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217 Cards in this Set
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benighted
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morally and intellectually backwards
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vulnerable
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that can be easily attacked; weak
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impregnable
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that cannot be taken by force
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invincible
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too strong to be defeated
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unassailable
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unattackable; perfect; strong
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tenable
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that can be successfully defended
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untenable
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that cannot be successfully defended
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eradicate
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to eliminate completely; to pull out by the root
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enroot
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to implant; to establish firmly
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entrench
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to put in a trench; to establish firmly
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contest
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to argue
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altercation
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a noisy quarrel or argument
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contend
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to argue or fight
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contentious
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fond of arguing or fighting
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contention
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argument or fight
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content
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to please or satisfy
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contented
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pleased or statisfied
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contentment
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satisfaction
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malcontent
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disatisfaction
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continent
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able to control oneself esp. sexually/morally
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continence
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self control
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polemic
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dispute or argument
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polemics
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study of argumentation
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polemicize
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to argue; to dispute
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polemicist
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one who disputes or argues
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polemical
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fond of arguing or disputing
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disputatious
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fond of arguing
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pugnacious
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fond of arguing
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impugn
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to challenge by arguing
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pugilism
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boxing; fight
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pugilist
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boxer or fighter
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treacherous
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unfaithful;disloyal
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treasonous
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unfaithful;disloyal
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infidel
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unfaithful; disloyal
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perfidious
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unfaithful; disloyal
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traitorous
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unfaithful; disloyal
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disaffected
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unfaithful; disloyal
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false hearted
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unfaithful; disloyal
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treachery
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty
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treason
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty
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infidelity
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty
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perfidy
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty; betrayal
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traitor
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty; a betrayer
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disaffection
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty
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falseheartedness
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unfaithfulness; disloyalty
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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fealty
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faithfulness
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constant
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loyal
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steadfast
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loyal
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perfidious
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betraying
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collude
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to agree or side with enemy secretly; to conspite
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collusion
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conspiracy
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disaffect
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to cause; to lose affect to; to be disloyal esp. to gov't
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knavish
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deceitful; cunning
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devious
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deceitful; cunning
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sly
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deceitful; cunning
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wily
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deceitful; cunning
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crafty
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deceitful; cunning
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artful
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deceitful; cunning
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guile
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deceitful; cunning
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delusive
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deceitful; cunning
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knave
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dishonest; dishonorable
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ignominous
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dishonorable; dishonest
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base
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dishonorable; dishonest
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scurvy
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dishonorable; dishonest
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ignoming
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dishonest; dishonor
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baseness
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dishonest; dishonor
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probity
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integrity
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rectitude
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integrity
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probity
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integrity
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rectify
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to set right up
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rectitude
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unprightness; (person) integrity
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guileless
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not deceitful; not cunning
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beguile
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to deceive; to cheat; to trick
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delusive
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deceitful; misleading
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delusion
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deceit; mislead
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delude
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to deceive; to mislead
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dupe
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to deceive; to cheat; to trick
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gull
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to deceive; to cheat; to trick
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bilk
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to cheat one's money, etc.
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swindle
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to cheat one's money, etc.
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subterfuge
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to trick in order to get out of trouble
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inveigle
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to trick by using flattery, deception, etc.
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devout
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devoted
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pious
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devoted
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piety
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devotion
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filial
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of a son or daughter; devoted to parents
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solicit
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to ask earnestly
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booty
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stolen goods
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implore
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to ask earnestly
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supplicate
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to ask earnestly
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importune
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to ask earnestly
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entreat
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to ask earnestly
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beseech
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to ask earnestly
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invoke
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to ask earnestly; to ask (God, etc.) for help. blessing, etc. earnestly
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cadge
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to beg
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tout
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to publicize loudly; to beg to buy ones product, use one's services, etc.
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implore
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to ask earnestly
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deplore
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to have or show deep sorrow or regret for
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supplicant
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one who implores of supplicates
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abet
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to help or urge crime etc.
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ameliorate
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to make better
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deteriorate
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to make worse
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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aggravate
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to make worse
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exasperate
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to frustrate; to irritate
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aggregate
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to total, to sum; total
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pitfall
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an unexpected danger
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protract
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to prolong, to delay, to extend
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extrapolate
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to guess
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conjecture
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to guess
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surmise
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to guess
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speculate
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to guess
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sanguine
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optimistic
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indulge
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to overlook the fault of
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skeptical
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doubtful
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dubious
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doubtful
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skeptic
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one who doubts; one who raises a question
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dubiety
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doubtfulness
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indubitable
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that cannot be doubted
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redoubtable
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causing fear
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solemn
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serious
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catharsis
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a strong outlet for emotion
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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levitate
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to rise and float in defiance of gravity
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gravity
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seriousness;pulling force
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gravitate
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to attract
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gravitas
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importance; weight
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frivolity
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lack of seriousness
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness
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congruous
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harmonious
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consonant
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harmonious
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accordant
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harmonious
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compatible
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harmonious
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incongruous
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not harmonious
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dissonant
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not harmonious
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discordant
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not harmonious
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incompatible
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not harmonious
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impede
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to block; to hinder
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deter
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to block; to hinder
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occlude
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to block; to hinder
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stymie
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a blocked situation
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inhibit
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to block; to hinder
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restrain
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to block; to hinder
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obstruct
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to block; to hinder
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thwart
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to block; to hinder
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stunt
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to block; to hinder
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blight
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to block; to discourage
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hamper
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to block; to hinder
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impediment
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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deference
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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occlusion
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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inhibition
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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restraint
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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obstruction
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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obstacle
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something that blocks; a hindrance
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engender
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to be the cause of
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alleviate
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to make less severe
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recur
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to occur again
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concur
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to agree; to happen at the same time
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flout
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to oppose; to disagree
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flaunt
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to show off
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deprecate
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to regard as not important or valuable; to depreciate
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consent
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to agree
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dissent
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to disagree
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dissident
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to dissenter
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maverick
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to dissenter in a group
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languid
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tired; out of energy; weak
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languish
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to make or become tire or weak; to weaken
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languid
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out of energy; tired
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lethargic
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out of energy; tired
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effete
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out of energy; tired
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listless
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to tired to show interest or to do something
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exhausted
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to be out of energy; to consume or use completely
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prostrated
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out of energy; tired
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haggard
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out of energy; tired
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languor
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lack of energy; tiredness
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lethargy
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lack of energy; tiredness
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effetness
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lack of energy; tiredness
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prostration
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lack of energy; tiredness
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haggardness
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lack of energy; tiredness
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lassitude
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lack of energy; tiredness
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deplete
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to use up
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replete
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to fill with
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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive
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prostrate
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to exhaust completely; to lie face downward
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prostration
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complete exhaust; physical weak; act of prostrate
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prone
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tending to; lying face downward
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pronate
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to lie or face downward
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supine
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lying face upward
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supinate
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to lie or turn face upward
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lassitude
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freedom of opinion; choice; speech; etc.
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rotund
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(face) looking round and fleshy
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slender
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thin, skinny
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spare
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thin, skinny
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lean
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thin, skinny
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meager
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thin, skinny
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gaunt
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thin, skinny
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wispy
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thin, skinny
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tenuous
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thin, skinny
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portly
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fat
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copulent
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fat
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obese
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fat
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plump
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fat
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corpulence
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fatness
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obesity
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fatness
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extirpate
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to eliminate completely; to pull out by the root
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uproot
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to eliminate completely; to pull out by the root
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altercate
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to argue
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refute
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to argue
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rebut
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to argue
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contend
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to argue
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polemicize
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to argue
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dispute
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to argue
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fracas
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a noisy quarrel or argument
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discontent
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disatisfaction
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