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entice
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to tempt or lure onward in a clever, artful manner
LURE, TEMPT, ALLURE |
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aver
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to state, assert, affirm in a positive way;to declare as true
DECLARE,ATTEST,ASSERT,AFFIRM |
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stigmatize
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to brand or mark, either physically or verbally, in a severly negative way; to disgrace utterly
BRAND, MARK, DENOUNCE |
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burgeon
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to grow, often rapidly
FLOURISH, BLOOM |
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crux
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the major, vital point; an unresolved problem or question
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defile
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to make impure or unclean-anything from sanctuariees to a new book;to corrupt
CONTAMINATE,SULLY |
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perpetrate
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to cause to happen, to commit
COMMIT |
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coerce
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to dominate by force or threats
FORCE |
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intimate
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to suggest indirectly or hint in a delicate, subtle way
SUGGEST, HINT, IMLPY, INSINUATE |
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atone
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to satisfy or appease by making amends; to make up for a wrong doing
EXPIATE |
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feign
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to pretend or dissemble
PRETEND, DISSEMBLE, ASSUME |
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disparage
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to belittle or minimize another's skill or accomplishments; to degrade
BELITTLE, DENIGRATE |
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exhort
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to rouse and urge onward
URGE, PRESS, SPUR OR to warn or advise urgently ADMONISH, CAUTION |
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dole
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a ration or allotment portioned out in regular amounts; a grant of money(or something distributed)to the poor or unemployed
RATION,PARCEL,DISTRIBUTE |
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redress
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to right a wrong by offering compensation or by removing the cause for complaint; to avenge or exact reparation
COMPENSATE,RECTIFY,CORRECT |
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fiat
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a decree or similiar arbitrary command; an authoritive sanction
DECREE, EDICT |
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abut
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to border or have a common, touching boundary
TOUCH,BORDER |
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dupe
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someone easily fooled,deceived, cheated
GULL(GULLIBLE), TRICK, FOOL |
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coup
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a successful, sudden act or stroke; an upset or overturning
UPSET, OVERTHROW |
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eldritch
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weird, unnatural, eerie
WEIRD, EERIE, UNEARTHLY |
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nurture
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to foster growth and development by giving food, education, emotion support etc
NOURISH, FOSTER |
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whit
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the tiniest particle or bit imaginable
BIT, PARTICLE |
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evince
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to show or display clearly
REVEAL, DISPLAY, SHOW |
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pristine
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fresh and clean, not yet corrupt
PURE,UNCORRUPTED |
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relinquish
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to give up or renounce, usually w/ regret; to cease holding on or control of
YIELD,SURRENDER,ABANDON,RESIGN |
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flay
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to pull off the skin in strips
FLEECE to strip of possessions or to fleece to criticize verbally in a sever, harsh manner EXCORIATE |
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cant
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hypocritical talk, especially trite religious sayings
ARGOT, DIALECT, JARGON |
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nebulous
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vague, unclear, indistinct
INDISTINCT, CLOUDY, VAGUE |
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truckle
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to behave as a lowly servant in an obsequious, fawning manner
TOADY,GROVEL,FAWN |
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brazen
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unduly bold, forward, or "pushy"
IMPUDENT, INSOLENT |
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incorrigible
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uncontrollable or uncorrectable, not manageable
UNCONTROLLABLE, DEPRAVED, DELINQUENT |
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catholic
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all-encompassing, comprehensive
COMPREHENSIVE, WIDE-RANGING, BROAD |
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lithe
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gracefully and easily flexible;easily bent
FLEXIBLE |
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wary
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characterized by wisdom and awareness of possible danger, prudently keen, alert
CAUTIOUS, CIRCUMSPECT |
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expedient
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suitable, practical; oppurtunistic or advisable
ADVISABLE, POLITIC |
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mire
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marsh or bog; wet, soggy slush or mud
MARSH, BOG |
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incumbent
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referring to a duty or obligation
OBLIGATORY |
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gibe
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taunt or scornful comment
SCOFF, TAUNT, SNEER |
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pastoral
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referring to the countryside or rural areas; peaceful, with a suggestion of innocence and simplicity
RURAL, BUCOLIC, IDYLLIC |
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astringent
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severe, drile austere
DRY, TONIC, PUCKERY |
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diffident
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shy, withdrawn, and lacking confidence
SHY, RESERVED, UNASSERTIVE |
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brusque
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abruptly short and blunt of speech or manner
CURT, BLUFF, TERSE |
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plausible
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BELIEVABLE, CREDIBLE
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rank
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disgustingly crude, gross, foul
FOUL, GROSS |
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peruse
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to study thoroughly or examine in a careful, detailed manner
STUDY, EXAMINE, CONSIDER |
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sect
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a group unified by beliefs
PARTY, FACTION |
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vilify
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to defame or malign by strongly negative statements; to slander
MALIGN, DEFAME, SLANDER |
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sham
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fake, imposture;hypocrisy' an imitation or simulation of the real thing
IMPOSTURE, HOAX, FEIGN |
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discern
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to see to reason, to conclude
REASON, CONCLUDE |
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wile
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trick or clever strategem for deceitful purposes, or a charmingly playful trick
TRICK, GUILE to entice or lure, to pass time peasurably ENTICE, LURE |
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trite
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overused to the point of stalenes; lacking freshness and originality
HACKNEYED, BANAL, COMMON, INSIPID |
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etymology
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the study of the earliest beginnings of words
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extrapolate
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to use previously gathered or known info to formulate new images or ideas
DEDUCE |
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anecdote
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a BRIEF STORY that is HUMUROUS or unusually interesting, often biographical
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inundate
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to overflow or overwhelm
OVERWHELM, DELUGE |
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epigram
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a brief, typically witty saying that expresses much in a few words
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connive
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to conspire, plot, or intrigue secretly; to agree or plan privately
INTRIGUE, CONSPIRE, COLLUDE |
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double entendre
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ambiguity arising from a word or phrase that may be interpreted two ways
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exacerbate
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to worsen or increase in severity
AGRAVATE, INTENSIFY, IRRATE |
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badinage
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playful, light(often humorous) talk or banter
REPARTEE, BANTER, PERSIFLAGE, RAILLERY |
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raconteur
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one who tells stories or jokes with exceptional skill
STORYTELLER |
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requisite
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NECESSARY, ESSENTIAL, VITAL
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improvise
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to create or provide by use of whatever is on hand
EXTEMPORIZE |
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stolid
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revealing little or no emotion
IMPASSIVE,PHLEGMATIC, UNEMOTIONAL |
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spurn
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to reject or scorn with contempt; to refuse to accept
REJECT, DECLINE, SCORN |
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gibber
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to speak with great speed, little thought, and almost zero clarity
GABBLE, CHATTER, JABBER,BABBLE |
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tautology
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the unnecessary repetitions of words, ideas, statements
REDUNDANCY |
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allege
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to state as truth although not proved or before proof; to give as a reason an excuse
CLAIM,ASSERT |
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portend
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to indicate as a sign or omen of what is to come
FORESHADOW, BODE, FOREBODE, FOREWARN |
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garrulous
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talkative to an annoying degree, boringly loquacious
TALKATIVE, LOQUACIOUS, VOLUBLE, PROLIX, WORDY |
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ascertain
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to discover or learn with absolute certainty
DISCOVER |
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laconic
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using as few words as possible, concise almost to the point of rudeness
TERSE,CONCISE, PITHY |
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succomb
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to yield to a greater force or give in to a powerful desire or appeal
YIELD |
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irony
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the use of words to convey a meaning other than the literal meaning
SARCASM, WIT |
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succor
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to help in time of need or stress; to aid or relieve
RELIEVE, AID, HELP |
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articulate
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to pronounce clearly and distincly
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conciliate
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to achieve smooth, pleasent relationships by agreeable behaviour, to reconcile
APPEASE, PACIFY, PROPITIATE |
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inflection
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difference in loudness or pitch of the voice; the spelling change of words to show plurality, possession, tense, gender, voice, case, or mood
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infer
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to reach a conclusion or opinion based on facts, experiences, or conditions; to make a logical guess
DEDUCE, CONCLUDE |
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adulterate
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to render a food or substance impure by adding an inferior or corrupting element
CORRUPT, DEBASE |
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malapropism
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a humorous misuse of words, putting a similar-sounding word in place of the correct one
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promulgate
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to announce or declare openly, to proclaim
DECLARE, PROCLAIM, ANNOUNCE |
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riposte
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a quick verbal retort, any retaliatory thrust
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