Test #1 Words

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Abdicate

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V. to step down from a position of power or responsibility

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Aberration

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N. something not typical; a deviation from the standard

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Abridge

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V. to shorten; to condense

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Absolve

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V. to forgive or free blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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Accolade

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N. an award; an honor

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Acerbic

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ADJ. sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone

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Acquiesce

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V. to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree

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Abomination

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N. something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing

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Accede

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V. to give in; to yield; to agree

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Accrue

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V. to accumulate over time

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Acrid

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ADj. harshly pungent; bitter

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Acute

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ADJ. sharp; shrewd

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Adamant

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ADJ. stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible

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Adherent

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N. follower; supporter; believer

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Admonish

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V. to scold gently; to warn

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Adulation

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N. wild or excessive admiration

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Adverse

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ADJ. unfavorable; antagonistic

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Aesthetic

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ADJ. having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

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Affinity

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N. sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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Affluent

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ADJ. rich; prosperous

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adjunct

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N. something added to or connected with something else; an assistant

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advocate

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N. a person who argues in favor of a position

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affiliate

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V. to become closely associated with

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aftermath

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N. consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity

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aghast

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ADJ. terrified; shocked

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allegiance

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N. loyalty

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alacrity

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N. cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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allege

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N. to assert without proof

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alleviate

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V. to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

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allocate

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V. to distribute; to assign; to allot

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altruism

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N. selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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ambivalent

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ADJ. undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

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ameliorate

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V. to make better or more tolerable

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amendable

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ADJ. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

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amoral

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ADJ. lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

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altercation

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N. a heated fight, argument, or quarrel

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amid

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PREP. in the middle of

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anathema

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N. something or someone loathed or detested

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angst

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N. anxiety; fear; dread

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antipodal

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ADJ. situated on opposite sides of the Earth; exactly opposite

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amorphous

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ADJ. shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike

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anarchy

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N. absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

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antipathy

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N. firm dislike; a dislike

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apotheosis

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N. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

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apposite

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ADJ. distinctly suitable; pertinent

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anachronism

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N. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

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anecdote

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N. a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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anthesis

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N. the direct opposite

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appellation

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N. a ghost or ghostly object

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apprise

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V. to give notice to; to inform

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analogy

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N. a comparison of one thing to another; similarity

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anomaly

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N. an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

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apocalypse

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N. a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

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apportion

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V. to distribute proportionally; to divide into portions

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armistice

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N. truce

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appreciate

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V. to increase in value

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approbation

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N. approval; praise

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appropriate

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V. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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arbiter

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N. one who decides, a judge

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arbitrary

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ADJ. random; capricious

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arcane

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ADJ. mysterious; known only to a select few

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archetype

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N. an original model or pattern

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arduous

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ADJ. hard; difficult

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artful

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ADJ. crafty; wily; sly

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artifice

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N. a clever trick; cunning

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ascetic

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ADJ. hermitlike; practicing self-denial

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assiduous

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ADJ. hardworking; busy; quite diligent

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assimilate

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V. to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly

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articulate

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V. to pronounce clearly; to express clearly

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ascribe

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V. to credit to or assign; to attribute

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aspersion

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N. a slanderous or damning remark

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astringent

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ADJ. harsh; severe; withering

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atone

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V. to make amends

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atrophy

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V. to wither away; to decline from disuse

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attest

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V. to give proof of; to declare to be true or correct; to give testimony

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attribute

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V. to credit to or assign; to ascribe

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assuage

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V. to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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astute

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ADJ. shrewd; keen in judgement

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augment

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V. to make bigger; to add to; to increase

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auspicious

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ADJ. favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

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autocratic

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ADJ. ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy

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avarice

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N. greed; excessive love of riches

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avow

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V. to claim; to declare boldly; to admit

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axiom

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N. a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying

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augur

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V. to serve as an omen or be a sign; to predict or foretell

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august

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ADJ. inspiring admiration or awe

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balm

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N. something that heals or soothes

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bandy

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V. to toss back and forth; to exchange

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baroque

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ADJ. extravagantly ornate; flamboyant in style

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beleaguer

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V. to surround; to besiege; to harass

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belie

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V. to give a false impression of; to contradict

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bemused

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ADJ. confused; bewildered

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benevolent

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ADJ. generous; kind; doing good deeds

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beset

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V. to harass; to surround

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blithe

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ADJ. carefree; cheerful

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blatant

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ADJ. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring

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bourgeois

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ADJ. middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional

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broach

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V. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject

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bemoan

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V. to mourn about; to lament

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bombast

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N. pompous or pretentious speech or writing

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behest

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N. command; order

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benighted

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ADJ. ignorant; unenlightened

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boon

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N. a blessing; a benefit