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scoff
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to ridicule
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scope
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rante, extent
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scourge
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person or thing that punishes
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scrupulous
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honest or exact, careful, diligent
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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scurrilous
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abusive or vulgar
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scurry
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to run about, to hurrty
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scuttle
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to abandon
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sear
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to burn
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sebaceous
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fatty
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secrete
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to hide or conceal
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secular
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worldly
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sedate
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quiet or calm
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sedentary
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sitting most of the time
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sediment
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material that settles on the bottom, residue
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sedition
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rebellion
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sedulous
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hard-working, industrious
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seedy
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rundown
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seethe
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to be violently angry
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semblance
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outword appearance
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senile
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mental weakness, old or aged
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sensual
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pretaining to pleasure
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sententious
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wise old sayings
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sentient
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conscious
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sentinel
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guard
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sepulcher
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tomb
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sequel
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an event following a previous one
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sequester
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to seperate
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seraphic
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pure
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serendipity
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talent for valuable things by accident
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serene
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peaceful
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serrated
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having tooth-like edges
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serpentine
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winding or crafty
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servile
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acting like a slave, submissive
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servitude
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slavery
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sever
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to seperate or cut
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shackle
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to restrain
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sham
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a pretense
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shard
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a fragment
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sheepish
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bashful
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shibboleth
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a password
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shiftless
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lazy
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shoal
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a shallow place int he water
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shrew
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a nagging woman
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shroud
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a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial
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sibilant
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hissing
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sibling
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brotheror sister
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simile
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comparision using like or as
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simper
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silly smile
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simulacrum
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superficial likeness or image
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simulate
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to pretend, imitate
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simultaneous
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occuring at the same time
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sinecure
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job with no real work
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sinewy
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tough or firm
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singular
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extraordinary or exceptional
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sinister
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threatening evil
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sinuous
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winding
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siren
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attractive but dangerous woman
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skeptic
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one who doubts
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skinflint
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stingy person
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skittish
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excitable or nervous
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skulduggery
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deception
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skulk
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to sneak around
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slake
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to quench or satisfy
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slander
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to speak falsely agianst someone
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slattern
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untidy woman
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slither
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to slide or glide
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slough
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to discard
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slovenly
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untidy or dirty
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smirk
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offensive smile
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smite
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to hit forcefully
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smolder
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to burn without flame, to conceal hostility
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smug
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self-satisfied
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snare
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to trap
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sneer
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to look at with contempt
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snicker
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to laugh in a suppressed way
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snippit
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small part
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snivel
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to whine, to complain
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sober
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not drunk, serious, solemn
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sobriquet
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assumed name
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sodden
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soaked, damp
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sojourn
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brief stay or viist
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solace
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comfort
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solecism
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ungramatical usage
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solemn
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serious, grave
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solicit
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to ask, to seek
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solicitude
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concern
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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solitude
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loneliness, being alone
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solon
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wise man
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solvent
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ability to pay, a substance that dissolves another
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somber
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dark or gloomy
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somnambulate
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walk in one's sleep
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somnolent
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drowsy, sleepy
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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sophomoric
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immature
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sordid
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filthy, base, vile
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sovereign
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supreme in power
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spangle
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small metallic ornamentation sewn into clothing
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sparse
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not thick, thinly scattered
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spasm
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fitful, involuntary contraction
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spate
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sudden flood or strong outburst, a large number or amount
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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specter
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ghost-like image
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sphinx-like
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mysterious
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splenetic
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spiteful, irritable
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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spry
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active, nimble
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spume
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foam
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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spurn
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reject
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squalid
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dirty, poor
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squander
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waste
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staccato
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done in a sharp or abrupt manner
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stagnant
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motionless, stale, not moving
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staid
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serious, sedate
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stalemate
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deadlock
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stalwart
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strong, steadfast
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stamina
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staying power
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stanch
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check the flow of
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stanza
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section of a poem
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stark
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real, unadorned
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static
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unchanging, stationary, not moving
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stationary
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not moving
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statue
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law
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steadfast
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loyal
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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sterotype
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fixed representation, not original
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sterling
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outstanding
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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stilted
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pompous, inflated
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stint
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assigned amount of work
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stipend
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pay for services
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stipulate
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special condition or demand
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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stolid
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dull, unemotional
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statagem
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deceptive scheme
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strew
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scatter
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striated
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paraleel bands or grooved
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stricture
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critical comments
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strident
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loud and harsh
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strut
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pompous walk or supporting bar
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stultify
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cause to appear foolish
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stupefy
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to make dull
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stygian
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gloomy, deathly
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stymie
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to block or stump
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suave
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smooth
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subjective
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personal
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subjugate
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to conqure, bring under controp
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sublimate
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purify
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sublime
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exalted, noble
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subliminal
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below conscious thought
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submission
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yielding to, surrender
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subordinate
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inferior
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subsequent
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following
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subservient
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behaving like a slave
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subside
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settle down, descend
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subsidiary
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subordinate, secondary
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subsistence
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minimum means of support
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substantiate
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verify, or support
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substantive
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essential
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subterfuge
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pretense
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subtle
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not obvious, hard to see
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subtlety
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cunning, delicacy
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subversive
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to overthrow or ruin
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succint
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brief, compact
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succor
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aid, assistance
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succulent
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juicy, richness
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succumb
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to give in
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suggrage
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right to vote
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suffuse
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to spread
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sully
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tarnish, soil
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sultry
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hot, sweltering
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sumptuous
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lavish, rich
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supercilious
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contemptuous, arrogant, haughty
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superficial
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shallow, on the surface only
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superfluous
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excessive, unnecessary
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supernal
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heavenly
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supernumerary
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in excess of what is necessary
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supersede
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to be set aside, replace
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supine
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lying on the back
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supplant
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replace
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supple
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flexible
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supplement
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added to
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suppliant
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entreating, pleading
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supplicate
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to inplore or beg for
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supposititious
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assumed, hypothetical
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surcease
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cessation
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surmise
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assume
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surpass
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exceede
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surreptitious
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secret
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surrogate
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substitute
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surveillance
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watching
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susceptible
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easily influenced, having little resistance
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sustenance
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means of support
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suture
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stitches
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swarthy
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dark
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swathe
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wrape around, bandage
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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sycophant
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flatter
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sylvan
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pretaining to the woods, rustic
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symbiosis
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close, beneficial association of two organisms
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symmetry
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balanced arrangement
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synchronous
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working together at the same time
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synthesis
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comimbining parts into a whole
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synthetic
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artificial
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macabre
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gruesome
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machination
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evile design
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macroscopic
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visible to the naked eye
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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magnanimous
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generous
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magnate
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important person
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maim
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to cripple
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maladroit
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clumsy or unskillful
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malady
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disease
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malaise
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uneasiness
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malapropism
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word humorously misused
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malediction
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cures
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malefactor
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villian
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malevolent
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harmful
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing
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maicious
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spiteful
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malign
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to speak badly about
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malignant
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evil
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malingerer
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one who pretends to be ill to avoid work
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malleable
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adaptable
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manacle
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hangcuff
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mandarine
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influential person
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mandate
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an order
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manifest
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obvious
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manifold
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many
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manipulate
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to handle with skill, to influence a person
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manumit
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to set free
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maraud
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to raid
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maritime
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pretaining to the ocean
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marquee
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canopy over an entrance
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marred
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damaged, ruined
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martial
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warlike
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martinet
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strict siciplinarian
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masochisht
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one who enjoys his own pain
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masticate
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to chew
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matriarchy
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society in which mother is the head of the family
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matrix
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place of origin
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maudlin
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very sentimental
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maul
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to injure
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mausoleum
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large tomb
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maverick
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noncconformist
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mawkish
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overly sentimental
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maxim
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proverb or saying
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meager
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inadequate, of poor quality
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mean
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nasty of offensive, inferior or low, an average
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meander
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to wander aimlessly
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mediate
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to settle a dispute
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meditate
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to think deeply
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medley
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mixture
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megalomania
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exaggeration of one's own greatness
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melancholy
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depressed
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melee
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noisy fight
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meliflous
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sweet sounding
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melodramtic
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overly emotional
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menace
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a threat
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menage
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household
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menagerie
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collection of animals
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mendacious
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lying
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medicant
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a beggar
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menial
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degrading
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mentor
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adviser or coach
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mercantile
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pretaining to merchants
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mercenary
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acts only for money
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mercurial
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unpredictably
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meretricious
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gaudy or showy
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merger
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joining together
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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metamorphosis
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transformation
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metaphor
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comparison
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metaphysics
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beyond what is natural
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mete
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to distribute
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meteoric
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swift rise
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meticulous
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extremely careful
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metropolis
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large city
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mettle
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courage
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miasma
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pollution
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microcosm
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little world
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mien
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manner
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miliey
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environment, setting
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militant
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ready and willing to fight
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millennium
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a thousdand years
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mimic
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to imitate
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minion
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devoted follower
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minute
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unit of time or small and insignificant
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mire
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swampy ground, to sink down
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mirth
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joy or laughter
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misantrhope
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hater or mankind
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misapprehension
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misunderstanding
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miscegenation
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mixture of races
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mischance
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unlucky accident, bad luck
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misconstrue
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misinterpert
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miscreant
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vicious person
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misdemeanor
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less serious crime
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miser
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one who hoards *money* excessively
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misgiving
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doubt, suspicion
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misnomer
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error in name
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misogamy
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matred of marriage
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misogynist
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hatter or woman
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missive
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letter
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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mnemonic
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pretaining to memory
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mock
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to ridicule or insult
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modicum
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small amount
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modish
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stylish
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modulate
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to tone down
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mogul
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powerful person
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mollify
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to clam or appease
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molt
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to shed
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momentous
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very important
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monarchy
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one ruler
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monastic
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self-denying
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monitor
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one who watches
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monograph
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written about a sinle subject
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monolithic
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unified or solid
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monologue
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speech by one person
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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monotonous
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boring withought variety
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monumental
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important
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moot
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debatable or having no significane
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moratorium
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delay
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morbid
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depressing
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mordant
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sarcastic
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mores
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customes or traditions
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moribund
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dying
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morose
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gloomy
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mortal
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destined to die
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mortify
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to embarrass or humiliate
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motif
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central idea
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mootley
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assorted or differnt colors
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mottled
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spotted
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mountebank
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a fraud
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muddle
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to confuse
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mulct
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fine or to defraud
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mull
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think about
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multifarious
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having many parts
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mundane
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worldly
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munifcent
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generous
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murky
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unclear, gloomy
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muse
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to think about deeply
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muster
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to gather together
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musty
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stale, moldy
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muste
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silent
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muzzle
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to restrain
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myopic
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having narrow point of view
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myriad
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infinitely vast in number
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myrmidon
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unquestioning follower
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