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201 Cards in this Set
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Abstact
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theoretical; not concrete
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Acclaim
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praise; applaud
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Accolade
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an award, or praise
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Acquiescent
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reluctantly agreeable; compliant
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Acrimony
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words or behavior filled with harshness or anger
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Adamant
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refusing to change; stubborn; unyielding
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Adroit
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skillful in physical activity, or in handling difficult situations
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Advocate
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support; plead for; speak on behalf of
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Affable
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friendly; easygoing
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Affirmation
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positive statement; assertion; agreement
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Alienate
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to push someone away, or cause him to separate from people
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Aloof
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detached, apart, indifferent
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Altruistic
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unselfish; caring
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Ambidextrous
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able to use both hands with equal skill
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Ambiguous
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unclear; vague; having several possible interpretations
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Ambivalence
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indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions
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Ameliorate
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to make an unpleasant situation better
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Amity
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friendship
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Amorphous
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without form or shape
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Analogous
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similar
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Anarchy
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a lack of order; chaos
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Anathema
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a religious curse
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Antagonistic
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in hostile competition
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Antiquated
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too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete
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Antithesis
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opposite
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Apathy
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lack of interest or concern
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Apex
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top; highest point; summit
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Appease
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to calm; pacify
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Arbitrary
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selected by random choice and without a solid reason
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Arcane
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secret; mysterious
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Archaic
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old; antiquated
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Arrogant
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acting superior; obnoxious; smug; rude
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Articulate
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able to speak clearly and effectively
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Ascendance
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domination; controlling power
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Ascetic
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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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Asperity
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roughness, harshness, irritability
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Assail
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attack with words or force
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Assiduous
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persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
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Assuage
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relieve; ease; pacify
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Astute
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wise; insightfully clever; shrewd
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Atrophy
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waste away; wither
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Audacious
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brazen; brash; nervy
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Augment
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make larger; increase
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Auspicious
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taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed
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Austere
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stern; plain
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Avarice
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greed
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Averse
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feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
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Baleful
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harmful; menacing
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Banal
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boring; trite; insipid
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Beguile
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to cheat or deceive, usually through charm
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Belie
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to make things seem like the opposite of how they really are
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Belligerent
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having a strong tenancy to argue or fight
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Benediction
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good wishes, a blessing
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Benevolent
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kind-hearted; good natured; generous
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Benign
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gentle; kind-hearted; mild
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Bequeath
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to leave behind or hand down in a will
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Blight
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decay; disease; widespread death
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Bolster
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to support; to reinforce
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Bombast
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speech or writing intended to impress the audience
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Brevity
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briefness; simplicity
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Bumptious
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pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
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Cacophony
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harshness of sound; opposite of harmony
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Cajole
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to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive
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Candor
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honesty; frankness
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Capacious
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large; roomy; spacious
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Capitulate
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surrender
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Capricious
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unpredictable
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Castigate
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scold; punish
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Caustic
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burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm
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Celerity
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speed
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Censure
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to criticize
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Chasten
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punish; discipline; castigate
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Chastise
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scold; punish; castigate
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Choler
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anger
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Circumscribe
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draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
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Circumspect
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cautious
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Clemency
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mercy
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Coalesce
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unite; grow together
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Coerce
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to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering
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Cloister
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secluded or isolated from the outside world
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Complacent
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self-satisfied; unconcerned
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Compliant
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following someone else's demands; conforming; obeying
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Composure
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calmness; equanimity
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Concede
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admit reluctantly
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Concise
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short and to the point; terse
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Concur
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agree
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Condone
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to overlook, excuse, or pardon
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Confound
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to mix up in your mind
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Consonance
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a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony
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Consummate
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to complete or make whole
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Contend
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to argue a point or position
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Contingent
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dependent upon other circumstances
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Contract
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to shrink or squeeze together
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Contrite
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sorry; penitent
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Conundrum
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mystery; riddle
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Converge
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to move together to meet at a common point
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Conviction
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an opinion that is strongly held
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Convivial
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fond of parties; sociable
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Copious
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in large quantity; abundant
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Cordial
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friendly; welcoming; gracious
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Corporeal
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having to do with the body or the physical world
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Corroborate
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to back up or support
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Criteria
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requirements or standards used to make a decision
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Cryptic
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hidden; secret; mysterious
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Cupidity
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greed; especially for money
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Culpable
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guilty; blameworthy
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Cursory
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quickly and incompletely done
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Daunted
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dismayed; disheartened; discouraged
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Decadence
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moral decay or decline
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Defame
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to say things to harm one's reputation; malign; vilify
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Deference
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to act of yielding to someone else out of respect
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Denounce
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criticize; condemn
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Depleted
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emptied; used up; drained
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Deplore
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to express regret or disapproval
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Deprecate
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disapprove; belittle
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Deride
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to make fun of; ridicule
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Despondent
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feeling hopeless or depressed
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Despot
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tyrant; harsh ruler
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Destitute
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poor; lacking possessions
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Desultory
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lacking a plan; aimless
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Dexterity
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high level of skill, especially with the hands; adroitness
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Diatribe
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a bitterly critical speech
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Digress
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to move away from a main point when writing or speaking
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Dilatory
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causing lateness or stalling
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Discerning
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insightful; perceptive
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Disclose
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provide information; reveal
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Discord
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disagreement; dissonance
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Discourse
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exchange of ideas; conversation
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Disdain
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a feeling of scorn or contempt
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Disparage
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to say negative things; belittle
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Disparate
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different
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Disperse
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spread out; scatter
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Dissent
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to disagree with a form or authority
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Dissolution
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separation into different parts; dissolving
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Distended
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swollen; extended
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Divergence
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the act of splitting off into two directions
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Diverse
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different; various
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Dogmatic
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sticking to long-held beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence
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Doleful
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extremely sad
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Eclectic
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choosing from many different sources
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Eccentric
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different from most in personality or behavior
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Efface
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erase
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Efficacy
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the ability to produce desired results
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Effervescence
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bubbly and full of life
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Elated
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extremely happy; overjoyed
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Eloquence
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powerfully effective speech
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Embellish
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to make more beautiful; decorate; adorn
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Emulate
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imitate
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Endemic
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native to a particular country or group
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Endorse
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to promote or recommend
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Enervate
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sap the strength; weaken
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Enhance
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intensify; improve
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Enigma
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mystery; puzzle
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Enmity
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mutual hatred
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Ephemeral
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temporary; short-lived
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Eradicate
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remove completely and permanently; exterminate
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Erratic
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unpredictable; differing from what is expected
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Erudition
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knowledge gained through many years of study
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Esoteric
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known to or understood by a limited group of people
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Ethereal
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heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful
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Eulogize
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to praise highly; to extol
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Euphemism
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a word or phrase used to make an unpleasant idea sound better
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Evasive
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tending to avoid giving direct answers
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Exacerbate
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to make a bad situation worse
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Exalt
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to raise in rank; elevate; praise
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Expurgate
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to remove offensive words or ideas; purify
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Expunge
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erase
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Extemporaneous
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done without planning; improvised
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Extol
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praise
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Extraneous
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unnecessary; irrelevant
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Extricate
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to free from a trap or difficult situation
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Exuberant
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uncontrollably joyous
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Fallacious
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false; misleading
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Fastidious
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difficult to please
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Fickle
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lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable
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Fervor
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strong passion
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Flaccid
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lacking firmness; soft; limp
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Flagrant
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openly and obviously evil
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Fledgling
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beginner
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Flippancy
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treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect
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Foment
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to stir into action; rouse; incite
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Foresight
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the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict
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Frugal
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careful with money; thrifty
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Fulminate
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to explode, either with sound or anger
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Furtive
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sneaky; secretive
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Futile
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hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain
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Garbled
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changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled
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Garish
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flashy; gaudy
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Garner
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collect; gather; accumulate; earn
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Garrulous
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very talkative; loquacious
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Genial
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friendly; gracious; kind
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Gemane
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relevant; fitting
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Girth
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distance around an object; circumference
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Glutton
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a person who consumes a large amount of food or drink
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Gravity
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seriousness
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Gregarious
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sociable; extroverted
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Hackneyed
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unoriginal; trite
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Gullible
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easily deceived
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Hamper
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interfere with movement or progress
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Hackneyed
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