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175 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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to give up as in office
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abet
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to encourage or assist especially in wrong doing
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abhor
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horrifying
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abject
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wretched, mean, humiliating; complete and unrelieved
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absolve
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to clear of guilt or blame
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abstain
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to refrain from completely
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academic
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unrealitic; pertaining to academia
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accede
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to yield or agree to
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acclimate
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to get used to
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addiction
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habit forming
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adjourn
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to close formally
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adverse
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unfavorable
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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aesthetic
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artistic beauty
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affable
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friendly manner
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affectation
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addopted behavior
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affluent
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wealthy
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agenda
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schedule
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aggregate
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total amount
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agile
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swift and light in action
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alientate
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to cause hostility where friendliness used to be
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allege
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to claim something as true without proof
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allude
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to refer to indirectly
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ambience
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atmosphere, environment
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ambivalent
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wavering between two view-points
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amnesty
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an official pardon
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anachronism
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misplacing an object in proper time frame
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anarchy
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absence of government
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anathema
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curse
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anecdote
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a brief story
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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apathy
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lack of feeling
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appall
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to fill with intense horror
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apprehend
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to arrest or take into custody; to perceive or understand
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arbitrary
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random; subject to personal preference
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arbitrate
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to settle an argument
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array
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to line up
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articulate
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to pronounce distinctly
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askew
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out of position; disapprovingly
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assimilate
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to adapt fully
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astute
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keen of mind
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asylum
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place of protection
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atone
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to make up for
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atrocity
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monstrosity
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atrophy
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to waste away
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attrition
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gradual wearing down
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augment
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to make greater
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augur
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to predice the future
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austere
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rigidly severe
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authentic
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genuine
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avarice
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greed and stinginess
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avid
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enthusiastic
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badger
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to tease
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baffle
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to puzzle completely
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banal
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to make stale by repetition
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belligerent
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war-like
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benign
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gentle and kindly
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bicker
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to fight
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bizarre
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weird or fantastic
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bland
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milk or gentle; flat
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bleak
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bare; unpromising
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blight
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to destroy the growth of
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blithe
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merry and carefree
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boisterous
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noisy and rowdy
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bombastic
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popous or inflated language
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boorish
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rude or unrefined
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boycott
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to refuse something
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brash
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hasty, thoughtless
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bravado
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false courage
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brusque
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abrupt
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bungle
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to make a mess of
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bureaucracy
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complicated system of agencies
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buttress
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support
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cajole
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to persuade by flattery
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callous
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unfeeling
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calumny
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a false statement to injure someone
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candid
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frank, fair
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome
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captious
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overly fussy; intended to trap
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catholic
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worldwide
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caustic
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sharp and biting
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censor
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to examine for removable material
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censure
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to strongly disapprove
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chagrin
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embarrassment from frustration
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charlatan
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a fake
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chronic
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recurring often
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to avoid usually by trickery
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clandestine
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concealed from view to hide one's purpose
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coerce
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to force someone to do something
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cogent
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convincing, to the point
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cohere
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to stick together
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collaborate
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to work together
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compatible
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getting along
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complacent
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overly self-satisfied
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concise
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saying a lot in a few words
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condone
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to overlook an offense
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confrontation
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face to face encounter
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conjecture
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a guess
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connoisseur
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someone with high judgment in art, literature, or taste
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consensus
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general agreement or opinion on something
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construe
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to analyze
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consummate
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complete
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copious
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large in number; full
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corpulent
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fat and bulky
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corroborate
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to confirm the truth of
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counsel
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advice
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credibility
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ability to inspire belief or trust
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criterion
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a standard or principle to base a judgement on
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crucial
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point that determines the final outcome
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culpable
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blameworthy
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cursory
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hasty and superficial
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curtail
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to shorten or reduce
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cynical
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bitter and negative
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dapper
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stylishly dressed
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defect
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flaw
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defer
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to put off or postpone
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dejected
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very low spirits
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delete
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to strike out or remove
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delineate
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to portray or describe in detail
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delinquent
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an offender
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delude
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to mislead or deceive
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demure
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modest and reserved
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denouncement
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solved part of a novel; complex sequence of events
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desultory
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random
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deviate
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to move away
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devoid
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lacking
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devout
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deeply relgious
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dexterous
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skillful with hands or mind; clever
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delapidated
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fallen into ruin
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dilatory
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inclined to postpone
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diligent
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hardworking
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dire
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urgent
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discomfit
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to defeat or frustrate completely
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discourse
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lengthy discussion
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discriminate
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prejudism
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disparge
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to undervalue
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disparity
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inequality
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distraught
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deeply distressed
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divulge
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to make known
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docile
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easy to manage
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dormant
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inactive
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drastic
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extreme
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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eclectic
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choosing what seems best from various sources
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effete
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worn out or exhausted
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efficacious
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capable of producing the desired effect
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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elicit
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to draw out or call forth
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elite
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superior
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emaciated
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wasted or reduced by starvation or disease
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emanate
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to flow out
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embellish
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to decorate or enhance
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eminent
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high in rank
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empathy
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sympathetic understanding
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emulate
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to try to equal or excel the excellence of
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enclave
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a small group within a large group
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endemic
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peculiar
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enigma
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a riddle
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entice
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to lead on by arousing hope or desire
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entreat
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to ask or petition earnestly
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envisage
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to have a mental image of something
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epithet
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used to describe someone or something
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equanimity
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calmness or evenness in temper
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equitable
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fair or just
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erudite
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deeply learned, specialist
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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ethical
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knows right and wrong
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ethnic
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distinct social group
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euphemism
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substitution of too mean a term
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exacerbate
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to irritate more
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exalt
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to elevate in power
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
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exigency
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state of urgency
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