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ABANDON(n)
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total lack of inhibition
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ABASE
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to humble, disgrace
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ABATEMENT
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decrease, reduction
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ABDICATE
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to give up a position, right, or power
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ABERRATION
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something different from the usual or normal
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ABET
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to aid, act as accomplice
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ABEYANCE
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temporary suppression or suspension
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ABHOR
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to loathe, detest
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ABJECT
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miserable, pitiful
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ABJURE
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to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
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act of cleansing
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ABNEGATE
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to deny, renounce
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ABOLITIONIST
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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ABORTIVE
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interrupted while incomplete
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ABROGATE
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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ABSCOND
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to leave secretly
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ABSOLVE
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to forgive, free from blame
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ABSTEMIOUS
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moderate in appetite
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ABSTRACT (adj)
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theoretical; complex, difficult
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend
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ACCEDE
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to express approval; agree to
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ACCESSIBLE
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attainable, available; approachable
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ACCESSORY
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attachment, ornament; accomplice, partner
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ACCOLADE
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praise, distinction
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ACCOST
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to approach and speak to someone
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ACCRETION
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growth in size or increase in amount
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ACCRUE
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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ACERBIC
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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ACME
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highest point summit
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ACQUIESCE
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to agree, comply quietly
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ACQUITTAL
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release from blame
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ACRID
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harsh, bitter
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ACRIMONY
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bitterness, animosity
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ACUITY
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sharpness
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ACUMEN
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sharpness of insight
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ACUTE
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sharp, pointed
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ADAGE
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old saying or proverb
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ADAMANT
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uncompromising, unyielding
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ADAPT
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to accommodate, adjust
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ADHERE
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to cling or follow without deviation
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ADJACENT
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next to
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ADJUNCT
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something added, attached, or joined
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ADMONISH
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to caution or reprimand
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ADROIT
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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ADULATION
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high praise
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ADULTERATE
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to corrupt or make impure
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ADUMBRATE
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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ADVANTAGEOUS
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favorable, useful
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ADVERSARIAL
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antagonistic, competitive
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ADVERSE
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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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AERIAL
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having to do with the air
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AERIE
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nook or nest built high in the air
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AERODYNAMIC
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relating to objects moving through the air
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AESTHETIC
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pertaining to beauty or art
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AFFABLE
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friendly, easy to approach
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AFFECTED (adj)
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pretentious, phony
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AFFINITY
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fondness, liking; similarity
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AFFLUENT
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rich, abundant
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AFFRONT (n)
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personal offense, insult
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AGENDA
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plan, schedule
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AGGRANDIZE
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to make larger or greater in power
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AGGREGATE (n)
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collective mass or sum; total
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AGGRIEVE
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to afflict, distress, to cause or inflict pain
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AGILE
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well-coordinated, nimble
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AGITATION
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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AGNOSTIC
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one doubting that people can know God
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AGRARIAN
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relating to farming or rural matters
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ALACRITY
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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ALCHEMY
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold
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ALGORITHM
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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ALIAS
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assumed name
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ALIENATED
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distanced, estranged
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ALIGNED
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precisely adjusted; committed to one side or party
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ALLAY
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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ALLEGORY
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symbolic representation
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ALLEVIATE
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to relieve, improve partially
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ALLITERATION
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repetition of the beginning sounds of words
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ALLOCATION
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allowance, portion, share
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ALLURE (v)
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to entice by charm; attract
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ALLUSION
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indirect reference
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ALLUSIVENESS
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quality of making many indirect references
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ALOOF
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detached, indifferent, distanced
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ALTERCATION
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noisy dispute
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ALTRUISM
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unselfish concern for others' welfare
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AMALGAM
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mixture; combination, alloy
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AMBIDEXTROUS
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able to use both hands equally well
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AMBIGUOUS
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uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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AMBIVALENCE
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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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AMELIORATE
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to make better; improve
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AMENABLE
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agreeable; cooperate
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AMEND
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to improve or correct flaws in
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AMENITY
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pleasantness; something increasing comfort
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AMIABLE
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friendly, pleasant, likable
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AMICABLE
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friendly, agreeable
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AMITY
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friendship
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WHIMSICAL
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carefree, dreamlike, quirky
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ENGAGING
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to attract
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CONTROVERSIAL
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debatable
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ELUSIVE
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puzzling, tricky
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REPUDIATED
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to reject
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SANCTION
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to permit
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QUIZZICAL
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questionable, puzzling
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INEVITABLE
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absolutely going to happen
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UPSURGE
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increase, rise
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COMMENDABLE
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praiseworthy, worthy of comment
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IMPARTIAL
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unbiased, fair
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APPREHENSIVE
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unsure, undecided, worried
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SANGUINE
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optimistic, hopeful
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DELETERIOUS
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to worsen
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DILIGENCE
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perseverance, work ethic
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MISER
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a scrooge, someone who is not generous
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CARPENTER
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one who works with wood
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MASON
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one who works with brick
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TACT
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keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense
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SELF-POSSESSION
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self-control
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AMORAL
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unprincipled, unethical
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AMOROUS
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strongly attracted to love, showing love
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AMORPHOUS
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having no definite form
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AMORTIZE
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to diminish by installment payments
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AMPHIBIAN (n)
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creature equally at home on land or in water
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AMPHITHEATER
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arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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AMPLE
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abundant, plentiful
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AMULET
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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AMPLIFY
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to increase, intensify
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ANACHRONISM
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something chronologically inappropriate
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ANACHRONISTIC
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outdated
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ANALOGOUS
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comparable, parallel
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ANARCHY
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absence of government or law; chaos
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ANATHEMA
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ban, curse; something shunned or disliked
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ANCILLARY
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accessory, subordinate, helping
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ANECDOTE
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short, usually funny account of an event
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ANGULAR
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characterized by short angles; lean and gaunt
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ANIMATION
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enthusiasm, excitement
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ANIMOSITY
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hatred, hostility
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ANNUL
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to cancel, nullify, declare void, or make legally invalid
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ANODYNE
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something that calms or soothes pain
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ANOINT
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to apply oil to, especially as a sacred rite
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ANOMALY
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
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ANONYMITY
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condition of having no name or an unknown name
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ANTAGONIST
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foe, opponent, adversary
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ANTECEDENT (adj)
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coming before in place or time
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ANTEDILUVIAN
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
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ANTEPENULTIMATE
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third from last
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ANTERIOR
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preceding, previous, before, prior (to)
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ANTHOLOGY
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collection of literary works
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ANTHROPOMORPHIC
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attributing human qualities to non-humans
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ANTIPATHY
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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
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ANTIQUATED
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outdated, obsolete
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ANTIQUITY
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ancient times; the quality of being old or ancient
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ANTITHESIS
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exact opposite or direct contrast
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APATHETIC
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indifferent, unconcerned
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APATHY
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lack of feeling or emotion
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APHASIA
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inability to speak or use words
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APHELION
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point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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APHORISM
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old saying or short pithy statement
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APOCRYPHAL
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not genuine; fictional
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APOSTATE (n)
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one who renounces a religious faith
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APOSTROPHE
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speech to the reader or someone not present
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APOTHEOSIS
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glorification; glorified ideal
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APPEASE
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to satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
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APPROBATION
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praise; official approval
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APPROPRIATE (v)
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to take possession of
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AQUATIC
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belonging or living in water
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ARABLE
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suitable for cultivation
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ARBITRARY
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depending solely on individual will; inconsistent
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ARBITRATOR
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mediator; negotiator
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ARBOREAL
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relating to trees; living in trees
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ARBORETUM
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place where trees are displayed and studied
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ARCANE
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secret. obscure, known only to a few
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ARCHAIC
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antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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ARCHIPELAGO
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large group of islands
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ARDENT
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passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
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ARDUOUS
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extremely difficult, laborious
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ARID
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extremely dry or deathly boring
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ARRAIGN
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to call to court to answer a charge
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ARROGATE
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to demand, claim arrogantly
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ARSENAL
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ammunition storehouse
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ARTICULATE (adj)
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well-spoken, expressing oneself clearly
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ARTIFACT
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historical relic, item made by human craft
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ARTISAN
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craftsperson; expert
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ASCEND
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to rise or climb
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ASCENDANCY
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state of rising, ascending; power or control
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ASCERTAIN
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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ASCETIC (adj)
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self-denying, abstinent, austere
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ASCRIBE
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to attribute to, assign
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ASHEN
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resembling ashes; deathly pale
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ASKEW
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crooked, tilted
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ASPERSION
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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ASPIRE
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to have great hopes; to aim at a goal
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ASSAIL
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to attack, assault
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ASSENT (v)
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to express agreement
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ASSERT
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to affirm, attest
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ASSIDUOUS
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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ASSIGNATION
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appointment for lovers' meeting; assignment
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ASSIMILATION
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act of blending in, becoming similar
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ASSONANCE
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resemblance in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme
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ASSUAGE
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to make less severe, ease, relieve
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ASTRINGENT
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harsh, severe, stern
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ASTUTE
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having good judgment
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ASUNDER (adv)
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into different parts
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ASYMMETRICAL
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not corresponding in size, shape, position, etc
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ATONE
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to make amends for a wrong
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ATROCIOUS
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monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked
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ATROPHY (v)
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to waste away, wither from disuse
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ATTAIN
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to accomplish; gain
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ATTENUATE
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to make thin or slender
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ATTEST
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to testify, stand as proof of, bear witness
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AUDACIOUS
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bold, daring, fearless
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AUDIBLE
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capable of being heard
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AUDIT (n)
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formal examination of financial records
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AUDITORY
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having to do with hearing
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AUGMENT
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to expand, extend
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AUGURY (adj)
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prophecy, prediction of events
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AUGUST
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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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AUSTERE
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stern, strict, unadorned
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AUTHORITARIAN
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extremely strict, bossy
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AUTOCRAT
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dictator
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AUTONOMOUS
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separate, independent
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AUXILIARY
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supplementary, reserve
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AVARICE
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greed
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AVENGE
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to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime
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AVER
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to declare to be true, affirm
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AVERSION
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intense dislike
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AVERT
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to turn (something) away; prevent
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AVIARY
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large enclosure housing birds
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AVOW
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to state openly or declare
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AWRY
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crooked, askew, amiss
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AXIOM
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premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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BALEFUL
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harmful, with evil intentions
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BALK (v)
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to refuse, shirk; prevent
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BALLAD
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folk song, narrative poem
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BALM
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soothing, healing influence
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BAN (v)
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to forbid, outlaw
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BANAL
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trite and overly common
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BANE
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something causing ruin, death, or destruction
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BAY (v)
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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BECALM
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to calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind
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BECLOUD
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to confuse ; darken with clouds
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BEGUILE
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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BEHEMOTH
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huge creature
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BELABOR
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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BELATED
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late
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BELEAGUER
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to harass, plague
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BELFRY
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bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
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BELIE
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to misrepresent; expose as false
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BELITTLE
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to represent as unimportant, make light of
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BELLICOSE
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warlike, aggressive
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BELLIGERENT
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hostile, tending to fight
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BELLOW
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to roar, shout
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BEMUSE
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to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
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BENCHMARK
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standard of measure
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BENEFACTOR
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someone giving aid or money
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BENEFICENT
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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BENIGHTED
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unenlightened
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BENIGN
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kindly, gentle or harmless
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BEQUEATH
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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BERATE
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to scold harshly
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BESEECH
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to beg, plead, implore
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BESTIAL
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beastly, animal-like
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BESTOW
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to give as a gift
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BETOKEN
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to indicate, signify, give evidence of
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BEVY
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group
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BIAS
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prejudice, slant
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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list of books
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BIBLIOPHILE
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book lover
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BILATERAL
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two-sided
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BILK
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to cheat, defraud
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BILLET
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board and lodging for troops
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BIPED
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two-footed animal
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BISECT
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to but into two (usually equal) parts
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BLANCH
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to pale; take the color out of
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BLANDISH
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to coax with flattery
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BLASPHEMOUS
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cursing, profane, irreverent
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BLATANT
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glaring, obvious, showy
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BLIGHT (v)
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to afflict, destroy
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BLITHE
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joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
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BLUDGEON
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to hit as with a short heavy club
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BOISTEROUS
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rowdy, loud, unrestrained
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BOMBASTIC
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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BONANZA
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extremely large amount; something profitable
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BONHOMIE
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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BOON
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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BOOR
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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BOTANIST
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scientist who studies plants
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BOUNTIFUL
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plentiful
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BOURGEOIS
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middle-class
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BOVINE
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cow-like, relating to cows
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BRAZEN
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bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
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BREACH
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act of breaking, violation
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BRIGAND
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bandit, outlaw
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BROACH
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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BRUSQUE
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rough or abrupt in manner
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BUFFET (v)
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to strike, hit
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BUFFOON
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clown or fool
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BULWARK
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defense wall; anything serving as defense
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BURGEON
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to sprout or flourish
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BURLY
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brawny, husky
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BURNISH
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to polish
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BURSAR
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treasurer
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BUSTLE
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commotion, energetic activity
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BUTT
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person or thing that is an object of ridicule
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BUTTRESS (v)
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to reinforce or support
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BYWAY
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back road
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CACOPHONOUS
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jarring, unpleasantly noisy
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CADENCE
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rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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CAJOLE
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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CALAMITOUS
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disastrous, catastrophic
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CALLOUS
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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CALLOW
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immature, lacking sophistication
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CALUMNY
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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CANDOR
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honesty of expression
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CANNY
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smart; founded on common sense
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CANONIZE
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to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
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CANVASS
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to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
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CAPACIOUS
|
large, roomy; extensive
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CAPITULATE
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to submit completely, surrender
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CAPRICIOUS
|
impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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CARDIOLOGIST
|
physician specializing in diseases of the heart
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CARICATURE
|
exaggerated portrait, cartoon
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CARNAL
|
of the flesh
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CARNIVOROUS
|
meat-eating
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CARP (v)
|
to find fault, complain constantly
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CARTOGRAPHY
|
science or art of making maps
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CAST (n)
|
copy, replica
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CAST (v)
|
to fling, to throw
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CASTIGATE
|
to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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CATEGORICAL
|
absolute, without exception
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CATALYST
|
something causing change without being charged
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CATEGORICAL
|
absolute, without exception
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CATHARSIS
|
purification, cleansing
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CATHOLIC
|
universal; broad and comprehensive
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CAUCUS
|
smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
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CAULK
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to make watertight
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CAUSALITY
|
cause-and-effect relationship
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CAUSTIC
|
biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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CAVALIER (adj)
|
carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
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CAVORT
|
to frolic, frisk
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CEDE
|
to surrender possession of something
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CELEBRITY
|
fame, widespread acclaim
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CENSORIOUS
|
severely critical
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CENTRIPETAL
|
directed or moving toward the center
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CERTITUDE
|
assurance, certainty
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CESSATION
|
temporary or complete halt
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CESSION
|
act of surrendering something
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CHAGRIN
|
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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CHALICE
|
goblet, cup
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CHAMPION (v)
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to defend or support
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CHAOTIC
|
extremely disorderly
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CHARLATAN
|
quack, fake
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CHARY
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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CHASTISE
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to punish, discipline, scold
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CHERUBIC
|
sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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CHICANERY
|
trickery, fraud, deception
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CHIDE
|
to scold, express disapproval
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CHIMERICAL
|
fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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CHOLERIC
|
easily angered, short-tempered
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CHOICE (adv)
|
specially selected, preferred
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CHORTLE
|
to chuckle
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CHROMATIC
|
relating to color
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CHRONICLER
|
one who keeps records of historical events
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CIRCUITOUS
|
roundabout
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CIRCUMFERENCE
|
boundary or distance around a circle or sphere
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
|
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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CIRCUMNAVIGATE
|
to sail completely around
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
|
to encircle; set limits on, confine
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CIRCUMSPECT
|
cautious, wary
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CIRCUMVENT
|
to go around; avoid
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CISTERN
|
tank for rainwater
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CITADEL
|
fortress or stronghold
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CIVIL
|
polite; relating to citizens
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CIVILITY
|
courtesy, politeness
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CLAIRVOYANT (adj)
|
having ESP, psychic
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CLAMOR (v)
|
to make a noisy outcry
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CLAMOR (n)
|
noisy outcry
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CLANDESTINE
|
secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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CLARITY
|
clearness; clear understanding
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
|
fear of small, confined places
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CLEAVE
|
to split or separate OR to stick, cling, adhere
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CLEMENCY
|
merciful leniency
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CLOISTER (v)
|
to confine, seclude
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COAGULATE
|
to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
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COALESCE
|
to grow together or cause to unite as one
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CODDLE
|
to baby, treat indulgently
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COERCE
|
to compel by force or intimidation
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|
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COFFER
|
strongbox, large chest for money
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COGENT
|
logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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|
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COGNATE
|
related, similar, akin
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COGNITION
|
mental process by which knowledge is acquired
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COGNOMEN
|
family name; any name, especially a nickname
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COHABIT
|
to live together
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|
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COHERENT
|
intelligible, lucid, understandable
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COLLATERAL
|
accompanying
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COLLOQUIAL
|
characteristic of informal speech
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COLLOQUY
|
dialogue or conversation, conference
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|
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COLLUSION
|
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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|
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COMELINESS
|
physical grace and beauty
|
|
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COMMEND
|
to compliment, praise
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COMMENSURATE
|
proportional
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COMMISSION
|
fee payable to an agent; authorization
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|
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COMMODIOUS
|
roomy, spacious
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|
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COMMONPLACE
|
ordinary, found every day
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COMMUNICABLE
|
transmittable
|
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COMMUTE
|
to change penalty to a less severe one
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COMPATRIOT
|
fellow countryman
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|
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COMPELLING (adj)
|
having a powerful and irresistible effect
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|
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COMPENSATE
|
to repay or reimburse
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COMPLACENT
|
self-satisfied, smug, affable
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COMPLEMENT
|
to complete, perfect
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|
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COMPLIANT
|
submissive and yielding
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COMPLICITY
|
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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|
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COMPOUND (v)
|
to combine, add to
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COMPRESS (v)
|
to reduce, squeeze
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|
|
COMPOUND (adj)
|
complex; composed of several parts
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|
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COMPULSIVE
|
obsessive, fanatic
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|
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COMPUNCTION
|
feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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|
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CONCAVE
|
curving inward
|
|
|
CONCEDE
|
to yield, admit
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|
|
CONCEPTUALIZE
|
to envision, imagine
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|
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CONCERTO
|
musical composition for orchestra and soloist(s)
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|
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CONCILIATORY
|
overcoming distrust or hostility
|
|
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CONCORD
|
agreement
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|
|
CONCUR
|
to agree
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CONDONE
|
to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
|
|
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CONDUIT
|
tube, pipe, or similar passage
|
|
|
CONFECTION
|
something sweet to eat
|
|
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CONFISCATE
|
to appropriate, seize
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|
|
CONFLAGRATION
|
big, destructive fire
|
|
|
CONFLUENCE
|
meeting place; meeting of two streams
|
|
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CONFOUND
|
to baffle, perplex
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|
|
CONGEAL
|
to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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|
|
CONGENIAL
|
similar in tastes and habits
|
|
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CONGENITAL
|
existing since birth
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CONGLOMERATE
|
collected group of varied things
|
|
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CONGRESS
|
formal meeting or assembly
|
|
|
CONGRUITY
|
correspondence, harmony, agreement
|
|
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CONJECTURE
|
speculation, prediction
|
|
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CONJUGAL
|
pertaining to marriage
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|
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CONJURE
|
to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
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|
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CONNIVE
|
to conspire, scheme
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|
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CONSANGUINEOUS
|
of the same origin; related by blood
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CONSCIENTIOUS
|
governed by conscience; careful and thorough
|
|
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CONSECRATE
|
to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
|
|
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CONSENSUS
|
unanimity; agreement of opinion or attitude
|
|
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CONSIGN
|
to commit, entrust
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|
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CONSOLATION
|
something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
|
|
|
CONSONANT (adj)
|
consistent with, in agreement with
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CONSTITUENT
|
component, part; citizen, voter
|
|
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CONSTRAINED
|
forced, compelled; confined, restrained
|
|
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CONSTRAINT
|
something that forces or compels; something which restrains or confines
|
|
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CONSTRUE
|
to explain or interpret
|
|
|
CONSUMMATE (adj)
|
accomplished, complete, perfect
|
|
|
CONTEND
|
to battle, clash; compete
|
|
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CONTENTIOUS
|
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
|
|
|
CONTINENCE
|
self-control, self-restraint
|
|
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CONTRAVENE
|
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
|
|
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CONTRITE
|
deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
|
|
|
CONTUSION
|
bruise
|
|
|
CONUNDRUM
|
riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
|
|
|
CONVALESCENCE
|
gradual recovery after an illness
|
|
|
CONVENE
|
to meet, come together, assemble
|
|
|
CONVENTIONAL
|
typical, customary, commonplace
|
|
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CONVEX
|
curved outward
|
|
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CONVIVIAL
|
sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
|
|
|
CONVOKE
|
to call together, summon
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|
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CONVOLUTED
|
twisted, complicated, involved
|
|
|
COPIOUS
|
abundant, plentiful
|
|
|
COQUETTE
|
woman who flirts
|
|
|
CORPOREAL
|
having to do with the body; tangible, material
|
|
|
CORPULENCE
|
obesity, fatness, bulkiness
|
|
|
CORRELATION
|
association, mutual relation of two or more things
|
|
|
CORROBORATE
|
to confirm, verify
|
|
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CORRUGATE
|
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
|
|
|
COSMETIC (adj)
|
relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
|
|
|
COSMOGRAPHY
|
science that deals with the nature of the universe
|
|
|
COSMOPOLITAN
|
sophisticated, free from local prejudices
|
|
|
COSSET
|
to pamper, treat with great care
|
|
|
COTERIE
|
small group of persons with a similar purpose
|
|
|
COUNTENANCE (n)
|
facial expression; look of approval or support
|
|
|
COUNTENANCE (v)
|
to favor, support
|
|
|
COUNTERMAND
|
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
|
|
|
COUNTERVAIL
|
to counteract, to exert force against
|
|
|
COVEN
|
group of witches
|
|
|
COVERT
|
hidden; secret
|
|
|
COVET
|
to desire strongly something possessed by another
|
|
|
CRASS
|
crude, unrefined
|
|
|
CRAVEN
|
cowardly
|
|
|
CREDENCE
|
acceptance of something as true or real
|
|
|
CREDIBLE
|
plausible, believable
|
|
|
CREDULOUS
|
gullible, trusting
|
|
|
CREED
|
statement of belief or principle
|
|
|
CRITERION
|
standard for judging, rule for testing
|
|
|
CRYPTIC
|
puzzling
|
|
|
CUISINE
|
characteristic style of cooking
|
|
|
CULMINATION
|
climax, final stage
|
|
|
CULPABLE
|
guilty, responsible for wrong
|
|
|
CULPRIT
|
guilty person
|
|
|
CUMULATIVE
|
resulting from gradual increase
|
|
|
CUPIDITY
|
greed
|
|
|
CURATOR
|
caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
|
|
|
CURMUDGEON
|
cranky person
|
|
|
CURSORY
|
hastily done, superficial
|
|
|
CURT
|
abrupt, blunt
|
|
|
CURTAIL
|
to shorten
|
|
|
CUTLERY
|
cutting instruments; tableware
|
|
|
CYGNET
|
young swan
|
|
|
CYNIC
|
person who distrusts the motives of others
|
|
|
DAUNT
|
to discourage, intimidate
|
|
|
DEARTH
|
lack, scarcity, insufficiency
|
|
|
DEBASE
|
to degrade or lower in quality or stature
|
|
|
DEBAUCH
|
to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
|
|
|
DEBILITATE
|
to weaken, enfeeble
|
|
|
DEBUTANTE
|
young woman making debut in high society
|
|
|
DECAPITATE
|
to behead
|
|
|
DECATHLON
|
athletic contest with ten events
|
|
|
DECIDUOUS
|
losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
|
|
|
DECLIVITY
|
downward slope
|
|
|
DECOROUS
|
proper, tasteful, socially correct
|
|
|
DECORUM
|
proper behavior, etiquette
|
|
|
DECRY
|
to belittle, openly condemn
|
|
|
DEFACE
|
to mar the appearance of, vandalize
|
|
|
DEFAMATORY
|
slanderous, injurious to the reputation
|
|
|
DEFENDANT
|
person required to answer a legal action or suit
|
|
|
DEFERENTIAL
|
respectful and polite in a submissive way
|
|
|
DEFILE
|
to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor
|
|
|
DEFINITIVE
|
clear-cut, explicit or decisive
|
|
|
DEFLATION
|
decrease, depreciation
|
|
|
DEFORM
|
to disfigure, distort
|
|
|
DEFT
|
skillful, dexterous
|
|
|
DEFUNCT
|
no longer existing, dead, extinct
|
|
|
DELECTABLE
|
appetizing, delicious
|
|
|
DELEGATE (v)
|
to give powers to another
|
|
|
DELETERIOUS
|
harmful, destructive, detrimental
|
|
|
DELINEATION
|
depiction, representation
|
|
|
DELTA
|
tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
|
|
|
DELUGE (n)
|
flood
|
|
|
DELUGE (v)
|
to submerge, overwhelm
|
|
|
DEMAGOGUE
|
leader, rabble-rouse, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
|
|
|
DEMARCATION
|
borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
|
|
|
DEMEAN
|
to degrade, humiliate, humble
|
|
|
DEMOGRAPHICS
|
data relating to study of human population
|
|
|
DEMOTE
|
to reduce to a lower rank or grade
|
|
|
DEMOTION
|
lowering in rank or grade
|
|
|
DEMUR
|
to express doubts or objections
|
|
|
DEMYSTIFY
|
to remove mystery from, clarify
|
|
|
DENIGRATE
|
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
|
|
|
DENOUNCE
|
to accuse, blame
|
|
|
DENUDE
|
to make bare, uncover, undress
|
|
|
DENUNCIATION
|
public condemnation
|
|
|
DEPICT
|
to describe, represent
|
|
|
DEPLETE
|
to use up, exhaust
|
|
|
DEPLORE
|
to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly
|
|
|
DEPLOY
|
to spread out strategically over an area
|
|
|
DEPOSE
|
to remove from a high position, as from a throne
|
|
|
DEPRAVITY
|
sinfulness, moral corruption
|
|
|
DEPRECATE
|
to belittle, disparage
|
|
|
DERIDE
|
to mock, ridicule, make fun of
|
|
|
DERIVATIVE
|
copied or adapted; not original
|
|
|
DERIVE
|
to originate; take from a certain source
|
|
|
DEROGATE
|
to belittle; disparage
|
|
|
DESECRATE
|
to abuse something sacred
|
|
|
DESICCATE
|
to dry completely, dehydrate
|
|
|
DESIST
|
to stop doing something
|
|
|
DESPONDENT
|
feeling discouraged and dejected
|
|
|
DESPOT
|
tyrannical ruler
|
|
|
DESTITUTE
|
very poor, poverty-stricken
|
|
|
DESULTORY
|
at random, rambling, unmethodical
|
|
|
DETER
|
to discourage; prevent from happening
|
|
|
DETERMINATE
|
having defined limits; conclusive
|
|
|
DETRIMENTAL
|
causing harm or injury
|
|
|
DEVIATE
|
to stray; wander
|
|
|
DEVIATION
|
departure, exception, anomaly
|
|
|
DEVOID
|
totally lacking
|
|
|
DEVOUT
|
deeply religious
|
|
|
DEXTEROUS
|
skilled physically or mentally
|
|
|
DIABOLICAL
|
fiendish; wicked
|
|
|
DIALECT
|
regional style of speaking
|
|
|
DIAPHANOUS
|
allowing light to show through; delicate
|
|
|
DIATRIBE
|
bitter verbal attack
|
|
|
DICHOTOMY
|
division into two parts
|
|
|
DICTUM
|
authoritative statement; popular saying
|
|
|
DIDACTIC
|
excessively instructive
|
|
|
DIFFERENTIATE
|
to distinguish between two items
|
|
|
DIFFIDENCE
|
shyness, lack of confidence
|
|
|
DIFFRACT
|
to cause to separate into parts, esp. light
|
|
|
DIFFUSE
|
widely spread out
|
|
|
DIGRESS
|
to turn aside; to stray from the main point
|
|
|
DILAPIDATED
|
in disrepair, run down. neglected
|
|
|
DILATE
|
to enlarge, swell, extend
|
|
|
DILATORY
|
slow, tending to delay
|
|
|
DILUVIAL
|
relating to a flood
|
|
|
DIMINUTIVE
|
small
|
|
|
DIPLOMACY
|
discretion, tact
|
|
|
DIRGE
|
funeral hymn
|
|
|
DISAFFECTED
|
discontented and disloyal
|
|
|
DISARRAY
|
clutter, disorder
|
|
|
DISBAND
|
break up
|
|
|
DISBAR
|
to expel from legal profession
|
|
|
DISBURSE
|
to pay out
|
|
|
DISCERN
|
to perceive something obscure
|
|
|
DISCLAIM
|
to deny, disavow
|
|
|
DISCLOSE
|
to confess, divulge
|
|
|
DISCONCERTING
|
bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
|
|
|
DISCORDANT
|
harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
|
|
|
DISCREDIT
|
to dishonor or disgrace
|
|
|
DISCREDITED
|
disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored
|
|
|
DISCREPANCY
|
difference between
|
|
|
DISCRETIONARY
|
subject to one's own judgement
|
|
|
DISCURSIVE
|
wandering from topic to topic
|
|
|
DISDAIN
|
to regard with scorn and contempt
|
|
|
DISDAINFUL
|
contemptuous, scornful
|
|
|
DISENGAGE
|
disconnected, disassociated
|
|
|
DISGORGE
|
to vomit, discharge violently
|
|
|
DISHEVELED
|
untidy, disarranged, unkempt
|
|
|
DISINCLINED
|
averse, unwilling, lacking desire
|
|
|
DISPARAGE
|
to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
|
|
|
DISPARATE
|
contrast, dissimilarity
|
|
|
DISPASSIONATE
|
free from emotion; impartial, unbiased
|
|
|
DISPEL
|
to drive out or scatter
|
|
|
DISPENSE
|
to distribute, administer
|
|
|
DISPENSE WITH
|
to suspend the operation of, do without
|
|
|
DISPERSE
|
to break up, scatter
|
|
|
DISPIRIT
|
to dishearten, make dejected
|
|
|
DISREPUTE
|
disgrace, dishonor
|
|
|
DISSEMBLE
|
to pretend, disguise one's motives
|
|
|
DISSEMINATE
|
to spread far and wide
|
|
|
DISSENSION
|
difference of opinion
|
|
|
DISSIPATE
|
to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess
|
|
|
DISSOCIATE
|
to separate; remove from an association
|
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DISSONANT
|
harsh and unpleasant sounding
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DISSUADE
|
to persuade someone to alter original intentions
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DISTEND
|
to swell, inflate, bloat
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DISTRAUGHT
|
very worried and distressed
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DISTRUST (n)
|
disbelief and suspicion
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DITHER (v)
|
to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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DIURNAL
|
daily
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DIVINE (v)
|
to foretell or know by inspiration
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DIVISIVE
|
creating disunity or conflict
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DOCILE
|
tame, willing to be taught
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DOCTRINAIRE
|
rigidly devoted to theories
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DOGGED (adj)
|
persistent, stubborn
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DOLEFUL
|
sad, mournful
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DOLT
|
idiot, dimwit, foolish person
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DOMINEER
|
to rule over something in a tyrannical way
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DONOR
|
benefactor, contributor
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DORMANT
|
at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
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DOTARD
|
senile old person
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DOTING
|
excessively fond, loving to excess
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DOUR
|
sullen and gloomy; stern and sever
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DOWRY
|
money or property given by a bride to her husband
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DRAFT (v)
|
to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript
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DRIVEL
|
stupid talk; slobber
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DROLL
|
amusing in a wry subtle way
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DROSS
|
waste produced during metal smelting; garbage
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DULCET
|
pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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DUPE (v)
|
to deceive, trick
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DUPE (n)
|
fool, pawn
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DUPLICITY
|
deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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DURABILITY
|
strength, sturdiness
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DURATION
|
period of time that something lasts
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DURESS
|
threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
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DYSPEPTIC
|
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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EBB (v)
|
to fade away, recede
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EBULLIENT
|
exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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ECLECTIC
|
selecting from various sources
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ECSTATIC
|
joyful
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EDDY
|
air or wind current
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EDICT
|
law, command, official public order
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|
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EDIFICE
|
building
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EDIFY
|
to instruct morally and spiritually
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EDITORIALIZE
|
to express and opinion on an issue
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EFFACE
|
to erase or make illegible
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EFFERVESCENT
|
bubbly, lively
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EFFICACIOUS
|
effective, efficient
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EFFIGY
|
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
|
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EFFLUVIA
|
outpouring of gases or vapors
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EFFRONTERY
|
impudent boldness; audacity
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EFFULGENT
|
brilliantly shining
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EFFUSIVE
|
expressing emotion without restraint
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EGOCENTRIC
|
acting as if things are centered around oneself
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EGREGIOUS
|
conspicuously bad
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EGRESS
|
exit
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ELATION
|
exhilaration, joy
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ELICIT
|
to draw out, provoke
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ELOQUENCE
|
fluent and effective speech
|
|
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ELUCIDATE
|
to explain, clarify
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|
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EMACIATED
|
skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger
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EMANCIPATE
|
to set free, liberate
|
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EMBELLISH
|
to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
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EMBEZZLE
|
to steal money in violation of a trust
|
|
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EMBROIL
|
to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
|
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EMEND
|
to correct a text
|
|
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EMINENT
|
celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
|
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EMOLLIENT
|
having soothing qualities, especially for skin
|
|
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EMOTIVE
|
appealing to or expressing emotion
|
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EMPATHY
|
identification with another's feelings
|
|
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EMULATE
|
to copy, imitate
|
|
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ENCIPHER
|
to translate a message into code
|
|
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ENCORE
|
additional performance, often demanded by audience
|
|
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ENCUMBER
|
to hinder, burden, restrict motion
|
|
|
ENDEMIC
|
belonging to a particular area, inherent
|
|
|
ENDURANCE
|
ability to withstand hardships
|
|
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ENERVATE
|
to weaken, sap strength from
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ENGENDER
|
to produce, cause, bring about
|
|
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ENIGMATIC
|
puzzling, inexplicable
|
|
|
ENJOIN
|
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
|
|
|
ENMITY
|
hostility, antagonism, ill-will
|
|
|
ENORMITY
|
state of being gigantic or terrible
|
|
|
ENNUI
|
boredom, lack of interest and energy
|
|
|
ENSCONCE
|
to settle comfortable into a place
|
|
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ENSHROUD
|
to cover, enclose with a dark cover
|
|
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ENTAIL
|
to involve as a necessary result, necessitate
|
|
|
ENTHRALL
|
to captivate, enchant, enslave
|
|
|
ENTITY
|
something with its own existence or form
|
|
|
ENTOMOLOGIST
|
scientist who studies insects
|
|
|
ENTREAT
|
to plead, beg
|
|
|
ENUNCIATE
|
to pronounce clearly
|
|
|
EPICURE
|
person with refined taste in food and wine
|
|
|
EPIGRAM
|
short, witty saying or poem
|
|
|
EPIGRAPH
|
quotation at the beginning of a literary work
|
|
|
EPILOGUE
|
concluding section of a literary work
|
|
|
EPITOME
|
representative of an entire group; summary
|
|
|
EPOCHAL
|
very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period
|
|
|
EQUANIMITY
|
calmness, composure
|
|
|
EQUESTRIAN (n)
|
one who rides on horseback
|
|
|
EQUINE
|
relating to horses
|
|
|
EQUIVOCAL
|
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
|
|
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EQUIVOCATE
|
to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
|
|
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ERADICATE
|
to erase or wipe out
|
|
|
ERRANT
|
straying, mistaken, roving
|
|
|
ERUDITE
|
learned, scholarly
|
|
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ESCHEW
|
to abstain from, avoid
|
|
|
ESOTERIC
|
understood only by a learned few
|
|
|
ESPOUSE
|
to support or advocate; to marry
|
|
|
ESTRANGE
|
to alienate, keep at a distance
|
|
|
ETHEREAL
|
not earthly, spiritual, delicate
|
|
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ETHOS
|
beliefs or character of a group
|
|
|
ETYMOLOGY
|
origin and history of a word; study of words
|
|
|
EULOGY
|
high praise; often in a public speech
|
|
|
EUPHONY
|
pleasant, harmonious sound
|
|
|
EUPHORIA
|
feeling of well-being or happiness
|
|
|
EURYTHMICS
|
art of harmonious bodily movement
|
|
|
EUTHANASIA
|
mercy-killing; intentional easy and painless death
|
|
|
EVADE
|
to avoid, dodge
|
|
|
EVANESCENT
|
momentary, transitory, short-lived
|
|
|
EVICT
|
to put out or force out
|
|
|
EVINCE
|
to show clearly, display, signify
|
|
|
EVOKE
|
to inspire memories; to produce a reaction
|
|
|
EXACERBATE
|
to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
|
|
|
EXASPERATION
|
irritation
|
|
|
EXCERPT (n)
|
selection from a book or play
|
|
|
EXCOMMUNICATE
|
to bar from membership in the church
|
|
|
EXCRUCIATING
|
agonizing, intensely painful
|
|
|
EXCULPATE
|
to clear of blame or fault
|
|
|
EXHILARATION
|
state of being energetic or filled with happiness
|
|
|
EXHORT
|
to urge or incite by strong appeals
|
|
|
EXHUME
|
to remove from a grave; uncover a secret
|
|
|
EXIGENT
|
urgent; excessively demanding
|
|
|
EXONERATE
|
too clear of blame
|
|
|
EXORBITANT
|
extravagant, greater than reasonable
|
|
|
EXORCISE
|
to expel evil spirits
|
|
|
EXOTIC
|
foreign; romantic, excitingly strange
|
|
|
EXPANSIVE
|
sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand
|
|
|
EXPATRIATE (n)
|
one who lives outside one's native land
|
|
|
EXPATRIATE (v)
|
to drive someone from his/her native land
|
|
|
EXPEDIENT (adj)
|
convenient, efficient, practical
|
|
|
EXPIATE
|
to atone for, make amends for
|
|
|
EXPIRE
|
to come to an end; die; breathe out
|
|
|
EXPLICABLE
|
capable of being explained
|
|
|
EXPLICIT
|
clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression
|
|
|
EXPLODE
|
to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
|
|
|
EXPONENT
|
one who champions or advocates
|
|
|
EXPOUND
|
to elaborate; to expand or increase
|
|
|
EXPUNGE
|
to erase, eliminate completely
|
|
|
EXPURGATE
|
to censor
|
|
|
EXTEMPORANEOUS
|
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
|
|
|
EXTENUATE
|
to lessen the seriousness, strength or effect of
|
|
|
EXTINCTION
|
end of a living thing or species
|
|
|
EXTOL
|
to praise
|
|
|
EXTORT
|
to obtain something by threats
|
|
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EXTRANEOUS
|
irrelevant, unrelated, unnecessary
|
|
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EXTREMITY
|
outermost or farthest point
|
|
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EXTRICATE
|
to free from, disentangle, free
|
|
|
EXTRINSIC
|
not inherent or essential, coming from without
|
|
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EXUBERANT
|
lively, happy, and full of good spirits
|
|
|
EXUDE
|
to give off, ooze
|
|
|
EXULT
|
to rejoice
|
|
|
FABRICATE
|
to make or devise; construct
|
|
|
FABRICATED
|
constructed, invented; faked, falsified
|
|
|
FACADE
|
face, front; mask, superficial appearance
|
|
|
FACILE
|
very easy
|
|
|
FACILITATE
|
to aid, assist
|
|
|
FACILITY
|
aptitude, ease in doing something
|
|
|
FALLACIOUS
|
wrong, unsound, illogical
|
|
|
FALLOW
|
uncultivated, unused
|
|
|
FANATICISM
|
extreme devotion to a cause
|
|
|
FARCICAL
|
absurd, ludicrous
|
|
|
FASTIDIOUS
|
careful with details
|
|
|
FATHOM (v)
|
to measure the depth of, gauge
|
|
|
FATUOUS
|
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
|
|
|
FAULT
|
break in a rock formation; mistake or error
|
|
|
FAWN (v)
|
to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
|
|
|
FAZE
|
to bother, upset, or disconcert
|
|
|
FEASIBLE
|
possible, capable of being done
|
|
|
FECKLESS
|
ineffective, careless, irresponsible
|
|
|
FECUND
|
fertile, fruitful, productive
|
|
|
FEDERATION
|
union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power
|
|
|
FEIGN
|
to pretend, give false impression; to invent falsely
|
|
|
FEISTY
|
excitable, easily drawn into quarrels
|
|
|
FELICITOUS
|
suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
|
|
|
FELL (v)
|
to chop, cut down
|
|
|
FERVID
|
passionate, intense zealous
|
|
|
FETID
|
foul-smelling, putrid
|
|
|
FETTER
|
to bind, chain, confine
|
|
|
FIASCO
|
disaster, utter failure
|
|
|
FICTIVE
|
fictional, imaginary
|
|
|
FIDELITY
|
loyalty
|
|
|
FILCH
|
to steal
|
|
|
FILIBUSTER
|
use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure
|
|
|
FINICKY
|
fussy, difficult to please
|
|
|
FISSION
|
process of splitting into two parts
|
|
|
FITFUL
|
intermittent, irregular
|
|
|
FLACCID
|
limp, flabby, weak
|
|
|
FLAGRANT
|
outrageous, shameless
|
|
|
FLAMBOYANT
|
flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling
|
|
|
FLAMMABLE
|
combustible, being easily burned
|
|
|
FLAUNT
|
to show off
|
|
|
FLEDGLING
|
you bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice
|
|
|
FLORA
|
plants
|
|
|
FLORID
|
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
|
|
|
FLOUNDER
|
to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle
|
|
|
FLOUT
|
to treat contemptuously, scorn
|
|
|
FLUCTUATE
|
to alternate, waver
|
|
|
FODDER
|
raw materials; feed for animals
|
|
|
FOIBLE
|
minor weakness or character flaw
|
|
|
FOIL (v)
|
to defeat, frustrate
|
|
|
FOLIATE
|
to grow, sprout leaves
|
|
|
FOMENT
|
to arouse or incite
|
|
|
FORBEARANCE
|
patience, restraint, leniency
|
|
|
FORD (v)
|
to cross a body of water at a shallow place
|
|
|
FOREBODING
|
dark sense of evil to come
|
|
|
FORECLOSE
|
to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments
|
|
|
FORENSIC
|
relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
|
|
|
FORENSICS
|
study of argumentation and debate
|
|
|
FORESTALL
|
to prevent, delay; anticipate
|
|
|
FORETHOUGHT
|
anticipation, foresight
|
|
|
FORGO
|
to go without, refrain from
|
|
|
FORLORN
|
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing
|
|
|
FORMULATE
|
to conceive, devise; to draft, plan; to express, state
|
|
|
FORSAKE
|
to abandon, withdraw from
|
|
|
FORSWEAR
|
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
|
|
|
FORTE (n)
|
strong point, something a person does well
|
|
|
FORTUITOUS
|
happening by luck, fortunate
|
|
|
FOSTER (v)
|
to nourish, cultivate, promote
|
|
|
FOUNDATION
|
groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid a certain cause
|
|
|
FOUNDER (v)
|
to fall helplessly; sink
|
|
|
FRACAS
|
noisy dispute
|
|
|
FRACTIOUS
|
unruly, rebellious
|
|
|
FRAGMENTATION
|
division, separation into parts, disorganization
|
|
|
FRANK
|
honest and straightforward
|
|
|
FRAUD
|
hoax, deception
|
|
|
FRAUGHT
|
full of, accompanied by
|
|
|
FRENETIC
|
wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
|
|
|
FRENZIED
|
feverishly fast, hectic and confused
|
|
|
FRIVOLOUS
|
petty, trivial; flippant, silly
|
|
|
FROND
|
leaf
|
|
|
FULSOME
|
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
|
|
|
FUNEREAL
|
mournful, appropriate to a funeral
|
|
|
FURTIVE
|
secret, stealthy
|
|
|
FUSION
|
process of merging things into one
|
|
|
GALL (n)
|
bitterness; careless nerve
|
|
|
GALL (v)
|
to exasperate and irritate
|
|
|
GAMBOL
|
to dance or skip around playfully
|
|
|
GAME (adj)
|
courageous
|
|
|
GARGANTUAN
|
giant, tremendous
|
|
|
GARNER
|
to gather and store
|
|
|
GAUNT
|
thin and bony
|
|
|
GAVEL
|
mallet used to commanding attention
|
|
|
GENRE
|
type, class, category
|
|
|
GERMINATE
|
to begin to grow (used of a seed or idea)
|
|
|
GESTATION
|
growth process from conception to birth
|
|
|
GIBE (v)
|
to make heckling, taunting remarks
|
|
|
GIRTH
|
distance around something
|
|
|
GLIB
|
fluent in an insincere manner; off-hand, casual
|
|
|
GLOBAL
|
involving the entire world; relating to a whole
|
|
|
GLUTTONY
|
eating and drinking to excess
|
|
|
GNARL
|
to make knotted, deform
|
|
|
GNOSTIC
|
having to do with knowledge
|
|
|
GOAD
|
to prod or urge
|
|
|
GRADATION
|
process occurring regular degrees or stages; variation in color
|
|
|
GRANDILOQUENCE
|
pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
|
|
|
GRANDIOSE
|
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
|
|
|
GRANULAR
|
having a grainy texture
|
|
|
GRASP (v)
|
to perceive and understand; to hold securely
|
|
|
GRATIS
|
free, costing nothing
|
|
|
GRATUITOUS
|
free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
|
|
|
GRATUITY
|
something given voluntarily, tip
|
|
|
GREGARIOUS
|
outgoing, sociable
|
|
|
GRIEVOUS
|
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
|
|
|
GRIMACE
|
facial expression showing pain or disgust
|
|
|
GRIMY
|
dirty, filthy
|
|
|
GROSS (adj)
|
obscene; blatant. flagrant
|
|
|
GROSS (n)
|
total before deductions
|
|
|
GROVEL
|
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
|
|
|
GUILE
|
trickery, deception
|
|
|
GULLIBLE
|
easily deceived
|
|
|
GUSTATORY
|
relating to sense of taste
|
|
|
HABITAT
|
dwelling place
|
|
|
HACKNEYED
|
worn out by over-use
|
|
|
HALLOW
|
to make holy; treat as sacred
|
|
|
HAMLET
|
small village
|
|
|
HAPLESS
|
unfortunate, having bad luck
|
|
|
HARBINGER
|
precursor, sign of something to come
|
|
|
HARDY
|
robust, vigorous
|
|
|
HARROWING
|
extremely distressing, terrifying
|
|
|
HASTEN
|
to hurry, to speed up
|
|
|
HAUGHTY
|
arrogant and condescending
|
|
|
HEADSTRONG
|
reckless; insisting on one's own way
|
|
|
HEATHEN
|
pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
|
|
|
HEDONISM
|
pursuit of pleasure as a goal
|
|
|
HEGEMONY
|
leadership, domination, usually by a country
|
|
|
HEIGHTEN
|
to raise
|
|
|
HEINOUS
|
shocking, wicked, terrible
|
|
|
HEMICYCLE
|
semicircular form or structure
|
|
|
HEMORRHAGE
|
heavy bleeding
|
|
|
HERETICAL
|
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
|
|
|
HERMETIC
|
tightly sealed
|
|
|
HETERODOX
|
unorthodox, not widely accepted
|
|
|
HETEROGENEOUS
|
composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
|
|
|
HEW
|
to cut with an ax
|
|
|
HIATUS
|
break, interruption, vacation
|
|
|
HIDEBOUND
|
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
|
|
|
HINDSIGHT
|
perception of events after they happen
|
|
|
HINTERLAND
|
wilderness
|
|
|
HOARY
|
very old; whitish or gray from age
|
|
|
HOLISTIC
|
emphasizing importance of the whole and interdependence of its parts
|
|
|
HOLOCAUST
|
widespread destruction, usually by fire
|
|
|
HOMAGE
|
public honor and respect
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HOMOGENEOUS
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composed of identical parts
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HOMONYM
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word identical in pronunciation but different in meaning
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HONE
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to sharpen
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HUMANE
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merciful, kindly
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HUSBAND (v)
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to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
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HUTCH
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pen or coop for animals; shack, shanty
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HYPERBOLE
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
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HYPERVENTILATE
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to breath abnormally fast
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HYPOCHONDRIA
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unfounded belief that one is often ill
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HYPOCRITE
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person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really possess
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HYPOTHERMIA
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abnormally low body temperature
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HYPOTHESIS
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assumption subject to proof
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HYPOTHETICAL
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theoretical, speculative
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ICONOCLAST
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one who attacks traditional beliefs
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IDEALISM
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pursuit of noble goals
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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IGNOBLE
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dishonorable, not noble in character
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IGNOMINIOUS
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disgraceful and dishonorable
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ILK
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type or kind
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ILLICIT
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illegal, improper
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ILLIMITABLE
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limitless
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ILLUSORY
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unreal, deceptive
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ILLUSTRIOUS
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famous, renowned
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IMBUE
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to infuse; dye, wet, moisten
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IMMACULATE
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spotless; free from error
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IMMATERIAL
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extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter
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IMMENSE
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enormous, huge
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IMMERSE
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to bathe, dip; to engross, preoccupy
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IMMOBILE
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not moveable; still
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IMMUNE
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exempt; protected from harm or disease; unresponsive to
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IMMUNOLOGICAL
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relating to the immune system
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IMMUTABLE
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unchangeable, invariable
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IMPAIR
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to damage, injure
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IMPASSE
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blocked path, dilemma with no solution
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IMPASSIONED
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with passion
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IMPASSIVE
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showing no emotion
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IMPEACH
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to charge with misdeeds in public office; accuse
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IMPECCABLE
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flawless, without fault
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IMPECUNIOUS
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poor, having no money
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IMPEDIMENT
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barrier, obstacle; speech disorder
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IMPERATIVE
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essential; mandatory
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IMPERIOUS
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing
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IMPERTINENT
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rude
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IMPERTURBABLE
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not capable of being disturbed
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IMPERVIOUS
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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IMPETUOUS
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quick to act without thinking
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IMPIOUS
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not devout in religion
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IMPLACABLE
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inflexible, incapable of being pleased
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IMPLANT
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to set securely or deeply; to instill
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IMPLAUSIBLE
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improbable, inconceivable
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IMPLICATE
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to involve in a crime, incriminate
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IMPLICIT
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implied, not directly expressed
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IMPORTUNE
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to ask repeatedly, beg
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IMPOSE
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to inflict, force upon
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IMPOSING
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dignified, grand
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IMPOTENT
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powerless, ineffective, lacking strength
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IMPOUND
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to seize and confine
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IMPOVERISH
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to make poor or bankrupt
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IMPRECATION
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curse
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IMPREGNABLE
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totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat
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IMPRESSIONABLE
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easily influenced or affected
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IMPROMPTU
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spontaneous, without rehearsal
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IMPROVIDENT
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without planning or foresight, negligent
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IMPUDENT
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arrogant and rude
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IMPUGN
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to call into question, attack verbally
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IMPULSE
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sudden tendency, inclination
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INADVERTENTLY
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unintentionally
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IMPULSIVE
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spontaneous, unpredictable
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INANE
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foolish, silly, lacking significance
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INAUGURATE
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to begin or start officially; to induct into office
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INCANDESCENT
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shining brightly
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INCARCERATE
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to put in jail; to confine
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INCARCERATION
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imprisonment
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