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ABSTRACT
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not concrete; theoretical
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to understand
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ACCLAIM
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praise; applaud
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ACCOLADE
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an award; or praise
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ACQUISENT
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reluctantly agreeable; reliant
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ACRIMONY
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words or behavior that is filled with harshness or anger
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ADAMANT
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unyielding; stubborn; REFUSES to change
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ADROIT
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skillfull in physical activity; or in handling difficult situations
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ADVOCATE
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to speak in behalf of, support; plead for
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AFFABLE
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friendly; easygoing
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AFFIRMATION
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a positive statement; assertive; agreement
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ALIENATE
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to cause him to separate from people; to push away
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ALOOF
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indifferent; aoart; detached
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ALTRUISTIC
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unselfish; caring
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AMBISEXTROUS
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able to use both hands with equal skill
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AMBIGUOUS
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vague; unclear; having several possible interpretations
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AMBIVALENCE
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being pulled in two different directions, indecision
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AMELIORATE
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to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve
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AMITY
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friendship
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AMORPHOUS
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without FORM or shape
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ANALOGOUS
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similar
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ANARCHY
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lack of order; chaos
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ANATHEMA
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a religious curse, or the thing or person being cursed
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ANTAGONISTIC
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in hostile competition; opposing
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ANTUQUATED
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too old to be useful; outdated, obsolete
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ANITHESIS
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opposite
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APATHY
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lack of interest or concern
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APEX
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highest point, top, summit
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APPEASE
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pacify, calm
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ARBITRARY
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SELECTED BY RANDOM CHOICE AND WITHOUT SOLID REASON
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ARCANE
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secret; mysterious
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ARCHAIC
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old; antiquated
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ARRPGANT
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acting superior; obnoxious; rude
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ARTICULATE
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able to speak cleary and effectively
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ASCENDANCE
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domination; controlling power
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ASCETIC
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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self discipline
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ASPERITY
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roughness; harshness; irritability
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ASSAIL
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one who attacks with words or foRce
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ASSIDUOUS
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perisistent; hardworking! diligent; attentive to detail
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ASSUAGE
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relieve; to ease; to pacifY
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ASTUTE
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wise; insightfully clever; shrewd
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ATROPHY
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waste away; wither
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AUDACIOUS
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brazen, brash, nervy = BOLD AND DARING
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AUGMENT
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make larger; to increase
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AUSPICIOUS
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taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed
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AUSPICIOUS
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taking place in promising situations; likely to succeed
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AUSTERE
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stern; plain; without luxuries
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AVARICE
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greed
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AVERSE
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feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
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BALEFUL
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harmful; menacing
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BANAL
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boring, insipid, trite
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BEGUILE
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to cheat or deceive
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BELIE
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to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
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BELLIGERENT
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having a strong tendency to argue and fight
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BENEDICTION
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good wishes, a blessing
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BENEVOLENT
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kindhearted; good natured; generous
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BENIGN
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gentle; kind hearted; mild
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BEQUEATH
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to leave behind; or hand down through a will; transmit
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BLIGHT
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diseasesl decay; widespread death
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BOLSTER
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to support; to reinforce
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BOMBAST
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speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
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BREVITY
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briefness; conciseness
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BUMPTIOUS
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pushy; obnoxious self-assertive
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CACOPHONY
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harshness of sound; opposite of harmony
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CAJOLE
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to fool with flattery; false promises; coax and deceive
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CANDOR
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honesty; frankness
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CAPACIOUS
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large; roomy; spacious
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CAPITULATE
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surrender; yield
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CAPRICIOUS
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unpredictable
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CASTIGATE
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scold; punish
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CAUSTIC
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burning either with chemicals or sarcasm
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CELERITY
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speed
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CENSURE
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to criticize
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CHASTEN
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discipline; punish; castigate
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CHASTISE
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scold;punish;castigate
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CHOLER
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anger
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
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CIRCUMSPECT
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cautious
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CLEMENCY
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mercy
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CLOISTER
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secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
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COALESCE
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unite; grow together
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COERCE
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to force someone by threatening or phyically overpowering him
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COMPLACENT
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self satisfied; unconcerned
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COMPLIANT
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following someone else's demands; conforming; obeying
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COMPOSURE
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calmness; equanimity
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CONCEDE
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admit reluctantly; yield
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CONCUR
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agree
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CONDONE
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to overlook. excuse, or pardon
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CONFOUND
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to mix up, or to confuse someone ekse
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CONSONANCE
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a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
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CONSUMMATE
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to complete or make whole
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CONTEND
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to argue a point or position; to struggle for
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Contingent
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dependent upon other circumstances; conditional
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CONTRACT
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squeeze together; shrink
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CONTRITE
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sorry; penitent
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CONUNDRUM
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riddle; mystery
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CONVERGE
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move together to meet a common point
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CONVICTION
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an opinion that is strongly held
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CONVIVIAL
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fond of parties; sociable
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COPIOUS
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in large quantity; abundant
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CORDIAL
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friendly; welcoming; gracious
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CORPOREAL
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having to do witht he body or the physical world
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CORROBORATE
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support with evidence;tell the same story; to confirm
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CRITERIA
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requirements or standards used to make a decision
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CRYPTIC
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hudden; secret; mysterious
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CHOLER
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anger
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
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CIRCUMSPECT
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cautious
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CLEMENCY
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mercy
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CLOISTER
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secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
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COALESCE
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unite; grow together
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COERCE
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to force someone by threatening or phyically overpowering him
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COMPLACENT
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self satisfied; unconcerned
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COMPLIANT
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following someone else's demands; conforming; obeying
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COMPOSURE
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calmness; equanimity
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CONCEDE
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admit reluctantly; yield
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CONCUR
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agree
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CONDONE
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to overlook. excuse, or pardon
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CONFOUND
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to mix up, or to confuse someone ekse
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CONSONANCE
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a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
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CRYPTIC
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hidden; secret; mysterious
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CULPABLE
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guilty; blame worthy
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CUPIDITY
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greed, special for money
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CURSORY
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quickly and incompletely done; superficial
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DAUNTED
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dismayed. disheartened; discouraged (made less with courage)
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DECADENCE
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moral decay or decline
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DEFAME
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to say things harmful to a person's reputation; malign; vilify
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DEFERENCE
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the act of yileding to someone else out of respect
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DENOUNCE
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criticize, condemn
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DEPLETED
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emptied; drained; used up
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DEPLORE
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to express regret or disapproval, complain, criticize
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DEPRECATE
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disapprove; belittle
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DERIDE
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make fun of; ridicule
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DESPONDENT
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feeling hopeless or depressed
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DESPOT
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tyrant
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DESTITUTE
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poor; lacking possessions
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DESULTORY
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lacking a plan; aimless
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DEXTERITY
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high level of skill, especially with the hands; adroitness
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DIATRIBE
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a bitterly critical speech
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DIGRESS
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to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on tangent
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DILATORY
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causing lateness; stalling
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DISCERNING
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insightful; perceptive
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DISCLOSE
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provide information; reveal
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DISCORD
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disagreement; dissonance
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DISCOURSE
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exhange of ideas; conversation
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DISDAIN
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a feeling of scorn or contempt
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disparage
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say negative things; belittle
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DISPARATE
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different
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DISPERSE
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spread around; scatter
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DISSENT
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to disagree, especially with the majority or with an authority
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DISSENT
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to disagree, especially with the majority, or with an authority
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DISSOLITION
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separation into parts; the process of dissolving
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DISTENDED
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swollen, extended
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DIVERGENCE
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the act of splitting into different directions
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DIVERSE
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different; various
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DOGMATIC
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attacking to widely accepted beliefs; even when faced with contrary evidencel closed minded
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DOLEFUL
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extremely sad
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ECCENTRIC
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different from most especially in personality or behavior
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ECLECTIC
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choosing from many different sources, crafeull selective
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EFFACE
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erase
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EFFERVESCENCE
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the quality of being bubbly of full of life
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EFFICACY
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the ability to produce desired results
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ELATED
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extremely happyl overjoyed
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ELOQUENCE
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powerfully effective speech
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EMBELLISH
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to make more beautiful to decorate; adorn
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EMULATE
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imitate
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ENDEMIC
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native to a particular country or among a particular group
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ENDORSE
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promote, recommend
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ENERVATE
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sap the strength, weaken
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ENHANCE
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to improve, intensify
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ENIGMA
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mystery; puzzle
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ENMITY
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mutual hatred
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EPHEMERAL
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temporary; short lived
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ERADICATE
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remove completely and permanently; exterminate
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ERRATIC
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unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected
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ERUDITION
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the knowledge acquired through many years of study
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ESOTERIC
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known to, or understood bym a limited griup of people
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ETHEREAL
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heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful
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EULOGIZE
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to praise lightly; to extol
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EUPHEMISM
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a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better
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evasive
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tending to avoid giving direct answers
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EXACERBATE
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to make a bad situation worse
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EXALT
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raise in rank; elevate; praise
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EXPUNGE
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erase
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EXPURGATE
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to remove offensive words, ideas or symbols; censon
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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done without planning, improvised
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EXTOL
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praise
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EXTRANEOUS
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unnecessary; ireelevant
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EXTRICATE
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to free frm a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle
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EXUBERANT
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uncontrollably joyous
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