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theoretical; not concrete
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Abstract
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Think of: absent tracks
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praise; applaud
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Acclaim
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Sounds like: a claim
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an award, or praise
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Accolade
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Sounds like: echo lad
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reluctantly agreeable; compliant
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Acquiescent
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Sounds like: agree yes cent
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words or behavior filled with harshness, anger, or bitterness
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Acrimony
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Looks like: acre money
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refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding
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Adamant
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Looks like: a dam ant
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skillful in the use of the hands, or handling difficult situations
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Adroit
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Looks like: android, which is a human-like robot
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support; plead for; speak on behalf of
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Advocate
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Sounds like: ad for Kate
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friendly; easygoing
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Affable
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Looks like: a fable
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positive statement; assertion; agreement
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Affirmation
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Sounds like: a firm Asian
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to push someone away, or cause him to separate from people
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Alienate
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Sounds like: Alien Nate
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detached; apart; indifferent
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Aloof
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Sounds like: a roof
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unselfish; caring
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Altruistic
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Sounds like: Al True's Wish Stick
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able to use both hands with equal skill
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Ambidextrous
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Sounds like: Bambi Dextrous
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difficult to understand
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Abstruse
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Sounds like: Abb's truce
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unclear; vague; having several possible interpretations
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Ambigous
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Sounds like: a big U.S.
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indecision; feeling a being pulled in two directions
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Ambivalence
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Looks like: Val inside ambulance (Ambi Valence)
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to make a unpleasant situation better; to improve
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Ameliorate
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Sounds like: a metor ate
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friendship
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Amity
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Sounds like: Emma tea
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without form or shape
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Amorphous
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Sounds like: "Yay, more for us"
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similar
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Analogous
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Soounds like: an alligator
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a lack of order; chaos
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Anarchy
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Sounds like: an ark key
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a religious curse, or the thing or person being cursed
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Anathema
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Looks like: an anthem
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in hostile competition; opposing
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Antagonistic
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Sounds like: ant tag on his stick
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too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete
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Antiquated
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Sounds like: Auntie Katie
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opposite
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Antithesis
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Sounds like: anTEETHesis
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lack of interest of concern
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Apathy
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Sounds like: apple tree
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top; highest point; summit
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Apex
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Looks like: ape x
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calm; pacify
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Appease
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Sounds like: peas
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selected by random choice without solid reason
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Arbitrary
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Sounds like: our bee, Jerry
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secret; mysterious
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Arcane
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Sounds like: our cane
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old; antiguated
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Archaic
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Sounds like: our cake
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acting superior, obnoxious, smug, or rude
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Arrogant
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Looks like: arrow can't
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able to speak clearly and effectively
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Articulate
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Looks like: Artie Kool-Aid
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domination; controlling power
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Ascendance
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Sounds like: a sun dance
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person who rejects physical comfort
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Ascetic
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Sounds like: acidic
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roughness; harshness; irritability
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Asperity
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Sounds like: a spirit tea
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attack with words or force
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Assail
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Sounds like: a sail
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persistent; hardworking; diligent; attentavie to detail
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Assidous
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Sounds like: a Sid, U.S.
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relieve;ease;pacify
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Assuage
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Sounds like: as wage
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wise;insightfully
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Astute
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Sounds like: a stew
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waste away
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Atrophy
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Looks like: a trophy
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brazen;brash;nervy
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Audacious
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Sounds like: all day shhh's
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make larger
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Augment
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Looks like: Aug. mint
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taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed
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Auspicious
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Sounds like: our space shoes
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stern;plain;without luxuries
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Austere
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Sounds like: our steer
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greed
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Avarice
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Sounds like: Ava rice
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feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
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Averse
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Looks exactly like: a verse
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harmful;menacing
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Baleful
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Sounds like: bale fall
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boring; trite; insipid
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Banal
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Looks like: ban AL
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to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; also, to amuse
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Beguile
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Sounds a little like: beg a while
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to give impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
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Belie
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Looks like: bee lie
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having a strong tendency to argue and fight
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Belligerent
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Sounds like: bell ledger rent
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good wishes;a blessing; closing prayer
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Benediction
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Sounds like: Benedict shine
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kindhearted;good natured;generous
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Benevolent
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Sounds like: Ben Elephant
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gentle;kind-hearted;mild
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Benign
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Sounds like: be nine
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to leave behind or hand down through a will;transmit
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Bequeath
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Rhymes with: beneath
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decay;disease;widespread death
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Blight
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Looks like: B light
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to support; to reinforce
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Bolster
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Sounds like: bowl stir
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speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
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Bombat
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Sounds like: bomb blast
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Briefness; conciseness
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Brevity
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Sounds like: Bravo Tea
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pushy; obnoxiously self assertive
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Bumptious
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Sounds like: bump chess
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a collection of sounds or voices that don't blend well; harshness of sound
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Cacophony
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Looks like: a combination of "cocoon" and "symphony"
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to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive
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Cajole
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Sounds like:cage hole
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honesty; frankness
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Candor
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Looks like: can door
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large; roomy; spacious
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Capacious
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Sounds like: car patients
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surrender; yield
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Capitulate
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Looks like: capital late
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unpredictable
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Capricious
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Looks like: Cap riches
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scold;punish
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Castigate
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Sounds like: curse the gate
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burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm
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Caustic
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Sounds like: caw stick
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speed
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Celerity
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Looks like: celery
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to criticize
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Censure
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Sounds like: send ashore
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punish; discipline;castigate
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Chasten
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Sounds like: chase sin
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scold;punish;chasten
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Chastise
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Sounds like: chase ties
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anger
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Choler
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Sounds like: collar
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draw a line around;define limits;confine;restrict
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Circumscribe
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Looks like: circus crib
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cautious
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Circumspect
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Sounds like: search inspect
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mercy
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Clemency
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Sounds like: clam in sea
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secluded/isolated from the outside world;place of seclusion
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Cloister
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Sounds like: closed oyster
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to force someone by threatening/physically overpowering him
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Coerce
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Sounds like: course
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self-satisfied;unconcerned
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Complacent
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Sounds like: come play cent
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following someone else's demands;conforming;obeying
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Compliant
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Looks almost like: complaint
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calmness;equanimity
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Composure
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Sounds like: Camp Pozer
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admit reluctantly; yield
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Concede
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Sounds like: corn seed
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short and to the point
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Concise
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Sounds like: Kahn's Ice
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agree
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Concur
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Sounds like: can curl
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to overlook;excuse;pardon
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Condone
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Looks like: concdo one
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to mix up(in your mind);confuse someone else
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Confound
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Sounds like: gun found
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blending of sounds/opinions; harmony;agreement
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Consonance
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Sounds exactly like: consonants
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to complete/make whole
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Consummate
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Looks like: consume mate
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to argue a point/position;to struggle for
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Contend
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Sounds like: can't end
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dependent upon other circumstances; conditional
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Contingent
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Sounds like: can tin gent
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squeeze together; shrink
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Contract
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Looks exactly like: contract- a legal document
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