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150 Cards in this Set
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to acknowledge as true or real, often unwillingly
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concede
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no longer living; dead
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deceased
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an exit
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egress
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a degree or stage in a series of gradual changes
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gradation
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degree to which something inclines; slope
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gradient
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someone or something that comes before another in time
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predecessor
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to go back
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regress
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act of withdrawing formally from a membership
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secesion
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to go beyond or over
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transgress
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not having occured before
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unprecedented
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similar in certain qualities or uses
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analogous
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direct contrast; opposition
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antithesis
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having like traits; similar
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comparable
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to differ or move away from a specified course
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deviate
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to serve as the distinction between
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differentiate
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condition or fact of being unequal in age
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disparity
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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts
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heterogeneous
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consisting of elements of a similar nature
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homogeneous
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subtle or slight degree of difference
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nuance
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equivalent in significance or value
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tantamount
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independence
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autonomy
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a ruler having absolute power or authority
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despot
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characteristic of a social and and economic system of government in Europe
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feudal
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dominion or control, particularly of one country over another
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hegemony
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an order of persons or entities classified according to rank
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hierarchy
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a right or privilege
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prerogative
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government or any other administration in power
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regime
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chief of state, usually in a monarchy
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sovereign
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referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life
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totalitarian
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to seize and retain the rights, power, etc.
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usurp
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lack of feeling or emotion
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apathy
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acceptance, as of a proposal
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assent
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understanding, concerned identification with another's situation
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empathy
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expressing or arousing pity
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pathetic
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scientific study of a disease
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pathology
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a sense of something about to occur
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presentiment
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arousing great interest or excitement
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sensational
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ability to feel, sense, or percieve
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sensibility
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inclined to give advice in a self-righteous way
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sententious
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thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than on reason
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sentiment
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responsible for wrong or error
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culpable
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to free from charge
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exonerate
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to obtain by threats or other coercive means
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extort
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not permitted by custom or law
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illicit
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incapable of being corrected
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incorrigible
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an offense of less seriousness than a felony
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misdemeanor
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to steal
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purloin
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a tough or rowdy person
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ruffian
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without scruples or principles
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unscrupulous
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unpleasant; disgusting
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vile
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good-humored, playful conversation
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banter
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a representation, usually pictorial, which exaggerates or distorts the features
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caricature
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amusingly odd or comical
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droll
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playfully humorous
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facetious
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marked by a disrespectful frivolity or indifference
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flippant
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loud or lively merriment
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hilarity
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laughable because of an obvious absurdity or ridiculousness
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ludicrous
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gladness or lightheartedness
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mirth
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playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous
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whimsical
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a witty or clever remark
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witticism
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unfavorable to one's interest or welfare
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adverse
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having a strong feeling of dislike or reluctance
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averse
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to leave one country or region to settle in another
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emigrate
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in a manner marked by metaphorical language or figures of speech
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figuratively
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to enter and settle in a country or region
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immigrate
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having or showing creative or inventive skill
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ingenious
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showing or having simplicity in a childlike way
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ingenuous
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according to the actual meaning of a word or phrase
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literally
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to ill-treat persistently and grievously
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persecute
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to bring a legal action against in order to convict of a violation of a law
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prosecute
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strict economy, especially that imposed by force
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austerity
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to decrease in value
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depreciate
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the value of a property after subtracting the liabilities that can be claimed against it
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equity
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avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of money
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frugal
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lacking money or resources to provide adequately the necessities of life
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indigent
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very generous in giving
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munificent
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consisting of or having to do with money
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pecuniary
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a moderate and brief decline in economic activity
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recession
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to pay compensation for goods
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remunerate
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capable of meeting all financial needs
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solvent
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having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulnes in handling situations
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adroit
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very sophisticated; worldly
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blase
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a trite or overused expression or idea
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cliche
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a body of customers
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clientele
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a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business venture
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entrepreneur
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something in which a person excels
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forte
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lacking social experience or grace
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gauche
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marked by unaffected simplicity
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naive
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cool, carefree, and casually unconcerned
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nonchalant
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an appointment or engagement to meet at a fixed place or time
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rendezvous
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characterized by procrastination
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dilatory
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lazily slow or relaxed
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languid
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drowsy or sluggish indifference
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lethargy
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in a condition of inactivity or rest
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quiescent
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the act or condition of resting
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repose
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laziness; indolence
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sloth
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to walk while asleep
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somnambulate
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drowsiness; sleepiness
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somnolence
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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soporific
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a condition of reduced sensisbility or consciousness
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stupor
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to make seem greater; exaggerate
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aggrandize
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condition of exceeding reasonable or proper limits
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exorbitance
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characterized by pretended or affected grandeur
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grandiose
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an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech
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hyperbole
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not temperate or moderate
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intemperate
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to preoccupy the mind excessively
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obsess
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state of having or displaying great wealth and luxury
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opulence
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recklessly wasteful or extravagant
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profligate
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to gratify to excess
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satiate
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beyond what is required or sufficient
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superfluous
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a natural attraction; liking
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affinity
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active hatred
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animosity
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a strong feeling of dislike
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anitpathy
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marked by or showing warmth of emotion or desire
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ardent
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deserving to be regarded with a feeling of dislike
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contemptible
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to consider or reject as unworthy
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disdain
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inspired with love
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enamored
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to destroy the affection of friendliness of
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estrange
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a definite and habitual liking
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penchant
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a feeling of strong dislike
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repugnance
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someone or something that precedes or goes before
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antecedent
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to follow as a consequence or result
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ensue
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lasting for a very brief time
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ephemeral
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about to occur
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imminent
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a period of time betwen two events
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interim
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lasting or seeming to last forever
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interminable
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lasting an indefinitely long time
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perennial
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acting or done hastily or impulsively
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precipitate
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provided for the time being; temporary
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provisional
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looking back on or directed toward the past
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retrospective
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to surrender under specified conditions
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capitulate
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to agree to do something one regards as below one's dignity
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condescend
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courteous respect
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deference
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to behave in a demeaning or self-abasing manner
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grovel
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a follower who behaves in the manner of a servant
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lackey
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to have greater authority
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predominate
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characteristic of a slave
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slavish
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the act of bringing under rule or dominion
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subjugation
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proudly scornful; disdainful
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supercilious
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one who seeks favor or advancement through flattering important people
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sycophant
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to decrease the density of
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attenuate
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so fine or thin in texture as to be transparent
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diaphanous
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to weigh down; burden
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encumber
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vanishing or likely to vanish like a vapor
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evanescent
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a fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in air or caught on objects
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gossamer
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capable of being felt or touched
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palpable
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to spread or flow throughout
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permeate
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easily bent or flexed without breaking
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pliant
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having great weight
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ponderous
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resembling glue in consistency and stickiness
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viscous
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