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abase
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to humiliate; to humble; to lower
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abash
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ashmed; embarrased
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abate
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to lesten; to decrease
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abdicate
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to yield; to give up
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aberration
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abnormality; deviation
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abet
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to aid; to encourage
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abeyance
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a temporary postponement
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abhor
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to hate; to detest
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abject
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miserable; wretched
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abjure
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to give up
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ablution
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a washing; cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny; to regrate
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abominate
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to detest; to dislike strongly
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to be large in number
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aboveboard
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honest; frank; open
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abrade
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to wear away
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abridge
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to shorten
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abrogate
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to abolish; to repeal
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abscond
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to leave secretly; to flee
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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abstemious
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moderate or sparing in eating or drinking
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abut
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to touch; to rest on or against
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abysmal
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wretched; extremely bad
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accede
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to agree to
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acclimate
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to adapt; to get used to
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acclivity
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upward slope
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accolade
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honor; award; approval
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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accoutrement
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equipment; outfit
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accretion
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to increase; an addition
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accrue
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to gather; accumulate
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acerbic
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sharp or bitter in smell or taste
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acme
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highest point; peak
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acquiesce
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to agree; to consent
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acquit
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to free of guilt; to clear
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acrid
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bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic
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acrimonious
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harsh in speech or behavior
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actuate
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to put into motion or action
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acumen
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mental keenness; shrewdness
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addled
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confused
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adduce
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to give an example in proving something
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adipose
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fatty
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adjunct
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a subordinate; an assistant
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admonish
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to warn
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ado
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fus; trouble
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adonis
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a very handsom man
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adroit
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skillful; clever
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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advent
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an arrival; a coming
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adventitious
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accidental; nonessential
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adversary
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enemy; opponent
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affable
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friendly; aggreable
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affectation
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a phony attitude; insincerity
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affix
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to attach
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affliction
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great suffering; hardship
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affluence
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wealth
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affront
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an insult
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aggregate
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to collect; to gather together
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alacrity
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liveleiness; willingness
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albatross
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a seabird; a constant burden
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albeit
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although
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alimentary
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furnishing food or nourishment
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allay
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to relieve or calm
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific purpose
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aloof
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reserved; cool; indifferent
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altercation
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disagreement; an argument
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altruism
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unselfishness; concern for others
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amalgamate
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to combine; to unite; to blend
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ambrosial
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pleasing to the taste or smell
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ambulatory
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moving about; capable of walking
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ameliorate
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to improve; to make better
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive
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amenities
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courtesies; social graces; pleasantries
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amiss
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wrong; faulty; impror
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ancillary
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helping; subordinate
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anent
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regarding; concerning
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animadversion
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criticism; comment that opposes
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animus
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hostile feeling
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anomalous
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abnormal; inconsistent
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antecedent
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that which goes before something else
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antediluvian
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very old fashioned; primitive
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anterior
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located in front or forward
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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antithesis
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an exact opposite
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aplomb
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self-confidence; poise
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apostate
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one who gives up his beliefs
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apothegm
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brief instructive saying
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appease
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to soothe; to satisfy
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amiss
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wrong; faulty; impror
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ancillary
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helping; subordinate
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anent
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regarding; concerning
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animadversion
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criticism; comment that opposes
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animus
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hostile feeling
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anomalous
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abnormal; inconsistent
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antecedent
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that which goes before something else
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antediluvian
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very old fashioned; primitive
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anterior
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located in front or forward
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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antithesis
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an exact opposite
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aplomb
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self-confidence; poise
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apostate
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one who gives up his beliefs
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apothegm
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brief instructive saying
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appease
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to soothe; to satisfy
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apposite
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appropriate
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apprehend
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to seize; to understand
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apprehensive
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fearful; anxious
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apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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approval
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appurtenance
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something added to another ore important thing
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apropos
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relevant; appropriate; fitting
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ardent
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intensely enthusiasitc
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arduous
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difficult; strenuous
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arraign
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to acuse
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artifice
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trick; deception
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aspersion
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a damaging remark
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assail
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to attack; to assault
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assay
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to test; to try
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assent
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to agree; to accept
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assiduity
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diligence; care
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assimilate
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to absorb
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astute
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shrewd; very smart
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attenuated
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decreased; weekend
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attrition
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a wearing down or away; a decline
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augur
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to predict
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auspices
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approval; support
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auspicious
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favorable
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austere
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severe; stern; self-disciplined
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autocratic
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despotic; unlimited in authority
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autonomy
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self-rule
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autumnal
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mature; declining
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axiom
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true statement; established principle
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badinage
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playful, teasing talk
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bagatelle
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thing of little value
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baleful
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harmful; menacing; pernicious
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balk
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to stop short
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banal
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common; ordinary; trite
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bandy
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to exchange (as words)
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bane
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cause of ruin, harm or distress
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bard
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a poet
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barrage
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heavy attack
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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bauble
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showy but useless thing; trinket
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befuddle
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to confuse; to perplex
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beget
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to produce
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beguile
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to decieve; to charm
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benediction
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blessing
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benevolent
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generous; kindly
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bequeath
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to hand down; to pass on to
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bevy
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a large group
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bilious
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bad-tempered; cross
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bilk
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to cheat; to swindle
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bivouac
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temporary shelter
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blandishment
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flattery
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blazon
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to display; to proclaim
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blight
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destruction; withering; disease
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boor
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a rude or impolite person
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borne
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carried; put up with
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bowdlerize
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to censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
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brazen
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shameless or impudent
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bristling
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showing irritation
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broach
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to introduce (a subject)
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browbeat
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tto bully; to intimidate
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bruit
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to spread the news
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bevy
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a large group
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bilious
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bad-tempered; cross
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bilk
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to cheat; to swindle
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bivouac
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temporary shelter
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blandishment
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flattery
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blazon
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to display; to proclaim
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blight
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destruction; withering; disease
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boor
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a rude or impolite person
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borne
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carried; put up with
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bowdlerize
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to censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
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brazen
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shameless or impudent
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bristling
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showing irritation
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broach
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to introduce (a subject)
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browbeat
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tto bully; to intimidate
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bruit
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to spread the news
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brunt
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shock, force or impact, as of a blow
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brusque
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abrupt in manner, blunt; rough
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bucolic
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pertaining to the countryside; rural
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bulwark
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a strong defense
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bumptious
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concieted; arrogant
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bungle
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to do things clumisly or badly
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burgeon
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to flourish; to grow rapidly
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buttress
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any prop or support
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caesura
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pause
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cajole
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to coax; to persuade
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callous
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unyielding; insensitve
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callow
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young and inexperienced
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calumny
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a false accusation; slander
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canard
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a false story, report, or rumor
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candor
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honestly; oppenness; frankness
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canny
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shrewed
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canon
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rule; law; standard
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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canter
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smooth, easy pace; gallop
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capactious
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spacious; roomy
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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erratic; impulsive
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captious
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hard to please; faultfinding
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carnage
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massacre; slaugther
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castigate
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to punish
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cathartic
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cleaning
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caustic
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sarcastic; severly critical; corrosive
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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a procession; a sequence of events
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cavalier
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a haughty and casually indifferent person
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caveat
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a warning
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cavil
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to quibble; to argue
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celerity
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speed; swiftness
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cessation
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a stopping; a discontinuance
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chafe
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to irritate; to annoy
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chaff
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worthless matter
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chagrin
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embarrassment; complete loss of courage
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charlatan
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a fake; a quack
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chasm
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a wide gap
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chauvinism
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fanatlical devotion to one's country
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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to scold
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chimerical
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imaginary; fantastic; unreal
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choleric
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easily angered
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chulish
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rude; ill-bred
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