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abase
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humiliate, degrade
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abate
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reduce or lessen
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abdicate
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to give up a position usually on of leadership
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aberration
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something that differ from the norm
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abet
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to help, aid , or encourage
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abject
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wretched, pitiful
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abjure
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to reject or renounce
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abnegation
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a denial of comfort to ones self
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abrogate
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to abolish usually by authority
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abscond
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sneak away and hide
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absolution
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freedom from blame or guilt
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abstruse
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hard to comprehend
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accede
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to agree
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accentuate
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to stress or highlight
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accolade
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high praise, special distinction
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accomadating
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helpful, obliging polite
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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to confront verbally
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accretion
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a slow growth in size or amount
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acerbic
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bitter biting in tone or taste
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acqiuesce
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to agree without protest
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acrimony
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bitterness, discord
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acomen
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keen insight
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adamant
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impervious and immovable
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adept
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skilled
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admonish
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to caution, criticize or reprove
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adroit
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skillful dexterous
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adulation
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extreme praise
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adumbrate
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to sketch out in a vague way
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aesthetic
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related to the appreciation of beauty
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affable
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friendly
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affinity
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a spontaneous feeling of closeness
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affront
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an insult
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aggrandize
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to make bigger
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aggregate
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a whole or total ; to gather into a mass
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allay
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to soothe ease, lessen fear
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amalgamate
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to bring together, unite
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ambivalent
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having opposite feelings
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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willing compliant
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amenity
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an item that increases comfort
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amicable
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friendly
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anachronistic
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out of correct order
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analgesic
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something that reduces pain
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analogous
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similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
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anathema
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a cursed detested person
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anomaly
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something that does not fit into the normal order
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antecedent
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something that came before
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antediluvian
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ancient
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antipathy
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strong dislike or repugnance
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antiquated
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old or out of date
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antiseptic
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clean or sterile
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antithesis
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opposite
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apathetic
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lacking emotion
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apocryphal
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false wrong
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approbation
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praise
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appropriate (v)
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to make use of
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arbiter
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one who resolves disputes
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arbitrary
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based on factors that appear random
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arbitration
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the act of solving a dispute
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arcane
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secret
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archetypal
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typical, classic american you know
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ardor
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extreme eagerness, enthusiasm
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arrogate
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to take without justification
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ascetic
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practicing restraint as a means of self discipline usually religious
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ascribe
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to assign credit or attribute to
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aspersion
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expresion of ill- will, curse
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assail
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attack
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assiduous
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hard working and diligent
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assuage
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to ease or pacify
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astute
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very clever and crafty
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atrophy
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to wither away and decay
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audacious
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excessively bold
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auspicious
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favorable, indicative of something good
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austere
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very bleak and bare
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avarice
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excessive greed
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aversion
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particular dislike
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balk
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to stop or block apbruptly
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banal
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dull
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bane
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burden
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bard
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poet or singer
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beguile
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to trick or decieve
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bequeath
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to pass on, give
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berate
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to scold
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bereft
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devoid of, without
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bilk
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to cheat or defraud
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blandish
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to coax
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blight
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plaque or disease ; something that destroys hope
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boisterous
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loud and full of energy
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bombastic
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pompous and overly confident
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brazen
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excessively bold or brash
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burnish
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to polish
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cacophony
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tremendous noise
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cadence
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a rythym or progression of sound
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cajole
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to urge or coax
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calibrate
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to set or standardaize
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callous
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harsh cold unfeeling
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calumny
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an attempt to spoil someones reputation by spreading lies
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canny
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shrewd careful
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capacious
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spacious
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capitulate
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to surrender
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carouse
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to party or celebrate
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carp
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to annoy or pester
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caustic
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bitter, biting, acidic
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censure
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harsh criticism ; to rebuke formally
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chide
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to voice disaproval
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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indirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
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marked off, bounded
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to get around
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clairvoyant
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able to percieve things that other people can not
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clandestine
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secret
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cleave
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todivide into two parts ; to stick together firmly
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clemency
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mercy
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cloying
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sickeningly sweet
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coagulate
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to thicken or clot
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coalesce
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to fuse into a whole
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cogent
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intellectualy convincing
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cognizant
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aware or mindful
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collateral
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secondary ; security fro debt
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colloquial
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characterisitic of informal conversion
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collusion
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a secret agreement, conspiricay
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commendation
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a notice of approval or recognition
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commensurate
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corresponding in size or amount
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commodious
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roomy
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complacency
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self satisfied ignorance of danger
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complicit
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being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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comprehensive
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including everything
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compunction
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distress caused by feeling guilty
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concede
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to accept as valid
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conciliatory
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friendly or agreeable
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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conduit
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a pipe or channel through which something passes
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confection
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sweet fancy food
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confidant
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a person trusted with secrets
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conflagration
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a great fire
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confluence
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a gathering together
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confound
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to frustrate or confused
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congeal
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to thicken into a solid
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congruity
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the quality of being in agreement
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connive
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to plot or scheme
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consecrate
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to dedicate something to a holy purpose
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consign
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to give something over to anothers care
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consolation
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the act of comforting
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consonant
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in harmony
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constituent
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an essential part
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constrain
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to forcibly restrict
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construe
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to interpret
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consummate
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to complete a deal; when people fuck after getting married
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contemporaneous
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existing during the same time
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contravene
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to contradict oppose or violate
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contrite
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penitent eager to be forgiven
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contusion
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bruise or injury
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convene
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to call together
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convention
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an assembly of people ; a rule or custom
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convivial
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characterized by feasting drinking and merriment
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convoluted
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intricate, complicated
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coronation
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the act of crowning
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated and worldly
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credulity
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readiness to believe
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culmination
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the climax toward which something progresses
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cumulative
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increasing, building upon itself
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire
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curt
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abruptly and rudely short
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curtail
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to lessen or reduce
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dearth
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a lack or scarcity
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debacle
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a disastrous failure
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debase
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to lower the quality or esteem of something
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debauch
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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures
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debunk
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to expose the falseness of something
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decorous
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socially proper
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decry
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to criticize openly
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deface
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to ruin or injure somethings appearance
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defamatory
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harmful toward anothers reputation
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defer
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to postpone something, to yield to anothers wisdom
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deferential
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showing respect for anothers authority
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deft
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skilled
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defunct
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no longer used or existing
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delegate
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to hand over responsibility for something
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delineate
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to describe or outline, shed light on
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demagogue
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a person who takes advantage of someones prejudices
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demarcation
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the marking of boundaries or categories
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demure
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modest reserved
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denigrate
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to belittle to diminish the opinion of
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deplore
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to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
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deprecate
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to belittle, depreciate
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deride
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to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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derivative
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taken directly from the source, unoriginal
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desiccated
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dried up, dehydrated
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desolate
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deserted dreary lifeless
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despondent
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feeling discouraged, depressed and hopeless
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despot
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one who has total power and rules brutally
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destitute
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impoverished, utterly lacking
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deter
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to discourage, prevent from doing
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diaphanous
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light, airy transparent
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didactic
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intended to destruct, ; overly moralistic
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diffident
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shy, quiet modest
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diffuse
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to scatter out, to break up ; not concentrated, scatterd, disorganized
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dilatory
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tending to delay, causing delay
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diminutive
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small or miniature
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dirge
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a mournful song especially for a funeral
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disaffected
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reballious and resentful of authority
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disavow
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to deny knowledge or responsibilty for
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disclose
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to reveal and make public
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discomfit
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to thwart, baffle
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discordant
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not agreeing with
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discretion
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the quality of being reserved in speech or action, good judgement
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discursive
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rambling, lacking order
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disdain
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to scorn, hold in low esteem
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disparage
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to criticize or speak ill of
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disparate
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sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements
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dispatch
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to set off to accomplish a duty
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dispel
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to drive away scatter
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disrepute
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state of being held in low regard
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dissemble
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to conceal, fake
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disseminate
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to spread widely
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dissent
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to disagree ; the act of disagreeing
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dissipate
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to disappear or cause to disapear ; to waste
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dissonance
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lacking harmony or consistancy
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dissuade
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to persuade someone not to do something
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distend
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to swell out
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divisive
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causing dissent or discord
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dither
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to be indecisive
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divulge
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to reveal something secret
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dour
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stern joyless
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dubious
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doubtful, of uncertain quality
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duplicity
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crafty dishonesty
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duress
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hardship, threat
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dynamic
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actively changing
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ebullient
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extremely lively, enthusiastic
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eclectic
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consisting of a diverse variety of elements
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edict
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an order or decree
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efface
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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away
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effervescent
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bubbly, lively
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efficacious
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effective
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effrontery
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impudence nerve insolence
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effulgent
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radiant, splendorous
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egregious
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extremely bad
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elated
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overjoyed thrilled
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elegy
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a speech given in honor of a dead person
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elicit
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to bring forth to draw out
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eloquent
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expressive, articulate moving
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain
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elude
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evade
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emaciated
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very thin
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embellish
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to decorate, adorn ; to add details to enhance
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emend
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to correct or revise a written text
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eminent
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prominent, famous ; conspicuous
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emollient
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soothing
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emote
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express emotion
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empathy
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sensitivity to anothers emotions as if they were one own
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empirical
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based on observation or experience ; capable of being proved or disproved by experiment
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enamor
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to fill with love
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encumber
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to weigh down or burden
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enervate
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to weaken, exhaust
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engender
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to bring about, create, generate
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enigmatic
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mystifying, cryptic
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enmity
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ill will,hatred hostility
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ennul
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boredom weariness
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entail
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include as a necessary step
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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epistolary
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relating to or contained in letters
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equanimity
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composure
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equivocal
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ambiguous, uncertain
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erudite
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learned
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eschew
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to shun, avoid
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espouse
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to take up as a cause, support
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ethereal
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heavenly, exceptionally delicate
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etymology
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the history of words
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evanescent
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fleeting momentary
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evince
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to show, reveal
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exalt
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to glorify, praise
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exasperate
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to irritate
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excavate
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to dig out of the ground
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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execrable
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loathsome, detestable
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exhort
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to urge, spur
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exigent
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urgent, critical
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exonerate
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to free from guilt or blame
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exorbitant
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excessive
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expiate
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to make amends for, atone
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expunge
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to obliterate, eradicate
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expurgate
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to remove all offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book
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extant
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existing, not destroyed
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extol
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to praise
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extricate
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to disintangle
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exult
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rejoice
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facade
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the wall of a building
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facile
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easy,; insincere, superficial
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fallacious
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incorrect, misleading
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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fecund
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fruitful, fertile
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felicitous
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well suited; delightful pleasing
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feral
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wild, savage
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fervent
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ardent passionate
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fetid
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having a foul odor
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fetter
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to chain, restrain
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fickle
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shifting in character, inconstant
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fidelity
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loyalty, devotion
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flaccid
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limp not strong
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florid
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flowery
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flout
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to disobey openly
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forage
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to graze, rummage for food
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forbearance
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patience, restraint
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forestall
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to prevent, delay
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forlorn
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lonely abondoned
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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foster
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to stimulate promote or encourage
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fractious
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troublesome or irritable
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fraught
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filled or accompanied with
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frenetic
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frenzied, frantic
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frivolous
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of little importance, trifling
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furtive
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secretive, sly
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garish
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gaudy, in bad taste
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garrulous
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talkative wordy
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genial
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friendly
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goad
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to urge, spur
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gourman
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someone fond of eating or drinking
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grandiloquence
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lofty, pompous language
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gregarious
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drawn to the company of others, sociable
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grievous
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hurtful, serious or grave in nature
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guile
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decietful cunning sly behavior
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hackneyed
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unoriginal trite
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hallowed
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revered, consecrated
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hapless
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unlucky
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harangue
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a ranting speech,; to give such a speech
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hardy
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robust, capable of surviving adverse conditions
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harrowing
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greatly distressing, vexing
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haughty
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disdainfully proud
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hedonist
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one who believes pleasures should be the primary pursuit of humans
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hegemony
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domination over others
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heterogeneous
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varied, diverse in character
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iconoclast
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one who attacks common beliefs and institutions
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar to one person, highly individualized
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idolatrous
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excessively worshipping one object or person
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ignominious
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humiliating, disgracing
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illicit
|
forbidden
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immerse
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to absorb, deeply involve
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immutable
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not changeable
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impassive
|
stoic not susceptible to suffering
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impecunious
|
poor
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imperious
|
commanding, domineering
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impertinent
|
rude insolent
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impetuous
|
rash, hastily done
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impinge
|
impact, affect, make an impression ; to encroach infringe
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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implicate
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to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate
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implicit
|
understood but not outwardly obvious, implied
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impregnable
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resistant to capture or penetration
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impudent
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casually rude insolent
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impute
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to ascribe, blame
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inane
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silly and meaningless
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incendiary
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a person who agitates ; inflammatory causing combustion
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inchoate
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unformed or formless in a beginning stage
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incisive
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clear, sharp, direct
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incorrigible
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incapable of correction
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increment
|
an enlargement, the process of increasing
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incumbent
|
one who holds an office ; obligatory
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indefatigable
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incapable of defeat
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indigent
|
very poor, impoverished
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indignation
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anger sparked by something unjust and unfair
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indolent
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lazy
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indomitable
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not capable of being conquered
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ineffable
|
unspeakable, incapable of being expressed
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inept
|
not suitable or capable, unqualified
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inexorable
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incapable of being persuaded or placated
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inextricable
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hopelessly entangled
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infusion
|
the injection of one substance into another
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ingenuous
|
not devious, innocent and candid
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inhibit
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to prevent restrain, or stop
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inimical
|
hostile, enemylike
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iniquity
|
wickedness or sin
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injunction
|
an order of official warning
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innate
|
inborn, native, inherent
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innocuous
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harmless
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inoculate
|
to introduce a microorganism, serum, or vaccine into an organism
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inquisitor
|
on who inquires, especially in a hostile manner
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insidious
|
appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive
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insipid
|
dull, boring
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instigate
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to urge, goad
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insular
|
seperated and narrow-minded, tight knit and closed off
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insurgent
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one who rebels
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integral
|
necessary for completeness
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interlocutor
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someone who participates in dialogue or conversation
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interminable
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without possibilty of an end
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intimation
|
an indirect suggestion
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intractable
|
difficult to manipulate, unmanageable
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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intrepid
|
brave in the face of danger
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inundate
|
to flood with abundance
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inure
|
to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
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invective
|
an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
|
stubbornly established by habit
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inviolable
|
secure from assault
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irascible
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easily angered
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iridescent
|
showing rainbow colors
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irreverence
|
disrespect
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jubilant
|
extremely joyful
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judicious
|
having or exercising sound judgement
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knell
|
the solemn sound of a bell
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laceration
|
a cut, tear
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laconic
|
terse in speech or writing
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languid
|
sluggish from fatigue or wweakness
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larceny
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obtaining anothers property by theft or trickery
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largess
|
the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
|
hidden but capable of being exposed
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laudatory
|
expressing admiration or praise
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lavish
|
given without limits ; to give wwithout limits
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legerdemain
|
deception, slight of hand
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lethargic
|
a state of sluggishness or apathy
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libertarian
|
advocating principles of liberty and free-will
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licentious
|
displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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limpid
|
clear, transparent
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linchpin
|
something that holds seperate parts together
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litigant
|
someone entangled in a lawsuit
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lurid
|
ghastly, sensational
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maelstrom
|
a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
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magnanimous
|
noble, generous
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malediction
|
a curse
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manifest
|
easily understandable; to show plainly
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manifold
|
diverse, varied
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maudlin
|
weakly sentimental
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mawkish
|
characterized by sick sentimentality
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maxim
|
a common saying expressing a priciple of conduct
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mendacious
|
having a lying, false character
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mercurial
|
characterized by a rapid change or temperementality
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mitigate
|
to make less violent
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modicum
|
a small amount of something
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modulate
|
to pass from one state to another, especially in music
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mollify
|
to soften in temper
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morass
|
a wet swampy bog,, figuratively something that traps and confuses
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mores
|
the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of peoples
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munificence
|
generosity in giving
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mutable
|
able to change
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myriad
|
consisting of a very great number
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nadir
|
the lowest point of something
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nascent
|
the state of being born
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nebulous
|
vaguely defined, cloudy
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negligent
|
careless neglectful
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noisome
|
unpleasant offensive, usually to the sense of smell
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nominal
|
trifling, insignificant
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nondescript
|
lacking a distinct character
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noxious
|
harmful unwholesome
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nuance
|
a slight variation in meaning , tone, expression
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obdurate
|
unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
|
to render incomprehensible
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oblique
|
diverging form a straight line or coarse
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obsequious
|
overly compliant or submissive
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obstinate
|
not yielding easily, stubborn
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obstreperous
|
noisy unruly
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obtuse
|
lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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officious
|
offering ones services when they are niether wanted nor needed
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onerous
|
burdensome
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|
|
opulent
|
characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
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ornate
|
highly elaborate
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oscillate
|
sway from one side to another
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ostensible
|
appearing as such, seemingly
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ostracism
|
exclusion from a group
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pacific
|
soothing
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palatable
|
agreeing intaste or sensibilities
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palliate
|
to reduce the severity of
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pallid
|
lacking color
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panacea
|
a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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|
|
paradigm
|
an example that is a perfect pattern or model
|
|
|
paragon
|
a model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
|
greatest in importance, rank, character
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pariah
|
an outcast
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parsimony
|
frugality stinginess
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|
partisan
|
follower, adherent
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patent
|
readily seen or understood, clear
|
|
|
pathology
|
a deviation from the normal
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pathos
|
an emotion of sympathy
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paucity
|
small in quality
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|
|
pejorative
|
derogatory, uncomplimentary
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pellucid
|
easily intelligible, clear
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|
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penchant
|
a tendency, partiality, preference
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penitent
|
remorseful, regretful
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penultimate
|
next to last
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penurious
|
miserly stingy
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perfidious
|
disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
|
showing little interest or enthusiasm
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permeate
|
to spread throughout, saturate
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pernicious
|
destructive, harmful
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perspicacity
|
shrewdness, perceptiveness
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pert
|
flippant, bold
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pertinacious
|
stubbornly persistent
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perusal
|
a careful examination
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|
|
pervasive
|
having the tendency to spread throughout
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petulance
|
rudeness, irritability
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|
|
philanthropic
|
charitable giving
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phlegmatic
|
uninterested, unresponsive
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pithy
|
concisely meaningful
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placate
|
to ease the anger of, soothe
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platitude
|
uninspired remark, cliche
|
|
|
plaudits
|
enthusiastic approval, applause
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|
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plenitude
|
an abundance
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poignant
|
deeply affecting, moving
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|
|
polemic
|
an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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|
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portent
|
an omen
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potentate
|
one who has great power
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pragmatic
|
practical
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preclude
|
to prevent
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precocious
|
advanced , developing ahead of time
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predilection
|
a preference or inclination for something
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|
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preponderance
|
superiority in importance or quantity
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|
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prepossessing
|
occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
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|
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presage
|
an omen
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|
prescient
|
to have foreknowledge of events
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|
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presumptuous
|
disrespectfully bold
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pretense
|
an appearance or action intended to decieve
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|
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primeval
|
original, ancient
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privation
|
lacking basic necessities
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|
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probity
|
virtue integrity
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|
proclivity
|
strong inclination toward something
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procure
|
to obtain, acquire
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|
profligate
|
dissolute, extravagant
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profuse
|
abundant
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promulgate
|
to proclaim, make known
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propagate
|
to multiply, spread out
|
|
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propensity
|
an inclination
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propitous
|
favorable
|
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propriety
|
the quality of being proper
|
|
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prosaic
|
plain, lacking liveliness
|
|
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proscribe
|
to condemn, outlaw
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protean
|
able to change shape
|
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prowess
|
extraordinary ability
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prudence
|
cautious, circumspect
|
|
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prurient
|
possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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|
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puerile
|
immature
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|
pugnacious
|
quarrelsome
|
|
|
pulchritude
|
beauty
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|
|
punctilious
|
eager to follow rules
|
|
|
pungent
|
having a sharp quality, usually describing smells
|
|
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punitive
|
involving punishment
|
|
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quell
|
to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situatuion
|
|
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querulous
|
whiny, complaining
|
|
|
quixotic
|
idealisitc, impractical
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|
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quotidian
|
daily
|
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|
rail
|
to scold, protest
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|
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rapport
|
mutual understanding
|
|
|
raucous
|
loud boisterous
|
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|
raze
|
to demolish, level
|
|
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rebuke
|
to scold
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|
|
recalcitrant
|
defiant, unappologetic
|
|
|
recapitulate
|
to sum up, repeat
|
|
|
redoubtable
|
formidable, ; commanding respect
|
|
|
refract
|
to distort, change
|
|
|
refute
|
to prove wrong
|
|
|
relegate
|
to assign to the proper place ; to assign to an inferior place
|
|
|
remiss
|
negligent
|
|
|
renunciation
|
rejection
|
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|
repentant
|
penitent, sorry
|
|
|
replete
|
full, abundant
|
|
|
repose
|
to rest, lie down
|
|
|
reprehensible
|
deserving rebuke
|
|
|
reproach
|
to scold, disapprove
|
|
|
reprobate
|
evil, unprincipled
|
|
|
reprove
|
to scold, rebuke
|
|
|
repudiate
|
to reject, refuse to accept
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|
|
reputable
|
of good reputation
|
|
|
requisition
|
demand for goods, usually made by an authority
|
|
|
rescind
|
to take back, repeal
|
|
|
resilient
|
able to recover from misfortune, able to withstand adversity
|
|
|
resolute
|
determined, firm
|
|
|
respite
|
break, rest
|
|
|
resplendent
|
shiny, glowing
|
|
|
restitution
|
restoration to the rightful owner
|
|
|
restive
|
resistant, stubborn, impatient
|
|
|
revel
|
to enjoy intensely
|
|
|
revere
|
to esteem, show deference
|
|
|
rhapsodize
|
to engage in excessive enthusiasm
|
|
|
ribald
|
coarsely, crudely humorous
|
|
|
rife
|
abundant
|
|
|
ruminate
|
to contemplate, reflect
|
|
|
saccharine
|
sickeningly sweet
|
|
|
sacrosanct
|
holy, shouldnt be criticized
|
|
|
sagacity
|
shrewdness, soundness of perspective
|
|
|
salient
|
significant, conspicuous
|
|
|
salve
|
a soothing balm
|
|
|
sanctimonious
|
giving a hypothetical appearance of piety
|
|
|
scurrilous
|
vulgar, coarse
|
|
|
semaphore
|
a visual signal
|
|
|
seminal
|
original important, creating a field
|
|
|
sensual
|
involving sensory gratification, usually relating to sex
|
|
|
sensuous
|
involving sunsual gratification
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|
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serendipity
|
luck, finding good things ithout looking for them
|
|
|
serene
|
calm, untroubled
|
|
|
servile
|
subservient
|
|
|
sinuous
|
lithe, serpentine
|
|
|
solicitous
|
concerned, attentive
|
|
|
solipsistic
|
believing that ones self is all that exists
|
|
|
solvent
|
a substance that can dissolve other substances ; able to pay debts
|
|
|
somnolent
|
sleepy
|
|
|
sovereign
|
having absolute authority in a certain realm
|
|
|
speculative
|
not based in fact
|
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spurious
|
false but designed to seem plausible
|
|
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stagnate
|
to become or remain inactive
|
|
|
staid
|
serious, self-restrained
|
|
|
stoic
|
unnaffected by passion or feeling
|
|
|
strident
|
harsh loud
|
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|
stupefy
|
to astonish, make insensible
|
|
|
subjugate
|
to bring under control, subdue
|
|
|
sublime
|
lofty, grand exalted
|
|
|
succinct
|
marked by compact precision
|
|
|
surfeit
|
an overabundent supply or indulgence
|
|
|
surmise
|
to infer with little evidence
|
|
|
swarthy
|
of dark color or complection
|
|
|
sycophant
|
one who flatters fro self gain
|
|
|
tacit
|
expressed without words
|
|
|
taciturn
|
not inclined to talk
|
|
|
tangential
|
incidental, peripheral, divergent
|
|
|
tantamount
|
equivalent in value or signifance
|
|
|
temerity
|
audacity, recklessness
|
|
|
temperance
|
moderation in action or thought
|
|
|
tenable
|
able to be defended or maintained
|
|
|
tenuous
|
having little substance or strength
|
|
|
terrestrial
|
relating to the land
|
|
|
timorous
|
timid fearful
|
|
|
toady
|
one who flatters in hopes of gaining favors
|
|
|
tome
|
a large book
|
|
|
torrid
|
giving off immense heat, passionate
|
|
|
tortuous
|
winding
|
|
|
tractable
|
easily controlled
|
|
|
transgress
|
to violate, go over a limit
|
|
|
transient
|
passing through briefly
|
|
|
transmute
|
to change or alter in form
|
|
|
tremulous
|
fearful
|
|
|
trenchant
|
effective, articulate
|
|
|
trepidation
|
fear, apprehension
|
|
|
truculent
|
ready to fight
|
|
|
truncate
|
to cut off, shorten
|
|
|
turgid
|
swollen, excessively embellished in style or language
|
|
|
turpitude
|
depravity, moral corruption
|
|
|
ubiquitous
|
existing everywhere
|
|
|
umbrage
|
resentment, offense
|
|
|
unctuous
|
smooth or greasy in texture
|
|
|
undulate
|
to move in waves
|
|
|
upbraid
|
to criticize or scold severely
|
|
|
utilitarian
|
relating to or aiming at usefulness
|
|
|
vacillate
|
to fluctuate, hesitate
|
|
|
vacuous
|
lack of content or ideas. stupid
|
|
|
vapid
|
lacking liveliness, dull
|
|
|
variegate
|
diversified, distinctly marked
|
|
|
vehemently
|
marked by intense force or emotion
|
|
|
veneer
|
superficial or deceptively attractive appearance
|
|
|
venerable
|
deserving of respect, because of age or achievement
|
|
|
venerate
|
to regard with respect or honor
|
|
|
veracity
|
truthfullness accuracy
|
|
|
vestige
|
marked by a trace of something lost or vanished
|
|
|
vex
|
to confuse or annoy
|
|
|
vicissitude
|
event that occurs by chance
|
|
|
vigilant
|
watchful alert
|
|
|
vilify
|
to lower in importance defame
|
|
|
vindicate
|
to avenge, to set free, to free from allegation
|
|
|
vindictive
|
vengeful
|
|
|
virtuoso
|
one who excels in an art, a highly skilled musical artist
|
|
|
vitriolic
|
having a caustic quality
|
|
|
vituperate
|
to berate
|
|
|
vivacious
|
lively spritely
|
|
|
vociferous
|
loud boisterous
|
|
|
wallow
|
to become or remain helpless
|
|
|
wane
|
to decrease in size
|
|
|
wanton
|
undisciplined, lustful, lewd
|
|
|
winsome
|
charming pleasing
|
|
|
wistful
|
full of yearning, musingly sad
|
|
|
wizened
|
dry, shrunken, wrinkled
|
|
|
yoke
|
to join, link
|
|
|
zealous
|
fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something
|
|
|
zenith
|
the highest point
|
|
|
zephyr
|
gentle breeze
|
|
|
zephyr
|
gentle breeze
|
|
|
tactile
|
related to touching
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rustic
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rural unsophisticated
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invocation
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beseeching a god
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prospectus
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a document describing the major features of sommething
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manifesto
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a public declaration of intentions
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autonomous
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self governing, independent
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afflict
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to distress
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extirpate
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to remove or destroy completely
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husbandry
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the raising of crops for food.thrifty management
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altruistic
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devoted to helping others
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stipulate
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to request in an agreement
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