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abandon (n)
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total lack of inhibition
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abase
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to humiliate; disgrace
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abate
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to reduce, decrease
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abdicate
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to give up a position, power, right
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aberration
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something different from the usual
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abet
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to aid, act as accomplice
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abeyance
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temporary suppresion or suspension
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abhor
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to detest; loathe
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abject
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pitiful, miserable
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny; renounce
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abolitionist
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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abortive
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interrupted while incomplete
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abridge
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to condense; shorten
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abrogate
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to put an end to, abolish by authority
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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abstract (adj)
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theoretical; complex; difficult
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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accede
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to express approval; agree to
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accessible
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attainable, available; approachable
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accessory
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attachment, ornament, accomplice, partner
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accolade
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praise, distinction
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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accrue
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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acme
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highest point; summit
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acquiesce
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to agree; comply quietly
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acquittal
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release from blame
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness; animosity
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
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acute
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sharp, pointed, severe
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adage
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old saying or proverb
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adapt
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to accomodate, adjust
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adhere
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to cling or follow without deviations
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adjacent
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next to
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adjunct
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something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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adulation
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high praise
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adulterate
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to mke impure or to corrupt
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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advantageous
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favorable, useful
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adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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adverse
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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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aerial
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having to do with the air
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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aerodynamic
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relating to objects moving through the air
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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friendly, easy to approach
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affected (adj)
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pretentious; phony
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affinity
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fondness; liking, similarity
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affluent
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rich, abundant
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affront (n)
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personal offense, insult
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agenda
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plan, schedule
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater in power
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aggregate (n)
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collective mass or sum; total
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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agile
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well coordinated, nimble
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agitation
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commotion, excitement, uneasiness
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agnostic
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one who doubts that God exists
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agrarian
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relating to farming or rural matters
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy aimed at trying to change metal into gold
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algorithm
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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alias
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assumed name
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alienated
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distanced, estranged
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aligned
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precisely adjuted, committed to one side
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or sooth
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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alliteration
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repetition of the beginning sounds of words
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allocation
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allowance, portion, share
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allure (v)
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to entice by charm; attract
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allusion
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indirect reference
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allusiveness
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quality of making many indirect references
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aloof
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detached, indifferent
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altercation
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noisy dispute
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altruism
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unselfish concern for others' welfare
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amalgamate
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to mix, combine
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well
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ambiguous
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uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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ambivalence
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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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amenable
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agreeable, cooperative
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amend
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to improve or correct flaws in
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amenity
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pleasantness; something increasing comfort
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amiable
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friendly, pleasant, likable
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amicable
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friendly, agreeable
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amity
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friendship
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amoral
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unprincipaled, unethical
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amorous
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strongly attracted to love, showing love
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amorphous
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having no definite form
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amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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amphibian
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creature equally at home on land or in water
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amphitheater
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arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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ample
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abundant, plentiful
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amplify
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increase, intensify
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something chronologically inapproriate
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anachronistic
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outdated
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analogous
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comparable; parallel
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anarchy
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abscence of government or law; chaos
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anathema
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ban, curse, something shunned or disliked
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ancillary
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accessory; subordinate; helping
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anecdote
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short, usually funny account of an event
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angular
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characterized by sharp angles; lean and gaunt
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animation
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enthusiasm, excitement
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animosity
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hatred; hostility
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annul
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to cancel, nullify, declare void, or to make legally invalid
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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anoint
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to apply oil to, especially as a sacred rite
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anomaly
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
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anonymity
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condition of having no name or an unknown name
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antagonist
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foe, opponent, adversary
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antecedent (adj)
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coming before in place or time
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antediluvian
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prehistoric; ancient beyond measure
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antepenultimate
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third from last
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anterior
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preceding, previous, before, prior (to)
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anthology
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a collection of literary works
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anthropomorphic
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attributing to human qualities to nonhumans
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antipathy
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dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion
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antiquated
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outdated, obsolete
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antiquity
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ancient times, the quality of being old
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antithesis
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exact opposite or direct contrast
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apathetic
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indifferent, unconcerned
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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aphasia
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inability to speak or use words
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aphelion
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point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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aphorism
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old saying or short, pithy statement
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aprocryphal
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not genuine, fictional
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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apostrophe
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an address to the reader or someone not present
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apotheosis
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glorification, glorified ideal
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appease
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to satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
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approbation
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priase, official approval
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appropriate (v)
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to take possession of
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aquatic
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belong or living in water
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arbitrary
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depending solely on individual will; inconsistent; random
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arbitrate
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mediate, negotiate
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arboreal
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relating to trees, living in trees
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arboretum
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place where trees are displayed and studied
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only to a select few
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archaic
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antiquated, from an earlier time, outdated
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archipelago
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large group of islands
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ardent
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passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
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ardor
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great emotion or passion
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arduous
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extremely difficult, laborious
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arid
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extremely dry or deathly borign
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arraign
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to call to court to answer an indictment
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arrogate
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to demand, claim arrogantly
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arsenal
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ammunition storehouse
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articulate (adj)
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well spoken, expressing oneself clearly
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artifact
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historical relic, item made by human craft
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artisan
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craftsperson, expert
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ascend
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to rise or climb
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ascendancy
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state of rising, ascending, power or control
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ascertain
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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ascetic
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self-denying, abstinent, austere
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ascribe
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to attribute to, assign
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ashen
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resembling ashes, deathly pale
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askew
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crooked, tilted
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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aspire
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to have great hopes, to aim at a goal
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assail
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to attack, assault
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assent
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to express agreement
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assert
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to affirm; attest
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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assignation
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appointment for lovers' meeting; assignment
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assimilation
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act of blending in, becoming similar
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assonance
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resembling in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme
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assuage
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to make less severe, ease, relieve
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astringent
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harsh, severe, stern
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astute
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having good judgment
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asunder(adv)
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into different parts
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asymmetrical
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not corresponding in size, shape, position, etc
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atone
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to make amends for a wrong
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atrocious
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monstrous, shokingly bad, wicked
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atrophy
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to waste away, wither from disuse
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attain
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to accomplish, gain
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender, weaken
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attest
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to testify, stand as proof of, bear witness
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audacious
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bold, daring, fearless
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audible
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capable of being heard
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audit
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formal examination of financial records
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auditory
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having to do with hearing
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augment
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to expand, extend
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augury
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prophecy, prediction of events
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august
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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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auspicious
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haivng favorable prospects, promising
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austere
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stern, strict, unadorned
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authoritarian
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extremely strict, bossy
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autocrat
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dictator
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autonomous
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separate, independent
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auxiliary
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supplementary, reserve
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avarice
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greed
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avenge
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to retaliate; take revenge for an injury or crime
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aver
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to declare to be true; affirm
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avert
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to turn (something) away, prevent; hinder
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aviary
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large enclosure housing birds
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avow
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to state openly or declare
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awry
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crooked, askew, amiss
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axiom
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premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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balk
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to refuse, shirk, prevent
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ballad
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folk song, narrative poem
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balm
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soothing, healing influence
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ban
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to forbid, outlaw
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banal
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trite, overly common
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bane
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something causing death, destruction, or ruin
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banter
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playful conversation
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bastion
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fortification, stronghold
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bay (v)
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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becalm
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to make calm or still, keep motionless by lack of wind
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becloud
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to confuse, darken with clouds
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead, charm
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behemoth
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huge creature
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belabor
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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belated
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late
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beleaguer
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to harrass, plague
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belfry
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bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
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belie
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to misrepresent, expose as false
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belittle
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to represent as unimportant, make light of
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bellicose
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warlike, aggressive
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belligerent
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hostile, tending to fight
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bellow
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to roar, shout
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bemuse
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to confuse, stupefy, plunge deep into thought
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benchmark
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standard of pressure
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benefactor
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someone giving aid or money
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beneficient
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kindly, charitable, doing good deeds, producing good effects
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benighted
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unenlightened
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benign
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kindly, gentle, or harmless
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bequeath
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to give or leave through a will, to hand down
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berate
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to scold harshly
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beseech
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to beg, plead, implore
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bestial
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beastly, animal-like
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bestow
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to give as a gift
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betoken
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to indicate, signify, give evidence of
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bevy
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group
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bias
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prejudice, slant
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bibliography
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list of books
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bibliophile
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book lover
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bilateral
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two-sided
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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billet
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board and lodging for troops
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biped
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two-footed animal
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bisect
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to cut into two (usually equal) parts
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blanch
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to pale, take the color out of
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blasphemous
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cursing, profane, irreverent
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blatant
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glaring, obvious, showy
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blight
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to afflict; destroy
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blithe
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joyful, cheerful, or wihtout appropriate thought
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bludgeon
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to hit as with a short, heavy club
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boisterous
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rowdy, loud, unrestrained
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bombastic
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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bonanza
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extremely large amount, something profitable
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer
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boon
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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boor
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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botanist
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one who studies plants
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bountiful
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plentiful
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bourgeois
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middle-class
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bovine
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cowlike, relating to cows
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brazen
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bold, shameless, impudent, of or like brass
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breach
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act of breaking, violation
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brigand
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bandit, outlaw
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broach (v)
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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brusque
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rough and abrupt in manner
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buffet (v)
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to toss about
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buffoon
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clown or fool
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bulwark
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defense wall, anything serving as a defense
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burgeon
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to sprout or flourish
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burly
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brawny, husky
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burnish
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to polish, make smooth and bright
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bursar
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treasurer
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bustle
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commotion, energetic activity
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butt
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person or thing that is object of ridicule
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buttress (v)
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to reinforce or support
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byway
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backroad
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cacophony
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jarring, unpleasant noise
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cadence
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rhythmic flow of poetry, marching beat
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cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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callous
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation, slander
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candor
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honesty of expression
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canny
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smart, founded on common sense
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canonize
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to declare a person a saint, raise to highest honors
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canvass
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to examine throughly; conduct a poll
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capacious
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large, roomy, extensive
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capitulate
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to submit completely, to surrender
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capricious
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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cardiologist
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physician specializing in diseases of the heart
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caricature
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exaggerated portrait, cartoon
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carnal
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of the flesh
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carnivorous
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meat-eating
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carp (v)
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to find fault, complain constantly
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cartography
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science or art of making maps
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cast (n)
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copy, replica
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cast (v)
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to fling, to throw
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castigate
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to scold, punish, chastise, criticize severely
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catalyst
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something causing change without being changed
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categorical
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absolute, without exception
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catharsis
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purification, cleansing
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catholic
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universal, broad and comprehensive
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caucus
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a small group within an organization, a meeting of such a group
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caulk
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to make watertight
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causality
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cause-and-effect relationship
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic, able to burn
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cavalier
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carefree, happy, with lordly disdain
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cavort
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to frolic, frisk
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cede
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to surrender position of something
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celebrity
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fame, widespread acclaim
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censorious
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severely critical
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centripetal
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directed or moving towards the center
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certitude
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assurace, freedom from doubt
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cessation
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temporary or complete halt
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cession
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act of surrendering something
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chagrin
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shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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chalice
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goblet, cup
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champion (v)
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to defend or support
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chaotic
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extremely disorderly
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charlatan
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quack, false
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chary
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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chastise
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to punish, discipline, scold
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resemblign a cherub angel
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chicanery
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trickery, fraud, deception
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chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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chimerical
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fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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choice (adj)
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specially selected, preferred
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chortle
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to chuckle
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chromatic
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relating to color
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chronicler
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one who keeps records of historical events
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumference
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boundary or distance around a circle or sphere
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circumlocution
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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circumnavigate
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to sail completely around
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circumscribe
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to encircle, set limits on, confine
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circumspect
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cautious, wary
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circumvent
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to go around, avoid
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cistern
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tank for rainwater
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citadel
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stronghold or fortress
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civil
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polite, relating to citizens
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civility
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courtesy, politeness
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clairvoyant (adj)
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having ESP, psychic
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clamor (v)
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to make a noisy outcry
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clamor (n)
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noisy outcry
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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clarity
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clearness, clear understanding
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claustrophobia
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fear of small, confined places
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cleave
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to split or separate or to stick, cling, adhere
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clemency
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merciful leniency
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cloister (v)
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to confine, seclude
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coagulate
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to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
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coalesce
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to grow together or cause to unite as one
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coddle
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to baby, treat indulgently
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coerce
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to compel by force or intimidation
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coffer
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strongbox, large chest for money
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cogent
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logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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congante
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related, similar, akin
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cognition
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mental process by which knowledge is acquired
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cognomen
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family name, any name, especially a nickname
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cohabit
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to live together
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coherent
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intelligible, lucid, understandable
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collateral
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accompanying
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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colloquy
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dialogue or conversation, conference
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collusion
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collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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comeliness
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physical grace or beauty
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commend
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to compliment, praise
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commensurate
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proportional
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commission
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fee payable to an agent; authorization
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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commonplace
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ordinary, found every day
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communicable
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transmittable
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commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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compatriot
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fellow countryman
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compelling (adj)
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having a powerful and irresistable effect
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compensate
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to repay or reimburse
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug
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complement
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to complete, perfect
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compliant
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submissive and yielding
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complicity
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knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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compound (adj)
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complex, composed of several parts
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compound (v)
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to combine, augment
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compress
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to reduce, squeeze
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compulsive
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obsessive, fanatic
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compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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concave
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curving inward
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concede
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to yield, admit
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conceptualize
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to envision, imagine
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concerto
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musical composition for orchestra and one or more soloists
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conciliatory
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overcoming distrust or hostility
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concord
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agreement
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concur
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to agree
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condone
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to pardon or forgive, overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
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conduit
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tube, pipe, or similar passage
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confection
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something sweet to eat
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confiscate
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to appropriate, seize
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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confluence
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meeting place, meeting of two streams
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confound
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to baffle, perplex
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congeal
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to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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congenital
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existing since birth
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conglomerate
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collected group of varied things
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congress
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formal meeting or assembly
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congruity
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correspondence, harmony, agreement
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conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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conjure
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to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
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connive
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to conspire, scheme
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consanguineous
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of the same origin, related by blood
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conscientious
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governed by conscience, careful and thorough
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consecrate
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to declare sacred, dedicate to a goal
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consensus
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unanimty, agreement of opinion or attitude
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consign
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to commit, entrust
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consolation
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something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
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consolidate
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to combine, incorporate
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consonant (adj)
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consistent with, in agreement with
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constituent
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component, part, citizen, voter
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constrained
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forced, compelled, confined, restrained
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constraint
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somethign that forces or compels; something that restrains or confines
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construe
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to explain or interpret
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consummate (adj)
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accomplished, complete, perfect
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consummate (v)
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to complete, fulfill
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contend
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to battle, clash, compete
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contentious
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
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continence
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self-control, self-restraint
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contravene
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to contradict, deny, act contrary to
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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contusion
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bruise
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conundrum
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riddle, puzzle, or problem with no solution
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convalescence
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gradual recovery after an illness
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convene
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to meet, come together, assemble
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conventional
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typical, customary, commonplace
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convex
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curved outwards
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convivial
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sociable, fond of eating, drinking, and people
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convoke
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to call together, summon
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convoluted
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twisted, complicated, involved
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copious
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plentiful, abundant
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coquette
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woman who flirts
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corporeal
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having to do with the body, tangible, material
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corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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correlation
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association, mutual relation of two or more things
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corroborate
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to confirm, verify
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corrugate
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to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
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cosmetic (adj)
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relating to beauty, affecting the surface of something
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cosmography
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science that deals with the nature of the universe
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated, free from local prejudices
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cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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coterie
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small group of persons with a similar purpose
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countenance (n)
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facial expression, look of approval or support
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countenance (v)
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to favor, support
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countermand
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to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
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countervail
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to counteract, to exert force against
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coven
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group of witches
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covert
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hidden, secret
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covet
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to desire strongly something possessed by another
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crass
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crude, unrefined
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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acceptance of somethign as true or real
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credible
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plausible, believable
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credulous
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gullible, trusting
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creed
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statement of belief or principle
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crescendo
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gradual increase in volume of sound
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criterion
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standard for judging, rule for testing
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cryptic
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puzzling
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cuisine
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characteristic style of cooking
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culmination
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climax, final stage
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culpable
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guilty, responsible for wrong
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culprit
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guilty person
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cumulative
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resulting from gradual increase
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cupidity
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greed
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curator
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caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
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curmudgeon
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cranky person
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cursory
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hastily done, superficial
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curt
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abrupt, blunt
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curtail
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to shorten
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cutlery
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cutting instruments; tableware
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cygnet
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young swan
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cynic
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person who distrusts the motives of others
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dainty
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delicate, sweet
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daunt
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to discourage, intimidate
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dearth
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lack, scarcity, insufficiency
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debauch
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to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
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debilitate
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to weaken, enfeeble
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debunk
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to discredit, disprove
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debutante
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young woman making debut in high society
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