; incorrect designation.
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mollify
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soothe
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mosaic
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picture made of small inlaid tiles
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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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nuance
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shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
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obdurate
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stubborn
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odious
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hateful; vile
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ornate
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excessively or elaborately decorated.
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pariah
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social outcast
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parody
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humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality
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paucity
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scarcity
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penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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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
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pitfall
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hidden danger; concealed trap
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pithy
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concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
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polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack disputatious
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prattle
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babble
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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profligate
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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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quagmire
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soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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quell
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extinguish; put down; quiet
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querulous
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fretful; whining
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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rarefy
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make less dense [of a gas]
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raucous
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harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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raze
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destroy completely
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recant
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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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remission
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temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; forgiveness or pardon
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replete
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filled to the brim or the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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repugnant
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loathsome; haeful
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rescind
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cancel
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respite
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interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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resplendent
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dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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savory
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tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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sedentary
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requiring sitting
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soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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spurious
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false; counterfeit; forged, illogical
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spurn
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reject; scorn
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steadfast
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loyal; unswerving
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stolid
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unruffled; impassive; dull
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strident
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loud and harsh; insistent
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stupefy
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make numb; stun; amaze
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supplant
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replace; usurp
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surfeit
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satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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swagger
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behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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tenacity
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firmness; persistence
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terrestrial
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earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land
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threadbare
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worn through till the threads shows; shabby and poor
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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trepidation
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fear; nervous apprehension
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trifling
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trivial; unimportant
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truncate
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cut the top off
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unkempt
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disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unprecedented
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novel; unparalleled
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vaporize
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turn into vapor (steam, gas, god, etc.)
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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voluble
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fluent; glib; talkative
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witticism
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witty saying; wisecrack
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