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abase
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to humble, disgrace
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abash
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embarass
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abate
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subside or moderate
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abdicate
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to give up position, right, power
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aberrant
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deviant; abnormal
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abeyance
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held in suspended action
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abiding
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enduring, continuing
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abject
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miderable, pitiful
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, renounce
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abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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abut
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to touch, be in contact with
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accede
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to express approval, agree to
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accretion
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growth in size or amount
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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acme
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highest point, summit
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acquiesce
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to agree/comply
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished
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adulterate
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make impure by addition of inferior or tainted substances
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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adventitious
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accidental
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
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friendly, easy to approach
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afface
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to erase or make illegible
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy based on the quest to turn metal into gold
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algorithm
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mechanical problem solving procedure
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alleviate
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relieve
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allusiveness
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quality of making many indirect references
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altruism
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unselfishly concerned for others' welfare
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amalgam
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mixture, combination, alloy
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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state of having two opposing or conflicting emotions
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ambulatory
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itenerant, walking around
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ameliorate
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improve
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amend
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to improve or correct flaws in
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amortize
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to diminsh by installment payments
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amulet
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ornament worn as charm against evil
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analgesia
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a lessening of pain
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of a governing body; state of disorder
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anathema
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ban, curse, something shunned or disliked
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ancillary
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accessory, subordinate
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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anoint
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to apply oil, especially in a sacred rite
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anomalous
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irregular abnormal
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antecedent
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coming before in place or time
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antedate
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dated prior to the actual occurance
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antediluvian
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third from last
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anterior
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preceding, previous, prior
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anthropomorphic
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attribuuting human qualities to non humans, having human qualities
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antipathy
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dislike; aversion
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apace
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done quickly
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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aphasia
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inability to speak or use words
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aphelion
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point in a planets orbit that it is farthest from the sun
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aphorism
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old saying or short pithy saying
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aplomb
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poise, confidence
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apocryphal
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not genuine, fictional
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apostate
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one who renounces religious faith
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apostrophe
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speech to the reader or someone not present
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apothegm
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a short instructive saying
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apotheosis
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glorification, glorified ideal
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appease
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soothe; pacify
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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praise, official approval
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appropriate
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arboreal
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relating to trees, living in trees
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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arraign
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to call to court to answer a charge
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arrogate
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to demand, claim arrogantly
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artless
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open and honest
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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ascribe
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to attribute to, assign
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ashen
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resembling ashes, deathly pale
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asinine
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lacking intelligence or judgement
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askance
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scornfully
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asocial
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unable or unwilling to interact socially
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asperity
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harshness, roughness
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report
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assay
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to analyze or estimate
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assent
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to express agreement
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assidious
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dligent, persistent, hard working
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assignation
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appointment for lover's meeting, assignment
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assonance
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resemblance in sound, partial rhyme
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assuage
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ease or lessen; soothe; satisfy
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astringent
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harsh, severe, stern
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asunder
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into different parts
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attenuate
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weaken; make thin
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audacious
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daring; bold
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audit
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formal examination of financial records
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auditory
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having to do with hearing
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augury
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prophesy, prediction of events
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august
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dignified, awe inspiring
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auspicious
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having favorable prospects
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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autonomous
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self-governing
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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state confidently
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avow
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to state openly or declare
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axiom
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premise, self evident truth
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bacchanalian
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drunkenly festive
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balk
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to shirk, refuse, prevent
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balm
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soothing healing influence
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banal
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trite; commonplace; hackneyed; unoriginal
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bane
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something causing ruin, death
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beatific
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appearing to be saintly, angelic
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beguile
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to decieve, mislead, charm
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behemoth
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huge creature
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beleaguer
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to harass, plague
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belie
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to misrepresent, expose as false
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bellicose
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warlike, aggrssive
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bemuse
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confuse, stupefy
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beneficient
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kindly; doing good
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benighted
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unenlightened
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benison
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blessing
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betoken
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to indicate, signify
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bevy
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group
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bifurcate
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divide into two parts
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bilious
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easile irritated, related to bile
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billet
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board and lodging for troops
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blithe
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joyful, cheerful, without thought
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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bonhomie
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good natured geniality, good cheer
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boorish
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rude; insensitive
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brigand
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bandit, outlaw
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bromide
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dull or commonplace person or idea
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buffet
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to strike or hit
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bulwark
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defense wall
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burgeon
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grow forth; send out buds
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buttress
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support; prop up
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byway
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back road
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cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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cacophonous
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discordant; not in harmony
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cajole
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to flatter coax, persuade
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calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
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calumny
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false and mallicious acusation, misrepresentation, slader
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canard
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a lie
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canny
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smart, founded on common sense
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canonize
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to declare a person a saint
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capacious
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large, roomy, extensive
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capricious
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upredicatable; fickle
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careen
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to lean to one side
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carom
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to strike and rebound
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carp
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to find fault
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism
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catholic
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universal, broad appeal
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caucus
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smaller group within an organization, a meeting of such a group
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causality
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cause and effect relationship
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caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting
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cavalcade
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a procession
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cavil
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to raise trivial objections
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celerity
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quick moving or acting
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censorious
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severely critical
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censure
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to criticize or find fault with
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cession
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act of surrendering something
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chagrin
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shame, embarrasment, humiliation
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champ
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chew noisily
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charlatan
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quake, fake
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chary
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watchful, cautious, shy
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chattel
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piece of personal property
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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chimirical
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fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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churlish
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rude
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circumlocution
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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cistern
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tank for rainwater
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cleave
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to split or separate, to stick, cling
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clement
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mild
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cloying
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indulging to excess
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coagulate
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clot; congeal; thicken
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coalesce
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to grow together, cause to unite as one
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coda
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conclusion to a musical or literary piece
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coffer
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strongbox, large chest for money
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cogent
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convincing
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cognate
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related, similar
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cognomen
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family name, any name, especially a nickname
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collateral
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accompanying
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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colloquy
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dialogue or conversation
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comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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commensurate
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equal in extent
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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compendious
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summarizing completely and briefly
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complaisant
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agreeable, friendly
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compliant
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yielding; conforming to requirements
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compunctious
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feeling guilty or having misgivings
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concatenate
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linked together
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conciliatory
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overcoming distruct or hostility
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concomitant
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accompanying something
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condone
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approve; overlook; forgive; excuse
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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congenital
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existing since birth
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; lover of an art
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consanguineous
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of the same origin, related by blood
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consign
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to commit, entrust
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construe
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to explain or interpret
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consummate (adj)
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accomplished, complete, perfect
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consummate (v)
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to complete, fulfill
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contend
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to battle, clash, compete
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contention
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thesis; claim
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contentious
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
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continence
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self control, self restraint
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contrite
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penitent
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contumacious
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rebellious
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contusion
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bruise
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conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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convivial
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sociable, fond of eating, drinking and people
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convoke
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to call together, summon
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convoluted
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coiled around; intricate; involved
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coquette
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woman who flirts
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corpulence
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obesity, fatness
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corrugate
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to mold in shape with parellel grooves and ridges
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cosmography
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science that deals with the nature of the universe
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cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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coterie
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small group of persons with a similar purpose
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countenance (n)
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facial expression, look of approval or support
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countenance (v)
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to favor or support
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countermand
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to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
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countervail
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to counteract, to exert foece against
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coven
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group of witches
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covet
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ro strongly desire something possessed by another
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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acceptance of something as true or real
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culpable
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guilty, responsible for wrong
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cupidity
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greed
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curmudgeon
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cranky person
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cygnet
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young swan
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daunt
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frighten; intimidate
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debauch
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to corrupt, seduce from virtue
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debutante
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young woman making a debut in society
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decadence
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decline or decay
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decathlon
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athletic contest with ten events
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deciduous
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losing leaves in fall, short-lived, temporary
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorous
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for others wishes
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deleterious
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harmful,destructive, detrimental
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delineate
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sketch; portray; depict
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deluge
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flood
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demagogue
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leader, rabble-rouser who appeals to emotion, prejudice
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demise
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death
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denigrate
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slur, blacken someones reputation
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denunciation
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public condemnation
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depose
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to remove from a high position, such as a throne
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deprecate
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to belittle, disparage
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depreciate
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to lose value gradually
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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derogate
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to take away; detract
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descry
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to discover or reveal
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desultory
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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determinate
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having defined limits, conclusive
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deterrant
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something that discourages; hindrance
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diaphanous
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allowing light through, delicate
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diatribe
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bitter scolding; invective
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dichotomy
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split; separate into two branches, often conflicting
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dictum
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authoritative statement, popular saying
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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diffidence
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lacking confidence
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diffract
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to cause to separate into different parts, especially light
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diffuse
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wordy; rambling; spread out
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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diluvial
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relating to a flood
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diminutive
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small
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression; undeceive
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disaffected
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discontented and disloyal
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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disclaim
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to deny, disavow
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discomfit
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to cause perplexity and embarassment
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discompose
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to disturb composure or serenity
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disconsolate
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unable to be consoled
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discordant
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not harmonious; conflicting
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discredit
|
destroy confidence in; disbelieve; defame
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discrepancy
|
lack of consistency; difference
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discrete
|
separate; unconnected
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discursive
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wandering from topic to topic
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disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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disingenuous
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not naive; sophisticated
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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dismiss
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reject; eliminate from consideration
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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unrelated; basically different
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dispirit
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to dishearten, make dejected
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise motives
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disseminate
|
spread; distribute; scatter
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dissimulate
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to disguise or put on false appearance
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dissipate
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to scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess
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dissociate
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to separate, remove from association
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness of morals
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dissonance
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discord; opposite of harmony
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distaff
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the female branch of the family
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distend
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to swell inflate or bloat
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distill
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purify; refine; concentrate
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dither
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to move or act confusedly without clear purpose
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diurnal
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daily
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diverge
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
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strip; deprive
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divisive
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creating disunity or conflict
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
|
doctrinal; arbitrary; opinionated
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doldrums
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a period of depondency
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doleful
|
sad, mournful
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dolor
|
sadness
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dormant
|
asleep; latent; lethargic
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dotage
|
senile condition
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dotard
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senile old person
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doughty
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courageous
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droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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dudgeon
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angry indignation
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irratable
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earthy
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crude
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ebullient
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exhillerated, full of enthusiasm
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eclectic
|
selective; obtained from disparate sources
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edict
|
law, command, offical public order
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edify
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to instruct morally and spiritually
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efficacy
|
the power to produce desired results
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efficatious
|
effective
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effluvia
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outpouring of gas or vapors
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effrontery
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imprudent boldness, audacity
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effulgent
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brilliantly shining
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effusive
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expressing emotion without restraint
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egregious
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conspicuously bad
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elegy
|
song or poem expression lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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emebellish
|
adorn; ornament; enhance
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emend
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to correct a text
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emollient
|
having soothing qualities, esp. for skin
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empirical
|
based on experience
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emulate
|
mimic; rival
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encipher
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to translate a message into code
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encomium
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warm praise
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endemic
|
belonging to a particular area
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endogamous
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marrying within a specific group due to law or custom
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enervate
|
weaken
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engender
|
cause; produce
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enhance
|
increase; improve
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enjoin
|
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
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ennui
|
boredom, lack of interest
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ensconce
|
to settle comfortable into a place
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enshroud
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to cover , enclose
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epicure
|
person with refined taste in food and wine
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epigram
|
short, witty saying or poem
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epigraph
|
quotation at the beginning of a book
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epotome
|
representative of an entire group, summary
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equanimity
|
calmness, composure
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equivocal
|
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
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equivocate
|
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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ersatz
|
fake
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erudite
|
learned; scholarly
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eschew
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to abstain from, avoid
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esoteric
|
hard to understand; known only to a chosen few
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esurient
|
hungry, greedy
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eulogy
|
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
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a mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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evince
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to show clearly, display
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exacerbate
|
embitter; worsen
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excoriate
|
to denounce
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exculpate
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to clear of blame or fault
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exhort
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to urge or incite by strong appeals
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exigency
|
urgent situation
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exorcise
|
expel evil spirits
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expatiate
|
to wander; to discuss or describe at length
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expiate
|
to attone for, make ammends for
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exponent
|
one who champions or advocates
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expunge
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to erase, eliminate completely
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expurgate
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to censor
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extemporaneous
|
unrehearsed, spur of the moment
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extenuate
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to loosen the seriousness, strength or effect of
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extol
|
to praise
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extrapolate
|
to estimate
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extrapolation
|
projection; conjecture
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extrinsic
|
not inherent or essential
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facetious
|
witty in an inappropriate way
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facilitate
|
make easy; help bring about
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fallacious
|
false; misleading
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farcical
|
absurd, ludicris
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fatuous
|
stupid, foolishly self satisfied
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fawning
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courting favour by cringing and flattering
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fealty
|
intense loyalty
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feckless
|
ineffective, careless, irresponsible
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fecund
|
fertile, fruitful, productive
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felicitous
|
suitable, appropriate; well spoken
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felicity
|
feeling great happiness
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fervor
|
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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fetid
|
foul-smelling, putrid
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fey
|
otherworldly; doomed
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fictive
|
fictional, imaginary
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filch
|
to steal
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filial
|
appropriate for a child
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fission
|
process of splitting into 2 parts
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fixity
|
being fixed or stable
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flaccid
|
limp, flabby, weak
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flag
|
droop; grow feeble
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fledgling
|
inexperienced
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flout
|
reject; mock
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flurried
|
to become agitated or confused
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fodder
|
raw material, feed for animals
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foible
|
minor weakness or character flaw
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foliate
|
to grow, sprout leaves
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foment
|
stir up; instigate
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forbearance
|
patience, restraint, leniency
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forensic
|
relating to legal proceedings
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forestall
|
prevent by taking action in advance
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forfend
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to prevent
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forswear
|
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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fortnight
|
two weeks
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founder
|
to fall helplessly, sink
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fracas
|
noisy dispute
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fractious
|
unruly, rebellious
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frenetic
|
wildly frantic, fenzied
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frond
|
leaf
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frugality
|
economy; thrift
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fulminate
|
to explode with anger
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fulsome
|
excessive, overdone
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funereal
|
mournful, appropriate to a funeral
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furtive
|
sevret, stealthy
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futile
|
useless; ineffectual
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gainsay
|
to deny
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gall (n)
|
bitterness, careless nerve
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gall (v)
|
to exasperate and irritate
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gallant
|
fashionable young man
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gambol
|
to dance or skip playfully
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game
|
courageous
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garner
|
to gather and store
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garrulous
|
talkative; wordy; loquacious
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gauche
|
crude, socially awkward
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germinate
|
to begin to grow
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gibe
|
to make heckling taunting remarks
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glib
|
fluent in an insincere manner, offhand, casual
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gnostic
|
having to do with knowledge
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goad
|
urge on
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gossamer
|
something light, delicate or tenuous
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gouge
|
overcharge
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grandiloquent
|
pompous; using inflated language; bombastic
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gratuitous
|
free, voluntary
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gregarious
|
sociable
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grevious
|
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
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guileless
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without deceit
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gullible
|
easily deceived
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gustatory
|
relating to sense of taste
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hackneyed
|
worn out by over use
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hallow
|
to make holy; treat as sacred
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hapless
|
unfortunate, having bad luck
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harangue
|
a pompous speech
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hector
|
a bully, a braggart
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hegemony
|
leadership, domination, usually by a country
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hemicycle
|
semicircular form or structure
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heretical
|
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
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hermetic
|
tightly sealed
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heterodox
|
unorthodox, not widely accepted
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hew
|
to cut with an ax
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hidebound
|
excessively rigid, dry and stiff
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hoary
|
very old; whitish or gray from age
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homogeneous
|
of the same kind
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homonym
|
word identical in pronounciation but different in meaning
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husband
|
to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
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hutch
|
pen or coup for animals; shack, shanty
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hyperbole
|
exaggeration; overstatement
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iconoclastic
|
attacking cherished traditions
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idiosyncracy
|
peculiarity of temperament, excentricity
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idolatry
|
idol worship; excessive admiration
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ignoble
|
dishonorable
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ignominous
|
disgraceful and dishonorable
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ilk
|
type or kind
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illimitable
|
limitless
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illusory
|
unreal, deceptive
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imbue
|
to infuse, dye, wet
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immure
|
imprison
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immutable
|
unchangeable
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impair
|
injure; hurt
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impassive
|
showing no emotion
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impecunious
|
poor
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impede
|
block; hinder
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imperative
|
essential
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imperious
|
arrogantly self absorbed, domineering, overbearing
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imperturbable
|
calm; placid
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impervious
|
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable
|
not able to be placated
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implicit
|
meant but not said
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implode
|
burst inwards
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impolitic
|
unwise
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importune
|
to ask repeatedly, beg
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imprecation
|
curse
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impromptu
|
spontanous, without rehearsal
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improvident
|
without planning or foresight, negligent
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impugn
|
to call into question
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inadvertently
|
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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inatory
|
menacing
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incarnadine
|
blood-red in color
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incarnate
|
having bodily form
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incendiary
|
combustible, flammable
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inchoate
|
recently begun; rudimentary; elementary; imperfectly formed or developed
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None
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incipient
|
beginning to exist, in an initial stage
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incisive
|
perceptive, penetrating
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incongruity
|
absurdity; not in harmony
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inconsequential
|
insignificant; unimportant
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inconsequential
|
insignificant; unimportant
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incorporate
|
introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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incorrigible
|
incapable of being corrected
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inculcate
|
to teach, impress in the mind
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inculpate
|
to blame
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indefatigable
|
never tired
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indefensible
|
inexcusable
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indenture
|
bound to another by contract
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indeterminate
|
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indicative
|
showing or pointing out
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indigence
|
poverty
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indigent
|
very poor
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indolent
|
habitually lazy
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indomitable
|
fearless
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inernecine
|
deadly to both sides
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inert
|
unable to move, tending to inactivity
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inestimable
|
too great to be estimated
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inexorable
|
inflexable
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infalliable
|
incapable of making a mistake
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ingenious
|
original, clever, inventive
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ingenuous
|
naive and trusting; young; not sophisticated
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inglorious
|
shameful
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ingratiate
|
to bring into good graces
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ingress
|
entrance
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inherent
|
firmly established by nature or habit
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inimical
|
hostile, unfriendly
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iniquity
|
sin, evil act
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injunction
|
command, order
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innocuous
|
harmless
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innuendo
|
indirect and sly criticism
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inscrutable
|
impossible to understand
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insensible
|
unconscious; unresponsive
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insentient
|
unfeeling
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insidious
|
sly, treacherous, devious
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insinuate
|
imply; hint; creep in
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insipid
|
flavourless; bland
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insolent
|
insulting and arrogant
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insularity
|
narrow-mindedness; isolation
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insuperable
|
unconquerable
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intemperate
|
not moderate
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inter
|
bury
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interdict
|
forbid
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interlocutor
|
someone taking part in a dialogue
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interloper
|
trespasser, meddling in other's affairs
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internecine
|
deadly to both sides
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interpolate
|
to insert, change by adding new words or material
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interregnum
|
interval between reigns
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interstice
|
a space between things
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intimation
|
clue
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intractable
|
not easily managed
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intramural
|
within an institution
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intransigence
|
refusal to come to a compromise; stubborness
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intrepid
|
fearless
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intrinsic
|
inherent, internal
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inundate
|
to overwhelm as if with a flood; to cover with water
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None
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inure
|
to harden; accustom; become used to
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inured
|
accustomed; hardened
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invective
|
verbal abuse
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inveigh
|
protest strongly
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investiture
|
ceremony conferring authority
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|
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inveterate
|
confirmed
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invidious
|
likely to provoke ill will
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irascible
|
irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
|
uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerant
|
wandering from place to place
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itinerary
|
travel schedule
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jaundice
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yellowish discoloration of the skin
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jibe
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to shift suddenly from one side to the other
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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jocular
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jovial, playful, humorous
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juggernaut
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huge destructive force
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jurisprudence
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philosophy of law
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kernel
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innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
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kismet
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fate
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knell
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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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kudos
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fame, glory, honor
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laceration
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cut or wound
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lachrymose
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tearful
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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lambaste
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disapprove angrily
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languid
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lacking energy
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languor
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listlessness
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones
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larder
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place where food is stored
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largess
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generosity, gift
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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latent
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potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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laud
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praise; applaud
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legerdemain
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trickery (magician like); a show of skill or deceitful cleverness
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lethargic
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drowsy; dull
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levee
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stone or earthen embankment built to prevent flooding
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levity
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humour, frivolty, gaiety
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lexicon
|
dictionary or list of words
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libertine
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one without moral restraint
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libidinous
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lustful
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licentious
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immoral
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limpid
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clear and simple
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liniment
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external pain relief liquid
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
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easily flexed
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lithe
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graceful
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log
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record of flight or voyage; written record of day to day activities
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loquacious
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talkative
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low
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moo
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lucid
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clear; easily understood; intelligible
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lugubrious
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sorrowful
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luminous
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shining; giving off light
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luscious
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good tasting
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macabre
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gruesome, producing horror
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machination
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plot or scheme
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macrobiotics
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art of prolongin life through organic non meat
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state
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magnanimity
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generosity
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mainstay
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chief support
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maladroit
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clumsy
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of a word
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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
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evil doer; culprit
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malevolent
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ill-willed, causing evil or harm to others
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malingerer
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one who feigns sickness to escape from duty
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malleable
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able to be shaped by pounding; impressionable
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managerie
|
various animals exhibited together
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mandacious
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dishonest
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manifold
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diverse, varied, compromised of many parts
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manumission
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release from slavery
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martial
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warlike
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martinet
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disciplinarian
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matriculate
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to enroll
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matrilineal
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tracing and ancestry through the mother not the father
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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maverick
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rebel; non-conformist
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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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megalith
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huge stone in prehistoric structure
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megalomania
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mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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mendacious
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dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercurial
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quick, shrewd, unpredictable
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meretorious
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deserving praise/reward
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meretricious
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gaudy
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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very careful; painstakingly scrupulous
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mettle
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courageousness
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militate
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work against
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minatory
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menacing, threatening
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mirth
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frivolity
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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missive
|
note or letter
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mitigate
|
moderate; appease
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mnemonic
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relating to memory, assisting memory
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mollify
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soothe
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molt
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to shed
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mordacious
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caustic
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mordant
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sarcastic
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mores
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customs or manners
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moribund
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dying, decaying
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morose
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ill-humoured; sullen; melancholy
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mote
|
speck, particle
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motley
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many colored; composed of diverse parts
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multifarious
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diverse
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mundane
|
everyday; worldy as opposed to spiritual
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munificient
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generous
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nadir
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lowest point
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nascent
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starting to develop
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nebulous
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vague. cloudy
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necromancy
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black magic
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nefarious
|
vicious, evil
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negate
|
nullify; cancel out; deny
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neologism
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new word or expression
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neonate
|
newborn child
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neophyte
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novice, beginner
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nettle
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to irritate
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niggling
|
trifle, petty
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nihilism
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belief that existience and all traditional values are meaningless
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noisome
|
stinking
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novitiate
|
period of being a beginner
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noxious
|
harmful, unwholesome
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numismatics
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coin collecting
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obdurate
|
stubborn
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obeisance
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show of respect
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obfuscate
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confuse, obscure
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objurgate
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scold
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obloquy
|
abusive language; ill repute
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obsequious
|
slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsequy
|
funeral ceremony
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obstreperous
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troublesome, unruly
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obviate
|
make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
|
hinder; block
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officious
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meddlesome
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omnipotent
|
having unlimited power
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omniscient
|
having infinte knowledge
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onerous
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burdunsome
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ontology
|
dealing with existence
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opalescent
|
iridescent, displaying colots
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opprobrious
|
disgraceful
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opprobrium
|
infamy; villification
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opulence
|
wealth
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orotund
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pompous
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oscillate
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move back and forth
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ossify
|
to turn to bone; to become rigid
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ostensible
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apparent
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ostentatious
|
pretenious; showy; trying to attract attention
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ouster
|
explusion, ejection
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overture
|
musical introduction; proposal
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overweening
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arrogant
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paean
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song of praise, thanksgiving
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palliate
|
to make less serious, ease
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panacea
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cure-all
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panegyric
|
elaborate praise, formal hymmn of praise
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panoply
|
impressive array
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paragon
|
model of perfection
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parley
|
discussion, usually between two enemies
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parochial
|
of limites scope or outlook provincial
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parsimony
|
stinginess
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partisan
|
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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pastiche
|
piece of literature or music imitating other works
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pathological
|
pertaining to disease
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paucity
|
scarcity
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pedantic
|
bookish; showing off learning
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penchant
|
inclination; liking
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penury
|
severe poverty
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perennial
|
long lasting
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perfidious
|
treacherous; disloyal
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perfucntory
|
superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
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permeable
|
allowing gases or liquids to pass through; penetrable; porous
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pervasive
|
spread throughout
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phalanx
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massed group of soldiers, people, or things
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philistine
|
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
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phlegmatic
|
calm; not easily disturbed
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piety
|
devoutness; reverence for god
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placate
|
pacify; soothe
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plait
|
to braid
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plangent
|
resoudning, plaintive
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plasticity
|
able to be molded
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platitude
|
trite expression; commonplace statement
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plaudit
|
applause
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plethora
|
excess; overabundance
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plummet
|
fall sharply
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pneumatic
|
relating to air, compressed by air
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polemic
|
controversy, argument, verbal attack
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polygot
|
speaker of many languages
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porous
|
full of pores
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posit
|
to put into position, suggest an idea
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pragmatic
|
practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something
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preamble
|
introductory statement
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precarious
|
uncertain; risky
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precept
|
principle, law
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precipitate (adj)
|
hasty; rash; premature; sudden
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precursor
|
forerunner, predecessor
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predeliction
|
preference, liking
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prescient
|
having foresight
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presumptous
|
arrogant; taking liberties
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prevaricate
|
lie
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pristine
|
primordial; primitive; charactersitic of older times; unspoiled
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privation
|
lack of usual necessities, comforts
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probity
|
honesty, high-mindedness
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problematic
|
doubtful; perplexing; questionable; unsettled
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prodigal
|
wasteful; reckless with money
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profound
|
deep; complete
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progenitor
|
originator, forefather
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prognosticate
|
to predict
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prohibitive
|
tending to prevent the use or purchase of something; inclined to forbid or prevent
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proliferate
|
grow rapidly; multiply; spread
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prolific
|
productive, fertile
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prolix
|
wordy
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promulgate
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to make known publicly
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propensity
|
natural inclination
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propinquity
|
nearness
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propitiate
|
appease
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propitious
|
favorable, advantageous
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propriety
|
fitness; correct conduct
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proscribe
|
ostracise; banish; outlaw
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proselytize
|
to induce someone into particular belief/religion
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prostrate
|
lying face down
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protagonist
|
main character in story play, hero
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provident
|
prudent, frugal
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provincial
|
rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
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prurient
|
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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puerile
|
childish, immature, silly
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pulchitrude
|
beauty
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pundit
|
an authority/critic
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pungent
|
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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pusillanimous
|
cowardly
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qoutidian
|
occuring daily, commonplace
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qualified
|
limited; restricted
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querulous
|
inclined to complain irritable
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quibble
|
minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
|
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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raconteur
|
a witty, skillful stroyteller
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raillery
|
lighthearted jesting
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rancor
|
bitter hatred
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rapacious
|
greedy, predatory
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rapprochement
|
establishing a cordial relationship
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rarefied
|
make less dense
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raze
|
to tear down, demolish
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recalcitrant
|
refusing authority, control
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recant
|
disavow or disclaim; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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recidivism
|
tendency to repeat previous behavior
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recluse
|
hermit; loner
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recondite
|
relating to obsucre knowledge, known to only a few
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recreant
|
disloyal, cowardly
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redress
|
relief from wrong or injury
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refractory
|
stubborn; unmanageable
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refute
|
disprove
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rejoinder
|
reponse
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relegate
|
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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renege
|
go back on one's word
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renitent
|
ressiting pressure, obstinate
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repast
|
meal
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reproach
|
express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
|
morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
|
disavow or disown
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requite
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to return/repay
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rescind
|
cancel
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resolution
|
determination
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resolve
|
determination; firmness of purpose
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respite
|
interval of relief
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restive
|
unpatient, restless
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reticent
|
reserved; uncommunicative
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retinue
|
group of attendants with important person
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revelry
|
boisterious festivity
|
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reverent
|
respectful; worshipful
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ribald
|
humurous in a vulgar way
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riposte
|
retort
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rococo
|
highly ornamental
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rotund
|
round in shape, fat
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ruminate
|
contemplate, reflect on
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sacrosanct
|
extemely sacred, beyond criticism
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sagacious
|
shrewd, wise
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sage
|
person known for his wisdom
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salacious
|
lustful
|
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salubrious
|
healthful
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sanction
|
approve; ratify
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sanguine
|
ruddy cheerful, optomistic
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sapient
|
wise
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satiate
|
satisfy fully
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saturate
|
soak thoroughly
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savor
|
enjoy; having a distinctive flavour, smell or quality
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scabbard
|
sheath for sword/dagger
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scintilla
|
very small amount
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scintillate
|
to sparkle/flash
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scurrilous
|
vulgar, low, indecent
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secrete
|
hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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sedition
|
behavior promoting rebellion
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senescent
|
aging, growing old
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sentient
|
aware, conscious, able to percieve
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sepulchral
|
place of burial
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seraphic
|
angelic, pure, sublime
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shard
|
fragment, usually of pottery
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shirk
|
to avoid doing a task due to laziness or fear
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simper
|
smirk, smile foolishly
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sinecure
|
well paying job that requires little or no work
|
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sinuous
|
winding, intricate, complex
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skeptic
|
doubter; person who suspends judgement about something until having examined all evidence
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slake
|
to quench or moderate
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slovenly
|
untidy, messy
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sojourn
|
visit, stay
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solecism
|
grammatical mistake
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solicitous
|
worried; concerned
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solpsism
|
belief that self is the only reality
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somnambulist
|
sleepwalker
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sonorous
|
producing a full rich sound
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sophist
|
person good at arguing deviously
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soporific
|
sleep causing; marked by sleepiness
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specious
|
seemingly reasonable but false; misleading
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spectrum
|
band of colour produced when light is passed through a prism
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sporadic
|
irregular
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sportive
|
frolicsome, playful
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squalid
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flth, morally repulsive
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staid
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self restrained staight laced
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stigma
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token of disgrace; brand
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stint (n)
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supply; alloted amount; assigned portion of work
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stint (v)
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
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make express conditions; specify
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stolid
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dull; impassive
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striate
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stiped, grooved
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striated
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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stringent
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imposing sever standards
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strut (n)
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pompous walk
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strut (n)
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supporting bar
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stymie
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to block/thwart
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
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settle down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
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establish by evidence; verify; support
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subterfuge
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trick or tactic to avoid doing something
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sully
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to soil, stain
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supercilious
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supposition
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hypothesis; surmise
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surly
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rude, bad tempered
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surreptitious
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chracterized by secrecy
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sybarite
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person devoted to pleasure, luxury
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sycophant
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self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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syncopation
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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tableau
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wild description, striking incident or scene
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tacit
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understood but not put into words
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talisman
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something producing a magical effect
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tangential
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digressing; peripheral; only slightly connected
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tantamount
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equivalent in value
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temerity
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recklesness
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temporal
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relating to time
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tenable
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defensible, reasonable
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tenet
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belief, doctrine
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tenuous
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weak, insubstantial
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threnody
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a sad poem or song
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tirade
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extended scolding; harangue; denunciation
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tractable
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docile; easily managed
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trammal
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to impede or hamper
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transgression
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violation of the law; sin
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trenchant
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acute, sharp, incisive, forceful
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trite
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shallow, superfical
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trucluence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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truculent
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savage and cruel, fierce, ready for fight
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turgid
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swollen, bloated
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turpitude
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inherent violence, foulness, depravity
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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umbrage
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offense, resentment
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unctuous
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greasy, oily, smug and falsly earnest
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undubitable
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unquesitonable
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unfettered
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free, unrestrained
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unsullied
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clean
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untoward
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not favorable, unruly
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urbane
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refined, suave
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usury
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lending money at exborbitent rates
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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vacuous
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empty void, without meaning
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variegated
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varied, marked with different colors
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venerate
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revere
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veracious
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truthful
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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virile
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manly, having qualities of a man
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viscous
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thick syrupy and sticky
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vitiate
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reduce in value or effectiveness
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vitrolic
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burning, caustic, sharp, bitter
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vituperate
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to abuse verbally
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vituperative
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scolding; abusive
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vociferous
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loud, vocal, noisy
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volatile
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explosive; changeable; unstable; evaporating rapidly
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voluble
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speaking much and easily
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warranted
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justified; authorised
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wary
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very cautious
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waspish
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easily irritated
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welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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whimsical
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capricious; fanciful
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wizened
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withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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wraith
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ghost
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xenephobia
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fear of strangers
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zealot
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fanatic; person showing excessive zeal
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zenith
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the highest point
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