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131 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abject
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wretched, lacking pride
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval
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accolade
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award of merit
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acute
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quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation
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aggressor
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attacker
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ambivalence
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state of having contradictory o rconflicting emotional attitudes
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antagonistic
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hostile; opposed
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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apocrphal
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untrue; made up
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appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious
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arbitrate
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act as a judge
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articulate
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effective; distinct
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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assessment
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evaluation; judgment
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assuage
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ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe
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augment
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increase; add to
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austerity
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sternness; severity; strict economy; lack of luxuries
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bane
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cause of ruin
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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belittle
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disparage; make fun of
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bland
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soothing; mild; dull
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blasphemy
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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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brevity
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conciseness; briefness
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buttress
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support; prop up
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candor
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frankness
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categorical
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without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
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censorious
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critical
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censure
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blame; criticize
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient; mildness; as of the weather
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coercion
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use of force to get someone's compliance
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compelling
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overpowering; irresistible in effect
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compliance
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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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composure
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mental calmness
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concede
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admit; yield
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conciliatory
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reconciling' appeasing; amiable
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conclusive
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convincing decisive
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concur
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agree in opinion
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condome
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overlook voluntarily; forgive
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conformity
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agreemtn or compliance; actions in agreement with prevailing social customs
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conscientious
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scrupulous; careful
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consistency
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absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness
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consolidation
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merger; combination
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contend
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struggle; compete; assert earnestly
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contentious
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quarrelsome; belligerent
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corroborate
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confirm;support
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
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cursory
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casual; hastily done
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cynic
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one who is skeptcial or distrustful of human motives
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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debunk
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expose something as nonsensical or false
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance
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degenerate
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become worse; deteriorate
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deliberate
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consider; ponder
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denounce
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condemn; criticize
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deplore
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regret strongly; express grielf over
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depravity
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corruption; wickedness
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deprecate
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal; derived from another source
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desecrate
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profane; violate the sanctity of
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despondent
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depressed; gloomy
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detached
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emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
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deterrent
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something taht discourages; hindrance
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detrimental
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harmful; damaging
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devious
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roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
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diffuse
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wordy; rambling; spread out
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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dissuade
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advise against
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divergent
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differing; deviating
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diversion
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act of turning aside; pastime
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divulge
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reveal
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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dutiful
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respectful; obedient
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ebb
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recede; lessen
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eccentric
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odd; whimsical; irregular
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eclectic
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selective in choosing from a variety of sources
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eclipse
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darken; extinguish; surpass
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effervescent
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exuberant; bubbly and excited
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elaboration
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addition of details; intricacy
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elated
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overjoyed; in high spirits
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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emulate
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imitate; rival
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endorse
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approve; support
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dilute
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make less concentrated; reduce in strength
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diminution
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lessening; reductionin size
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disband
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dissolve; disperse
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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discredit
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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dismantle
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take apart
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dismiss
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put away from consideration; reject
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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basically different; unrelated
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dispel, disperse, dissipate
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drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter
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dissent
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disagree
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enduring
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lasting; surviving
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to cause and produce
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enhance
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to make better; advance, improve
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enigma
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puzzle
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enmity
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hatred
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enumerate
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to mention one by one
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ethemeral
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short-lived; sleeting
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epic
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long heroic poem or similar work of art
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epicure
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comnoisseur of food and drink
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episodic
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loosely connected; divided into incidents, occuring at intervals
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eqanimity
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calmness of temperament
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equivocal
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ambiguous or intentionally misleading
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erratic
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odd, unpredictable floundering
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erroneous
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mistaken, wrong
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erudite
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learned schlolarly
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